Score: Thomas 64, (rv) Keiser 62
Records: (rv) Keiser (1-1, 0-1 SUN), Thomas (4-2, 1-0 SUN)
Location: TU Gymnasium (Thomasville, Ga.)
Keiser Starters: David Pierce Jr. (G),
Core'von Lott (G),
Antwan Claxton (F),
Quinton Glaspie (F),
Antonio Spencer (C).
Thomas Starters: Trint Bryant (G), Justin Figueroa (G), Toriano Lewis (G), Jordan Booker (G), Tim Williamson (G).
Despite being down by 17 at the half, the Keiser men's basketball team battled back in the second half to erase Thomas' double-digit lead. However, the Night Hawks were able to escape with the two-point victory. Junior
Christian Miller-Cardwell led all Seahawks with 21 points on the night.
After two made free throws gave the Night Hawks a 63-62 lead, a defensive rebound off a missed jumper by
Antwan Claxton with 0:10 left in the game sealed the victory for TU.
Thomas 37, Keiser 20
- The Night Hawks opened the game with a 7-2 run.
- The Seahawks cut the lead to three following a pair of made free throws by Quinton Glaspie with 16:26 left in the half.
- Trailing 10-4, a Shaquille Harris layup drew the Seahawks within four with 15:16 on the clock.
- Christian Miller-Cardwell cut the Night Hawks lead to two (10-8) with a tip-in bucket at the 14:02 mark.
- A pair of 3-pointers extended TU's lead, 16-8 (13:14).
- Miller-Cardwell again drew the Seahawks close, this time within one with a trey at the 8:07 mark.
- The Night Hawks went on a 19-3 run to close out the first half and take a 17-point lead into halftime, 37-20.
- Miller-Cardwell led the team with eight points in the first half.
- KU struggled from the floor, hitting just 25.0 percent of its shots from the floor.
- Thomas took advantage of the Seahawks' poor shooting, converting 46.7 percent of its attempts from the field.
Thomas 64, Keiser 62
- A jumper and a trey by David Pierce Jr. brought the Seahawks within 12 (38-27) with 18:16 left in the game.
- Pierce Jr again pulled Keiser within 11 with a made jumper at the 17:01 mark (42-31).
- Trint Bryant extended the Night Hawk lead to 47-33 with a made 3-pointer with 14:40 on the game clock.
- Miller-Cardwell made the score 47-37 with his 10th point of the night on a made jumper (13:08).
- Trailing 49-37, Pierce Jr hit a jumper with 11:54 left to play which sparked a 12-0 run for the Seahawks.
- The run was made up of buckets by Miller-Cardwell (five points), Pierce Jr (two points), and Antwan Claxton (five points), who completed a three-point play to tie the game at 49-all with 8:48 left in the game.
- After TU took a 51-49 lead, Miller-Cardwell gave the Seahawks their first lead of the game following a bucket from downtown with 7:37 on the game clock (52-51).
- Miller-Cardwell extended the KU lead to 55-51 with his 21st point of the night on a 3-pointer (6:41).
- Thomas tied the game, 57-57, with 3:51 left in the game following a dunk by Bryant.
- The Night Hawks held a 61-60 lead with 0:40 remaining.
- The lead changed hands two times with each team going to the line for a pair of shots.
- Trailing 63-62 with 10 seconds left in the game, Claxton looked to give the Seahawks the lead but his shot attempt was no good.
- A defensive rebound by Justin Figueroa sealed the victory for the Night Hawks.
- With the loss. Keiser moves to 12-6 all-time versus Thomas.
- The Seahawks also move to 5-4 all-time versus the Night Hawks in Thomasville, Georgia.
- Despite losing the game, KU overcame a 17-point deficit.
- With the loss, the Seahawks drop to 12-4 all-time in Sun Conference openers.
- Both Christian Miller-Cardwell (21) and David Pierce Jr. (18) scored career-highs (as members of the Seahawks).
- After shooting just 25.0 percent in the first half, KU turned things around in the second, shooting 53.1 percent from the floor.
- The Seahawks ended the game, shooting 40.0 percent from the floor (24-of-60) and were 7-of-22 (31.8 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Thomas ended the night, shooting 41.4 percent from the field (25-of-58) and converted 40.0 percent (8-of-20) from downtown.
- The Seahawks held a 42-32 edge in rebounding, including a 17-11 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Christian Miller-Cardwell, who scored a team-high 21, hit four of the team's seven total 3-pointers.
- Antonio Spencer and David Pierce Jr. were both active on the boards, registering nine and eight rebounds, respectively.
- Ties: 4
- Lead Changes: 6
- Largest Lead: Keiser (4); Thomas (17)
Keiser
Thomas
- Points: Trint Bryant (24)
- Rebounds: Tim Williamson (7)
- Assists: Jordan Booker (7)
Keiser travels to Brunswick, Georgia, to take on the Coastal Georgia Mariners in Sun Conference action on Saturday, November 13. Game time is set for 4:00 PM.
