ATLANTA, Ga. -- Barry University is moving on in the NCAA Tournament.

The Buccaneers beat ninth-ranked West Florida, 90-73, Saturday in the opening round of the South Regional at Morehouse College's Forbes Arena. Evan Walshe came up a point shy of putting all five Bucs starters in double figures in a dominating display of basketball.

Barry shot 54 percent from the field, and outscored West Florida 18-4 in transition to move on to the Round of 32.

"I felt very confident we could win the game, but not like we did," Bucs fifth-year head coach Butch Estes said.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 90, West Florida 73
Records: Barry (21-8), West Florida (28-4)
All-Time Series: Barry leads, 3-2

• Barry jumped out to a 21-4 lead when Marko Tomic converted a three-point play at the 12:37 mark. West Florida went on a 7-0 run to cut it to 10 before the Buccaneers bumped the lead back to 18 on a three-pointer by Elvar Fridriksson with 5:52 to play in the opening half. Jarrett Henderson sank two free throws as the Argonauts cut it to 13. But Sawyer Glick buried a three-pointer to push the lead back out to 20 with 1:18 to go in the half.
• The Bucs held the Argos to 1 of 12 three-point shooting in the first half. Barry shot 53 percent to take a 44-27 lead at the break. Sunday Dech, Glick and Fridriksson each scored 11 points in the first half.
• Fridriksson gave Barry a 21-point lead when he scored with 9:43 to go. Rashaan Benson's basket at the 6:52 mark pulled the Argos within 14. But Johannes Dolven scored down low on a feed from Tomic with 4:38 left on the clock to push the Buccaneers' lead back to 20. Glick canned a three to push it to 24, and Barry ran away with it.
• Fridriksson finished with 23 points and nine assists. Glick had 14 points. Dech recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Daniel Mortensen scored 10 points, and grabbed seven boards. Tomic had 12 points on 4 of 5 shooting. Walshe scored nine points.
• Marvin Jones scored 21 points, and Benson 17 for the Argos.  

NOTEWORTHY:

• The Buccaneers advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year.
• Barry improved to 7-7 all time in the NCAA Tourney.
• Barry's win over the ninth-ranked Argos was its first win over a ranked team since beating No. 21 Eckerd last season.
• The Bucs improved to 5-1 when four starters reach double figures.
• Barry is now 13-0 when shooting 50 percent or better this season.

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"You don't want to take it for granted because you have to work for this. Whenever it comes to this point in the season, you just want to enjoy it and try to get the best out of yourself and your teammates, and try to be on top of your game because anything can happen in March."
            -- Barry senior point guard Elvar Fridriksson

ON THE HORIZON:

Barry will play Claflin at 5 p.m. Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.