Score: Keiser 67, Indiana Tech 76
Records: Keiser (7-5), Indiana Tech (12-2)
Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Brandon Younger (G),
Jordan Agyemang (F),
DaQuan Williams (G),
Core'von Lott (G),
Shaquille Harris (G).
Indiana Tech Starters: Grant Smith (G), Rog Stein (F), Blake Davison (G), Josh Kline (F), Steve Helm (G)
The Seahawks got off to a strong start but were not able to hold off the No. 16 Indiana Tech Warriors at home on Sunday night, 76-67.
A breakaway dunk by Rog Stein for Indiana Tech sparked an 11-3 run that gave the Warriors their first and final lead of the game.
Keiser 41, Indiana Tech 33
- Keiser hit the boards early, collecting four rebounds leading to the first basket of the game from Shaquille Harris with less than a minute passing.
- The make sparked a 12-2 run for the Seahawks giving them a 10-point lead early in the game.
- Indiana Tech responded with a 4-for-4 stretch that resulted in a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 14-11 still in favor of KU.
- The Seahawks would respond with a 9-3 run of their own Sinai Enoch and Brandon Younger getting involved.
- IU Tech went on to get four back but Harris had five points of his own to keep it a 28-18 lead for KU with 6:23 left in the first.
- A three-pointer from DaQuan Williams capped a 7-0 run for Keiser forcing a timeout from Indiana Tech with 5:02 on the clock and KU leading 33-18.
- The Warriors responded with a 9-4 run before Justin Tucker sank a jumper to make it 39-27 in favor of Keiser at the 2:21 mark.
- Indiana Tech took the momentum into the half with a 6-2 run but the Seahawks still leading 41-33 at the break.
Indiana Tech 76, Keiser 67
- Indiana Tech was off and running early in the second with a 10-4 run to Keiser's lead to 45-43 at first media timeout with 16:04 on the clock.
- The Seahawks would respond would a 6-3 run before a three-pointer by the Warriors' Corey McKinney evened the run and made it a 51-49 game with 12:31 showing.
- The Warriors took their first lead of the game with 9:02 on the clock courtesy of a Rog Stein dunk before Younger tied the game at the free-throw line, 54-54.
- Indiana Tech would continue to carry the momentum with an 11-2 run to stretch their lead to nine with 5:50 to play in the game.
- The Seahawks answered with a 7-4 run capped at the line by Core'von Lott to cut the lead to 69-63.
- It would not be enough for Keiser as the Warriors would end the game on a 7-4 to close out their 12th win of the season.
- Keiser fell to 7-5 on the year with the loss.
- Sunday marked the first meeting between Keiser and Indiana Tech.
- The Seahawks drop to 52-50 all-time in ranked games.
- Core'von Lott and Brandon Younger combined for 30 of the Keiser points on the night.
- Jordan Agyemang was a force down low in all 12 minutes that he played, gathering a game-high eight rebounds.
- Younger also set a season-high in assists on the night with an additional seven rebounds and a team-high four steals.
- Keiser won the battle down low with 40 rebounds to the Warriors' 31.
- The Seahawks were above average on the offensive boards with 16 total on the night which created 14 second-chance points.
- KU was credited with 11 steals on the night to Indiana Tech's eight.
- Ties: 1
- Lead Changes: 2
- Largest Lead: Keiser (15); Indiana Tech (10)
Keiser
Indiana Tech
- Points: Josh Kline (22)
- Rebounds: Rog Stein (7)
- Assists: Blake Davison (4)
Keiser will have a short break before returning to action in the SUN/SSAC Crossover Challenge on Thursday, December 29th at 3:30 p.m. inside of the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.
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