FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – No. 7 Barry connected on 11 three-point buckets after halftime, and closed the ball game on a 22-4 run to defeat Nova Southeastern by a final score of 100-73 Saturday evening at the Rick Case Arena. The Sharks trailed by just three at the break, but were unable to keep pace with the Buccaneers' hot shooting despite a complete 20-point, eight-assist and seven-rebound effort from point guard David Dennis.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: No. 7 Barry 100, Nova Southeastern 73
Records: Barry (9-1, 5-0 SSC), Nova Southeastern (9-2, 3-2 SSC)
Location: The Rick Case Arena | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
1^st Half | The Sharks brought the energy early, tallying the game's first seven points, before their lead grew to as many as a dozen at the 11:39 mark following a technical foul by Barry's Kooper Glick. However, the Buccaneers would reel off 14 of the next 16 points, including nine from All-American point guard Elvar Fridriksson, to quickly even the contest back up at 26. Both sides would trade leads eight times the rest of the way, with a late three by Gerard Tarin closing the gap to 46-43

2^nd Half | Barry opened up a double-digit cushion with seven straight points to begin the second half. Nova Southeastern would hang tough, though, climbing back to within a pair after a Dennis lay-in. Nick Smith buried a difficult jumper with 7:11 to go to cut the deficit to single digits. However, seven straight missed field goals by the Sharks led to a scoring drought of 3:14 as Barry countered with four three's during the same span en route to the eventual victory.

STATS OF THE NIGHT:

• Following Saturday's performance, Dennis has now recorded at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in five straight contests.
• Tarin returned from a two-game absence by posting 15 points in 19 minutes.
• Nova Southeastern struggled to find n answer for Barry's Daniel Mortensen, who poured in a game-high 26 points to go along with nine rebounds.
• The Sharks made only one of their 11 attempts from beyond the arc in the second half.
• Dwayne Gibson swatted four shots in the ball game, one below his career-high of five set versus Indianapolis on December 16, 2016.

UP NEXT:
NSU will face its second straight ranked opponent when it welcomes No. 24 Eckerd to the Rick Case Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET. For complete coverage of the action, follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_MBasketball or visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com.