WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (November 18, 2021) – The St. Thomas University (STU) Men's Basketball team (2-2, 0-2 SUN) falls at the buzzer to Keiser University, 68-66, on Thursday evening from the Keiser Student Life Center in Sun Conference play.
 
Bobcat Starters
Jonas Parker
Dwayne Russell
Kyle Feldman
Will Brown III
Justyn Rogers
 
Game Notes

• Keiser opened the game with an 11-1 run.
• D'Andre Johnson came off the bench and stopped the bleeding hitting a three-pointer and a layup to bring the game back within five.
• After being down by as much as 10, St. Thomas worked their way back into it with a 10-run to tie it up at 20 all with 8:25 left in the first half.
• A lot of back and forth continued but Keiser remained on top.
• Augustus Stone hit a shot from behind the arc to leave the game at one possession heading into the half, 35-32.
• Jonas Parker led the way in the first half with 13-points for the Bobcats.
• Dwayne Russell was the leader on the glass with seven-rebounds.
• St. Thomas out-rebounded Keiser 27-23 in the first half and held them to 2-10 from behind the arc.
• Russell came back strong for St. Thomas putting in a layup to open the second half and cut the lead to one.
• The second half Bobcats continue to be at their best in the back half of the game.
• The lead continued to switch back and forth between both teams all holding steading within a three-point margin.
• With 7:03 left in the game, STU looked to find a grove taking a 10-point lead at 62-52.
• As the clock winded down, Keiser made a run and tied the game up at 66 all with 1:11 remaining in regulation.
• Keiser would get the last shot attempt with four seconds remaining and score a layup to take the game by a final score of 68-66.

 
Box Score Notables
Three Bobcats record double-digits in points.
Jonas Parker led the way with a double-double recording 24-points and 11-rebounds.
Augustus Stone led the bench with 13-points.
D'Andre Johnson finished the night with 11-points and five-rebounds.
Dwayne Russell had 11-rebounds to tie the team high with Parker and picked off three-steals.
The defense was all Bobcats outrebounding the Seahawks 50-41 and adding seven blocks to KU's three.
 
Up Next
St. Thomas will come back home to start a six-game home stand. First up is Warner University on Saturday, November 20 with tip-off set at 4 p.m. to continue Sun Conference play.