Score: Ave Maria 72, Keiser 70
Records: Keiser (12-15, 6-10 SUN), Ave Maria (19-10, 11-5 SUN)
Location: Donahue Gym (Ave Maria, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Marko Radulovic (G),
Core'von Lott (G),
Antwan Claxton (F),
Quinton Glaspie (F),
Tylar Cerez (G).
Ave Maria Starters: Chayse Culpepper (G), Eric Klekas (G), Daryl Lewis (G), Lucas Uzdavinis (F), Jose Sanchez (F).
In a back-and-fourth game, the Keiser men's basketball team dropped a 72-70 decision at Ave Maria on Saturday to close out the 2021-22 regular season.
Four Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring, including
Marko Radulovic with a team-best 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
Looking to regain the lead (down 68-67), a block by AMU's Lewis on a Lott shot attempt resulted in a rebound for the Gyrenes with 13 second left in the game. With Keiser forced to foul, four straight points from the charity stripe with under 10 second remaining, put the game out of reach.
Keiser 32, Ave Maria 29
- Antwan Claxton got the scoring started with a made jumper at the 19:44 mark.
- With the score tied, 10-10, KU went on an 8-0 run to take an 18-10 lead with 11:32 left in the half.
- AMU chipped away at the Keiser lead, pulling within three, 20-17, following a 3-pointer by Daryl Lewis (10:03).
- An 8-0 run by the Seahawks made it a 28-17 game as Core'von Lott hit a triple with 6:35 left in the first half.
- A made free throw by Marko Radulovic gave the Seahawks a 10-point lead, 32-22.
- The Gyrenes used a 7-0 run to close out the first half.
Ave Maria 72, Keiser 70
- The Seahawks maintained their lead through the first 10 minutes of the second half.
- A 3-pointer by AMU's Eric Klekas gave the Gyrenes a 55-54 lead with 10:07 left in the game.
- Claxton regained the lead for Keiser with a layup at the 9:15 mark (56-55).
- A 3-pointer by Shaquille Harris extended the Keiser lead to five, 63-58, with 7:35 remaining.
- Ave Maria went on an 8-0 run to take a 66-63 lead with 2:00 on the game clock.
- After a pair of made free throws by Radulovic, Claxton converted an layup to give KU the lead, 67-66, with 24 ticks on the clock.
- Looking to regain the lead (down 68-67), a block by AMU's Lewis on a Lott shot attempt resulted in a rebound for the Gyrenes with 13 second left in the game.
- Keiser was forced to foul and send the Gyrenes to the line.
- Four straight from the charity stripe with under 10 second remaining, put the game out of reach.
- Claxton hit a triple at the buzzer to make the score 72-70.
- With the loss, Keiser drops to 12-15 (6-10 SUN) on the year.
- The Seahawks enter the 2022 Sun Conference Men's Basketball Championship as the No. 6 seed.
- With the loss, the Seahawks drop to 24-4 all-time versus the Gyrenes.
- The Seahawks are now 11-3 all-time versus the Gyrenes in Ave Maria, Florida.
- Marko Radulovic led all Seahawks with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
- Antwan Claxton, Core'von Lott, and Shaquille Harris each added 13 points.
- The Seahawks ended the game, shooting 40.0 percent from the floor (26-of-65) and were 10-of-24 (41.7 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Ave Maria shot 52.8 percent from the field (28-of-53) and converted 31.8 percent (7-of-22) from the 3-point range.
- Four Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring (Marko Radulovic - 15; Shaquille Harris - 13; Antwan Claxton - 13; Core'von Lott - 13).
- Claxton led all Seahawks with nine boards and four assists.
- Ave Maria held the edge in rebounding, 40-30, while Keiser held a 10-6 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Ties: 3
- Lead Changes: 9
- Largest Lead: Keiser (11); Ave Maria (5)
Keiser
Ave Maria
- Points: Matt Gillis (22)
- Rebounds: Matt Gillis (13)
- Assists: Chayse Culpepper (5)
The Seahawks will return to Ave Maria to face the Gyrenes in the quarterfinals of the Sun Conference Men's Basketball Championship on Tuesday, February 22.
