Bisons fall to FGCU in series opener

Friday, January 22

Allen Arena

7:00 PM

Lipscomb University

9-8, 4-3ASUN

FGCU

6-4, 1-2ASUN

Team	1	2	F
FGCU	32	47	79
Lipscomb	36	33	69

Bisons fall to FGCU in series opener

1/22/2021 11:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By: Kirk Downs

NASHVILLE – The Lipscomb men's basketball team dropped its weekend opener to Florida Gulf Coast, 79-69, Friday night in Allen Arena.

The loss was the second in a row for the Bisons, who fell to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in ASUN Conference play. FGCU improved to 6-4 and earned its first league victory, moving to 1-2.

Senior Romeao Ferguson continued to play well for the purple and gold, pouring in a season-high 22 points with eight rebounds and two assists. He shot 8-of-14 and is now averaging 20.3 points over his last three games.

Your @TarkHarwell Player of the Game is @Flacko_rome after continuing his hot stretch. ?? pic.twitter.com/WLTRrxA2ti
— LipscombMBB (@LipscombMBB) January 23, 2021

HOW IT HAPPENED
After jumping out to an 11-0 lead to start the game and a 36-32 advantage at halftime, the Bisons couldn't stop the high-flying Eagles in the final 20 minutes. FGCU shot 50 percent in the second half and hit seven of its 11 three-pointers.

8?-0? start for @LipscombMBB on five points from Romeao Ferguson and an opening triple by Jake Wolfe. #HornsUp | @wakejolfe | @Flacko_rome pic.twitter.com/X5u3QmXiDJ
— #ASUNMBB ?? (@ASUN_MBB) January 23, 2021

Lipscomb led by as many as seven in the second half following a 3-pointer from Jake Wolfe immediately out of the break, but the Eagles outscored the Bisons 47-30 the rest of the way.

Parker Hazen put the Bisons in front with a pair of free throws, 49-48, at the 13:10 mark. It would be their final lead as FGCU would hit four triples over the next seven minutes, eventually leading to an 11-point lead.

GET OUT OF HIS WAY!!! P-Train coming through ?? @p_hazen #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/2BijHjHQY4
— LipscombMBB (@LipscombMBB) January 23, 2021

Down seven, Ahsan Asadullah and Ferguson made back-to-back buckets to get the game to one possession, but FGCU nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to quickly extend the lead out to nine.

?? @Flacko_rome doing it all right now on both ends ?? pic.twitter.com/XDwev42pSa
— LipscombMBB (@LipscombMBB) January 23, 2021

FROM THE BENCH

Hear from @coachacuff following tonight's loss to FGCU. https://t.co/VlDl34Uhx3
— LipscombMBB (@LipscombMBB) January 23, 2021

HERD NOTES

Lipscomb shot 41 percent from the field, going 25-of-61.
Hazen scored 15 of the team's 17 bench points adding four rebounds and a pair of triples in 20 minutes.
Asadullah was the third Bison in double figures with 14 points and nine boards. He was double-teamed all night, but still managed to go 7-of-8 from the floor.
Wolfe scored six points and pulled in a career high nine rebounds.
The Bisons outrebounded the Eagles, 39-38.
KJ Johnson dished a team high six assists.
The Bisons finished 13-of-17 at the stripe and 6-of-20 from beyond the arc.