MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University men's basketball team matched a couple school records, and Elvar Fridriksson reached a milestone as the No. 11/12 Buccaneers beat Rollins, 103-91, Saturday.
Sawyer Glick hit 10 three-pointers, matching a school record, and the Buccaneers hit 22 triples -- tying another mark. Fridriksson became the ninth player in school history to record 1,000 career points.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 103, Rollins 91
Records: Barry (6-1, 3-0 SSC), Rollins (5-3, 3-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Rollins leads 43-28
SUMMARY:
- Glick hit seven first half triples to spark the Bucs to a 15-point lead at the break. He had 23 of his 34 points in the first half. No other player was in double figures for either team in the first half.
- Rollins outscored the Buccaneers, 29-16, over a 7:30 span in the second half to pull within nine. Barry bumped the lead back to 14 on a layup by Fridriksson with 8:42 to play, but the Tars cut it to eight twice -- the second time on a triple by Jeff Merton, who finished with 27 points.
- The Tars stayed within eight on a layup by Connor Mckim with 2:24 to go, but Sunday Dech sank two free throws, and Glick canned his record-tying triple at the 1:03 mark to salt it away.
- Barry was 22 of 43 from beyond the three-point arc.
- Fridriksson had 20 points and 10 assists for his first double-double of the season.
- Dech finished with 15 points, six boards and a block.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry's 22 threes matched the school record the Bucs set against Rollins on Jan. 2, 2016.
- Glick's 10 triples matched the single-game record set by Jason Junker and Yunio Barrueta. Barrueta's 10 triples also came against Rollins on Jan. 2, 2016.
- Barry had a season-high 30 assists, including a career-best eight by Daniel Mortensen. Barry also had 30 assists in that Jan. 2, 2016 game against the Tars.
- Rollins was 22 of 28 from the free throw line. Barry was 5 of 6.
- The Bucs reached 100 points for the third time this season.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will play at Tampa 4 p.m. next Saturday.
