Score: Keiser 77, Florida Memorial 66
Records: Keiser (11-7, 6-5), Florida Memorial (5-9, 5-6)
Location: Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Behind a team-high 18 points from CoreVon Lott, the Keiser men's basketball team bounced back with a 77-66 win over Sun Conference foe Florida Memorial Thursday evening. The win secured the season sweep of the Lions as the two squads met for the third time in the last 17 days.




Keiser 33, Florida Memorial 34

• Florida Memorial gained the upper hand in the opening 3:13 courtesy of an 8-2 start, while the Seahawks struggled from the field going 1-for-6.
• Keiser responded out of a Lions timeout scoring six of the next eight points, capped off by a Darius Bryant three-pointer, to cut the deficit to two, 10-8, at the 15:28 mark.
• A Muhammad Gilchrist three slowed Keiser's momentum and stretched FMU's lead back to five, 13-8, at the 14:51 media timeout.
• The Lions extended their advantage out of the media stoppage, 15-8, before Michael Gavin sparked a 7-2 run that drew the Seahawks to within two, 17-15, with 11:28 showing on the clock. The basket by Gavin ended a three-minute scoring drought for Keiser.
• Florida Memorial answered with an 8-0 run to build their largest lead of the half, 25-15, at the 8:33 mark.
• Gavin continued his hot start with back-to-back triples, putting an end to the FMU stretch. Lott followed the sophomore's threes with one of his own to cut the deficit to one, 25-24, with 4:45 left in the half.
• After the squads traded threes, the Lions totaled four consecutive points to push their lead back to five, 32-27, at the 2:12 mark.
• Bryant's second triple of the half jumpstarted a 6-2 stretch for Keiser as they trimmed the deficit to one, 34-33, at the break.

Keiser 77, Florida Memorial 66

• Following an FMU basket to open the second half, Shaquille Harris put the Seahawks in front for the first time on the night, 37-36, with four consecutive points capped off with a two-handed slam.
• The junior tallied his sixth straight point and the Seahawks stretched the run into a 10-0 surge to extend their lead to seven, 43-36, leading to a FMU timeout at the 16:01 mark.
• A pair of free throws stopped the bleeding momentarily for the Lions, but the Seahawks just kept coming offensively.
• Lott capped off a 6-0 spurt for the Seahawks with a corner three plus the foul to give Keiser their largest lead of the contest, 49-38, with 14:44 remaining.
• The Lions reeled off 11 of the next 15 points, bookended by a 7-0 run, to cut the lead to four, 53-49, forcing a Keiser timeout with 9:35 showing on the clock.
• The surge stretched to 11-0 out of the break as FMU evened the score with a pair of free throws at the 8:07 mark.
• Colin Hyssong ended the Lions surge with a layup and Lott followed with a jumper as Keiser built their lead back to four, 57-53, with 7:11 remaining in the contest.
• Florida Memorial jumped back in front, 61-59, with an 8-2 spurt that was capped off by a Terrence Clayton three at the 4:41 mark.
• Quinton Glaspie followed with a layup on the other end to even the score, 61-61, with 4:14 showing on the clock.
• Out of a Keiser timeout, Glaspie added another finish at the rim and Marko Radulovic followed with a wing three to put the Seahawks back in front for good, 66-61, with only 2:30 left in the game.
• A pair of free throws ended the Florida Memorial scoring drought and drew the Lions to within three, 66-63, at the 1:29 mark.
• Glaspie beat the buzzer with a corner three as the shot clock expired on the ensuing possession to deliver the final dagger to put Keiser up 69-63 with 59 ticks left on the clock.
• Free throws dominated the final minute of the contest as Keiser netted all eight free throw attempts to defeat Florida Memorial for the third time this season, 77-66.

• 2: Radulovic, Claxton, Lott and Harris recorded two steals each as Keiser finished with a game-best nine total.
• 4: Keiser had four players surpass double figures on the evening, led by Lott with 18.
• 6: Claxton and Lott each dropped a game-best six dimes.
• 8: Harris totaled a team-best eight rebounds in the victory.
• 13: Gavin dropped a career-best 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting.
• 77.8: Harris scorched the nets on the evening finishing 7-of-9 from the field for a 77.8 shooting percentage.

Keiser

• Points: Lott (18)
• Rebounds: Harris (8)
• Assists: Claxton/Lott (6)

 
Florida Memorial

• Points: Ali (19)
• Rebounds: Ali (10)
• Assists: Washington (4)

Keiser at Southeastern on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7:00 p.m. at The Furnace in Lakeland, Fla.