Score: (rv) Keiser Seahawks 82, New College of Florida Mighty Banyans 67
Records: Keiser (17-4, 7-2 SUN), Florida College (11-11, 4-6 SUN)
Location: Hal Chasey Gymnasium - Sarasota, Fla. 
Keiser Starters: Calvin Sirmans (G), Albert Dennis (G), Cameron Stitt (F), Chris Roth (G), Vincent Miszkiewicz (F)
New College of Florida Starters: Charlie Yoder (G), Jordan Clark (G), Diego Eslava (G), Giovanni Toscanini (F), Jack Scott (F)


After falling behind early in the first, Keiser men's basketball rallied to tie the game at the half and used the momentum to go into the second half to earn the 82-67 win. The Seahawks were led in nearly every category by Vincent Miszkiewicz who had 16 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists, and two blocks. Chris Roth got hot for KU after the break, making his first five shots coming out of the break. Tyreon Payne and Jonathan Paul also had productive performances in the second half with ten points each after the break. It was another strong defensive effort from the Seahawks who held one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NAIA to just 67 points.

Keiser will be back on the road Wednesday, February 5, when they travel to play the Warner Royals. Tipoff from the Turner Athletic Center in Lake Wales, Fla. is set for 7:30 p.m.


A red-hot Chris Roth blew the score open in the second half, scoring 14 points in the first nine minutes of the half to give the Seahawks a 60-45 lead.
 

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Keiser 33, NCF 33

• New College came out hot from the start of the game, opening up a 22-10 lead in the first ten minutes of action
• Keiser climbed back within seven on an Albert Dennis jumper with 8:30 still to play in the first
• The Seahawks continued to control the next four minutes with Tyreon Payne making three layups to cut the lead down to just three
• Calvin Sirmans would tie the game at 28 and then again at 33 as KU controlled the momentum going into the half

Keiser 82, NCF 67

• Chris Roth did not have a basket in the first period but had three threes by the 15-minute mark of the second as Keiser's lead grew to 11
• Roth would hit another three to make it 65-40 with just under 12 minutes to play as he pushed his total to 14 in the half
• From there, the Seahawks did what they do best: play defense and go to the big men down low
• Jonathan Paul and Vincent Miszkiewicz would pace the Seahawks to a 68-51 lead with 5:54 on the clock
• The Mighty Banyans would not be able to get within 10 through the final minutes of the game as Payne scored eight of the last 14 for KU

  

• Keiser improves their record to 17-4 with the win
• The Seahawks are now 7-2 in Sun Conference play heading into next week
• KU is getting the job done on the road, improving their record to 7-2 in away games
• Miszkiewicz finished one assist off of a triple-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds to go along with those nine assists
• Payne tied for the team lead in scoring with 16 points on the night and brought down a season-high eight rebounds
• The Seahawks were distributing the ball well all night, finishing with their second-most assists this season at 23
• Sirmans had five of those assists along with a team-best three steals
• Keiser dominated the paint all night, tallying 44 points to the Mighty Banyans' 16
• The Seahawks had 32 points off the bench with 16 from Payne and 14 from Paul
• New College was held to their second-lowest scoring total this season, the first also being Keiser back on January 4
• For the 15th time this season, Keiser held their opponents under 70 points. The Seahawks are 14-1 in games when holding opponents under 70
• The NAIA's second-leading scorer, Charlie Yoder, was held to just 11 points on Saturday, his lowest of the season

 

• Ties: 2
• Lead Changes: 1
• Largest Lead: Keiser (18); New College of Florida (12)

Keiser will be back on the road Wednesday, February 5 when the travel to play the Warner Royals. Tipoff from the Turner Athletic Center in Lake Wales, Fla. is set for 7:30 p.m.
 

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