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73
Winner Tennessee St. TSU 3-6,0-0 OVC
65
Lipscomb Lips 5-6,0-0 ASUN
Winner
Tennessee St. TSU
3-6,0-0 OVC
73
Final
65
Lipscomb Lips
5-6,0-0 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Tennessee St. TSU 39 34 73
Lipscomb Lips 28 37 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Bisons drop fourth straight with 73-65 loss to Tennessee State

NASHVLLE – Lipscomb men's basketball fell 73-65 in a crosstown matchup with Tennessee State Sunday afternoon in Allen Arena.

The Bisons turned the ball over 19 times and trailed for more than 32 minutes in what was their fourth-straight loss.

 
FIRST HALF: Tennessee State 39, Lipscomb 28
  • Neither side could seem to find the net early on, as the Bisons started 6-of-15 from the field and the Tigers went 4-of-15.
  • The game was back-and-forth through the first eight minutes with Lipscomb leading by three after a bucket from Parker Hazen (15-12).
  • After three straight triples from TSU put Lipscomb in a six-point hole, Kaleb Coleman and Greg Jones responded with back-to-back 3-pointers for the purple and gold to pull the game back even at 21.
  • The Tigers broke the game open over a four-minute stretch late in the half with a 16-1 run that put TSU on top by 15 at 39-24 with less than two minutes to play. The Tigers went 6-of-7 from the floor during the stretch.
  • The Bisons got a bucket from Jacob Ognacevic and a pair of free throws from Quincy Clark to go into the break trailing 39-28.
  • Lipscomb shot 38.5 percent (10-26) in the half, and went just 4-of-18 from long distance.
  • Jones led the Bisons with seven points, while Ognacevic added six and Parker Hazen chipped in five with a team high four rebounds.
  • Ten turnovers led to 11 TSU turnovers as the Bisons scored on just 12 of their 35 possessions in the first half.
 
SECOND HALF: Lipscomb 37, Tennessee State 34
  • TSU opened the half with four straight points before Hazen buried a triple and KJ Johnson converted a layup to get back within 10 at 43-33.
  • Lipscomb went cold after that, missing its next eight shots. The Tigers used a 7-2 run to extend their lead to 15.
  • After six straight points from Grant Asman for the Bisons, TSU was able to push the game to a 17-point margin midway through the half at 58-41.
  • Will Pruitt connected on a pair of 3-pointers and Hazen netted his second long ball of the night to keep the Bisons in the game.
  • Pruitt got hot with a pair of triples and scored 10 points in the midst of a 15-4 run from the Bisons to get them to within eight with 4:13 to play (67-59).
  • A couple minutes later, Pruitt and Johnson hit three free throws before Jones knocked down his second three ball with 1:12 to play to get the Bisons to within five at 70-65.
  • After a missed free throw from TSU, Ognacevic looked to have made a layup and was headed to the free throw line to make it a two-point game, but he was whistled for a charge to give the ball back to the Tigers.
  • TSU turned it over on its next possession but the Bisons were unable to convert again from inside the paint.
  • The Tigers hit three from the line down the stretch to seal the 73-65 win over Lipscomb.
  • Lipscomb shot 41.7 percent in the second half (10-24) and drained five three-pointers, while going 12-of-17 at the charity stripe.
  • Pruitt scored all 14 of his points in the final 20 minutes on 3-of-4 shooting. He was 6-of-6 at the free throw line.
  • Hazen added seven points, while Johnson recorded six.
  • Ognacevic led the team with five rebounds in the half.
 
NOTES
  • Lipscomb finished the game shooting 40 percent from the floor (20-50), and 28.1 percent from deep (9-32).
  • The 32 attempts from three-point range were the second most of the season for Lipscomb (35 vs Kentucky Christian).
  • The Bisons converted on 16-of-23 free throw attempts.
  • TSU outrebounded the Bisons 36 to 27, including 11-4 on the offensive end. It was the second fewest rebounds in a game this season (26 vs. Chattanooga).
  • Lipscomb turned the ball over 19 times, matching the second-highest total of the season. They have turned it over 19+ times four times.
  • The Bisons did force a season high 18 turnovers, but managed to score just nine points off those miscues.
  • Hazen finished with 12 points and six rebounds, while Jones added 10 points and three boards.
  • Pruitt matched his career high with three steals, doing so in two straight outings after also swiping three at Miami.
  • Ognacevic recorded just seven points, but led the team with seven rebounds and two blocks.
 

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Lipscomb hits the road again for the Sunshine State on Wednesday. The Bisons will travel to ACC country for the second straight week to take on Florida State for an 8 p.m. CT tip in Tallahassee.


 
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