LAKELAND, Fla. -- Barry Men's Basketball fall in their final game of the 2024 calendar year against Lander to close play at the Mocs Christmas Classic in the Jenkins Field House.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lander 77, Barry 64
Records: Barry (6-6), Lander (7-4)
All-Time Series: Lander leads 0-2
SUMMARY:
- 1H - The game was started with Michael Bradley III draining a three to give th Bucs the first lead. Both teams battled back and forth in the first three minutes, with Lander than taking the lead for the next nine. Barry fought back erasing a six-point deficit and tied it up at 27 with 8:56 on the clock. Lander would outscore the Bucs 20-13 the rest of the quarter to take a seven point lead at the break. | Lander 47, Barry 40
- 2H - Akeem Crandon scored the first bucket of the second half and the Buccaneers were able to cut the gap to four. However, Lander went on to expand their lead to double-digits and hold it that way for the remainder of the contest. | Lander 77, Barry 64
NOTEWORTHY:
- Gabe Hernandez scored a game-high 23-points, 14 of them coming in the first half.
- Barry shot better than Lander in the first half by one-percent, but allowed too many buckets behind the arc.
- Jimel Lane led the way on the glass with eight-rebounds, while taking on eight points.
- Adren Roberts was the other Buc in double-figures with 10 points.
- Barry led in points off turnovers, second chance, and fastbreak points at 15-13, 12-5, and 21-11, respectively.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will come back on the first day of 2025 playing new year's day at the Health and Sports Center against Saint Leo at 7:30 p.m.
