LAKELAND, Fla.—Southeastern will play host to The Sun Conference Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals and final this weekend at The Furnace.
The Fire are the host and top seed in the tournament by virtue of winning the conference regular season title. It is the second time the Fire have been the host of the semis and final in the conference tournament.
Southeastern was 12-4 in conference play this season, winning its last four games to clinch the No. 1 seed. The Fire will take on fourth-seeded Webber International at 7:30 p.m. on Friday with the winner advancing to Saturday's championship game at 7 p.m. against the winner of second-seeded Thomas and third-seeded St. Thomas, which play on Friday at 5 p.m.
The Fire won both regular season matchups with the Warriors, winning at The Furnace on December 1
st by the score of 87-69 and won in Babson Park on February 4
th with a 68-59 victory.
Webber International cruised to a 75-59 win in Thursday's quarterfinal over Keiser. The Warriors held the Seahawks to just 35.2% from the field and just 5-of-24 from 3-point range. K'Shun Stokes led the way for Webber with 21 points, seven rebounds, and two assists in 39 minutes. Gavin Buchanon added 22 points off the bench.
Stokes had 18 points and 12 points in the two prior meetings with Southeastern. In the most recent meeting between the teams,
Riley Minix had 25 points and 16 rebounds for the Fire with
Jalan Mull adding 19 points and six boards.
Reggie Mesidor added 17 points off the bench.
The Fire went 1-1 against the other two semifinalists this season with a win on the road against Thomas and a win at home in overtime against St. Thomas.
Tickets for all three games are available now at
SEUFire.com/tickets.
