AUBURN, Ala. -- Barry University's men's basketball team knocked off Auburn, 100-95, in overtime in an exhibition game Thursday night at Auburn Arena.
Sawyer Glick hit a triple at the buzzer in regulation to send the game into overtime. The Buccaneers outscored the Tigers, 16-11, in overtime to pull off the stunner.
The Buccaneers, ranked in all of the Division II polls, shot 50 percent from the field. Auburn hit 44 percent of its field goals, but were held to 3-of-20 from three-point range. The Bucs went 16-of-41 from downtown.
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"I think you have to give the opponent credit. Barry played terrific, and they deserved to win, and deserved the outcome. They played excited. They represented their school well. The kid, Sawyer (Glick), he made 7 threes against Miami last year, and eight against us."
          -- Auburn coach Bruce PearlÂ
SUMMARY:
- Glick shot 11 of 20 from the floor, including 8 of 16 from three-point range.
- Elvar Fridriksson had 24 points and eight assists. He was 10 of 12 from the free throw line.
- Daniel Mortensen had 14 points and 11 rebounds.Â
- The Buccaneers led by as many as nine with 8:30 to play in the first half.Â
- Auburn opened up an eight-point lead in the second half, but Barry whittled it down to 72-70 on Mortensen's basket with 4:16 to go.
- Mustapha Heron's dunk pushed the Tigers back out to a five-point lead with 1:52 to go, but Glick canned a three with 56 seconds left to pull the Bucs within 81-80.
- Heron had 21 points, and Jared Harper 20 for Auburn.
NOTEWORTHY:
- This was Barry's first win over a Division I opponent in the exhibition season under fifth-year head coach Butch Estes.
- Barry outrebounded Auburn, 42-41.
- The game featured nine ties and 10 lead changes.
- Auburn was 32 of 42 from the free throw line.
- The Bucs had 22 turnovers, but still won. The Tigers had 14.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will open the regular season at home Nov. 15 against St. Thomas at 7:30 p.m.
BOX SCORE
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