ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - Despite a career-outing for Nick Anderson on Sunday evening, establishing new personal bests in scoring and rebounding, the Barry University men's basketball team dropped an 80-79 decision at Eckerd.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Eckerd 80, Eckerd 80
Records: Barry (7-4, 0-3 SSC), Eckerd (7-5, 2-2 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry trails 47-37

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• 1H | Barry jumped out to an early lead off a triple to start the game, pushing their lead up to six at 9-3 before a 7-0 Eckerd run made it 10-9 with 15:16 left in the half. The two sides traded the lead four times over the ensuing five minutes, with back-to-back Eckerd three pointers pushing them ahead 27-23 with 10:12 remaining in the half. The Tritons extended their lead to double-digits at 47-37 with 1:38 left to play in the half, and went into halftime leading 50-42.
• 2H | Eckerd responded to a Barry jumper to start the second half with four-straight points to recreate their double-digit advantage, maintaining the separation at 59-49 before a 14-3 Barry rallied propelled them to a 63-62 advantage with 9:44 left to play. The host reclaimed the lead off a triple, holding onto it until a late 7-0 Buccaneers' run made it 79-78 in favor of Barry with 1:46 left to play. Eckerd connected on a pair of free throws to flip the one-point advantage.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Anderson erupted for 32 points, a career-high, with a personal-best eight rebounds.
• Malik Stanley chipped in 11 points with two assists.
• Barry converted on 28-70 shots, going 12-32 from distance and 11-15 from the free throw line.
• Eckerd went 25-59 from the field, 10-26 from three-point territory and 20-29 from the free throw line.
• Barry committed nine turnovers, resulting in 10 points for the Tritons. Eckerd committed 11 turnovers, leading to 15 points for Barry.
• Eckerd held a 44-40 advantage in rebounds.
• Barry recorded eight steals with three blocks while Eckerd had six steals and six blocks.

ON THE HORIZON:
Barry travels to Eckerd on Sunday, Dec. 3` for a Sunshine State Conference clash set to begin at 4 pm.