Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season With Victory At Stetson

Friday, February 24

DeLand, FL

6:00 PM

Lipscomb University

19-12,11-7ASUN

Stetson

17-12,12-6ASUN

Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Lipscomb	34	47	17	98
Stetson	30	51	10	91

Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season With Victory At Stetson

2/24/2023 8:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score – Lipscomb: 98, Stetson: 91
Location – DeLand, Fla. (Edmunds Center)
Records – Lipscomb: 19-12 (11-7, ASUN), Stetson: 17-12 (12-7)

THE SHORT STORY

Lipscomb Men's Basketball closed out the regular season with a 98-91 victory on the road at Stetson. Jacob Ognacevic led the way with a season-high 29 points while five Bisons scored in double figures.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stetson won the tip for the opening possession, but Lipscomb held Stetson to a tough shot. The Hatters go the offensive board, but the Bisons defense held strong to keep the Hatters from striking first.

On the other end of the floor, Will Pruitt scored the first points of the night with a triple from the corner for a 3-0 lead.

First points of the night go to Will #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/3XHA6wUvV5
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

Derrin Boyd scored Lipscomb's next five points giving the Bisons an 8-4 lead at the first media timeout (15:54).

The pace continued to get quicker as the game settled in and the squads traded buckets, but Lipscomb still held the lead, 18-14, at the 12:06 mark of the first half.

The Hatters began to head up from behind the arc and cut the Lipscomb lead to a point just before the next media timeout. Out of the break, Stetson took a one-point lead, but Matt Schner got the Bisons back on the board with his signature fadeaway.

The Schner fade#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/aNriJciedV
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

The offense slowed down on both ends of the floor, but the Bisons were scoreless for 4:55 heading into the final media timeout of the first half as Stetson took a 27-24 lead.

Ognacevic tied things back up at 27 before Stetson retook the lead with a triple. The lead was short lived as Ognacevic converted a traditional three-point play. After a defensive stop, the Bisons retook the lead, 32-30, with a Derrin Boyd layup to force a Stetson timeout.

Count it ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/CT7lvRsULY
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

Lipscomb stayed the aggressor through the final minutes of the first half and Quincy Clark found a way to get a shot to go at the buzzer for a 34-30 Lipscomb lead at the half.

Find a way ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/7lR8AUfENa
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

Boyd, Lipscomb's leading scorer in the first half, picked up where he left off with an and-one to start the second, extending Lipscomb's lead.

AND ONE #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/4n5uOshhOv
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

The Bisons had as much as a seven-point lead, but the Hatters tightened things back up and got back within a point, 43-32, with just over 16 minutes to play.

Stetson tied things up at 53, but it was short lived as Clark drove the basket for a big bucket to give Lipscomb back the lead.

The Hatters and the Bisons were trading punches through the next few minutes and the game was tied at 58 at the under-12 media timeout after big triples on both ends of the court.

?? BOOM ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/VHGDR3Ynp4
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

Lipscomb was able to get some separation with an 8-3 run, highlighted by triples from Ognacevic and Will Pruitt to force a Stetson timeout as the Hatters trailed 66-61.

JO is feeling it from deep ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/oNcSskZhhd
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

Stetson pulled back within a pair and seemed to have all the momentum, but the Bisons punched back when Clark nailed a triple and got another tough layup to go, pulling back out to a 73-66 lead with 4:03 left on the clock.

Q FROM DOWNTOWN#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/AkR5tOfZyY
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

The Hatters, however, quickly erased the Lipscomb lead and pulled ahead 76-75 with 2:28 left on the clock.

With a minute left to play, Lipscomb held a slim 79-78 lead and the Hatters had the ball. Stetson scored at the end of the shot clock for an 80-79 lead with 37 seconds left on the clock.

Quincy Clark brought the ball up the court and scored a contested driving layup at the end of the shot clock, giving the Bisons an 81-80 lead with 10 ticks left on the clock.

QUINCY. CLARK. #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/7TxLoKHjUr
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 25, 2023

With two seconds on the clock, Stetson rose for a shot that hit off the rim, but a foul was called. Stetson made the first but missed the second and the game would head to overtime tied at 81.

Boyd scored the first points of the overtime period when he forced a steal and converted on the other end. The Bisons continued to play tough on both ends and scored four unanswered to start the overtime period.