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83
Lipscomb Lips 8-10,1-2 ASUN
88
Winner Jacksonville St. JSU 9-6,2-0 ASUN
Lipscomb Lips
8-10,1-2 ASUN
83
Final
88
Jacksonville St. JSU
9-6,2-0 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lipscomb Lips 48 35 83
Jacksonville St. JSU 34 54 88

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball unable to hang on at Jacksonville State

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – Lipscomb men's basketball was in search of its first-ever win over Jacksonville State Tuesday night.

Holding a 20-point lead with 15:30 remaining in the game, the Bisons looked poised to do so, but costly turnovers and a flurry of three-pointers from the Gamecocks left the purple and gold still searching as Lipscomb was defeated 88-83 by JSU in the first-ever meeting as ASUN Conference opponents.  

The road loss was the second in three days for the Bisons, who dropped to 8-10 overall and 1-3 in league play, after falling at Central Arkansas 93-88 on Sunday. Jacksonville State improved to 9-6 overall and 2-0 in the conference.

A 22-2 run midway through the first half gave the Bisons a big lead, and the margin reached as many as 18 (45-27) with 1:43 left in the period, but a 7-0 run from the home Gamecocks trimmed their deficit to 48-34 at halftime. Lipscomb's 48 points were the most scored on JSU in the first half this season and the second-most points scored in any half (50).



JSU continued its momentum and scored the first two buckets out of the break to get it back to within 10, but the Bisons responded. They took advantage of a turnover with three-pointers from Parker Hazen and Greg Jones to spark a 10-0 purple and gold run and extend their lead to the biggest margin of the night at 58-38 with 15:36 on the clock.

The Bisons vaunted offense had put the Gamecocks in their largest deficit of the season and old "Uncle Mo" seemed to be on Lipscomb's side. However, it was not the case.

From that point forward, the purple and gold struggled shooting from the floor making just 8-of-23 attempts for a 35-percent clip. Jacksonville State, however, could not miss. They connected on 14-of-23 in that span, and the back breaker was that nine of them were dialed up from long distance.

A 15-3 run that included three triples, quickly got the game back within single digits and it only took two minutes. The Bisons lead was down to 61-53 with 13:28 remaining.

Like it had most of the night, Lipscomb responded with big buckets from KJ Johnson and Hazen to stretch it back to 12, but back-to-back 3-pointers from the Gamecocks took all the air out of the Bisons momentum.

The Bisons really could only muster points from the free throw line down the stretch as seven of the final 16 points came at the stripe. JSU recaptured its first lead since 16-14 when Jalen Gibbs sank a three ball at the 4:50 mark. Down three, Lipscomb got a big-time bucket from Will Pruitt as the freshman point guard converted on a 4-point play after drilling a contested three to put the Bisons back in front 81-80 with four minutes to play.

JSU tied the game back up on the next possession and outscored Lipscomb 8-2 down the stretch to get the win and send the Bisons back home with a two-game losing streak.
 



NOTES
  • Lipscomb put six players in double figures for the first time this season, led by 16 from Greg Jones. The Frisco, Texas native finished with three triples and went 5-of-6 at the free throw line.
  • Pruitt narrowly missed his first-career double-double as he matched his season high with 14 points while grabbing a team-high tying nine rebounds. He went a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line.
  • Hazen came up with clutch makes all night, and connected on a career high 3-of-4 long range attempts to give him 13 points (5-7 FG). He added five rebounds and four assists.
  • Jacob Ognacevic also contributed with 13 points and five boards. He scored nine of his points in a span of 2:30 in the first half.
  • Fresh off back-to-back 30-point outings, the ASUN Player of the Week Ahsan Asadullah struggled with JSU's size down low, hitting just 5-of-15 field goals. He finished just one board shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds, while adding three assists.
  • Johnson continued his recent offensive play with 10 points, a team-high six assists and four rebounds in 28 minutes.
  • Lipscomb outshot JSU 48.3 percent (29-60) to 46.2 percent (30-65) from the floor.
  • The purple and gold hit 11-of-24 from deep, while JSU went 14-of-31, matching the most the Bisons had given up all season from an opponent (Florida State). They have now given up 10+ three pointers in five of the last seven games.
  • The 2nd-leading free throw shooting team in the nation was good against Tuesday, as the Bisons hit 14-of-18. JSU shot 14-of-17 at the stripe.
  • The Bisons shot 55% from the field (17-31) in the first half and was lights out from deep, connecting on 7-of-12 long-range attempts.
  • Both teams grabbed 36 rebounds.
  • The Bisons turned the ball over 12 times and allowed 13 points off those miscues. JSU coughed it up only six times for four points.
  • Lipscomb won points in the paint 36-28 and outscored the Gamecocks 19-16 off the bench.
 
 
UP NEXT
Lipscomb returns home this weekend as Bellarmine visits Allen Arena for a 4 p.m. tip on Saturday. The Knights will bring a 2-0 ASUN record to Nashville as they are tied with JSU atop the west division.
 
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