Score: Ave Maria 78, Keiser 73
Records: Keiser (9-8, 3-4 SUN), Ave Maria (12-6, 5-2 SUN)
Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.) 
Keiser Starters: Marko Radulovic (G), Core'von Lott (G), Antwan Claxton (F), Antonio Spencer (C), Shaquille Harris (F).
Ave Maria Starters: Eric Klekas (G), Chayse Culpepper (G), Daryl Lewis (G), Matt Gillis (F), Joseph Hahnenberg (F).

The Keiser men's basketball team led by as many as 17 points but could not hold off Ave Maria as the Gyrenes claimed the 78-73 victory on Thursday. 

Four Seahawks reached double-figures in the loss, including Quinton Glaspie, who posted a team-high 17 points.




The Gyrenes went on a 21-0 run midway through the second half (over a span of 4:19) to erase a 17-point Seahawk lead.    
   

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Keiser 45, Ave Maria 36

• Marko Radulovic got the scoring started with a triple at the 18:32 mark.
• The lead changed hands eight times over the next four minutes.
• Keiser used a 7-0 run to push its lead to 20-13 with 11:32 remaining in the half.
• Core'von Lott hit a trey with 10:37 on the clock to give the Seahawks an eight-point lead, 23-15.
• Antwan Claxton pushed the lead to double-digits, 25-15, with a made jumper in the paint (10:00).
• The Gyrenes cut Keiser's lead to five, 29-24, following a 3-pointer by Mason Osborne with 7:45 on the game clock.
• Glaspie gave the Seahawks a 38-29 lead with a layup at the 2:53 mark.
• A 5-0 run cut the Seahawk lead to four, 38-34, with 1:44 remaining in the first half.
•  Radulovic capped off a 7-0 run with a 3-pointer with 14 second left to make it an 11-point game, 45-34.

Ave Maria 78, Keiser 73

• After a Chayse Culpepper layup for AMU to open the second half, Keiser went on an 8-0 run to extend its lead to 53-38 (18:33).
• Both teams exchanged buckets over the next three minutes before Lott gave the Seahawks a 17-point lead with 14:49 left in the game, 59-42.
• Eric Klekas hit a jumper to make it 59-44 but Lott responded with a make of his own to regain the 17-point advantage, 61-44 (13:51).
• The Gyrenes used a 21-0 run over a span of 4:19 to erase the Keiser lead and take a lead of their own, 65-61, with 9:19 on the game clock.
• AMU extended its lead to seven, 70-63, with 6:09 remaining.
• Shaquille Harris brought Keiser within four, 70-66, following three made free-throws over the next two minutes.
• The Gyrenes made it a nine-point game, 75-66, following a made tip-in by Jose Sanchez with 1:27 left in the game.
• The Seahawks used a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to 75-73.
• Klekas hit a 3-pointer with 25 second on the clock to give the Gyrenes a 78-73 lead. 

 

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• With the loss, Keiser drops to 9-8 (3-4 SUN) on the year.
• With the loss, the Seahawks drop to 24-3 all-time versus the Gyrenes.
• The Seahawks are now 12-1 all-time versus the Gyrenes at the Student Life Center.
• The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Seahawks over the Gyrenes.
• Quinton Glaspie led the Seahawks with 17 points and nine rebounds.
• The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Seahawks.
• The loss moves Keiser to 6-5 at home during the 2021-22 season.

• The Seahawks ended the game, shooting 44.4 percent from the floor (28-of-63) and were 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) from beyond the arc.
• Ave Maria shot 45.6 percent from the field (31-of-68) and converted 58.3 percent (14-of-24) from the 3-point range. 
• Four Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring (Quinton Glaspie - 17; Shaquille Harris - 14; Core'von Lott - 11; Antwan Claxton - 11).
• Glaspie and Harris both grabbed nine boards in the contest.
• Antonio Spencer added 8 rebounds.
• Spencer notched five blocked shots to increase his season total to 38 (No. 11 in the nation). 
• Spencer has three-or-more blocks in five straight games.
• KU out-rebounded Ave Maria, 43-34, including 15-12 on the offensive glass.
• Claxton led all Seahawks with eight assists. 

 

• Ties: 3
• Lead Changes: 9
• Largest Lead: Keiser (17); Ave Maria (9)

Keiser

• Points: Quinton Glaspie (17)
• Rebounds: Glaspie / Harris (9)
• Assists: Antwan Claxton (8)

 
Ave Maria 

• Points: Eric Klekas (22)
• Rebounds: Lucas Uzdavinis (7)
• Assists: Daryl Lewis (6)

The Seahawks will travel to Lakeland, Florida, to take on the No. 24-ranked Southeastern Fire on Saturday, January 15. Game time from the Furnace is set for 7:00 p.m.