LANGHORNE, Pa. - The fourth-seeded Keystone College men's basketball team advanced to the 2022-23 CSAC Championship with Wednesday's 95-88 win at top-seeded Cairn University.
Javen Flowers-Smith (Atlanta, Ga./Pembroke Pines Charter) exploded for a game-high 44 points, going a perfect 23-of-23 from the foul line, the most free throws made in single-game program history. The first year notched six rebounds and three assists.
This is Flowers-Smith's second 40+ performance this season, going off for 46 back on Feb. 11 at Bryn Athyn.
This is the program's first CSAC finals appearance since 2013 as the Giants (14-13) will head to second seed Wilson College (18-8) on Saturday in search of the team's first title.
The Phoenix earned a 91-68 win over three seed Rosemont earlier on Wednesday.
Jack Anderson (Davie, Fla./Western) provided 22 points, going 4-of-6 from three, while Pete Laidley (Miramar, Fla./Pembroke Pines Charter) notched a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards. Daivel Jackson (Kingston, N.Y./Kingston) notched 13 points and eight rebounds.
For Cairn, Derian Bradford scored 27 points while Kameron Clark and Josh Forker combined for 29 points.
Keystone trailed 41-37 at intermission but outscored Cairn 58-47 in the second half, going on a 31-18 spurt.