WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Thomas University Men's basketball team saw huge strides Thursday night, as big nights from Junior Guards Tim Williamson and Toriano Lewis led the Night Hawks to an 85-70 The Sun Conference win over Keiser Thursday night at the de Hoernle Student Life Center.
 
TU (7-11, 7-5 TSC) gave Keiser (12-8, 8-6 TSC) its first home loss of the season, and its second home loss in the teams' overall series' meetings.
 
Williamson had his best performance yet as a Night Hawk, scoring 25 points with a 50% shooting percentage that included a perfect 2-for-2 long range.  The Augusta, Ga. native was also perfect from the free-throw line, going 9-for-9 from the charity stripe.
 
Lewis' sniper skills were virtually precise, notching 23 points by shooting 87.5% from the field, including 6-for-7 outside the arc.
 
Williamson and Lewis combined for more than half of Thomas' (7-11, 7-5 TSC) scoring offense, as the Night Hawks shot its second-best field percentage on the season (53.8%) and its best from long range (57.9%).  For the second, consecutive time, TU shot 90% or better from the free throw line. 
 
Redshirt Sophomore Guard Keon Williams continued to stay hot from the field, notching a second, consecutive 16-point performance that featured a 61.5% success rate from the floor.
 

1st Half (TU 46, KU 44)
The Seahawks set the tone of the contest with a Marko Radulovic 3-Ptr. ten seconds in, igniting a 10-2 lead for Keiser in the first 2:10

Thomas quickly made up for the deficit, responding with an 11-4 scoring run to cut Keiser's lead to one point at the 14:57 mark

Thomas took its first lead (20-19) with 12:41 left in the half on a Good 3-Ptr. from Toriano Lewis

TU shot just under 57% in the half

Keiser entered the contest averaging just over 14 turnovers a game; the Hunter Green & White forced 11 turnovers in the first half alone

KU finished the half just shy of shooting 70% from the floor
 

2nd Half (TU 85, KU 70)
The Night Hawks began the first seven minutes of the half on a 17-5 scoring run, extending the team lead to 63-49

TU reached its largest lead (16) of the night when Toriano Lewis drained a 3-Ptr. at the 9:07 mark

Keiser responded with a 13-4 run to cut the Night Hawk lead to seven (75-68) with 3:49 left

Two steals late in the half from Junior Guard Jordan Booker led to Keiser fouls and free throws for TU to ice the contest

The Seahawks were subdued in the second half, shooting just over 31%
 

TU by the Numbers
2:      Players with Career-Highs
3:      Current Ranking in The Sun Conference
4:      Players scoring in Double Digits
6:      Made 3-Ptrs. from Toriano Lewis
7:      The Sun Conference Wins
11:    Team Made 3-Ptrs.
16:    Largest Lead of the Game
18:    Forced Turnovers
20:    Team Assists
23:    Team Rebounds & Bench Points
85:    Team Points
 
The Night Hawks fly across the Florida Everglades and Alligator Alley and into Ave Maria, Fla., looking to even the season series against the Gyrenes.  Tipoff at the Golisano Fieldhouse is slated for 4 p.m.
 
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