Next Game: vs. Lee 11/13/2015 | 2:30 PM

MIAMI—The Barry Buccaneers only won two quarters, but they were the first and fourth as they defeated the FIU Panthers 70-62 at FIU Arena on Tuesday night.

The Bucs led 59-57 with 5:14 remaining in the game after a pair of Amra Elezovic free throws. But the Panthers rolled off five straight points to take a 62-59 lead with 3:49 left. Barry responded with an 11-0 run to close the game. Jackie Perez hit a three-pointer to tie the game and Elezovic and Ivana Vuletic combined to shoot 8-for-8 from the line.

The Bucs got off to a fast start, opening the game with a 21-10 run over the first six minutes. Barry took its biggest lead of the game, 31-16, on a jumper by Emily Schahczinski to end the first quarter.

The Panthers chipped back, shaving four points off the lead in the second period and seven more in the third before finally taking the lead in the fourth.

Elezovic led the Bucs again with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Perez added 14 points and five assists. Janka Hegedus led FIU with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Tianah Alvarado chipped in with 12 points.

Barry shot a blistering 9-of-15 from three-point range in the first half, but was only 1-10 in the second.

Barry went 2-1 in the preseason, beating Miami-Dade and FIU and falling to FAU.

The Bucs open the regular season on Friday, Nov. 13 at 2:30 pm at the Nova Southeastern Tipoff Classic against the Flames of Lee University.

