MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- When Juan Ferrales first walked into Barry University's Health & Sports Center for an athletic event, he was looking for attention. He wanted to be noticed. He pounded the ball as if to make his arrival statement.

Wednesday, he left the Health & Sports Center with a bang in a different type of way as No. 9 Barry beat Lynn, 86-69. Ferrales scored 21 points, hitting five of seven triples to move into a tie for fourth place all-time on the school's career 3-point leaders list. With his next made three, he will own fourth place to himself.

"It's been a great ride these past two years at Barry," Ferrales said. "To be a part of the success this team has had is something special I'll always cherish."

His backcourt mate Deric Hill inched closer to a milestone of his own, dishing out nine assists to move within 22 of his own season record set last year. He also had 10 points.

Together, the two senior guards who've brought a lifeline to the program absent for years within the Buccaneers culture, orchestrated another win in the final regular season home game. Barry (22-3, 13-2 Sunshine State Conference) improved to 13-2 at home this season, by far its best home court record in years. And the 22 wins is one shy of matching the school record, set two times earlier -- the most recent in 2006-07 when assistant coach Ryan Saunders was running the floor.

But this is a different team. This is a team that has potential for explosion -- as evidenced by two more of Jevoni Robinson's second half dunks that gave the Buccaneers a 17-point lead with 14:59 to play. It is a team that can be both efficient and cold shooting. Wednesday was a representation of the former as the Bucs connected on 32 of 62 field goals, picking up assists on all but five of those buckets.

Maybe what's indicative of this team most is the way they can turn it on in a hurry even after things appear to be headed wayward. With 5:23 left in the first half after Barry's Anders Haas hit a jumper to put the Bucs ahead by 16, Lynn went on a 12-2 run to close within six. But two Ferrales threes, including one to beat the halftime buzzer sent the Bucs into the break up, 13. It was the perfect example of this team's tendency to be fading only to erase the memory of the last play and create something entirely different from the trend.

If there were a hashtag to describe this team it would be #SuspiciouslyStreaky. But make no mistake, these Bucs are no mystery in the Sunshine State Conference or on the national level this season. They've carved out the best start in school history and have graced the national radar in a way others have taken notice. Now it is up to them to write their final conclusion.

"We've been able to turn it on when we've needed to, put together some big runs and play great basketball in different stretches," Ferrales said. "But now as we near the end of the season, we know we have work ahead of us. We're just going to try to continue to get better."

Haas, who finished with 12 points and seven assists, set up Ferrales' triple with 14:07 to play that gave the Bucs a 20-point lead. Ferrales banged down another triple at the 6:48 mark on an assist from Jevoni Robinson, who closed his home career with eight points and eight boards, to build the largest lead of the game, 72-51. The Fighting Knights (18-7, 10-5) never got closer than 13 the rest of the way, but they sent individual messages that things didn't come easy. 

Tray Leonard played his second straight solid game, scoring 10 points and grabbing six boards, while going five of six from the field.

Barry was beaten on the boards by Lynn, 38-36. But the steady 12 of 13 free throw shooting marked the third time this year Barry has missed only one free throw from the stripe.

Saturday's road finale at Tampa will mark the end of a long regular season journey. It will mark the start of postseason basketball, where the Bucs have struggled over the last five years. Will this this year be different?

Stay tuned ...