Score: No. 6 Keiser 74, Coastal Georgia 83
Records: No. 14 Keiser (19-4, 11-2 TSC), Coastal Georgia (12-13, 5-8 TSC) 
Location: Coffin Gym, Brunswick, Ga.

No. 6 Keiser was able to erase a halftime deficit at Coastal Georgia, but in the end, the Mariners held off the Seahawks' comeback efforts to snap Keiser's five-game winning streak in Sun Conference play.




No. 6 Keiser 27, Coastal Georgia 41

• The Keiser offense didn't light up the scoreboard until the 17:11 mark. When trailing 4-0, however, Mark Gordon sunk a three-pointer for KU that was the start of a 7-0 run, giving the Seahawks their first lead of the game.
• The Mariners responded with the game's next seven points to regain the lead, and eventually extended the run to 11-2 to seize a 15-9 advantage.
• Coastal Georgia still led, 19-14, as the clock went under ten minutes to play in the half. Keiser netted the next five points though to draw even at 19-19, capped off by a basket and the foul from Jimmy Sylvain with 9:25 on the clock.
• The Seahawks regained a lead, 23-21, after a bucket inside from Chance Anderson.
• The Mariners' response came by way of a 15-2 run, as the hosts went on to grab a 37-25 lead as the clock went under two minutes to play in the half.
• At the halftime whistle, Coastal Georgia's lead was at its largest of the half, 41-27, after the Mariners accounted for 20 of the final 24 points.
• The Seahawks were cold from the field in the opening 20 minutes (10-of-28, 35.7 percent), and Coastal Georgia held a 25-12 margin in the rebounding battle.

 
No. 6 Keiser 74, Coastal Georgia 83

• The Seahawks were able to turn up the pressure to force four Coastal Georgia turnovers early in the second half, and KU went on a 9-3 run to trim the deficit to 44-36 after an Anderson conversion inside with 17:08 to play.
• The Keiser defensive efforts continued to pay dividends, and KU was able to draw to within a single point, 48-47, after a Mabry basket inside with 13:54 on the clock to conclude another big surge, 11-2.
• Although the Mariners halted that run with a three-pointer, the Seahawks kept on coming and eventually drew even at 53-53 with another basket from Mabry in the paint at the 12:07 mark, erasing the 14-point halftime deficit in under eight minutes of play.
• Coastal Georgia was able to keep KU from going ahead, however, proceeding to score six unanswered points to lead 59-53.
• After Gordon stopped the run with a turnaround jumper, the Mariners extended their run to 11-2, taking a 64-55 lead.
• After a three-pointer from Coastal Georgia, the Seahawks got back-to-back layups from Gordon and Jermar Perkins to draw to within five points, 67-62, with 5:51 on the clock.
• The Mariners were able to push their lead right back up to double-digits, however, 74-64, after their eighth long ball of the game with 4:50 remaining.
• Keiser quickly pulled to within seven points, but it would prove to be the closest that the Seahawks would come for the remainder of the contest.
• Coastal Georgia was able to match their largest lead of the game of 14 points, 81-67, with just 1:12 on the clock, and went on for the 83-74 result.

• 4-3: Despite the defeat, Keiser still holds a 4-3 lead in the all-time series with Coastal Georgia.
• 6: Keiser sank six three-pointers in the game, with Gordon and Mabry combining for three apiece.
• 10-7: Anderson finished with ten points to go along with seven rebounds.  
• 12-5-3: Keiser had 12 steals in the game, and five different players recorded two or more. Sylvain led the way with three.
• 24-10: Mabry tied with Gordon for the game-high in points with 24, and also grabbed a game-high ten rebounds for his third double-double of the season.  
• 25: KU forced Coastal Georgia into 25 turnovers, 
• 34-47: Mabry (20) and Gordon (14) combined for 34 of Keiser's 47 second half points.
• 38: Both teams finished with 38 points from inside the paint.

No. 6 Keiser

• PTS: Gordon/Mabry, 24 
• REB: Mabry, 10
• A: Kroll, 3
• STL: Sylvain, 3
• BLK: Four with 1…

Coastal Georgia

• PTS: Leslie, 16
• REB: Smallwood, 10
• A: Patrick, 4
• STL: Canada, 4
• BLK: Oliphant/Goodman, 1

No. 14 Keiser will aim to bounce back when it next takes the floor on Saturday, February 8 at Thomas University in Thomasville, Ga. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.