Final Score – Lipscomb: 59, Alabama A&M: 63
Location - Huntsville, Ala. (Elmore Gymnasium)
Records – Lipscomb: 6-3, Alabama A&M: 3-5
THE SHORT STORY
Despite being ahead at the break, Lipsomb Men's Basketball dropped a 59-63 decision to Alabama A&M on the road Friday night, dropping to 6-3 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Alabama A&M took a quick 7-4 lead, but Lipscomb took over and scored the next 12 points for a 16-7 advantage with 12:52 in the first half.
Jacob Ognacevic scored six points during the stretch.
The Bisons continued to push the pace and shot well from behind the arc.
Alabama A&M started to chip away at Lipscomb's big lead with six quick points, forcing a Lipscomb timeout at the 7:00 mark of the first half, but the Bisons still had a comfortable 24-13 lead.
Alabama A&M, however, picked up the energy in the final minutes of the first frame and closed in on Lipscomb's lead with the last several points of the half as the Bisons took a 30-24 lead into the halftime break.
The second half had a bit of a disjointed start with neither team finding its rhythm, but Lipscomb held onto a 33-26 lead at the first media timeout.
Alabama A&M cut the Lipscomb lead to a point, 38-37, with consecutive steals and buckets before the Bisons called a timeout with 12:21 left in the second half.
Trae Benham stopped the bleeding and got Lipscomb back on the board with a big triple to put the Bisons back out to a 41-37 lead.
The Bulldogs however, finally got on top and stretched out to a 50-46 lead with 6:32 left in the game.
Alabama A&M had as much as a 10-point lead with two minutes left to play, but back-to-back three-pointers by
Derrin Boyd and
AJ McGinnis cut the deficit to 60-56 with 1:30 left in regulation.
Lipscomb, however, was unable to complete the comeback and ultimately fell at Alabama A&M 63-59 on the road.
HERD NOTES
- Benham led Lipscomb with a 22-point performance.
- Boyd had a double-digit performance with 12 on the evening.
- Ahsan Asadullah led the way with nine rebounds.
- The Bisons struggled, shooting just 38% from the floor and 40% from the charity stripe.
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will return back to Nashville for a tilt at Tennessee State on Sunday, Dec. 11. Tipoff at Gentry Center is set for 2:30 p.m. CT.
