MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry University men's basketball team fell in overtime to the Panthers of Florida Institute of Technology, 76-74, in Sunshine State Conference (SSC) action Wednesday evening at the Health & Sports Center in Miami Shores, Florida.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 76, Barry 74 [OT]
Records: Barry (7-11, 3-11 SSC), Florida Tech (15-7, 8-6 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads the all-time series, 46-29, but the Panthers have won the last three meetings by close margins (three, one, and now two points).

SUMMARY:

• 1H - Jaron Williams led the Buccaneers with nine points on 4-of-6 shooting including a 3-pointer. The Buccaneers made 6-of-22 from long range and shot 37.5 percent for the half. Barry forced 11 turnovers and had seven steals, led by two for Malik Stanley. Sean Houpt made just one 3-pointer for the visitors, but it was so far away it could have been from Melbourne. Tyler Hawkins came off the bench and grabbed a team-high six rebounds in 10 minutes. Barry led by as many as 13 points (37-24) after Jaron Williams' triple, but the Panthers scored the last two buckets from Mekhi Noble and Houpt. | Barry 37, Florida Tech 28
• 2H - The Buccaneers could not get their halfcourt offense untracked with the swarming Panther defense. Isaiah Washington started the scoring with a 3-pointer for a 12-point Barry advantage, but Darragh O'Sullivan responded with his own trey. Florida Tech engineered a 15-5 run to pull within two, 45-43, at 12:58. Nobles' dunk following a Buccaneer turnover put the Panthers on top, 57-55, with 6:27 remaining in regulation. The Panther lead grew to six (64-58) when Houpt hit his layup with 2:35 on the clock. Williams went coast-to-coast after James Montgomery grabbed a defensive board to cut the deficit to four. Washington blocked a second-chance shot by Noble and Williams again had a layup the other way. Williams then created a turnover that led to a Montgomery game-tying layup. Both teams had possessions in the closing seconds but could not find the basket. | Barry 64, Florida Tech 64
• 2H - Barry won the tip and Nick Anderson drained a 3-pointer from in front of his bench. O'Sullivan converted a Noble rebound into a layup and on the next Panther possession O'Sullivan hit a triple. Montgomery's layup at 1:16 tied the score at 71-71. Noble's free throw and two subsequent baskets gave Florida Tech a five-point lead, 76-71, before Washington's 3-pointer had Barry knocking on the door once more. The visitors, who went 18-for-24 from the line, missed their final three free throws and Tyler Hawkins had his seventh rebound to bring up the court and call timeout with 2.1 seconds left. A corner three hit iron and dropped to the floor. | Florida Tech 76, Barry 74

NOTEWORTHY:

• Barry made 6-of-12 from the free throw line.
• Florida Tech made 18-of-24 from the line.
• The Panthers had the edge in rebounding, 46-to-37.
• James Montgomery finished with a team-high 16 points.
• Sean Houpt led all scorers with 20 points while Mekhi Noble added 19 for Florida Tech.
• Mekhi made it a double-double with 12 rebounds.
• Tyler Hawkins led Barry with seven boards.

ON THE HORIZON:
Barry heads to Winter Park to tip off against Rollins College on Saturday, February 4 (2:00 p.m.).