Score: No. 21 Keiser Seahawks 76, Southeastern Fire 71
Records: Keiser (13-2, 4-0 SUN), Southeastern (7-9, 3-2 SUN)
Location: The Furnace - Lakeland, Fla. 
Keiser Starters: Calvin Sirmans (G), Tyreon Payne (G), Cameron Stitt (F), Loghan Downie (G), Vincent Miszkiewicz (F)
Southeastern Starters: Derek Murphy (F), Joshua Blazquez (G), Ahmad Johnson (G), Amir Brikat (F), Diego Platas (G)


No. 21 Keiser men's basketball handled business on the road Wednesday night, defeating the Southeastern Fire, 76-71. After a slow first half, Calvin Sirmans took the reins for the Seahawks, finishing with 24 points to lead all scorers. Vincent Miszkiewicz secured another double-double to take sole possession of second place in the Keiser record books with 29 double-doubles. The fourth-year player finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the game. Off the bench, Malik Kabia was a huge factor, scoring 15 points and adding four rebounds in his 24 minutes of action.

Keiser will have a home game on Saturday against the Webber International Warriors in West Palm Beach. Tipoff from the Student Life Center is set for 4:00 p.m.
 


Calvin Sirmans connected on his third three-pointer in four minutes with 2:06 remaining in the game to put the Seahawks up by 11 and in position to close out the game.

 

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Keiser 34, SEU 34

• It was a slow start to the contest with SEU scoring the first bucket, but Keiser led 8-7 after the first eight minutes of action
• The Fire found the mark from there, breaking out on a 16-9 run to jump in front 23-17 with 5:46 to play
• A dunk from Vincent Miszkiewicz would cut into the lead before seven consecutive offensive possessions from both sides would make it 30-29 SEU with just under a minute to play
• Malik Kabia would secure the final basket of the half for KU on a three-pointer as the teams would go to the break tied at 34-34

Keiser 76, SEU 71

• The Fire would get the first basket of the second half, but a layup by Miszkiewicz off a Cameron Stitt steal would put the Seahawks ahead by one with 15:29 remaining 
• Keiser would start to find their pace, extending their lead to 13 as Malik Kabia scored eight of the next 15 points for the Seahawks who led 59-46 with 10:09 showing
• Southeastern would cut into the lead, but a three from Calvin Sirmans would make it a five-point advantage with 5:46 on the clock
• The Fire would get another point on a free throw, but another three from Sirmans would extend the lead to 10 with under five minutes to play
• Sirmans would finish with the final 11 points of the game for KU, as they went on to win 76-71

  

• Keiser moves to 13-2 this season with the win
• The Seahawks are now 4-0 in Sun Conference action
• KU moves to 5-1 on the road this season and 2-0 in Lakeland
• Head Coach Marcus "Chief" Bryant picked up win number 80 of his career
• Sirmans once again led the way in his home away from home with 24 points and four assists
• Behind him was Kabia who finished the night with 15 points off the bench
• The walking double-double, Miszkiewicz, registered 10 points and 11 rebounds on the evening
• He is now second in program history with 39 double-doubles at Keiser
• Kabia had a strong performance off the bench, scoring 15 points in 24 minutes of action
• As a team, the Seahawks outrebounded the Fire by 13 (46-33)

 

•  Ties: 4
• Lead Changes: 12
• Largest Lead: Keiser (13); Southeastern (8)

Keiser will have a home game on Saturday against the Webber International Warriors in West Palm Beach. Tipoff from the Student Life Center is set for 4:00 p.m.

 

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