Lipscomb University
13-10,7-5ASUN
Jacksonville
10-12,4-8ASUN
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 38 | 33 | 71 |
| Jacksonville | 28 | 41 | 69 |
Bisons hold on to take down Jacksonville 71-69
2/13/2021 7:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The win improved Lipscomb to 13-10 overall and 7-5 in league action, while JU dropped to 10-12 and 4-8.
For the second night in a row, Ahsan Asadullah powered the Bisons on both ends of the floor. He poured in 26 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished four dimes in the win.
Your @TarkHarwell Player of the Game is @ahsanasadullah after pouring in his 2nd-highest point total of the season and his 3rd 20-point game in the last four games. #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/zusLsJ7sZF
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 14, 2021
HOW IT HAPPENED
After falling behind 3-2 early, the Bisons reeled off nine straight points behind a bucket from KJ Johnson and four points from Asadullah to take an 11-3 lead.
Strong drive from @Light_bright_3 to send us to the media timeout with a 9-3 lead. #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/rTEaSTvpU3
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 13, 2021
Minutes later, Asadullah assisted on a Johnson triple and then reached double figures in scoring with back-to-back makes to put the Bisons on top 20-10 at 11:04 of the first half.
The Dolphins battled back to get within two, but once again Asadullah stretched the lead out with six points of a 10-0 purple and gold run to build a 38-28 halftime lead.
That's a ??-0? run after these feeds and a score from @Light_bright_3 ??
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 13, 2021
Bisons up 36-24 at 1:30 in the first half. #HornsUp?? pic.twitter.com/PU0QsiW0iA
Lipscomb had to battle JU's Dontarius James all game long as the junior torched the Bisons for a career high 32 points with seven triples. He helped pull the Dolphins to within six just five minutes into the second half, before Johnson and Tanner Shulman put on a show.
The duo scored 15 straight points for the Bisons, burying three deep shots, to help take their largest lead of the night, 63-47, with 9:03 to play.
KJ Johnson drives and dishes to Tanner Shulman as @LipscombMBB extends its lead on the road.#HornsUp | @Light_bright_3 | @tshulman13 pic.twitter.com/NAbzsw5wQH
— #ASUNMBB ?? (@ASUN_MBB) February 14, 2021
Over the next six minutes, Lipscomb went ice cold and JU took advantage, scoring 17 consecutive point to take a 64-63 lead over the purple and gold.
Asadullah responded on the next trip down the floor before Parker Hazen slammed home a dunk and Johnson added another layup to put Lipscomb back up five.
Big find from @ahsanasadullah as @p_hazen finishes off a dunk after JU makes a 17-0 run.
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 14, 2021
Bisons up 67-64 with 1:50 to play. #HornsUp pic.twitter.com/ea5NIqYpDK
JU's James made it a 2-point game after his 7th three of the game, but Johnson and Hazen sealed the victory at the free throw line.
FROM THE BENCH
Hear what @coachacuff had to say after tonight's win at Jacksonville. #HornsUp?? #OnTheMovehttps://t.co/bIH6C6OJ4E
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 14, 2021
HERD NOTES
- Lipscomb outscored JU 40-26 in the paint and 13-10 off turnovers.
- The Bisons shot 47.3 percent from the floor and held the Dolphins to a 42.4 percent clip.
- Asadullah's 26 points were his 2nd-most of the season and his third 20-point outing in the last four games. He shot 12-of-17 from the floor and grabbed five offensive boards in 30 minutes.
- Johnson finished with 19 points and dished a season and team high seven assists. He hit two triples and went 5-of-8 at the line.
- Shulman added a career high eight points and two rebounds in just eight minutes off the bench.
- Hazen chipped in seven points, six boards, three steals and two blocks in 22 minutes.
- Romeao Ferguson finished with four points, seven rebounds and two blocks.
- Lipscomb went 14-of-20 at the stripe and 5-of-20 from deep.
- JU shot 10-of-15 at the line and 9-of-29 from beyond the arc.
