MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Embry-Riddle men's basketball came up a point shy on the road Saturday, falling 81-80 to Barry inside the Health & Sports Center after a last-second effort missed at the horn.
RECORDS Embry-Riddle: 10-10 (7-6 SSC)
Barry: 11-9 (6-6 SSC)
GAME NOTES - Embry-Riddle is 9-17 against Barry, battling to a 5-5 record in the last 10 matchups.
KEY PERFORMERS Embry-Riddle
Barry
- Marko Sarenac – 18pts, 10 reb
- Tarrance Warren Jr. – 17 pts, 3 reb
HOW IT HAPPENED First Half - ERAU set the tone immediately, thanks to a Dawson Barr layup which sparked an early exchange of scoring.
- The Eagles leveled the game at 15-15 with 13:23 left, battling in back-and-forth play.
- Embry-Riddle would go on to build a seven-point edge in the half, but eventually settling for a 47-44 lead at the break with the help of 13 points from Jared Berry.
- ERAU capped off the half with a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Braeden Moore.
- Embry-Riddle shot for 42.1% from the field and just 3-of-12 from three in the first half.
- Clarens Pierre asserted his dominance inside early with six boards and a pair of blocks to end the first 20 minutes of action.
Second Half - Barry flipped the script in the second half, besting Embry-Riddle 37-33 in scoring.
- The Buccaneers nearly stretched the edge to double figures about halfway through the period, but the Eagles fought hard to remain within reach.
- Relja Vranesevic highlighted the half with 11 points on 100% shooting from both the field (3-of-3) and the foul line (5-of-5), scoring within a 30-second span late.
- Embry-Riddle closed out the game with a 7-2 stretch of scoring and an opportunity to win in the final seconds of the game with Chalier Torres missing three-pointer at the buzzer.
- Shooting woes plagued the Eagles in the second half, shooting just 36.6% from the field and going 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.
INSIDE THE STATS - The night swung back and forth with six ties and 17 lead changes.
- ERAU shot for 39.7% (27-of-68) from the field, 17.6% (3-of-17) from three, and 76.7% (23-of-30) from the charity stripe.
- Embry-Riddle narrowly edged out Barry 38-35 in rebounding.
- Berry finished with a tally of 21 points, five rebounds, and three steals while Vranesevic scored 11.
- The Bucs' bench outscored the Eagles' bench 47-30.
- ERAU produced 18 points off 15 turnovers.
UP NEXT Embry-Riddle faces Tampa a week from now, tipping off from the Bob Martinez Athletics Center at 4:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 7.
