Barry Stuns Spartans With Last-Second Winner

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa Spartans men's basketball team fall short after a hard-fought game against the Barry University Buccaneers on Saturday evening.

Final: Barry University Buccaneers 73, University of Tampa Spartans 71

Records: Tampa (13-8, 9-7 SSC), Barry (16-5, 11-5 SSC)

Location: Bob Martinez Center || Tampa, Fla.

All-Time Series: The University of Tampa leads the all-time series against Barry University, 45-32.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half: Martin Lakovic started the scoring for Tampa making one of two free throws. Despite the early start, Tampa turned the ball over five times in five minutes and Barry capitalized off the turnovers going on a 7-0 run. Tampa then experienced a scoring drought, but it quickly ended with Bryan Williams hitting a mid-range jumper. Williams from there was on fire, going 5-6 from the three-point line. Even with Williams forceful dunk off of a defensive steal and 25 points in the half, Tampa couldn't stop Barry from scoring the ball. || Score: 40-32 (Barry)

Second Half: Mykah Brown started off hot scoring the first nine points of the half. From here, Tampa had a burst of energy and tied the game at 50. Derrick Felder hit a big three giving Tampa their first lead of the game. With under five minutes left, the game became scrappy with each team fighting to score. Tyson Leitao had a huge dunk giving Tampa the spark they needed to close out the game. The last two minutes were tense with back-to-back scored by each team. Lakovic grabbed a clutch rebound attempting to give Tampa the last-second shot. Despite the last-second push, Barry scored a gut-wrenching layup with 0.6 seconds left ending Tampa's momentum. || 73-71 (Barry)

INSIDE THE STATS

• Williams had a career-high of 30 points
• Brown and Felder led the second half in double digits with 17 and 14 points
• Barry outscored Tampa in the paint 30-18

BEYOND THE BOX

• Tampa's bench scored 30 points
• Leitao played 38 minutes
• Lakovic led the team with 13 rebounds

UP NEXT: Tampa goes on the road as they face Rollins College on Wednesday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m.in Winter Park, Florida.

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