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ahsan
74
North Ala. UNA 7-7,0-1 ASUN
84
Winner Lipscomb Lips 8-8,1-0 ASUN
North Ala. UNA
7-7,0-1 ASUN
74
Final
84
Lipscomb Lips
8-8,1-0 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Ala. UNA 31 43 74
Lipscomb Lips 41 43 84

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Asadullah drops 30 as Bisons defeat North Alabama in ASUN opener

NASHVILLE – Welcome back, Ahsan.

In his first game back playing full minutes, Asadullah scored a season high 30 points as the Lipscomb men's basketball team earned an 84-74 victory in its ASUN Conference opener over North Alabama Tuesday night in Allen Arena.

The Bisons improved to 8-8 overall and 1-0 in league play, while the Lions dropped to 7-7 and 0-1.

After being limited to 17 minutes last week in his return against Alabama A&M, Asadullah was unleashed tonight for 28 minutes. The Atlanta product enjoyed a big 30-point night on 13-of-21 shooting, while grabbing six rebounds and dishing a game-high five assists.

Freshman guard Will "Rodman" Pruitt posted a career night on the boards, cleaning up nearly every rebound possible. The Mt. Juliet native reeled in 16 of the Bisons 41 total rebounds for a career high. He also added eight points and three assists in a career high 39 minutes.
 
 
FIRST HALF: Lipscomb 41 – North Alabama 31
  • Asadullah scored seven points in the first five minutes to help the Bisons build a 14-8 lead out of the gate.
  • KJ Johnson followed it up with five consecutive points a couple minutes later, including a strong and-1 at the rim to push the lead to 19-10.
  • UNA, however, connected on back-to-back triples and ran off an 8-0 spurt to pull within one.
  • Asadullah responded again with seven of the next nine points, including his fourth 3-pointer of the season, to make it a 28-20 lead with nine minutes on the clock.
  • Another 6-0 run from the Lions got it back to a one-possession game before Greg Jones buried his second and third triples of the night to push Lipscomb's advantage back out to eight (36-28).
  • Parker Hazen nailed a 3-pointer and Johnson closed the first-half scoring with his third bucket to send the game into the break at 41-31.
  • The Bisons torched the nets for a 60.7-percent clip (17-28) from the floor.
  • Asadullah led all scorers with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while Jones added nine and Johnson seven.
  • Pruitt dominated the boards, matching his career high with 10 rebounds in the first 20 minutes.
  • The Bisons held UNA to just 30.8-percent shooting overall (12-39) and a 23.8-percent clip from long distance (5-21).
 

SECOND HALF: Lipscomb 43 – North Alabama 43
  • The second half was back-and-forth throughout the 20 minutes with both sides going on runs, only for the other to respond.
  • The Bisons could only muster four free throws in the first four minutes before Asadullah connected on back-to-back baskets from the paint to give the Bisons a 49-38 lead.
  • A 9-3 run from Johnson and Asadullah was followed with a 7-0 spurt to give the Bisons their largest lead of the night at 17 points (67-50) at the 8:49 mark.
  • UNA quickly got it back to a two-possession game with a 13-2 run that included three 3-pointers.
  • The big man Asadullah responded once again when needed most with a bucket before Jones buried three free throws to push the advantage back out to 11.
  • Lipscomb hit six free throws down the stretch to keep the Lions at bay and earn the purple and gold an 84-74 win in their ASUN opener.
  • The Bisons shot 48 percent (13-27) overall and drained 16-of-20 free throws in the final 20 minutes.
  • Asadullah led all scorers with 14 points (6-11) in the half, followed by eight from Pruitt, seven from Jones and Tommy Murr and six from Johnson.
 
 
NOTES
  • Lipscomb outshot UNA 55% to 35% after making 30-of-55 shot attempts. It was the fifth time this season the Bisons shot at least 50% overall.
  • The team outrebounded the Lions 41-34, the fourth time they grabbed at least 40 boards this season.
  • The nation's leader in free throw attempts, Lipscomb reached the line 23 times in the opener, draining 18 of them. It marked the 11th time this season they reached the stripe 20 times in a game.
  • Asadullah's 30 points were the second most of his career (40 vs. FGCU), but it marked the third time this season a Bison has scored 30+ in Allen Arena (Jacob Ognacevic – 35, 30).
  • Greg Jones scored 16 points behind a team-high three 3-pointers and a 7-for-8 night at the free throw line. He added four boards and two assists.
  • KJ Johnson went 5-of-8 shooting for 13 points, while adding three dimes in 27 minutes.
  • Parker Hazen finished with eight points, five rebounds and four assists.
     
 

UP NEXT
The Bisons go on the road for the next two games. They will make their first-ever trip to Conway, Arkansas to battle Central Arkansas on Saturday at 3:15 p.m. before travelling to Jacksonville State on Tuesday (Jan. 11) at 6 p.m.


 
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