Justin Tucker Leads Men's Basketball to Dominant Win Over Brewton-Parker, 72-56

Justin Tucker | Keiser University Athletics

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GAME INFORMATION:

Score: Keiser 72, Brewton-Parker 56Records: Keiser (8-5), Brewton-Parker (3-9)

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

Keiser Starters: Brandon Younger (G), Justin Tucker (F), DaQuan Williams (G), Core'von Lott (G), Shaquille Harris (G).

Brewton-Parker Starters: Lance Smith (G), Zailan Blue (G), Ferlin Joseph (F), Grant Sanders (F), Chance Hatcher (G)

A 21-point, 18-rebound game for Justin Tucker guided the Seahawks to their eighth win of the season on Thursday night, 72-56.

TURNING POINT

Keiser opened the game with an 8-0 run and never looked back on their first wire-to-wire win since the opener against Morris College.

FIRST HALF

Keiser 39, Brewton-Parker 30

Shaquille Harris began the scoring for the Seahawks after just a minute of action leading to an 8-0 KU run to start the game.
Keiser held the Barons scoreless for the first seven minutes of the game before Brewton-Parker hit a three-pointer.
Core'von Lott would score five of the next 11 points as the Seahawks extended their lead to 19-7 with 9:14 remaining in the half.
Brewton-Parker began to find their shooting as they hit five of their next six shots but Keiser would go 4-of-4 to keep the lead comfortable at 28-19 with 6:27 in the first.
Keiser would continue to surge forward as Christian Miller-Cardwell scored five of his seven first-half points in three minutes to put KU up 15, 39-24.
The Barons went on to score the final six points of the first half to cut the lead to 39-30 going into the break.

SECOND HALF

Keiser 72, Brewton-Parker 56

Keiser started the second half on a strong note with Harris and Justin Tucker hitting layups to extend the Keiser lead.
Tucker pulled down his 10th rebound of the night and followed up with his 11th point on a layup to secure his third double-double of the season at the 15:25 mark.
Lance Smith tried to take the game into his own hands for the Barons scoring the next six points to cut the lead to 46-37 with 14:06 showing.
Keiser followed up with a 9-2 run capped by Brandon Farmer's 10th point on a three-pointer from range.
The Barons answered with their strongest run of the night, cutting the Seahawks' lead down to just seven with 8:43 on the clock.
Brandon Younger responded with two baskets of his own, giving Keiser a 59-48 lead with 6:50 to play.
Following a Brewton-Parker trey, Tucker put home two more baskets to bring the Keiser lead back to 12.
The Seahawks would close out the game on a 9-5 run to collect their third win in four games, 72-56.

GAME NOTES

INSIDE THE BOX

Justin Tucker was a force all game long with 21 points and a season-high 18 boards on the night.
In his first game with Keiser, Brandon Farmer registered 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field.
Seven of the eight players on the Seahawks were credited with a steal on the night with four getting two.
Off the bench, Christian Miller-Cardwell scored 10 points to go along with seven rebounds.
Keiser had a season-high 18 assists led by DaQuan Williams with five.
For the 11th time this year, the Seahawks outrebounded their opponents with a margin of 11 tonight, 46-35.
KU dominated the paint, outscoring Brewton-Parker 34-22.

TEAM LEADERS

Keiser