DAVIE, Fla. -- The 12th-ranked Barry Buccaneers fell 103-93 to the #17 Nova Southeastern Sharks on Wednesday night in Rick Case Arena in the Sunshine State Conference opener for both teams.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #17 Nova Southeastern 103, #12 Barry 93
Records: Nova Southeastern (4-0, 1-0 SSC), Barry (4-1, 0-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 41-20

SUMMARY:

• 1H - The first half was a back-and-forth affair. NSU went up 15-6 on a Mark Matthew layup with 3:20 gone in the game. But Barry came back with a 14-3 run over the next 4:33 to take a 20-18 edge on a layup by Isaiah Hobbs. The Sharks then went on an 18-3 run over 5:03 to take their biggest lead, 36-23, at the 6:28 mark. Barry closed the half on a 17-5 run and NSU carried a one point lead into the break. | NSU 41, Barry 40
• 2H - In the second half, there were 11 ties and seven lead changes. The Bucs took an eight-point lead on several occasions, the last on a David Moya jumper with 11:21 remaining. The last tie came at 2:47 on an Evan Walshe free throw. David Dennis started a 10-2 run over the next 2:19 and Mikkel Kolstad was 4-for-4 from the line in the last five seconds to push the lead back to double figures. | NSU 103, Barry 93 

NOTEWORTHY:

• Eleven players scored in double figures in the game, led by 30 points by Dennis. Matthews added 20 points and Dwayne Gibson added 19 before fouling out with 9:47 left. Kolstad and Eddie Puisis added 11 and 12 points off the bench respectively.
• All five starters for the Bucs, plus reserve forward Hobbs, scored in double figures for Barry. Hobbs, Moya and Daniel Mortensen had 16 points each for the Bucs. Marco Tomic had 14, Walshe added 13 and Tylan Birts chipped in 12.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs face off against the Tampa Spartans in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday, Dec. 1.