DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - For the 11th time overall and fourth time in as many seasons, the Daytona Mitsubishi/Kia Shootout crown went to the Embry-Riddle Eagles. The Eagles led by as many as 15 in the second half before Francis Marion made it a game late, trimming the deficit to five with 42 seconds left, but the hosts held on thanks to clutch free throws down the stretch to beat the Patriots, 86-77. Dalton Barnes was named tournament MVP after scoring 21 points, collecting six assists and recording four steals, while Luka Majstorovic and Dillon Graham also made the All-Tournament Team for the Blue and Gold who improved to 4-2 on the season. The Patriots dipped to 2-4 despite 22 points from All-Tournament selection Detrek Browning.

The first 17 minutes of the game saw the Eagles hold the lead for most of the opening half, going up by six on a Majstorovic layup at the 13:20 mark, but Francis Marion came right back to cut the lead to one on a Josh Council three-pointer, and eventually took a one-point advantage, 21-20, on All-Tournament Team honoree Judah Alexander's jumper with six minutes to play in the first.

A Kenneth Jackson dunk at the 3:13 mark gave the Patriots a 27-26 lead, but for the final minutes of the first half the Eagles blitzed the visitors, outscoring them 13-2, starting with a pair of Barnes free throws, followed by back-to-back threes from Graham. A Bradley Mapes trey pushed the lead to 37-27 for the Blue and Gold, and after FMU was able to get a layup with a minute left, Majstorovic gave the Eagles back a double-digit cushion with a layup of his own right before half.

Majstorovic and Browning led all scorers with 10 each for their respective teams, but the Eagles held a big advantage at the charity stripe in the first period, going 9-for-10, while FMU went just 2-for-2.

Embry-Riddle came out of the lockerroom firing on all cylinders to begin the second, taking its 10-point lead out to 14 on a Barnes layup, and the home team was able to stay comfortably ahead over the next few minutes, but an 8-0 run by the Patriors that ended with a Council layup at the 12-minute mark caused Head Coach Steve Ridder to call timeout to settle things down.

Barnes delivered a huge bucket out of the timeout, his first three-pointer of the season, followed by an and-one that he converted after he swiped the ball from Council on the ensuing FMU possession.

Embry-Riddle held Francis Marion at bay until just under four minutes to play, as the Eagles saw their largest lead of the night, a 79-64 lead, dwindle to just five on a Jaquez Smith trey with 42 seconds left. But Skyler Hogan, Graham and Cole Hunter went a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line in the final 33 seconds to seal the victory and tournament title for the Eagles.

ERAU forced FMU into 24 turnovers and capitalized with 27 points. Browning led four players in double-figures with 22, but it wasn't enough as Barnes was joined by Majstorovic (17), Hogan (16) and Graham (13) in double-digits offensively. Hogan also grabbed nine rebounds for the Eagles.

Ridder moved into a tie for 61st on the all-time men's college basketball coaching wins list with his 660th career victory. Barnes also slid past Ryan Exter into 12th all-time in career points, standing at 1,511.

The Eagles will play away from the ICI Center for the first time all season on Wednesday, Nov. 30 as they visit Saint Leo for a 7:30 p.m. tip at the Marion Bowman Activities Center.

Game Photos

All-Tournament Team
Anthony Gaskins - St. Augustine's
Detrek Browning - Francis Marion
Judah Alexander - Francis Marion
Luka Majstorovic - Embry-Riddle
Dillon Graham - Embry-Riddle
MVP - Dalton Barnes - Embry-Riddle