DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Buccaneers fell to the Embry-Riddle Eagles 98-84 on Saturday inside the ICI Center despite leading at the half. Tylan Birts reached the 20-point mark for the fifth time in the last six games.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: ERAU 98, Barry 84
Records: Barry (16-6, 10-5 SSC), ERAU (15-8, 7-8 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 11-2
SUMMARY:
- Barry went 7-for-12 from three-point land with three from David Moya and two from Jake Kakar along with just four team turnovers to take a 49-42 lead heading into the half. The Eagles led 27-17 with 12:07 remaining and then the Bucs finished the half on a 32-15 run.
- Moya was the only double-figure scorer for Barry with 11 points at the half.
- The Eagles started the half on 26-10 run, quickly erasing the Bucs' lead and would not relinquish the lead again with 14:11 left in the game. ERAU outscored the Bucs 36-14 in paint points.
- The Eagles' Luka Majstorovic scored a career-high 37 points with 20 of them coming in the second half.
NOTEWORTHY:
- Barry outscored the Eagles bench 30-12, but was out-rebounded 46-38 and out-scored in the paint 58-26.
- In the loss, Barry tied their season-high in made threes with 13.
- The 37 points by ERAU's Majstorovic are the most points scored on Barry by an opposing player this season.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs return home on Wednesday, February 12th to take on Palm Beach Atlantic (16-6, 9-5 SSC). Tip-off is set for 7:30pm inside the Health & Sports Center. Tune in to @GoBarryBucs on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for more information.
