DAVIE, Fla - Nick Anderson established a new career-high on Wednesday afternoon with six assists against nationally-ranked Nova Southeastern, while Gabe Hernandez erupted for a personal-best 21 points in the Barry University men's basketball team's 88-80 setback to the second-ranked Sharks.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Nova Southeastern 88, Barry 80
Records: Barry (14-11, 7-10 SSC), Nova Southeastern (22-2, 15-2 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 42-32

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• 1H | Nova scored the initial basket, and eight of the opening 10 points, to quickly take an 8-2 lead with 18:13 remaining in the opening half. Barry rallied to get within one at 8-7, doing so again at 10-9 before an 11-2 NSU stretch created a double-digit separation at 21-11 with 14:16 left in the half. The Sharks pushed the lead up to 13 before back-to-back Barry three pointers made it 31-24, with the Bucs' using another 6-0 run in the final three minutes of the half to make it a one-possession game at 38-36 before back-to-back Nova baskets making it 42-36 at the break.
• 2H | Barry was held without a run of consecutive baskets for the opening 10 minutes of the second until a 9-0 run made it 72-62 with 8:38 left to play. Barry's rally cut the deficit down to three at 78-75, but an 8-0 response by the host recreated their double-digit advantage at 86-75 with 2:32 left to play. The Bucs chipped into the lead via a 5-0 run, while the host ended the contest with the final two points.

NOTEWORTHY:

• Hernandez paced the offense behind a personal-best 21 points, sparking the defense with four steals.
• Anderson fueled the attack using 18 points and six assists.
• Adren Roberts chipped in 14 points with five blocks and five assists.
• Barry converted on 24-64 shots, going 10-23 from distance and 14-15 from the free throw line.
• Nova went 31-81 from the field, 3-16 from three-point territory and 11-15 from the free throw line.
• Barry committed 13 turnovers, resulting in 16 points for the hosts. Nova Southeastern committed 13 turnovers, leading to 13 points for Barry.
• NSU held a 53-26 advantage in rebounds.
• Barry recorded nine steals with eight blocks while NSU tallied eight steals and seven blocks.

ON THE HORIZON:
Barry welcomes Tampa for Senior Day on Saturday, Feb. 24 with tip-off slated for 4:00 pm.