Score: Keiser 66, Southeastern 68
Records: Keiser (15-12, 7-8 SUN), Southeastern (16-12, 12-4 SUN)
Location: The Furnace (Lakeland, Fla.)
Keiser Starters: Brandon Younger (F), Justin Tucker (F), DaQuan Williams (G), Core'von Lott (G), Shaquille Harris (G).
Southeastern Starters: Joshua Blazquez (G), Jalan Mull (G), Sean Shore (G), Riley Matticks (G), Riley Minix (F)


A dunk by Riley Minix with 2:04 left in the game put Southeastern ahead by four and just out of reach for the rest of the contest.
 

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Keiser 36, Southeastern 35

• Keiser started the game on a 7-2 run before a three-pointer from Sean Shore cut the lead down to two.
• The Seahawks were unfazed, breaking out a 13-2 run over the next four minutes to take the 20-7 lead with 12:44 left in the first.
• Riley Minix began to go to work for the Fire leading them on an 8-4 run to cut into the lead.
• Brandon Farmer would have the answer for KU with a three-pointer that shut down the SEU run and gave Keiser a 29-17 lead with just under 10 to play.
• This time it was Southeastern who took the offensive, using a 10-0 run to cut the Keiser lead down to just two.
• Both sides would trade baskets and a pair of free throws before Jalan Mull tied the game at 35-35 with 29 seconds left.
• Farmer would go to the line late and put Keiser ahead 36-35 going into the half.

Southeastern 68, Keiser 66

• Justin Tucker opened the scoring in the second half with a tip-in that gave the big man his 15th point and eighth rebound of the night.
• A three-pointer from Minix would tie the game at 38-38 before the Seahawks jumped out to a 12-6 run and a 50-41 lead with 13:43 remaining.
• Southeastern would counter with a 10-4 run of their own as Minix collected his 21st point of the night.
• Core'von Lott's 20th point would stop the run by the Fire but SEU would go on another 7-0 run to take a 58-56 lead with 7:15 on the clock.
• A Farmer three would take the lead back for Keiser as the two sides began trading the lead.
• Back-to-back baskets from the Fire gave them a 66-62 lead with 2:54 remaining in the game.
• DaQuan Williams got his first bucket of the night on the following possession before a dunk from Minix put the SEU lead back to four.
• A Brandon Younger layup pulled the Seahawks within two with 24 seconds on the clock.
• Both teams would not be able to take advantage of trips to the free-throw line as Southeastern would escape with the 68-66 win.

 

• Keiser falls to 22-11 all-time against Southeastern.
• The Seahawks are now 8-5 when playing in Lakeland against the Fire.
• With the win, Southeastern clinched the Sun Conference Regular Season Championship.
• Keiser controls their own destiny on Saturday as a win would lock them into the fifth spot in the worst-case scenario.

• The Seahawks move to 15-12 on the year with a 7-8 record in the Sun Conference.
• Keiser was led offensively by Justin Tucker and Core'von Lott who each had 22 points on the night.
• Tucker collected his eighth double-double of the year with a team-best 15 rebounds in the contest.
• Brandon Younger pitched in with 11 points of his own to go along with six rebounds on the night.
• Shaquille Harris had the second most rebounds on the team with seven.
• Younger and DaQuan Williams each had two steals in the game.
• KU dominated the glass in the game with 43 rebounds to the Fire's 28.
• The Seahawks collected 22 offensive boards that added up to 25 second-chance points.

 

• Ties: 5
• Lead Changes: 5
• Largest Lead: Keiser (14); Southeastern (4)

Keiser

• Points: Core'von Lott / Justin Tucker (22)
• Rebounds: Justin Tucker (15)
• Assists: Justin Tucker (3)

 
Southeastern

• Points: Riley Minix (28)
• Rebounds: Riley Minix (16)
• Assists: Riley Minix/Jalan Mull (3)

Keiser will return home for senior day against Ave Maria on Saturday in West Palm Beach, Fla. with the tipoff scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
 

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