Score: Ave Maria 64, Keiser 72
Records: Keiser (12-16), Ave Maria (20-10)
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).
A chance to send the game to overtime came up short as the Keiser men's basketball team fell to the Ave Maria Gyrenes, 64-62, during the Sun Conference Men's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday.
With the loss, Keiser ends the 2021-22 season with a 12-16 (6-10 SUN) record.
An offensive rebound by the Gyrenes off a missed free throw by Matt Gillis, gave AMU a second chance to extend its 62-60 lead with 1:12 left to play. On the ensuing inbound play, Chase Culpepper gave the Gyrenes a 64-60 lead with just under a minute left in the game. On the next possession,
Antwan Claxton cut the deficit to two, 64-62 with 40 second remaining. After
Quinton Glaspie grabbed the defensive rebound with seven ticks on the clock, KU had one last shot to either tie the game or take the lead. A jumper by Claxton and a tip-in attempt as time expired missed the mark resulting in the two-point loss.
Ave Maria 30, Keiser 29
- Core'von Lott got KU on the board early with a 3-pointer at the 19:47 mark.
- The Seahawks used a 9-2 run to start the game (17:02).
- Keiser held the lead for first 12 minutes of the game until Matt Gillis hit a layup to give AMU a 22-21 lead with 8:31 on the game clock.
- AMU maintain a three-to-four-point lead over the next six minutes.
- Shaquille Harris scored four straight points to cut the AMU lead to 28-27 with 2:54 left in the half.
- Both teams exchanged buckets to the end the half as Ave Maria held onto a one-point lead, heading into the break.
Ave Maria 64, Keiser 62
- Lott hit a jumper to start the second half and give KU a 31-30 lead (19:22).
- The lead changed hands five times until made it a four-point game following a triple by Mason Osborne with 14:51 on the game clock.
- With 9:02 on the game clock, AMU made it an eight-point game, 52-44, following a pair of made free throws by Chayse Culpepper.
- A jumper by Daryl Lewis with 6:34 left in the game gave AMU a 54-45 lead.
- KU tied the game at 58-58 with 2:30 on the game clock.
- An offensive rebound by the Gyrenes off a missed free throw by Gillis, gave AMU a second chance to extend its 62-60 lead with 1:12 left to play.
- On the ensuing inbound play, Chase Culpepper gave the Gyrenes a 64-60 lead with just under a minute left in the game.
- On the next possession, Antwan Claxton cut the deficit to two, 64-62 with 40 second remaining.
- A jumper by Claxton and a tip-in attempt as time expired missed the mark resulting in the two-point loss.
- With the loss, Keiser ends the year with a record of 12-16 (6-10 SUN).
- With the loss, the Seahawks drop to 24-5 all-time versus the Gyrenes.
- The Seahawks are now 11-4 all-time versus the Gyrenes in Ave Maria, Florida.
- Core'von Lott led all Seahawks with 17 points on 6-of-15 shooting.
- Antwan Claxton (12), Quinton Glaspie (11), and Shaquille Harris (11) each reached double-digits in scoring.
- The Seahawks ended the game, shooting 34.9 percent from the floor (22-of-63) and were 4-of-20 (20.0 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Ave Maria shot 37.1 percent from the field (23-of-62) and converted 26.5 percent (9-of-34) from the 3-point range.
- Four Seahawks reached double-figures in scoring (Core'von Lott - 17; Antwan Claxton - 12; Shaquille Harris - 11; Quinton Glaspie - 11).
- Glaspie led KU with a game-high 12 rebounds for the contest's only double-double.
- Keiser held the advantage in rebounding, 51-36, and held a 19-11 advantage on the offensive glass.
- Ties:2
- Lead Changes: 7
- Largest Lead: Keiser (7); Ave Maria (9)
Keiser
Ave Maria
- Points: Chayse Culpepper (18)
- Rebounds: Matt Gillis (8)
- Assists: Three players (3)
