LAKELAND, Fla. -- Barry University Men's Basketball dropped the second game of the Century Retail Christmas Classic hosted by Florida Southern to Bentley, 92-68, from the Jenkins Field House.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Bentley 82, Barry 68
Records: Barry (5-6), Bentley (7-3)
All-Time Series: Bentley leads 3-1
SUMMARY:
- 1H - Barry took the first lead as Deon Perry got his night started early with a 3-point basket. He scored 18 of the team's first 22 points, holding as large as a nine-point lead. After being tied 31-31 with 8:07 on the scoreboard, Bentley went on a 17-3 run in the next seven minutes to make it a 14-point lead. The Bucs had a 7-2 run in the final minute and a half to bring it down to a nine-point deficit heading into the break. Perry had 23 in just 17 minutes played. I Bentley 50, Barry 41
- 2H - The second half was all Bentley. They had a 25-9 run that blew the game out of hand. Barry shot 29/17.6 compared to Bentley 50/42.9. | Bentley 92, Barry 68
NOTEWORTHY:
- Perry had a Barry career-high 31, two shy of his collegiate career-high (33).
- It is his fifth career 30-plus point outing, second as a Buccaneer.
- Marko Šarenac had a game-high14 boards.
- Bentley had three players in double-figures, two in the 20s.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry will take a holiday break and return home to close out the 2025 slate against Webber International on December 30 from Cesar Odio Court.
