Score: No. 21 Keiser Seahawks 74, New College of Florida Mighty Banyans 62
Records: Keiser (12-2, 3-0 SUN), New College of Florida (7-7, 0-3 SUN)
Location: Student Life Center - West Palm Beach, Fla. 
Keiser Starters: Calvin Sirmans (G), Tyreon Payne (G), Cameron Stitt (F), Loghan Downie (G), Vincent Miszkiewicz (F)
New College of Florida Starters: Jack Scott (F), Jordan Clark (G), Diego Eslava (G), Giovanni Tascanini (F), Charlie Yoder (G)


No. 21 Keiser men's basketball started the new year in the win column, taking down the New College of Florida Mighty Banyans at home, 74-62. It was a scrappy game the whole way through, but that didn't stop Tyreon Payne who scored a season-high 29 points, including 26 in the second half on 10-of-10 shooting. Vincent Miszkiewicz had a monstrous day on the boards, bringing down a career-high 23 rebounds while tying his own program record for defensive rebounds in a game with 19. With 16 points, he tied Patrick Horstmann with 38 double-doubles at Keiser. The Seahawks also added a new member to the team in Malik Kabia who made his presence felt with a late slam. 

Keiser returns to the road on Wednesday with a game against Southeastern in Lakeland, Fla. Tipoff from The Furnace is set for 7:30 p.m.
 


After the Mighty Banyans cut the lead to six with 1:16 left, Calvin Sirmans went to the line and hit two free throws before grabbing a defensive rebound on the other end and throwing it up to Malik Cabia for the fast-break alley-oop slam.
 

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Keiser 33, NCF 26

• Loghan Downie and Vincent Miszkiewicz opened the game with back-to-back threes in the first two minutes of the game to give Keiser the early lead
• After a pair of baskets by NCF, Downie capped a 6-0 run with another three to make it 12-4
• Charlie Yoder started to get hot for the Mighty Banyans, scoring eight points on a 15-2 run and giving New College a 19-14 lead with 10 minutes to play in the first
• The Seahawks responded by attacking the basket and getting to the line before a Miszkiewicz three put KU back in front, 24-22, with 7:06 on the clock
• Keiser would hold on to that lead for the remainder of the half as Miszkiewicz closed out the period by pinning a Jordan Clark layup attempt to the backboard and taking the Seahawks to the locker room with a seven-point advantage

Keiser 74, NCF 62

• New College got off to a quick start in the second half, but Tyreon Payne was there to score all eight points for the Seahawks in the first five minutes
• The Mighty Banyans cut the lead to one before a dunk from Miszkiewicz and a three from Kabia pushed the lead back up to 48-42 with 11:49 on the clock
• Every time that New College caught up, Keiser turned to Payne who could not miss in the second half as his 20th point put the Seahawks up 58-50
• On the other side of the floor, Yoder got his total up to 25 as the Mighty Banyans were threatening again
• Payne would answer with a three along with Calvin Sirmans who tallied his only basket of the night on a three to put KU back ahead by eight
• With under a minute to play, Sirmans put the Seahawks up two from the line, then grabbed a defensive rebound on the other end and found Kabia for a fast-break slam
• Payne would go to the line two more times to end the game, hitting all four of his free throws and recording a new season high to close out the game

  

• Keiser improves to 12-2 this season with the win
• KU moves to 3-0 in Sun Conference action this season
• The Seahawks are now 7-1 on the home floor
• Payne led Keiser in scoring for just the second time this season with 29 points and had an incredible second half that featured 26 points and 10-of-10 shooting
• With 16 points and 23 rebounds, Miszkiewicz tied Patrick Horstmann at 38 double-doubles at Keiser, now tied for the second most in program history
• His 23 rebounds are the third-most in a game in program history, and his 19 defensive rebounds tied a record he set himself last season
• Miszkiewicz also recorded four blocks in the contest to lead all players
• Though it was not his night of shooting, Sirmans continues to support the team with seven more assists, leading all players on Saturday
• In his season debut, Kabia tallied eight points, two rebounds, and two blocks
• As a team, Keiser held New College to a season-low in scoring with 62 points, 20 points below their season average 
• The Mighty Banyans also had their worst shooting performance of the season at 35.5% from the floor

 

•  Ties: 2
• Lead Changes: 2
• Largest Lead: Keiser (12); New College (5)

Keiser returns to the road on Wednesday with a game against the Southeastern Fire in Lakeland, Fla. Tipoff from The Furnace is set for 7:30 p.m.

 

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