DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Embry-Riddle men's basketball opened the Bahama House Shootout with a convincing victory against Fort Lauderdale on Friday night.
The Eagles (5-4) captured the nightcap over the Eagles (6-7) in the fourth game of the day and second men's competition on Steve & Vicky Ridder Court inside the ICI Center.
A total of five ERAU players produced double-digit points, led by
Jared Berry's 22 and
Braeden Moore's 20. Embry-Riddle put together a season-best performance from beyond the arc (53.1%) while recording second-best performances in field goal percentage (53.2%) and assists (22).
RECORDS
Embry-Riddle: 5-4
Fort Lauderdale: 6-7
GAME NOTES
- ERAU now leads 3-0 over Fort Lauderdale, all in Daytona Beach.
- Friday's win is the second-largest margin of victory against the Eagles
- Embry-Riddle has averaged 101 points in the series
KEY PERFORMERS
Embry-Riddle
Fort Lauderdale
- Freddie Reeves – 20 pts, 3 stl, 2 ast
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
- Embry-Riddle set the tone early with a 7-0 burst out of the gate as Jack Klinger and Clarens Pierre scored in the paint before a finishing three-pointer from Dawson Barr gave the Eagles an early advantage.
- Fort Lauderdale settled in and pulled the game within three, but ERAU quickly pressured the guests and captured a double-digit advantage.
- The Eagles held control of a double-figure lead for most of the half.
- Embry-Riddle shot 58.1% (18-of-31) from the field and 52.9% (9-of-17) from three behind 12 points from Braeden Moore, who went 4-of-5 from three.
- Jared Berry added 11 on 4-of-7 shooting from the field to give ERAU a 50-29 lead at the break.
Second Half
- Fort Lauderdale battled early and slowly chipped away at the Embry-Riddle lead, eventually pulling the gap down to single digits.
- The visitors outpaced ERAU 33-19 in the first nine minutes of play to cut the lead down to 69-62.
- Embry-Riddle swiftly returned to a double-digit edge and would go on to cruise to a 25-point victory to earn the fifth win of the season and third-straight in the ICI Center.
- ERAU held a 54-50 scoring edge in the second half while shooting 16-of-19 from the foul line to secure the win.
- Landen Harwood and Berry both scored 11 in the half to lead the scoring for the Eagles.
INSIDE THE STATS
- Five ERAU Eagles produced double-digit points with Moore scoring a career-high 20 while shooting 6-for-9 from three.
- Berry finished with 22 points to lead all scorers, adding five rebounds and three assists.
- Harwood finished with career-best 17 points, adding two blocks on the defensive end.
- Both Evan Montanari and Logan Lewis dished out career-highs of six assists apiece.
- ERAU finished with 22 assists as well as a 46-28 advantage in rebounding.
- Fort Lauderdale gathered 14 steals on 19 Embry-Riddle turnovers.
- Embry-Riddle's bench produced 52 points versus Fort Lauderdale's 44.
UP NEXT
Embry-Riddle returns to action tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. ET against Newberry inside the ICI Center.
