Score: No. 15 Keiser Seahawks 70, St. Thomas Bobcats 61
Records: Keiser (15-4, 6-2 SUN), St. Thomas (7-11, 3-6 SUN)
Location: Fernandez Family Center - Miami Gardens, Fla. 
Keiser Starters: Calvin Sirmans (G), Albert Dennis (G), Cameron Stitt (F), Loghan Downie (G), Vincent Miszkiewicz (F)
St. Thomas Starters: Esteban Lluberes (G), Daniel Ogoro (F), Noah Tovar (G), Sean Shore (F), Adrian Cruz (G)

It was far from the prettiest win of the season for No. 15 Keiser men's basketball, but they ended the day back in the win column, defeating St. Thomas 70-61 on the road in Miami Gardens. The Seahawks trailed going into the second half, but the defensive adjustments rang true as they allowed just 26 points by the Bobcats after the break. It was a second-half surge for Calvin Sirmans as well, as he scored all 12 of his points in the final 20 minutes of the contest. Chris Roth was the leading scorer for KU on the day with five threes and a total of 17 points in the game. Albert Dennis and Jonathan Paul also surpassed the double-digit mark in points with 11 and 10, respectively.

Keiser returns home for their final non-conference game of the regular season with a matchup against Florida College on Tuesday, January 28. Tipoff from the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. is set for 7:30 p.m.
 


With just under a minute to play, Tyreon Payne dribbled to his spot just beyond the free-throw line and hit a turnaround jumper to give Keiser an eight-point lead and ice the game.
 

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STU 35, Keiser 31

• St. Thomas jumped out to a 6-2 lead early before a layup from Vincent Miszkiewicz and two threes by Chris Roth put Keiser in front 10-6 at the 15-minute mark
• Roth would hit another three after the timeout, but it was the Bobcats who took the momentum and the 17-16 lead with under nine minutes to play
• The two sides would trade baskets before Roth hit his fourth three of the half followed by an Albert Dennis layup and-1 to put the Seahawks up six with just over five minutes in the first
• St. Thomas closed out the half on a 10-0 run and carried the momentum and the lead into the break

Keiser 80, St. Thomas 72

• The Bobcats continued the momentum into the second half with two threes to start the second before a Roth three-pointer finally stopped the run with 17:14 on the clock
• Keiser climbed back with four points from Jonathan Paul, but a three from Dalon Dean would extend the Bobcats lead to 49-42
• A three-pointer by Calvin Sirmans would spark the run the Seahawks needed as they would go on a 14-0 run to take the 56-49 lead into the final eight minutes of the half
• STU would get a layup on their next possession, but an alley-oop from Sirmans to Miszkiewicz would put Keiser up by nine and in control going into the last five minutes
• The Bobcats would get as close as six with 3:11 left, but a smooth jumper in the paint by Tyreon Payne would put Keiser up 66-58 with 42 seconds to play
• Payne would break the press after a defensive stop and toss it up to Miszkiewicz for the slam and the win

  

• Keiser improves to 15-4 on the year with the win
• The Seahawks are one-half game behind the tied leaders of the Sun Conference with a 6-2 record
• KU moves to 6-2 on the road 
• Keiser is now tied on the road in the series against the Bobcats 10-10
• Neither team reached 80 points in the game for the third time in a row in the series
• For the second time this season, Roth was the leading scorer with 17 points
• Miszkiewicz has led the Seahawks in rebounding in all but one game this season after grabbing 12 in the game
• He also tied for a team-best mark of four steals in the game
• Keiser was efficient from the free-throw line with a conversion rate of 88.9 percent, their second highest mark of the season
• The Seahawks lost the rebounding battle for just the second time this season
• KU scored 24 points off turnovers in the game including five forced shot-clock violations

 

• Ties: 2
• Lead Changes: 2
• Largest Lead: Keiser (11); St. Thomas (10)

Keiser returns home for their final non-conference game of the regular season with a matchup against Florida College on Tuesday, January 28. Tipoff from the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. is set for 7:30 p.m.
 

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