DAVIE, Fla. -- The second-seeded Barry Buccaneers were upset by the seventh-seeded Alabama-Huntsville Chargers 106-99 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Mar. 12. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP 
Final: #7 Alabama-Huntsville 106, #2 Barry 99 
Records: Alabama-Huntsville (23-10, 12-8 GSC), Barry (20-9, 13-7 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 4-2

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:

"It's definitely a very disappointing loss," said head coach Butch Estes, "I felt we didn't play defense to the level that you have to play to be successful in the national tournament. With that being said, I'm very proud of this team who came together, won 20 games, and got us back in the tournament this year which is a place where we expect to be. I'm very proud of this group, and we're looking forward to bringing back a big part of the nucleus of this team into next year."

SUMMARY:

• 1H - The first half featured lights-out shooting from both teams. A Nick Anderson triple on a drive-and-kick from Toru Dean gave the Bucs a 21-12 lead with five minutes in the books. The Chargers responded with a run of their own and made it a one-point game on a fastbreak layup from CJ Williamson off a steal from Auston Leslie. Jake Kakar proceeded to knock down back-to-back buckets from deep to push the lead back to seven with 8:48 to go. The Chargers didn't give up though and would outscore the Bucs 23-13 the rest of the way and a Luke Burnett triple at the horn sent the Chargers into the locker rooms up by three. | Chargers 53, Bucs 50
• 2H - Kakar picked up right where left off in the first half, swishing a triple on the Bucs first possession of the half. Kakar's bucket would fuel a 12-4 run by the Bucs to five them a five-point lead when Michael Schaefer converted the front end of a pair of free-throws with 16:19 left. Alabama Huntsville came right back with a 10-0 run to take 67-62 lead with just over 14 minutes left. Barry would go on to outscore the Chargers 18-5 over the next six minutes to take a 80-72 lead with 7:56 left in regulation. Unfortunately, the Bucs went cold late and failed to convert a point on a drought that lasted from the 4:18 mark to when there was only 1:34 left in the game. Alabama-Huntsville scored eight points in that stretch and shot 12-14 from the free-throw line in the final minute and a half to seal the deal. | Chargers 106, Bucs 99

NOTEWORTHY:

• Alabama Huntsville's Williamson led all scorers with 38 points including shooting 14-16 from the stripe.
• Jake Kakar had a jaw-dropping performance for the Bucs in his final game, logging 36 points fueled by a scorching 10-16 mark from deep
• The Chargers finished the game shooting an astonishing 56.3 from the field and 13-28(46.4) from three-point range.