WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (January 16, 2020) - St. Thomas (11-4, 4-4 TSC) lost on Thursday evening to No. 14 Keiser University (15-3, 7-1 TSC) 101-80 from the Keiser Student Life Center.
Bobcat Starters
Game Notes
- Less than three minutes into the game, #14 KU opened a 9-2 advantage over STU, before Adderley halted the run with a made lay-up.
- Nick Strawter added a three-point make to bring the Bobcats within two, 9-7.
- Gilbert sank a three-pointer of his own to give STU their first lead od the game, 16-14, in the first five minutes.
- The Seahawks reclaimed the lead, briefly, as Brown put the Bobcats back in front, 22-20, with a three-pointer.
- A lay-up from Brown with 7:05 remaining gave STU their largest lead of the first half, 32-27.
- No. 14 KU rallied for a 14-6 run, heading into taking a 41-38 lead.
- With just over a minute remaining in the first half, a Gilbert lay-up reclaimed the Bobcats lead, 42-41.
- Adderley went 1-2 from the free-throw line, before the conclusion of the first half, as STU went into the break trailing 47-45.
- Brown and Gilbert combined for 28-points in the first half, on 11-20 shooting from the duo.
- Keiser started the second half on a 7-2 run, extending their advantage to 54-49.
- KU extended their lead to double-digits before Jones recorded a lay-up to bring the Bobcats within eight, 59-51.
- The lay-up by Jones was as close as STU got for the remainder of the game, falling behind by as many as 25 and dropping the Sun Conference game, 101-80.
- The Bobcats dropped their first contest against Keiser since 2017, after sweeping the season series in 2018-19.
Upcoming
St. Thomas takes on last-place, Johnson & Wales in a Sun Conference game from the Fernandez Family Center on Saturday, January 16, tip-off scheduled for 4:00 p.m.\
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