Score: Florida Memorial Lions 88, Keiser Seahawks 77
Records: Keiser (18-9, 8-6 SUN), (rv) Florida Memorial (22-6, 9-5 SUN)
Location: Student Life Center - West Palm Beach, Fla. 
Keiser Starters: Calvin Sirmans (G), Jonathan Paul (F), Justin Nichelson (G), Tyler Poindexter (G), Vincent Miszkiewicz (F).
Florida Memorial Starters: Evan Busby (G), Jaiden Guice (G), Chanze Cruesoe (G), Nathaniel Powell (F), Latavious Mitchell (F).


Keiser men's basketball fell in their final home game of the season on Saturday evening, dropping the senior day matchup to Florida Memorial, 88-77. Calvin Sirmans led all players with 25 points on the evening. Justin Nichelson finished with 21 points and eight rebounds while Vincent Miszkiewicz secured double-double number 27 of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds.

The Seahawks will have one more home game on Tuesday, playing either Webber International or Southeastern at the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. at 7:30 p.m.



A 12-4 run in the final 1:46 guided Florida Memorial to an 11-point victory over the Seahawks.
 

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Florida Memorial 35, Keiser 34

• The Lions came out of the gate with an 11-2 lead with 16:19 left in the half. 
• Clavin Sirmans made it a five-point game with a 3-pointer at the 11:50 mark (16-11).
• a 9-2 run by the Seahawks tied the game at 20-20 (7:46) as Jonathan Pail made his second basket of the game off an assist by Srimans.
• A 3-pointer by Justin Nichelson gave the Seahawks their first lead of the game, 23-20 (7:28).
• Latavious Mitchell regained the lead for the Lions with a made layup at the 4:51 mark (26-25).
• Vincent Miszkiewicz tied the game again for the Seahawks with a 3-pointer with 3:04 left in the half (28-28).
• FMU held a slight 7-6 edge in scoring in the final three minutes of the half as the Lions led by one. 

Florida Memorial 88, Keiser 77

• Paul gave the Seahawks a 38-35 lead with his third basket of the game (18:58).
• A 10-0 run by the Lions gave FMU a 45-38 lead with 16:08 left in the game.
• Nichelson made it a one-possession game with a layup at the 15:40 mark (45-42).
• The Lions went on an 8-2 run as they took a nine-point lead (53-44) with 13:11 remaining in the contest.
• The Seahawks responded with an 8-0 run as they cut the Lions lead to one, 53-52 (10:32).
• Sirmans made a pair of free throws with 2:25 on the game clock to pull Keiser within three (74-71).
• FMU's Derrius Ward capped off a 6-2 run as the Lions led, 82-75 with 42 seconds left.
• The Lions closed out the game on a 6-0 run.

  

• Keiser falls to 18-9 (8-6 SUN) following the loss.
• With the loss, Keiser becomes the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Sun Conference Men's Basketball Championship. 
• KU is now 10-4 at home this season.
• With the loss, Keiser moves to 30-9 all-time versus Florida Memorial.
• With the loss, Keiser moves to 18-3 all-time versus the Lions at the SLC.
• Vincent Miszkiewicz recorded his 26th double-double of the season, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
• Justin Nichelson scored 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds.
• Calvin Sirmans scored a game-high 25 points and dished out a squad-best seven assists.

 

• Ties: 4
• Lead Changes: 8
• Largest Lead: Keiser (3); Florida Memorial (11)

The Seahawks will host a quarterfinals contest in the 2024 Sun Conference Men's Basketball Championship on Tuesday, February 27. Keiser will face either Southeastern or Webber Int'l. Game time is set for 7:30 PM.
 

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