Score: Keiser 75, (rv) Faulkner 66
Records: Keiser (3-2), (rv) Faulkner (2-2)
Location: Tine W. Davis Gymnasium (Montgomery, Ala.)
Keiser Starters: Calvin Sirmans (G),
Justin Nichelson (G),
Tyler Poindexter (G),
Brandon Farmer (F),
Vincent Miszkiewicz (F).
Faulkner Starters: J.C. Norris (G), Jayden Cooper (F), T.J. Williams (F), Jonathan Garcia (G), Sean McCurdy (F)
Keiser men's basketball felt back at home in Montgomery in their third game this season in Alabama. The Seahawks fell behind early in the second half but rode the high-scoring offense of
Justin Nichelson who scored a career-high 29 points in the win. The double-double machine of
Vincent Miszkiewicz continues to do his part with 13 points and 12 boards in the contest.
Keiser will have a short stay at home before traveling to Kennesaw, Ga. for an exhibition game with Division I Kennesaw State on Wednesday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m.
The Seahawks answered an 18-5 run from Faulkner with an 18-5 stretch of their own to go up 54-52 with 8:01 to play.
Keiser 31, Faulkner 29
- Justin Nichelson opened the scoring with a pull-up three-pointer to kick off an 8-2 start to the game.
- Faulkner countered with a 9-4 run of their own to make it 12-11 KU at the 13:00 mark.
- Nirobi Peeler Jr. began to get going after that, scoring six of the next 11 points in the game as Keiser extended their lead to 22-12.
- The next four minutes would lack a lot of scoring with the Seahawks edging the Eagles 4-3.
- Faulkner ended the half on a 13-6 to cut the Keiser lead to just two as the teams went to halftime.
Keiser 75, Faulkner 66
- The Eagles came out hot in the second half, making their first four baskets including three threes.
- Faulkner kept the momentum flowing with 10 of the next 12 points to take a 47-36 lead with 14:32 left.
- Keiser took control from there with an 11-3 run on the back of four points and an assist from Calvin Sirmans to cut the lead down to three with 11:10 on the clock.
- Nichelson's 14th point of the night put Keiser in front at the 8:01 mark as part of a 16-6 run that had KU up 63-56.
- Following a basket from T.J. Williams, Sirmans found Vincent Miszkiewicz for the alley-oop finish that put the Seahawks up 69-59 with 90 seconds left in the contest.
- Keiser would close out the game with a 6-of-8 showing from the line and take the 75-66 win.
- Keiser moves to 3-2 with the win.
- The Seahawks are now 1-1 on the year in road contests.
- KU evens the all-time series with Faulkner to 1-1.
- Another day, another Miszkiewicz double-double, as he posted 13 points and 12 rebounds on the evening.
- Nichelson continues to lead the scoring effort for Keiser with a career-high 29 points including a 10-of-10 effort from the line.
- The Seahawks made the turnovers count, scoring 15 points off turnovers to Faulkner's three.
- Another trio of double-digit scorers for KU on the night as Sirmans (15) joined Nichelson (29) and Miszkiewicz (13).
- Ties: 3
- Lead Changes: 2
- Largest Lead: Keiser (11); Faulkner (12)
Keiser at Division-I Kennesaw State in an exhibition game on Wednesday, November 15 with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, Ga.
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