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Keiser University Athletics recently issued the following announcement.

GAME INFORMATION

Score: Edward Waters 84, Keiser 81

Records: Keiser (3-4), Edward Waters (4-4)

Location: Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, Fla.)

Keiser Starters: Marco Radulovic (G), Core'von Lott (G), Antwan Claxton (F), Quinton Glaspie (F), Antonio Spencer (C).

Edward Waters Starters: Elias Harden (F), Khalil Brown (F), Chandler Fointno (G), DeAndre Barton (G), Jonathan Kayanga (C).

The Keiser men's basketball team faced a hot-shooting Edward Waters team which drained 55.4 percent of its shots from the floor, including 50.0 percent from 3-point range on Wednesday, dropping an 84-81 decision in the final game of the 2021 Seahawks Thanksgiving Classic. Despite 20-point outings by both Quinton Glaspie (26 points) and Core'von Lott (25 points), the Seahawks were unable to close out this year's Classic with a victory.

TURNING POINT

With KU trailing 81-79 and 28 second left in the game, Edward Waters' Elias Harden was sent to the free-throw line for a 1-and-1 attempt. The Tigers forward missed his first attempt but EWC's Khalil Brown grabbed the offensive board, causing KU's Marko Radulovic to committed a foul and send Brown to the line. The forward hit both of his free throws, extending the Tigers lead to four, 83-79, and making it a two-possession game. 

FIRST HALF

Edward Waters 45, Keiser 39

• The Tigers took the early lead with a 3-pointer by Elias Harden just one minute into the game.
• Keiser traded buckets with EWC over the next two minutes.
• KU tied the game, 7-7, with a 3-pointer by Core'von Lott with 16:54 on the clock.
• EWC went on an 8-2 run to take a 15-9 lead with 15:37 left in the half.
• Three straight treys (two by Lott and one by Marko Radulovic) capped off a 9-0 run to give Keiser an 18-15 lead (12:47).
• After a Quinton Glaspie layup tied the game at 27-all (8:55), Edward Waters pushed its lead to seven following a 7-0 run.
• A jumper by Jordan Jackson gave the Tigers an 11-point lead, as EWC out-scored the Seahawks, 8-4 over a six minute span.
• Brown gave the Tigers their biggest lead of the game (12) with a fastbreak dunk with just over two minutes left in the half.
• Radulovic closed out the half with six straight points for the Seahawks, draining a pair of threes and cutting the Tigers lead to six, 45-39.

SECOND HALF

Edward Waters 84, Keiser 81

• To start the second half, Glaspie poured in four points with a pair of free throws at the 19:49 mark and a dunk with 19:09 left in the game to cut the deficit to 45-43.
• A 3-pointer by Jackson pushed the Tigers lead back to six, 54-58 (16:49).
• KU pulled within four a couple of times in the first 10 minutes of the half but EWC responded with timely buckets to extend its lead. 
• The Tigers made it a 10-point game after a 3-pointer by Chandler Fointno with 9:02 remaining. 
• Shaquille Harris and Glaspie combined for six straight point to pull KU with four, 71-67 (5:58).
• Harris converted a pair of free throw with 4:31 left to cut EWC's lead to three, 74-71.
• After falling behind 79-72, Lott made it a one-possession game, hitting on back-to-back buckets (a jumper at 2:03 and a 3-pointer at 1:34) to make the score 79-77.
• A Glaspie layup with 33 second left once again pulled KU with in two, 81-79.
• An offensive rebound off a miss on the front end of a 1-and-1 by the Tigers sent Khalil Brown to the line where the EWC forward hit both of his shots to push the lead to 83-79.
• After a made free throw gave the Tigers a five-point lead, Lott scored his 25th point of the game on a layup with one second left, 84-81.

 GAME NOTES

• With the loss, Keiser drops to 3-4 on the year.
• Wednesday marked the 20th meeting between the two teams.
• With the loss, the Seahawks are now 16-4 all-timer versus the Tigers.
• Keiser is now 11-4 all-time versus Edward Waters at the Student Life Center.
• Loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for the Seahawks over the Tigers.
• Three Seahawks scored in double-figures on Wednesday (Quinton Glaspie - 26; Core'von Lott - 25;  Shaquille Harris - 12).
• Scoring in double-figures, Lott has now scored 10-or-more points with Keiser 32 times.
• Lott's 25 points marked his 15th 20-point outing as a member of the Keiser men's basketball team.

INSIDE THE BOX

• The Seahawks ended the game, shooting 42.9 percent from the floor (24-of-56) and were 10-of-23 (43.5 percent) from beyond the arc.
• The 10 treys made by the Seahawks were a season high.  
• Edward Waters ended the night, shooting 55.4 percent from the field (31-of-56) and converted 50.0 percent (11-of-22) from downtown.
• The Tigers accounted for 33 points from 3-point range. 
• The Tigers' shooting percentage (55.4) is the highest by a Keiser opponent this season. 
• Quinton Glaspie scored a game-high 26 points on 7-of-12 shooting (12-of-15 from the free-throw line).
• The 26 points were a career high for the product of Detroit, Michigan.
• Core'von Lott posted a season-high in points with 25 versus the Tigers (one day after scoring 24 versus Arizona Christian).
• Shaquille Harris led the Seahawks with nine rebounds (five on the offensive glass).
• Glaspie added seven boards (three offensive).
• The Seahawks out-rebounded the Tigers, 33-30, and held a 12-6 edge on the offensive glass.
• KU made a season-high 31 trips to the charity stripe, converting 23 (74.2 percent). 
• Leading the way for the Seahawks was Glaspie, who went 12-of-15 from the line. 
•  Ties: 4
• Lead Changes: 4
• Largest Lead: Keiser (3); Edward Waters (12)

TEAM LEADERS

Keiser

• Points: Quinton Glaspie (26)
• Rebounds: Shaquille Harris (9)
• Assists: Antwan Claxton (5)

 Edward Waters

• Points: Elias Harden (24)
• Rebounds: Elias Harden (6)
• Assists: Chandler Fointno (5)

UP NEXT

The Seahawks travel to Lake Wales, Florida, to take on the Warner Royals on Thursday, December 2. Game time from the Turner Athletic Center iis set for 7:30 p.m. 

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