MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Seniors Daniel Mortensen and Isaiah Hobbs led the Buccaneers to a 74-73 victory over Saint Leo in the home finale inside the Health & Sports Center on Saturday night. Mortensen finished with 18 points, four rebounds and three blocks while Hobbs tallied 14 points to go along with four rebounds. Barry ends the regular season on a three-game winning streak, including wins over a pair of Top-25 teams. Nothing is official yet, but it appears the Bucs will head to St. Petersburg on Wednesday to take on the Eckerd Tritons in the first round of the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Tournament. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:  Barry 74, Saint Leo 73.
Records: Barry (17-10, 12-8 SSC), SLU (13-15, 10-10 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 38-36

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"This place [Barry University] has meant a lot to me," Mortensen said. "I love every single person who has been through this locker room and played on this court. It's been a great three years for me," Mortensen added. -- Senior Forward Daniel Mortensen

"This is such a great group of guys. Everyone has great character and is fun to be around. I am really glad I made the decision to come here," Hobbs said. -- Senior Guard Isaiah Hobbs

"We made the plays offensively down the stretch that we've lacked at other times [this season]," Bucs head coach Butch Estes said. "For us in the past five years, we have been able to say that we have an at-large bid locked in. This year that is not the case, we have to go to the tournament and play well," Estes added. -- Head Coach Butch Estes
 

SUMMARY:

• The Bucs were down eight headed into the locker room after the first 20 minutes of the game. Barry shot 34 percent and committed 11 turnovers, being held without a scorer in double-figures. | SLU 37, Barry 29. 
• The second half was a different story with three Bucs scoring 10+ points in the second half alone. Mortensen's four-point play at 9:46 gave the Bucs the needed energy to get back in the game and really start to get their offense going for the remainder of the game. The Danish forward wasn't only relying on his three-point shooting, but being aggressive to the basketball and knocking down jumpers from both elbows. David Moya's sharp-shooting beyond-the-arc bailed Barry out of a few possessions deep into the shot clock, but none bigger than his go-ahead three with :17 seconds remaining in the game to make the score 74-71. | Barry 74, SLU 73

NOTEWORTHY:

• On senior night, the three Barry seniors, Hobbs, Mortensen and Marko Tomic were recognized for their contributions to the program. Also recognized, was senior team manager Cedrick Joseph who has been with the team since his freshman year in 2015. 
• Over the course of the last eight minutes of the game, Saint Leo's Rusty Moorer scored 13 straight points for Lions. He finished with 28 points on 12-22 shooting from the field.
• Tylan Birts struggled offensively, but battled in the paint and made his presence felt on the boards with nine rebounds and two blocks. 

ON THE HORIZON:

The SSC tournament quarterfinals will take place Wednesday, March 6 at campus sites before heading to Nova Southeastern for the semifinals and finals. The semifinals will be Saturday, March 9, followed by the finals on Sunday, March 10. For more information regarding the 2019 SSC Men's Basketball Tournament, stayed tuned to GoBarryBucs.com.