MIAMI SHORES, Fla. --  The Barry Buccaneers lost 44-74 to the Tampa Spartans in Sunshine State Conference women's basketball showdown at the Health & Sports Center on Wednesday. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Tampa 74, Barry 44
Records: Barry (5-17, 2-13 SSC), Tampa (15-9, 10-5 SSC)
All-Time Series: Tampa lead 63-23 with 16 straight wins. 

SUMMARY:

• 1Q - The Spartans scored the first eight points in the game. A jumper by Kendall Parker with an assist by Jameria Robinson put the first points on the board for the Bucs with 6:57 left in the first period. After Tampa got the ball back, Andreonia Doe got the steal and made a layup on a fastbreak, which changed the score to 8-4 with 6:30 left. Tampa still kept the lead at 16-6 with 2:00 left as Jazz Cook put up a good layup with an assist by Akvile Babraityte. But the Spartans closed the period with the final six points. | Tampa 22, Barry 6  
• 2Q - A Parker free throw with 3:35 to play cut the lead back to 16. But the Spartans scored the final 11 points of the period to carry a 27-point lead into the break. | Tampa 45, Barry 18
• 3Q - The Spartans pushed the lead to over 30 with a 7-2 run over the first five minutes of the third quarter. The Bucs again went cold from the floor as the Spartans pushed the lead to 37. | Tampa 61, Barry 24
• 4Q - Bucs made a somewhat of a comeback in the fourth quarter. After Tamps took their biggest lead of the game, 70-31, on a three-pointer by Brooklyn Butler with just under four minutes to play. Barry closed the game on a 10-2 run. | Tampa 74, Barry 44

NOTEWORTHY:

• Cook led the Bucs with ten points, two blocks and seven rebounds. 
• Amy Thompspn went 8-for-11 in three-pointers for the Spartans to lead with 24 points under her belt, including hitting 8-for-9 in the first half. 
• Ryan Franklin went 7-for-8 on field goals to score 18 points and added a game-high 12 rebounds.  
• Paola Xargayo Pareja and Parker both had two steals putting up a defensive match against Tampa. 
• Tampa dominated the game by keeping the lead and outscoring the Bucs at the three-point line. Tampa hit 13-for-30 from behind the arc, while the Bucs managed just 4-for-25. 

ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs host Saint Leo on Saturday, Feb. 14.