ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The men's basketball team fell 78-66 to the Eckerd Tritons on Saturday in the McArthur Center in Sunshine State Conference play. It was the first loss to the Tritons in St. Petersburg since 2016.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Eckerd 78, Barry 66
Records: Eckerd (17-5, 10-4 SSC), Barry (13-9, 8-7 SSC)
All-Time Series: Eckerd leads 46-32

SUMMARY:

• First Half - The game went back and forth early. Barry took a 15-11 on a free throw by Tylan Birts with 12:46. But the Tritons ran off 10 straight points, including five by Shaquille Harris to go up 21-15 and never trailed the rest of the way. | Eckerd 41, Barry 32
• Second Half - Trailing 46-32 with over 18:30 to play, the Bucs went on a 14-4 run, capped by a Milon Sheffield three-pointer, to cut the lead to four, 50-46 with 12:02 to play. But Eckerd responded with a 12-4 run of their own over the next four minutes to push the lead back to double-figures, 62-50, and the Bucs never got closer than 10 the rest of the way.

NOTEWORTHY:

• The Bucs got off 11 more shots than the Tritons, thanks to 16 offensive rebounds, but hit just 36.4 percent from the floor and just 4-for-29 from three-point range. 
• Daniel Mortensen led the Bucs with 15 points and five rebounds. Isaiah Hobbs added 11 points and five boards.
• Drushaun McLaurn led the Tritons with 18 points. Marco Behori added 16 points and Marquis Gilbert had 14. 

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs host the Rollins Tars on Saturday, Feb. 16 for homecoming.