Score: Keiser 105, No. 14 Florida College 99
Records: Keiser (15-11), Florida College (23-4)
Location: Conn Gymnasium (Temple Terrace, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Brandon Younger (G), Justin Tucker (F), DaQuan Williams (G), Core'von Lott (G), Brandon Farmer (F).
Florida College Starters: Anthony Bittar (G), Ja'shavius Perdue (F), Calvin Finch Jr. (F), Matt Simpson (G) Ethan Smith (G)


A three-pointer from Brandon Farmer with 1:57 left in the game capped a 13-6 run for the Seahawks that gave them a comfortable 12-point lead, 97-85.
 

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Keiser 52, Florida College 45

• Keiser jumped out in front early as Core'von Lott scored the opening basket leading to an 8-3 run over the first two minutes.
• Florida College would bounce back with a 9-6 run to cut the lead to just two points with 16:04 still to play in the first.
• The two sides would trade baskets before DaQuan Williams and Sinai Enoch combined for the next five points to put the Seahawks up seven.
• One of the top scorers in the country, Matt Simpson began to get going sinking six of the next 10 points for the Falcons as they took the 27-24 lead with 10:44 left.
• The two teams would combine 5-for-5 over the next two minutes but it was three-pointers from Shaquille Harris and Chris Roth giving Keiser a 35-33 lead.
• Keiser would hold off Florida College for the next five minutes answering each of their baskets before a jumper by Calvin Finch Jr. put the Falcons up 45-44 with 2:37 on the clock 
• The Seahawks ended their strong shooting half with an 8-0 run to carry a 52-45 lead into the break.

Keiser 105, Florida College 99

• The Falcons came out of the half on fire, hitting all five of their shots to begin the second half and tie the game at 56-56.
• DaQuan Williams stole the fire back hitting three three-pointers en route to a 13-0 run capped by a Brandon Younger slam for the Seahawks with 14:34 left in regulation.
• Florida College ended the run with a dunk of their own but back-to-back from Lott and Justin Tucker evened the run at 5-5.
• Keiser made their own costly errors in the game with three consecutive defensive possessions resulting in fouls on a three-point shooter.
• Lott would hit a three of his own to offset some of the damage but the Falcons' 9-3 run pulled the lead down to just seven with just over 10 minutes on the clock.
• The Seahawks used another quick 7-3 run to extend their lead to 11 with 7:51 showing.
• Florida College countered by rattling off six straight points to cut the Keiser lead to just five with 6:30 remaining.
• Keiser would relentlessly attack the offensive glass getting multiple second-chance opportunities to push forward with a 13-6 run.
• The Falcons would not go away with back-to-back baskets including a three from Anthony Bittar with 34 seconds left that cut the KU lead down to seven once again.
• The Seahawks would need to earn the win from the free-throw line as multiple circus-shot three-pointers from Florida College continued to fall with less than 30 seconds to play.
• Keiser would close out the game 8-for-8 from the line to secure their first ranked win and highest-scoring game of the season.

 

• Keiser improves to 8-2 all-time in the series against Florida College.
• The Seahawks are 1-1 with the Falcons this season with both matchups boasting high-scoring results.
• The ranked win is the first since March 12, 2021, when Keiser defeated No. 15 Georgetown 58-56 in the NAIA National Tournament.
•  It is the highest-ranked win since the Seahawks defeated No. 11 Ave Maria on January 9, 2020, on the home floor in West Palm Beach.

• Keiser improves to 15-11 on the year with a chance to ride with the momentum into the final stretch of the season.
• The Seahawks were led offensively by Core'von Lott who had 24 points and a career-high nine assists.
• Lott seems to enjoy playing against the Falcons as both of his highest-scoring games this season have come against Florida College.
• DaQuan Williams finished just behind Lott in scoring with 18 on the night including a season-best four three-pointers.
• Brandon Farmer put forth a 13-point effort including a team-high seven rebounds on the evening.
• Brandon Younger and Justin Tucker rounded out the double-digit scorers with 16 and 10 points respectively to go along with six rebounds each.
• Keiser's 19 three-pointers in a game are tied for the second-most in program history
• KU also shared the ball more this game than any other with a season-high 23 assists in the game.
• Unsurprisingly, it was the best shooting night of the season for the Seahawks as they shot 55.4% from the field.
• The 105 points are the most scored in a game for Keiser since November 16, 2020, when KU won 113-97 over Florida National.
• Florida College only allowed one 90-point scorer this season and it was then No. 15 Southwestern defeating No. 11 Florida College, 90-78.

 

• Ties: 6
• Lead Changes: 6
• Largest Lead: Keiser (16); Florida College (3)

Keiser

• Points: Core'von Lott (24)
• Rebounds: Brandon Farmer (7)
• Assists: Core'von Lott (9)

 
Florida College 

• Points: Matt Simpson (34)
• Rebounds: Anthony Bittar (5)
• Assists: Anthony Bittar (6)

Keiser will round out Sun Conference play next week beginning on Thursday on the road against Southeastern.
 

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