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Men's Basketball struggles at Florida State

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Lipscomb men's basketball ran into a buzzsaw Wednesday night as Florida State blew things open early in the second half en route to a 97-60 victory over the Bisons at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

Jacob Ognacevic led the purple and gold with 20 points and nine rebounds after shooting 7-for-9 from the field and draining a career high five 3-pointers.


 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Lipscomb (5-7) went toe-to-toe with the Seminoles (6-4) for the first several minutes, leading for nearly the first six minutes of action.

Ognacevic got the Bisons on the board with a triple from the right wing off a pass from true freshman Quincy Clark. In fact, the Sheboygan, Wisconsin native got hot and connected on his first five attempts from long distance.

Coupled with Ognacevic's first two treys, Greg Jones drained a 3-pointer and Will Pruitt knocked down a turnaround fade away from the free throw line to help the Bisons start 5-for-5 from the floor and hold a 14-9 lead over FSU in the first five minutes.

A few minutes later, Clark muscled in a layup to give the purple and gold a 16-14 lead at the 12:11 mark before FSU's Anthony Polite crank started his career night.

Polite scored eight straight at one point to help Florida State retake the advantage and push its lead to 13 with six minutes to play in the first half.

After another Ognacevic 3-pointer and a dunk from Parker Hazen cut the deficit to 11, the Seminoles pushed their lead out to 16 at halftime, 44-28.

The game got away quickly in the second half. FSU scored the first eight points of the period, then connected on nine consecutive shots to extend its advantage to 35 in the first six minutes. The Noles, who entered the night shooting just 32 percent from long distance on the year, drained their first six 3-point attempts after halftime and ended up throwing in a season high 14-of-26 for the game.

In a span from 1:45 left in the first half to the 5:37 mark of the second, FSU went 22-of-28 from the floor and turned an 11-point lead into a 44-point advantage, the largest of the game. The Bisons hit a trio of late triples to make it 97-60 at the final buzzer.
 

NOTES
  • The game marked the first meeting between the two programs since 1951.
  • It was also the 950th career game for Lennie Acuff as a head coach.
  • Lipscomb shot 38 percent (23-60) for the night and hit 11 three-pointers, while Florida State finished with a 53-percent clip (37-70) and 14 long balls.
  • The Bisons started 5-for-5 from the field and then hit just four of their next 15 attempts.
  • The Seminoles started 4-of-13 before hitting eight of their next 11.
  • Ognacevic recorded his seventh game of 20+ points and his fifth in the last seven outings. He matched his career high with five long balls.
  • Kaleb Coleman was the only other Bison in double figures with 10 points in 13 minutes. He went 4-of-5, including 2-of-3 from long range.
  • Quincy Clark made the first start of his career on Wednesday, finishing with four points and three assists.
  • Tommy Murr recorded a career high six assists in 19 minutes.
  • Freshman Trae Benham buried his first career 3-pointer in the second half and finished 2-of-2 from beyond the arc for a career high six points in six minutes.
  • Hazen matched Benham with six points and pulled down four boards.
  • FSU forced Lipscomb into 19 turnovers and outscored the Bisons 23-0 in points off turnovers.
  • With five 7-footers on the Seminoles roster, the Bisons were outrebounded 40-31.
  • The length of the Noles helped the home team come up with 10 steals and eight blocks.
  • Lipscomb recorded seven steals and got 23 points from the bench.
  • Eight different Seminoles hit a three-pointers.
 
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UP NEXT
Lipscomb returns home for the fourth Sunday in a row when Tennessee Wesleyan comes to Allen Arena for a 4 p.m. tipoff.


 
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Players Mentioned

Greg Jones

#1 Greg Jones

Guard
6' 3"
Sophomore
Kaleb Coleman

#5 Kaleb Coleman

Forward
6' 6"
Freshman
Parker Hazen

#13 Parker Hazen

Forward
6' 7"
Junior
Tommy Murr

#14 Tommy Murr

Guard
6' 1"
Freshman
Will Pruitt

#2 Will Pruitt

Guard
6' 3"
Freshman
Trae Benham

#3 Trae Benham

Guard
6' 3"
Freshman
Quincy Clark

#11 Quincy Clark

Guard
6' 2"
Freshman
Jacob Ognacevic

#41 Jacob Ognacevic

Forward
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Greg Jones

#1 Greg Jones

6' 3"
Sophomore
Guard
Kaleb Coleman

#5 Kaleb Coleman

6' 6"
Freshman
Forward
Parker Hazen

#13 Parker Hazen

6' 7"
Junior
Forward
Tommy Murr

#14 Tommy Murr

6' 1"
Freshman
Guard
Will Pruitt

#2 Will Pruitt

6' 3"
Freshman
Guard
Trae Benham

#3 Trae Benham

6' 3"
Freshman
Guard
Quincy Clark

#11 Quincy Clark

6' 2"
Freshman
Guard
Jacob Ognacevic

#41 Jacob Ognacevic

6' 7"
Freshman
Forward
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