Turnovers overshadow 65-percent shooting night in road defeat at Tennessee Tech

Tuesday, November 23

Cookeville, Tenn.

6:00 PM

Lipscomb University

4-2,0-0ASUN

Tennessee Tech

2-3,0-0OVC

Team	1	2	F
Lipscomb	41	36	77
Tennessee Tech	36	52	88

Turnovers overshadow 65-percent shooting night in road defeat at Tennessee Tech

11/23/2021 11:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Kirk Downs

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb men's basketball went on the road and shot 64.4 percent from the floor, hit 10 three-pointers and dished 22 assists against Tennessee Tech. On most nights, that equals a recipe for victory.

So when you look at the box score and read the Bisons lost 88-77 to the Golden Eagles, a double-take is almost guaranteed.

The story of the game was Lipscomb simply could not hold onto the ball and could not get a stop on defense after halftime. The purple and gold coughed up the rock 22 times, leading to 24 points for Tech, and got outscored 52-36 in the second half.

Jacob Ognacevic was perfect for Lipscomb on offense with 24 points in 27 minutes. The Sheboygan, Wisconsin product finished 9-for-9 from the floor, including a 5-for-5 night beyond the arc.

Ahsan Asadullah, the two-time ASUN Player of the Week, flirted with a triple-double as he recorded 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. However, he did turn the ball over a team-high seven times.

Parker Hazen and Greg Jones added 10 points each and combined to shoot 7-for-12 from the field.

FIRST HALF

It took nearly three minutes before points were put on the board, when Asadullah deposited a feed from Hazen to go up 2-0.
Despite a pair of early triples from Jones, TTU evened the score at 10 near the 12:30 mark.
Ognacevic then went to the other end and recorded a layup to jump-start a 13-0 run for the Bisons.
In the spurt, Tanner Shulman buried three consecutive 3-pointers before Hazen's layup put Lipscomb in front 23-10 with 9:22 left in the half.
After trading baskets the next few minutes, TTU used a 7-2 run to cut Lipscomb's lead to 37-30.
The Bisons took a 41-36 lead into the half after the Golden Eagles converted an and-one with two seconds on the clock.
Ognacevic scored 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting in the first half, while Asadullah recorded eight points, five rebounds and five assists.
The Bisons were lights out in the first 20 minutes, shooting 74% from the field after making 17-of-23 shots, including 7-of-11 from beyond the arc. They assisted on 13 of the 17 makes.
At one point, Lipscomb connected on 10 straight shot attempts, and 15-of-19.
The story of the half was 14 turnovers from the purple and gold on 37 possessions. Tech scored 12 points off those miscues.

1H | @greg_jones3 with the ?? and @P_hazen follows with the ??#IntoTheStorm?? | #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/u3UEopBIzl
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 24, 2021

SECOND HALF

The Bisons opened up the half on a 6-2 run to extend their advantage to 47-38 after makes from KJ Johnson, Will Pruitt and Hazen in the paint.
After the Golden Eagles managed to cut it back to two points, Ognacevic began to take over the game. The big man scored eight straight points for Lipscomb, including back-to-back threes.
Four free throws from Hazen and Johnson pushed it back to an 8-point lead with just under 10 minutes to play.
TTU then used an 8-0 run over the next two minutes to even the game at 63-63.
The Golden Eagles took their first lead of the night at 7:02 on a three from Shandon Goldman and Lipscomb never recovered.
Tennessee Tech ended the night on a 20-8 run as the Bisons continued to turn the ball over and never could get a stop when they needed it most.
Ognacevic poured in 14 points in the second half on 5-of-5 shooting with three treys.
Johnson and Hazen each scored six points, while Asadullah chipped in four and five boards.
The Bisons scored on 17 of their 32 possessions.
Lipscomb shot 54.5 percent from the floor (12-of-22), 75.0 percent from deep (3-of-4) and dished eight assists.
They turned it over eight more times, leading to 12 TTU points.

Jacob Ognacevic skates through the lane for the layup and leads @LipscombMBB with 1??3?? on the night??#ASUNMBB | #HornsUp pic.twitter.com/6B1N37VbtA
— ASUN Men's Basketball?? (@ASUN_MBB) November 24, 2021

GAME NOTES

Lipscomb went 29-of-45 from the floor, 10-of-15 from deep and 9-of-16 from the charity stripe.
The 64.4 percent clip was the highest by a Lipscomb team since shooting the exact same percentage in a home win over Navy on December 9, 2018.
The 66.7 percent mark from long distance was the highest by the Bisons since shooting the same against North Florida on January 25, 2020 (6-of-9).
Tanner Shulman came up with clutch baskets in the first half, going 3-for-3 from deep, to record nine points in 13 minutes.
KJ Johnson scored six points with four assists, two rebounds and three turnovers in 26 minutes.
Will Pruitt finished with four points, three assists and four turnovers.
The Bisons collected 22 assists on 29 field goal makes.
Lipscomb has hit 10+ threes in three games this season. Last year they reached that mark just seven outings.

FROM THE BENCH

?? @coachacuff talks postgame about tonight's loss and the team's inability to put Tennessee Tech away. #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/vzEuByfnjP
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 24, 2021

UP NEXT
The Bisons return to Allen Arena on Sunday (Nov. 28) for the first time in three weeks when they welcome Kentucky Christian for a 4 p.m. tip.