Barber averaged 21 points and 10.5 rebounds to carry the Penguins to their first-ever back-to-back wins over UIC and Loyola.
    In the victory over UIC on Thursday, Barber scored a career-best 24 points while grabbing a career-high 15 rebounds. In the win over Loyola on Saturday, he had 18 points and six rebounds.
    In the two games, he had 42 points, 21 rebounds, two assists and two steals in 77 minutes. He was 15-of-29 (51.7 percent) from the field and 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) from the free-throw line.
    Against UIC, he was 9-of-16 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line. Against Loyola, he was 6-of-13 and 5-of-6. This season, he has scored in double figures in 11 of 13 games and is averaging 16.8 points and 8.8 rebounds the past four outings.
    Barber is the first Penguin to win the Player-of-the-Week award this and and first since Quin Humphrey on Feb. 19, 2007.