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The Barry University men's basketball team took a 97-56 loss against the Lions of Saint Leo University in Sunshine State Conference (SSC) action Saturday evening at the Bowman Center.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Saint Leo 97, Barry 56Records: Barry (7-9, 3-8 SSC), Saint Leo (14-7, 6-5 SSC)All-Time Series: The 41-point margin became the largest win for Saint Leo in its history with Barry in men's basketball, snapping a three-game skid against the Buccaneers. The teams even the overall series at 18 wins apiece, with both going 12-6 on their respective home courts.

SUMMARY:

• 1H - Right out of the gate, it appeared that the Buccaneers were setting the tone of the contest with an 8-2 lead in the first 70 seconds of play before the Lions responded with a blazing 20-4 run to take control of the momentum and the lead 22-12. After Barry scored on a layup by Tyler Hawkins, following his rebound at the other end, with 5:28 in the first half to cut Saint Leo's lead 30-23, the Green & Gold shut out the Bucs the rest of the half, scoring 18 unanswered to head into the locker room with a commanding 48-23 lead. | Saint Leo 48, Barry 23
• 2H - Following a Barry basket at the 16:09 mark to cut the deficit to 23 (59-36), Saint Leo spent the next nine minutes continuing to pour on the scoring, building a monstrous 32-8 run to build its largest lead of the game at 47 with a 91-44 lead. With an insurmountable lead, Lions' reserves like freshmen Kendale Johnson, James Prudhomme, Marshawn Robinson, and Chase Freymiller closed out the final six minutes of the game and secured the 97-56 win for the Green & Gold. | Saint Leo 97, Barry 56

NOTEWORTHY:

• James Montgomery led all Bucs with 16 points and seven rebounds.
• Rusty Moorer scored eight points in 22 minutes of action.
• Malik Stanley (7), Karson Jenkins (7), Tyler Hawkins (6), and Adren Roberts (5) rounded out the other leading scorers for Barry.

ON THE HORIZON:

Barry looks to bounce back when it hosts Embry-Riddle on Wednesday, January 25 (7:30 p.m.) at the Cesar Odio Court in the Health & Sports Center in Miami Shores, Florida.

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