LOUISVILLE, KY. -- The Buccaneer's men's hoops team came up short against the Southern Indiana Eagles 82-61 Thursday, on the second day of the Bellarmine Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. The Buccaneers record back-to-back losses for the first time this season after dropping their previous contest against No. 1 ranked Bellarmine.
Marko Tomic led the way for the Buccaneers against USI with a double-double effort recording 15 points and 11 rebounds.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: No. 12 Barry 61, Southern Indiana 82
Records: Barry 7-3, Southern Indiana 8-2
All-Time Series: Southern Indiana leads 1-0
SUMMARY:
- The Bucs started the contest on a 11-5 run including a Tomic bucket from beyond the arc and four points from forward Tylan Birts.
- Southern Indiana responded with a 7-0 run of their own, capped off with a three-pointer by the Eagle's Kobe Caldwell.
- The first half ended with a score of 34-31 with Southern Indiana on top despite Barry trading buckets with the Eagles all the way through the first half.
- Southern Indiana outscored Barry 48-30 in the second half.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Tomic's double-double was his first of the season and his 15 points was his second highest outing thus far.
- The Bucs recorded a season-low .238 three-point shooting percentage after shooting 5-21 from downtown, their lowest output of the season.
- Freshman Marcelo Perez recorded a season-high 12 points and three rebounds.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will have Christmas week off before returning to the Shores and opening up conference play with an SSC showdown against the Florida Tech Panthers on Sunday, Dec. 30.
