MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Home court advantage has been protected for four straight games on Cesar Odio Court for the Barry Men's Basketball team. The Buccaneers rout Florida National, 101-48, to close out Thanksgiving weekend before returning back to conference action. It is the third game that Barry scores in triple digits this season.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 101, Florida National 48
Records: Barry (4-2), FNU (3-4)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 7-0
SUMMARY:
- 1H - The Conquistadors scored the first bucket and that would be the only lead they held for the whole game. Barry quickly countered with three straight threes from Marko Šarenac and two from Breno Silva to put them up seven. The Bucs had a double-digit lead five minutes in that held for the remainder of the game. Three Buccaneers were in double figures at the half with Šarenac leading the way at 13, Deon Perry with 11, and Silva with 10. Barry had an assist on 13 of their 19 field goals. I Barry 55, FNU 27
- 2H - The Buccaneers did not let off the gas pedal as Perry went back to work draining a three to make it a 31-point lead. It was a 28-7 point differential through the first 10 minutes of the second half. The disruptive defense forced 15 turnovers and scored 15 points off of them. The bench scored just over half of the points in the half with 26 of 46. Michael Bradley III and Tarrance Ware led the charge with nine points each. Florida Nationall did not hit a single three-pointer in half and shot just 27-percent from the field. | Barry 101, FNU 48
NOTEWORTHY:
- Sarenac had his third double-double this season with a game-high 19 points and 10 rebounds.
- Four other Bucs joined Sarenac in double figures with Breno Silva hitting a season-high 17, Warren collecting 16, Perry at 14, and Bradley's season-high of 12.
- Perovic had a career-high nine rebounds to tag along with his five points and three assists.
- The Buccaneers 17 3-point field goals made tied for 10th most in a game in program history.
- 77-percent of the Buccaneer baskets had an assist tied to it.
- Teo Martinez-Sanchez had his collegiate debut, playing 17 minutes and making his first basket draining a three.
- Noah Jaid made his first collegiate basketball, hitting one from behind the arc.
- Barry has held opponents to under 30-points in a half, five times this year, this is the second time for both halves in the same game.
- It is the lowest opponent score this year (48).
- The 27 assists tie for the season-high.
- It was a season-high 14 steals for the Bucs and forcing 26 turnovers.
- There has been five 50-plus point halves for the Buccaneers this year.
- It is the fourth time Barry has put up 100 or more points against the Conquistadors in the seven matchups.
- Barry has won the second half in five of the six contest.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will host Florida National on Saturday, November 29 at the new scheduled time of 2:00pm.