Score: Florida Memorial 73, Keiser 67
Records: Keiser (11-10, 5-6 SUN), Florida Memorial (10-7, 6-4 SUN)
Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Marko Radulovic (G),
Core'von Lott (G),
Antwan Claxton (F),
Quinton Glaspie (F),
Shaquille Harris (F).
Florida Memorial Starters: Corey Benton (G), Gary Adams (G), Jethro Tshisumpa (C), Jacobi Gordon (F), Rodney Guillory (G).
Despite 20-point games by both
Antwan Claxton (22) and
Core'von Lott (20), the Keiser men's basketball team fell to the Florida Memorial Lions, 73-67, on Thursday night.
Trailing by two with 00:23 remaining in the game, Keiser was forced to send the Lions to the line. FMU converted on both trips, resulting in the six-point loss.
Florida Memorial 34, Keiser 23
- A 3-pointer by Antwan Claxton gave Keiser a 5-2 lead with 17:01 on the clock.
- The Lions took a 9-7 lead following a trey by Jacobi Gordon at the 14:49 mark.
- FMU went on an 8-0 run over the span of four minutes to extend its lead, 14-7, with 10:53 left in the half.
- Florida Memorial pushed its lead to 12, 24-12, following a layup by Gary Adams with 7:01 on the clock.
- A 3-pointer by Core'von Lott with 2:18 on the game clock pulled the Seahawks within seven, 27-20.
- The Lions out-scored the Seahawks, 7-3 in the final 1:38 on the first half to take a 34-23 lead into the break.
Florida Memorial 73, Keiser 67
- The Seahawks used a 8-0 run in the early part of the second to cut the Lion's lead to five, 36-31.
- Claxton scored six of the team's eight points during that run.
- A 3-pointer by Eric Hester made score 41-31 in favor of the Lions with 17:30 left in the game.
- Quinton Glaspie capped off a 6-0 run for the Seahawks with a made layup, pulling Keiser with four, 43-39 (15:22).
- The Seahawks used an 11-0 run midway through the second half to take a five-point lead, 50-45, with 12:32 left in the game.
- FMU tied the game, 51-51, at the 10:05 mark after a made layup by Jonathan Vilchez.
- Trailing 53-51, Glaspie tied the game with a pair of made free throw at the 9:14 mark.
- The Lions pushed their lead to 58-53 at the 6:45 mark, scoring five unanswered points.
- Trailing by as many as nine points, KU battled back, cutting the deficit to two following a made trey by Marko Radulovic, 69-67 (00:23).
- However, FMU held on to escape with the 73-67 win.
- With the loss, Keiser drops to 11-10 (5-6 SUN) on the year.
- With the loss, the Seahawks drop to 28-7 all-time versus the Lions.
- The loss marks the second straight for the Seahawks versus FMU.
- The Seahawks are now 17-2 all-time versus the Lions at the Student Life Center.
- Keiser is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between the two squads.
- Keiser is now 8-6 at the Student Life Center this season.
- Quinton Glaspie scored a 11 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds his third double-double of the season.
- Antwan Claxton and Core'von Lott each posted 20-point games in the loss.
- Claxton scored a game-high 22 while Lott added 20.
- The Seahawks ended the game, shooting 29.3 percent from the floor (22-of-75) and were 7-of-31 (22.6 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Florida Memorial shot 42.9 percent from the field (24-of-56) and converted 24.0 percent (6-of-25) from the 3-point range.
- Three Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring (Antwan Claxton - 22; Core'von Lott - 20; Quinton Glaspie - 11).
- Glaspie also led the team with 14 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.
- Shaquille Harris added 10 boards.
- KU out-rebounded the Lions, 47-44.
- Claxton notched a game-best seven assists in the game.
- Lott registered a game-high four steals.
- Ties: 3
- Lead Changes: 4
- Largest Lead: Keiser (5); Florida Memorial (13)
Keiser
Florida Memorial
- Points: Corey Benton (21)
- Rebounds: Corey Benton (9)
- Assists: Three players (3)
The Seahawks will travel to Miami Gardens, Florida, to take on the St. Thomas Bobcats on Saturday, January 29. Game time from the Fernandez Family Center is set for 4:00 p.m.
