Men's Basketball Wins Fourth-Straight ASUN Game with Win over Bellarmine

Saturday, January 21

Allen Arena

4:00 PM

Lipscomb University

13-8,5-3ASUN

Bellarmine

9-12,4-4ASUN

Team	1	2	F
Bellarmine	22	27	49
Lipscomb	35	34	69

Men's Basketball Wins Fourth-Straight ASUN Game with Win over Bellarmine

1/21/2023 6:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score – Lipscomb: 69, Bellarmine: 49
Location – Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)
Records – Lipscomb: 12-8 (4-3, ASUN), Bellarmine: 9-11 (4-3, ASUN)

THE SHORT STORY

Lipscomb Men's Basketball charged to its fourth-straight win in ASUN play, defeating Bellarmine 69-49 at home, behind a season high 14 points from Tommy Murr.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Lipscomb started the afternoon's scoring with an early bucket from Ahsan Asadullah for an early lead.

To the hoop ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/YiBXeh9XqB
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

After the first media timeout, the Bisons started to heat up offensively, making five of its next seven shots to extend a 16-10 lead with 11:40 left in the first frame.

The best fadeaway in the game #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/x8Ruuplmr0
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

Out of the under-12 media timeout, the Knights went on a quick 5-0 run to shave the Lipscomb lead to a point before Will Pruitt put a stop to the bleeding with a triple from the top of the arc.

Will Pruitt for 3?!#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/laUIbv5xGo
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

Pruitt's buckets sparked an 11-0 Lipscomb run as the Bisons saw triples from Murr and AJ McGinnis to go along with a Grant Asman steal and dunk, giving Lipscomb a 27-15 lead. The run forced a Bellarmine timeout at the 7:52 mark.

Defense ?? Offense#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/fM2t1Jtpy3
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

Lipscomb's defense locked Bellarmine down for nearly three minutes and continued on an extended 19-4 run over more than seven minutes. The run gave Lipscomb a 35-19 lead with just under three minutes left in the frame.

JO through contact ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/OdiP7BnAD7
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

The defensive intensity ramped up as neither team scored for the final two and a half minutes, but Lipscomb held onto a 35-22 lead at the break.

Solid 20 minutes of work #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/NRJuOmnkaA
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

Bellarmine scored the first four points out of the break to get back within single digits, cutting the Lipscomb lead 35-26.

Lipscomb struggled to get on the board in the second half, but Ognacevic finally broke the seal with a triple at the 15:34 mark to put Lipscomb back ahead by double digits.

Will Pruitt ?? JO#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/73vqt4WmEM
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

A 7-0 Bellarmine run once again closed in on the Lipscomb lead as the Bisons were ahead 38-32 with 12 minutes left in the second half.

Back-to-back triples from Matt Schner and McGinnis got Lipscomb's offense going again and stretched the lead back out to double-digits, 46-36, with just under nine minutes to play.

Smooth#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/Paq6nE8VY3
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

The hot shooting from behind the arc continued as McGinnis connected on his third three-pointer of the night to extend the lead 49-36.

AJ is heating up ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/fD1305uAnG
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

Lipscomb continued on an 11-0 run over more than four minutes to take its largest lead of the night, 54-36, with 5:30 left in the second.

Count it ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/8WqGLvmd9m
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

Bellarmine forced a couple of quick Lipscomb turnovers and converted on the other end for a 6-0 run to force a Lipscomb timeout at the 3:31 mark, but the Bisons still held a 57-46 lead.

Out of the timeout, McGinnis scored the first points with his fourth triple of the night to give Lipscomb back the momentum. Bellarmine picked up a strong full court press, but the Bisons were able to handle it and get a couple quick baskets for a 62-46 advantage.

How to break the press...#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/SSKdhMrZ1j
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 21, 2023

Lipscomb was solid down the stretch and closed out a 69-49 win its fourth-straight ASUN victory.

HERD NOTES

Lipscomb shot 48% to Bellarmine's 34%.
Murr Led Lipscomb with 14 points. Other double-digit scorers included McGinnis (12), Schner (12) and Ognacevic (11).
Lipscomb won the rebounding battle 35-29.
Pruitt led the way with eight rebounds while Schner had seven.
47 of Lipscomb's 69 points came from its bench players.

FROM THE BENCH

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will hit the road for its next ASUN weekend of action. The Bisons will be back in action Thursday, Jan. 26 at Jacksonville State. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT.