ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle men's basketball team registered its biggest road win of the season on Wednesday night at Eckerd's McArthur Center, thanks in large part to senior Dalton Barnes and his career-high 35 points as the Eagles blitzed the host Tritons in the second half to secure a 93-80 victory. The Eagles' (11-7) 93 points against Eckerd (14-5) were the second-most the Tritons have given up all season as ERAU shot 53 percent from the field and 45 percent from long range, turning a six-point halftime lead into, at one point, an 18-point cushion mid-way through the second half en route to the 13-point win.

Barnes, who reached the 30-point mark for the third time in his Eagle career (all in the last two seasons and all on the road), scored 17 in the first half before dropping 18 in the second. Skyler Hogan scored 17 points, including a dagger three-pointer with just 1:20 left to play, while freshman Shaquan McArthur contributed 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

ERAU jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead on a Barnes jumper and McArthur triple, and after Eckerd came back to tie it at 10-10, the Eagles went on a 15-3 run, capped by back-to-back threes from Dillon Graham and Brian Johnson, taking a 25-13 lead at the 11:40 mark.

Embry-Riddle stayed in front by double-digits for the next several minutes as Barnes and teammates put on an offensive show, going up by as many as 13 before the home team started to chip away, ending the half on a 7-2 run and just missing a three at the buzzer, as ERAU took a 45-39 advantage into the break.

Out of the half, the Tritons got to within four on three separate occasions in the opening four minutes, including at the 16:22 mark when Drushaun McLaurn completed an and-one to make it 54-50. However, the Eagles responded with a massive 16-2 run over the next five minutes, paced by Barnes' seven points during that span, to take a 70-52 lead with just under 12 to play.

Eckerd was able to stop the bleeding and would go on a run of its own around the 10-minute mark, cutting the deficit to eight on a pair of free throws from Trevon Young. Again the visitors were able to create some separation, going back up by 14 on back-to-back baskets from McArthur, and two Barnes free throws at the 4:33 mark made it 82-66 in favor of ERAU.

The Tritons had one final run in them and got the Eagle lead down to nine at 83-74 with three minutes left, but the biggest bucket of the night was a Hogan three after a McArthur steal, pushing the lead back to a dozen at 86-74 before McArthur and Barnes finished the game a combined 7-for-8 at the charity stripe in the final minute to seal the win.

Barnes' 35 points ties for the fifth-highest individual point total ever scored by an Eagle and is the second-most ever scored by an Eagle in a true road game (37 - Ray Graham at Johnson & Wales, 1/25/12).

Joining Barnes, Hogan and McArthur in double-figures was Johnson, who came off the bench for 10 points and five rebounds, while Luka Majstorovic added eight points and a team-high 11 boards.

The Eagles continue their three-game road swing with a Saturday tilt against Lynn in Boca Raton. Tip is slated for 4 p.m. at the de Hoernle Sports & Cultural Center on the Lynn campus.