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Final Stats v Eckerd 12-7-19
90
Winner Barry BARRY-M 6-2, 2-1 SSC
77
Eckerd ECM 5-4, 2-1 SSC
Winner
Barry BARRY-M
6-2, 2-1 SSC
90
Final
77
Eckerd ECM
5-4, 2-1 SSC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Barry BARRY-M 40 50 90
Eckerd ECM 35 42 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Dennis Jezek, Jr.

Men's Basketball Rolls To Another Big Road Win Over Eckerd

Bucs knock off Tritons in the McArthur Center for the fourth time in last five games

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers rolled to another big Sunshine State Conference road win, 90-77, over the Eckerd Tritons in  the McArthur Center on Saturday in men's basketball action.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 90, Eckerd 77
Records: Eckerd (5-4, 2-1 SSC), Barry (6-2, 2-1 SSC)
All-Time Series: Eckerd leads 46-33

SUMMARY:

  • The Bucs got off to a fast start again, building a 7-2 lead in the first three minutes after a dunk byb Tylan Birts.
  • Barry pushed the lead to 14-6 on a triple by Kakar at the 15:26 mark of the first half.
  • The Bucs made it a 10-point game on a three-pointer by Evan Walshe with 4:44 to play, and took their biggest lead of the half on another trey by Raivis Scerbinskis with 3:24.
  • The Tritons, though, battled back, cutting the lead to five, 40-35, on a late bucket by O'Shane Taylor-Douglas at the break.
  • Starting the second half, the Bucs built back their double-figure lead, 49-39, on a jumper by Birts with 17;27. 
  • Barry extended the lead to as many as 18, going up 70-52 at 9:41 on a three-pointer b y Walshe.
  • The Tritons again battled back, out-scoring the Bucs 23-12 over the next eight minutes, cutting the lead to seven 82-75 on a three-pointer by Myron Hagins at 1:07.
  • But Barry made 8-of-10 from the line in the last minute to secure the win.

NOTEWORTHY:

  • Barry again featured a balanced attack, with seven players scoring at least eight points, led by Johannes Dolven with 18. 
  • Birts narrowly missed a triple-double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high seven assists.
  • David Moya had another strong game with 14 points and Walshe added 12.
  • Malcolm Whitlow had a monster game for the Tritons with 27 points on 12-of-15 shooting as he played all 40 minutes.
  • Hagins backed him up with 21 points and Travis Bianco chipped in 14.
  • Barry shot a robust 12-of-29 (41.4 percent) from three-point range, while the Tritons hit on just 4-of-21.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs are off next week for exams, but return to the court on Dec. 16, hosting the Florida Tech Panthers at 7:30 pm on Cesar Odio Court.

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