Score: (rv) Keiser Seahawks 77, Loyola (La.) Wolfpack 75
Records: Keiser (8-1), Loyola (La.) (3-8)
Location: The Den - New Orleans, La. 
Keiser Starters: Calvin Sirmans (G), Tyreon Payne (G), Cameron Stitt (F), Loghan Downie (G), Vincent Miszkiewicz (F)
Loyola Starters:  Leonard Jackson (G), Kameron Johnson (G), Milan Mejia (G), Julian Baldwin (F), Braelee Albert (F)


Down 20 to Loyola with 14:14 left to play, Keiser men's basketball rallied to tie the game with 6:25 left in the game before going on to win their second game in New Orleans, 77-75. Calvin Sirmans was the hero for the Seahawks, tying the game with a three in the second half and winning the game with a three with four seconds left. The second-year guard finished the night with 17 points, four assists, and two steals. Vincent Miszkiewicz led the way for Keiser with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Jackson Kennedy had a strong performance off the bench with 15 points and eight rebounds for KU.

Keiser will return home for a few days before traveling up to Georgia to play Thomas on Saturday, December 14. Tip-off from the TU Gymnasium in Thomasville, Ga. is set for 2:00 p.m.
 


With four seconds left in the game, Calvin Sirmans got the ball in his hands and drained a three to put the Seahawks ahead by two.

 

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Loyola 35, Keiser 26

• Keiser started the game with a 5-2 lead early, but Loyola responded with nine straight points to take the advantage with 14:14 on the clock
• The teams went even over the next five minutes as Vincent Miszkiewicz logged his ninth point of the game
• The next three baskets for the Wolfpack would be threes as they extended their lead to nine, 27-18, with under four minutes to play
• Loyola took the nine-point lead into the break with the Seahawks shooting just 31.3 percent from the field and 1-of-9 from three

Keiser 77, LUNO 75

• The second half started with both teams trading baskets before Albert Dennis converted an and-1 opportunity to tie the game at 47-47 with four minutes gone
• Loyola then pulled away with a 10-0 run, extending their lead to 20 points, the largest of the afternoon
• Keiser then began to pick up the pace, as Calvin Sirmans and Jackson Kennedy combined for 12 of the next 16 points scored to cut the lead to 59-51
• A putback from Miszkiewicz cut the lead to three before Sirmans tied the game with 6:25 to play
• Milan Mejia would tally five straight for LUNO, but Tyreon Payne would answer with five of his own to tie the game at 68
• The two sides would remain even as the clock dipped below one minute and Jackson Slater went to the line to hit two free throws to make it 74-72
• With 13 seconds left, Baelee Albert converted an and-1 to put Loyola ahead by one, 75-74
• Out of the timeout, Sirmans got the ball with four seconds left and nailed a three to give Keiser the lead
• Loyola would get a shot off, but it would not fall

  

• Keiser improves to 8-1 on the year with the win
• The 20-point comeback is the largest this season for KU
• The Seahawks move to 3-0 on the road this year 
• Miszkiewicz led all scorers and rebounders with 19 points and 11 rebounds
• Sirmans scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half including the eventual game-winner
• Kennedy had his best night of the year with 15 points and eight rebounds in the contest
• Payne filled up the stat sheet with seven points, six rebounds, four assists, and a steal
• The Seahawks and Wolfpack tied in the rebounding category, 42-42

 

• Ties: 6
• Lead Changes: 4
• Largest Lead: Keiser (4); LUNO (20)

Keiser will return home for a few days before traveling up to Georgia to play Thomas on Saturday, December 14. Tip-off from the TU Gymnasium in Thomasville, Ga. is set for 2:00 p.m.
 

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