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78
Winner Lipscomb Lips 4-1,0-0 ASUN
59
Dayton UD 1-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
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Lipscomb Lips
4-1,0-0 ASUN
78
Final
59
Dayton UD
1-2,0-0 Atlantic 10
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Team 1 2 F
Lipscomb Lips 38 40 78
Dayton UD 28 31 59

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Kirk Downs

Bisons make statement with dominant road win at Dayton

DAYTON – The Lipscomb men's basketball team went on the road and picked up one of the biggest wins of the Lennie Acuff era, knocking off the Dayton Flyers 78-59 Wednesday night inside UD Arena.
 
In a season that is less than 10 days old, the Bisons improved to 4-1 and earned their third win on the road. Dayton dropped to 1-2.
 
Junior Ahsan Asadullah gave the Flyers fits all night. In 29 minutes on the court, the big man poured in a game-high 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting, while pulling down eight rebounds with three assists and three blocks.
 
Tommy Murr exploded again off the bench with a perfect 5-for-5 night beyond the arc. He finished with 19 points in 24 minutes. Greg Jones also recorded double figures with 15 points, while draining three triples.
 
Lipscomb's offense was too much for Dayton as the Bisons shot 59 percent from the floor and buried 10-of-18 from deep.
 
1st Half: Lipscomb 38, Dayton 28
  • Asadullah scored on his first shot of the game to give the Bisons a 2-0 lead out of the gate.
  • Parker Hazen scored six-consecutive points, including a pair of layups and two free throws, before Asadullah connected on Lipscomb's first 3-pointer of the night to make it 12-4 just under the first media timeout.
  • After missing two of its first three field goal attempts to start the night, Lipscomb connected on 10 of its next 12 shots, including six-straight, to take a 26-16 lead at the 8:15 mark.
  • The Bisons defense locked down the Flyers and held them to just 3-of-11 shooting to start the game.
  • With the purple and gold leading by 12, Dayton sandwiched a three from Murr with a 12-3 run to get the game back to one possession at 31-28 with 3:07 before half.
  • After seeing opponents cut into leads last weekend in Charleston with late runs in the first period, the Bisons locked in on Wednesday. Highlighted by five straight points from Murr, they ended the half on a 7-0 run and took 38-28 advantage into the break.
  • Six different Bisons scored in the first half. Asadullah led the way with 12 points, five boards and three assists, while Murr chipped in with 10.
  • KJ Johnson matched Asadullah with a team high three helpers as the team assisted on 10 makes and recorded four steals.
  • Lipscomb torched the nets for a 65.2 percent clip after hitting on 15-of-23 shots. It was the highest percentage any team has shot against the Flyers this season in a half.
   
2nd Half: Lipscomb 78, Dayton 59
  • Lipscomb made eight of its first 12 shots, including 3-of-5 three-point attempts in the first eight minutes of the half, taking a 58-43 lead with 11:44 remaining in the contest.
  • Will Pruitt, Jones and Murr all hit early triples to push the lead to 17 before the Flyers mounted a run.
  • After Dayton got it back to within single digits following a 12-2 run, Jones and Murr buried back-to-back triples to swing the momentum back in the purple and gold's favor.
  • The Bisons reeled off 11-straight points and extended their lead to 20 at 69-49 with 7:16 left to play.
  • Jones again found his stroke from long range with 1:19 on the clock to wrap up the scoring for the Bisons.
  • Lipscomb made 14-of-26 shots for a 53.8 percent clip in the second half, including a 7-of-14 mark from three-point range.
  • Jones led all scorers in the final 20 minutes with 13 points in 13 minutes. He was 3-of-6 from three and 4-of-4 at the stripe.
  • Asadullah and Mur added nine points each, while Pruitt dished a team-high six assists
 
GAME NOTES
  • Lipscomb outrebounded Dayton 28-27 and scored 21 points off 13 Flyers turnovers.
  • The team dished 19 assists on 29 makes, their second-highest total of the season.
  • Will Pruitt recorded a career-high eight assists.
  • Parker Hazen scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds and was +25 when in the game.
  • Jones has begun to heat up from long range, making 10 three balls over the last three outings after starting 2-of-9 in the first two. He has at least three makes in each. He was a team-high +28 in the win.
  • Murr has reached double figures for the third time this season in five games. He only did so twice all of last season. His 13 threes are most on the team.
  • Asadullah reached 20+ points for the second time this year, and has pulled down at least eight boards in all five outings. He also has a team high eight blocks after recording just 16 a season ago.
  • KJ Johnson scored eight points and dished five assists in 24 minutes.
  • The Bisons have shot 44 percent or higher in every game this season and Wednesday's contest matched their season high of 59 percent.
  • Lipscomb went 10-of-13 at the line, pushing their season average to 77.3 percent.


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UP NEXT
After five games in nine days, Lipscomb will get a few days off before returning to action on Tuesday, Nov. 23 to take on Tennessee Tech in Cookeville. Tip is set for 6 p.m.


 
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