DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Just three days after the Embry-Riddle men's basketball team earned one of its biggest wins in program history with a 65-60 win over NCAA II No. 5 Eckerd, the Eagles couldn't produce the same energy, losing 82-60 to Florida Tech on Saturday in the ICI Center. The Eagles (11-6) shot just 33 percent from the floor and trailed by as many 30 in the second half, as the Panthers (11-8) led nearly wire-to-wire, shooting a blistering 55 percent from the field en route to the blowout victory.

The Eagles' 60 points was the lowest offensive output of the year for the Blue and Gold, and ERAU's 8-for-32 effort from long range was the second-lowest in 2015-16.

FIT grabbed a 7-5 lead on a Jordan Majors jumper at the 17:41 mark and never looked back, cruising to a 10-point lead at the half (43-33) before outscoring the hosts by 12 in the second period to breeze to the win.

ERAU got a spark from Dalton Barnes at the end of the first half as he was th catalyst for a 6-0 run to end the period, trimming a 16-point deficit to 10 at the break, but the momentum wouldn't carry over to the final half as FIT ran out on a 10-3 run to start the second half to take a commandin,g 53-36 lead with 17 and a half minutes to go.

The Eagles never got their footing offensively on Saturday, a complete opposite type of output from ERAU's 94-77 win over the Panthers back on Nov. 21 in Melbourne when ERAU shot 55 percent from the field and 50 percent from three.

Florida Tech scored 36 points in the paint, compared to just 20 for the Eagles while winning the rebounding battle, 37-34.

Barnes paced the Eagles with 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals while Joseph Gonzalez and Daniel Kiesling joined him in double-figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

ERAU will look to return to the win column on Wednesday, Jan. 27 as the Eagles travel to West Palm Beach for a matchup with fellow Sunshine State Conference provisional member Palm Beach Atlantic. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.