MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University men's basketball team's seven-game win streak came to an end Saturday in a 96-83 loss to Florida Tech at Cesar Odio Court in the Health & Sports Center.

The Buccaneers had won five in a row against the Panthers in the series. But Florida Tech shot 52 percent from three-point range, and the Buccaneers hit 34.5 percent of its long-range shots. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 96, Barry 83
All-Time Series: Barry leads 37-27

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"I am extremely proud of Elvar for all his accomplishments over the years, especially breaking the assist record today. Passing was the one skill I took great pride in because it exemplified unselfishness and allowed me to express myself through making my teammates better. He certainly has that skill. The fact that Elvar has reached this mark in less than three years is astonishing, and is a credit to not only his abilities as a point guard, but also to the great players around him and the system he flourishes in under Coach (Butch) Estes. I never thought my record would last forever, but I'm pretty confident whatever number he ends up with will be nearly impossible to compete with. Nelson Fonseca was there to congratulate me when I broke his record in 2007, and that was a special moment for me. I just wish I could have been there in person to congratulate Elvar."
        -- Former Barry University point guard and assistant coach Ryan Saunders on Elvar Fridriksson breaking his school assists record

SUMMARY:

• Barry shot 51.6 percent in the first half, while Florida Tech hit 55 percent of its shots over the first 20 minutes. Florida Tech led by seven with 10:16 to go in the opening half. But the Bucs used a 17-11 run over a 6:04 span to take a 44-41 lead on Marko Tomic's layup with 2:22 left in the half. FIT tied it going into intermission.
• Fridriksson scored 16 points on 5 of 5 field goal and 5-for-8 free throw shooting in the first half. Daniel Mortensen had seven points in the half.
• Theo Turner hit two straight field goals to open the second half, giving Barry a 50-44 lead. But the Panthers battled back to take a 58-56 lead on a triple by Patrick Anderson with 12:20 to go. But 32 seconds later, Fridriksson and Mortensen worked the give-and-go in transition, and the Bucs junior forward gave Barry the lead back.
• Michael Milligan hit a triple at the 9:10 mark to put the Panthers ahead, 66-60. Florida Tech extended the lead to eight before Mortensen buried a three, grabbed a defensive rebound and then scored on a layup to cut it to three. But the Panthers pushed their lead back to 11 on another triple by Anderson with 4:25 remaining. Sunday Dech canned a triple with 3:20 to go to pull Barry within seven. But the Panthers hit their free throws down the stretch, and the Bucs could not recover.
• Florida Tech sank 24 of 33 free throws. Barry was 15 of 22 from the line.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Fridriksson broke Ryan Saunders 11-year career assist record when he fed Mortensen for a dunk in transition with 8:26 to play in the first half. Saunders had 578 assists in his four-year career. Fridriksson's 579th came in less than three seasons with the Bucs.
• Coach Butch Estes was celebrating his birthday.
• Mortensen had 17 points, seven rebounds, four steals and a block.
• Fridriksson had 24 points, nine assists and two steals.
• The Bucs held SSC leading scorer Sam Daniel to 16 points. He was averaging over 27 points per game. 

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs host Florida Southern 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.