Men's Basketball Takes Care of Austin Peay For Second-Straight Win

Saturday, January 14

Allen Arena

4:00 PM

Lipscomb University

11-8,3-3ASUN

Austin Peay

8-11,2-4ASUN

Team	1	2	F
Austin Peay	29	43	72
Lipscomb	45	41	86

Men's Basketball Takes Care of Austin Peay For Second-Straight Win

1/14/2023 6:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score – Lipscomb: 86, Austin Peay: 72
Location – Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)
Records – Lipscomb: 11-8 (3-3, ASUN), Austin Peay: 8-11 (2-4, ASUN)

THE SHORT STORY
Behind a team-high 22 points from Jacob Ognacevic, Lipscomb Men's Basketball played to an 86-72 victory Saturday afternoon at Allen Arena for its second-consecutive win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Austin Peay got off to a hot start, scoring the first four points of the game, but the Bisons fought back with five-straight points for a 5-4 lead. The squads traded buckets for the next several possessions, but Jacob Ognacevic drained a triple for the final points before the under-16 media timeout, giving Lipscomb an 8-6 lead.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

Over the next three minutes, Lipscomb's three ball started to fall with triples from Trae Benham and Derrin Boyd to propel a 9-3 Bisons run which opened a 17-9 lead at the 11:57 mark of the first half.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

Lipscomb's run continued out of the break to extend the lead 23-9 before the next Austin Peay bucket.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

The Govs couldn't get anything going and the Bisons took advantage, continuing on an extended 20-4 run over nearly six minutes. AJ McGinnis hit his third triple of the afternoon at the 7:29 mark, forcing an Austin Peay timeout.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

At the under-four media timeout of the first half, Lipscomb had extended its lead 42-24 with a balanced scoring approach and stifling defense.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

After holding the Govs scoreless for nearly two and a half minutes, Lipscomb took a 45-24 lead, its largest of the night with 1:35 left in the first frame.

The Bisons didn't hit a field goal in the final 2:56 of the first half, but still took a 45-29 lead into the halftime break.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

Austin Peay started to chip away at the Lipscomb lead in the early goings of the second half, outscoring the Bisons 12-7 over the first four minutes to shave the lead 52-41.

The Bisons went cold, with no buckets in three and a half minutes, which saw the Govs pull back in single-digits, 53:45, with 13:34 left in the second frame.

Ognacevic ended the Lipscomb drought with a triple from the top of the key that Will Pruitt followed up with a traditional three-point play and another bucket to push back out to a 61-48, 13-point lead.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

Austin Peay picked up the full court press, but Lipscomb withstood the pressure, as the squads traded buckets for the next several possessions.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

At the final media timeout of the second half, Lipscomb held a 69-59 lead over the Govs with 3:58 left to play.

Every time the Govs threatened to cut the lead to single-digits, Lipscomb would convert with a big basket on the other end to keep a comfortable lead.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 14, 2023

Austin Peay was called for a technical foul with 2:01 left on the clock and Ognacevic calmly hit both of the free throws for a 76-64 advantage. Boyd followed those shots with a pair of points from the charity stripe to quickly get the Bisons out to a 78-64 lead.

The Govorners, however, hit a quick triple and fastbreak dunk, cutting the Lipscomb lead to nine with 1:22 to go.

Lipscomb converted its free throws down the stretch and held strong defensively to close out an 86-72 victory for its second-straight win.

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