Men's Basketball Takes Care Of Austin Peay Behind Ognacevic Double-Double

Saturday, January 18

Allen Arena

6:00 PM

Lipscomb University

13-6,5-1ASUN

Austin Peay

7-12,2-4ASUN

Team	1	2	F
Austin Peay	27	33	60
Lipscomb	35	53	88

Men's Basketball Takes Care Of Austin Peay Behind Ognacevic Double-Double

1/18/2025 8:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score: Lipscomb: 88, Austin Peay: 60
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)
Records: Lipscomb: 13-6 (5-1, ASUN), Austin Peay: 7-12 (2-4, ASUN)

THE SHORT STORY
Behind Jacob Ognacevic's fifth double-double of the season, Lipscomb Men's Basketball defeated Austin Peay 88-60 on Saturday night in Allen Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Austin Peay opened the game with a triple to start an early aggressive pace. Lipscomb responded well and held a 7-5 advantage at the first media timeout after a Will Pruitt triple regained the lead for the Bisons.

Lipscomb continued to defend well and clique on offense as a 7-0 run before the second media timeout pushed the Bisons to a 14-8 advantage.

The Bisons continued to keep the lead, but couldn't pull away from Austin Peay over the next several minutes as Lipscomb led 27-21 heading into the final four minutes of the first half.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 19, 2025

Lipscomb nearly got out to a double-digit lead, but Austin Peay nailed back-to-back triples that got the Governors back within a pair (29-27) with 3:04 left in the half.

The Bisons closed the half on a 6-0 run expand back out to a 35-27 advantage at the halftime break.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 19, 2025

Lipscomb got out to a hot start after the halftime break, opening a 39-27 advantage after the first two and a half minutes of the frame.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 19, 2025

The squads continued to battle back-and-forth and at the 14:33 media timeout, Lipscomb held a 44-39 lead over the Govs.

Out of the timeout, Lipscomb went on a 10-0 run over two minutes for a 54-39 advantage to force an Austin Peay timeout.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 19, 2025

Lipscomb continued to shoot at a high clip, and three Lipscomb triples pushed the Bisons ahead 68-48 with just over eight minutes left to play.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 19, 2025

The Bisons continued on and led 78-58 at the final media timeout of the game. Lipscomb eventually finished off an 88-60 victory over Austin Peay on Saturday night.

HERD NOTES

Ognacevic led all scorers with 31 points and added 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. He went 11-for-12 from the field and was a perfect 9-for-9 from the charity stripe.
Pruitt scored 14 points while Miles White and Anderson each contributed nine points.
Lipscomb shot a season-high 60-percent from the floor in the matchup and 70.8-percent from the floor in the second half.
The Bisons were 52-percent from three-point range.
Lipscomb had 41 rebounds to Austin Peay's 22.
Anderson matched a season-high with eight assists.

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will continue ASUN play on the road on Thursday, Jan. 23 at North Alabama. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT.