MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Third time was still the charm as fourth-seeded Barry knocked off fifth seed Tampa 71-68 in the quarterfinals of the Sunshine State Conference women's basketball tournament on Cesar Odio Court in the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 71, Tampa 68
Records: Barry (19-10, 11-9 SSC), Tampa (17-11, 10-10 SSC)
All-Time Series: Tampa leads 47-24

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"I think when you get in the tournament, it's all about 'survive and advance.' That's what we did tonight. Now we get to play the #1 seed (Florida Southern) on their home court, so we'll be looking to 'Survive and Advance' again on Saturday." -- Barry head coach Bill Sullivan

SUMMARY:

• 1Q - Tampa built an early 11-4 lead, capped by a three-point play by Staja Tyghter at 5:42. But the Bucs rode the hot shooting of Ida Andersson to a 12-4 over the next 3:19 to take a 16-15 lead. The Spartans traded a couple of baskets for a Barbara Cousiño three-pointer to leave the score tied at the break. | Barry 19, Tampa 19
• 2Q - Andersson continued to dominate in the second period, scoring 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting, including a trio of triples. Tyghter scored 10 points of her own, but the Bucs lead 36-31 heading into intermission. | Barry 36, Tampa 31
• 3Q - A layup by Kiara Palmer at the 6:19 mark gave the Bucs their biggest lead of the game, 44-36. Although the Spartans cut into the lead a few times, Stephane Granada's driving layup at the buzzer kept the Bucs in front by six. | Barry 55, Tampa 49
• 4Q - The Spartans quickly cut the lead to one on a three-pointer by Rachel Warden and a layup by Molly Franson. The Bucs managed to trade baskets after that to maintain the lead. A layup by Cousiño put the lead back to five, 66-61, with 3:43 to play. Tampa countered with a Faith Sanders' three-point play and a jumper by Karma Jeremie in the lane to knot the game at 66-66. But like Tampa did at the end of the first quarter, the Bucs went two-for-one with Andersson hitting a three-pointer and Cousiño a layup around a basket by Tyghter. Despite missing both ends of the bonus free throws, the Bucs kept the Spartans from getting off a last-second shot to preserve the win. | Barry 71, Tampa 68

NOTEWORTHY:

• Palmer and Andersson were Ms. Inside/Outside for the Bucs. Palmer scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Andersson had 25 points and nine boards. Cousiño added 16 points for the Bucs. 
• Tyghter led the Spartans with 25 points. Jeremie had 13, Molly Franson added 12 and Sanders had 10 off the bench.
• The Bucs swept the season series from the Spartans for the first time since 2011-12 and just the third time overall.
• Barry has now won three games in a row in the series.
• Barry advances to the semifinals for the 10^th time in program history.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Buccaneers with face top seeded Florida Southern in the Sunshine State Conference semifinals in Lakeland, Fla., at Jenkins Field House on Saturday, Mar. 3 at 5:00 pm.