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The Barry University men's basketball team fell by one to the Panthers of Florida Institute of Technology, 96-95, at the Clemente Center in Sunshine State Conference (SSC) action Wednesday evening.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final:  Florida Tech 96, Barry 95Records: Barry (6-5, 2-4 SSC), Florida Tech (12-3, 5-2 SSC)All-Time Series: Buccaneers lead, 46-28, and have won nine of last 11 meetings. Panthers ended a nine-game skid with back-to-back wins at the Clemente Center.

SUMMARY:

• 1H - James Montgomery led the Buccaneers with 14 points in the opening half. Michael Schaefer's jumper gave Barry had a five-point advantage, 14-9, before Florida Tech took a 23-5 run for a double-digit lead. Sean Houpt led all players with 17 points in the first half as the Panthers had their largest lead, 53-39, trimmed to eight at the break when the Buccaneers finished with a 6-0 spurt in the last 1:06. Montgomery's three-point play and Malik Stanley's 3-pointer accounted for the last-minute scoring. | Florida Tech 53, Barry 45
• 2H - Niall Harris and Sesan Russell hit 3-pointers in the first couple of minutes of the second half as Florida Tech expanded its margin to 11 points, 61-50. Michael Schaefer's jumper at 14:32 brought the Buccaneer deficit into single digits where it remained the rest of the way. Tyler Hawkins' fastbreak layup with 25 seconds left had Barry within one, 93-92, but Sean Houpt made 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch before a Jaron Williams triple at the buzzer gave the Bucs the final margin. | Florida Tech 96, Barry 95

NOTEWORTHY:

• Barry made its last four field goal attempts - two buckets by Tyler Hawkins and 3-pointers from Nick Anderson and Jaron Williams.
• Six Bucs in double figures led by James Montgomery (20 points).
• Nick Anderson (14), Tyler Hawkins (12), Michael Schaefer (12), Malik Stanley (11), and Jaron Williams (16) also reached double digits.
• Niall Harris and Michael Schaefer were tops in rebounds for their respective teams, both with seven boards.
• Buccaneers shot 63 percent (35-for-56) from the floor including 55 percent (11-for-20) from long range.
• Barry's 20 turnovers led to 33 points for Florida Tech.
• Sean Houpt led all players with 33 points.

ON THE HORIZON:

Barry returns home to host Nova Southeastern University on Saturday (4 p.m.).

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