Monday, December 21
Allen Arena
1:00 PM
Lipscomb University
vs
Crowley's Ridge
Men's Basketball Hosts Crowley's Ridge at 1 p.m. Monday
12/20/2020 12:58:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Monday, December 21
1:00 p.m. – Crowley's Ridge (3-10) at Lipscomb (3-5)
Location: Allen Arena | Nashville, Tenn.
Links: ESPN+ | Live Stats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb men's basketball team wraps up its pre-Christmas slate on Monday when the Bisons welcome to town Crowley's Ridge College for a 1 p.m. tipoff in Allen Arena.
The matchup will be the first meeting ever between the programs.
Monday's action on Don Meyer Court will be broadcast on ESPN+ with father-son duo Jonathan and Justin Seamon on the call.
Tickets are available at http://www.LipscombTickets.com
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT
ABOUT THE BISONS
HERD NOTES
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will get a few days off for Christmas before coming back on Dec. 29 to host Freed-Hardeman in the team's final tune up before conference play begins on Jan. 1-2.
1:00 p.m. – Crowley's Ridge (3-10) at Lipscomb (3-5)
Location: Allen Arena | Nashville, Tenn.
Links: ESPN+ | Live Stats
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb men's basketball team wraps up its pre-Christmas slate on Monday when the Bisons welcome to town Crowley's Ridge College for a 1 p.m. tipoff in Allen Arena.
The matchup will be the first meeting ever between the programs.
Monday's action on Don Meyer Court will be broadcast on ESPN+ with father-son duo Jonathan and Justin Seamon on the call.
Tickets are available at http://www.LipscombTickets.com
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT
- The Pioneers are coming off back-to-back losses to familiar foes in North Alabama (99-51) and Tennessee State (90-68) last week.
- Point guard Bo Roberson leads the team in scoring with an 18.2 ppg clip. He is also tops in three-point shooting (27-of-85) and free throws (35-of-44), going along with his 5.0 rebounds per game and 29 total assists.
- K.J. Corder is the only other Pioneer in double figures (13.0 ppg). He is the team's leading rebounder, pulling in 5.3 boards each time out.
- As a team, Crowley's Ridge is scoring 72.1 points per game and shooting 38.9 percent from the field.
- Their opponents are winning the rebounding battle, 47.8 to 37.5.
ABOUT THE BISONS
- Lipscomb features a balanced attack, with five players scoring in double figures, seven players averaging at least 5.0 points and nine players averaging at least 10 minutes per game.
- After returning in the Battle of the Boulevard for his first action of the season, sophomore KJ Johnson is leading the squad with 14.2 ppg and is shooting 47.6% from the floor … He scored 13 points with six rebounds and six assists in his last outing against Trevecca … He is coming off an All-Freshman season where he ranked second on the Bisons with 11.2 ppg; making him the 2nd-highest scoring freshman in the program's D-I era.
- Junior center Ahsan Asadullah is coming off a season-low 5-point effort, but he is still the team's 2nd-leading scoring threat at 12.9 ppg … He does lead the team in rebounding (7.3 rpg) and assists (4.6 apg) … His 37 total assists are the most among any center in the nation in D-I and 37th overall regardless of position … He also ranks sixth in scoring and ninth in rebounding among centers … He has pulled down two double-doubles this season after totaling an ASUN-leading 15 last season.
- Grad transfer Romeao Ferguson is averaging 11.6 points and 4.5 rebounds … He has scored in double figures in 7-of-8 games and leads the team with 12 steals (2nd in the ASUN) after swiping a season-high three against Trevecca ... He has five games of double-digit swipes.
- Junior Jake Wolfe is averaging 10.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists … He is shooting 47.3 percent from the floor and paces the team at the free throw line, draining 26-of-33 (.788).
HERD NOTES
- Lipscomb's 123 total assists on the year rank 29th in the country. The team's 15.4 assists per game total is the third-best total in the ASUN.
- The Bisons are among the national leaders in free throws made (104) and attempted (153). The rank 62nd and 57th, respectively.
- Lipscomb shoots it from deep at a 35.5 percent clip, the 3rd-best mark in the ASUN.
- Lipscomb returns 10 letter winners and three of its primary starters from a squad that finished 16-16 overall and 9-7 in ASUN
- Lennie Acuff is in his 2nd season at the helm of the program and his 31st overall as a head coach. His 16 wins last season were the most by a first-year head coach in Lipscomb's Division I era.
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will get a few days off for Christmas before coming back on Dec. 29 to host Freed-Hardeman in the team's final tune up before conference play begins on Jan. 1-2.
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