Will Pruitt Triple-Double Leads Men's Basketball Past North Florida

Saturday, January 4

Jacksonville, FL

1:00 PM

Lipscomb University

10-5,2-0ASUN

University of North Florida

7-8,0-2ASUN

Team	1	2	F
Lipscomb	51	45	96
North Florida	33	31	64

Will Pruitt Triple-Double Leads Men's Basketball Past North Florida

1/4/2025 3:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score: Lipscomb: 96, North Florida: 64
Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena)
Records: Lipscomb: 10-5 (2-0, ASUN), North Florida: 7-8 (0-2, ASUN)

THE SHORT STORY

Lipscomb soared to a 96-64 victory at North Florida on Saturday afternoon behind a Will Pruitt triple-double.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Lipscomb did good work early to keep UNF off of the three-point line and used good ball movement on the offensive end to take an early 11-4 lead.

Early execution #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/HTbMU8ilzm
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 4, 2025

The Bisons continued to execute its gameplan through the first media timeout. Just before the break, Will Pruitt came up with a loose ball and found a behind the back pass to Gyasi Powell who laid it in for a 15-6 advantage.

Pruitt ?? Powell#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/nVn0LFhgSJ
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 4, 2025

The game continued at a frantic pace out of the first media timeout and the Bisons continued on to hold a 21-13 advantage at the under-12 timeout.

The squads continued to trade blows, and the Bisons continued to shoot at an incredibly high clip and held a 30-20 advantage at the 7:56 timeout.

AND ONE ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/mhEKMMPRgx
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 4, 2025

Through the next four minutes, Lipscomb went on an 11-4 run, capped off by a steal and score that forced a UNF timeout as the Bisons led 41-24.

Teamwork #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/K9CYSwVOir
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 4, 2025

Out of the UNF timeout, UNF answered with a 7-2 run of its own, shaving the Lipscomb lead 43-31, prompting a Lennie Acuff timeout.

Lipscomb made six of its last seven buckets before the half, including a last second shot by Pruitt, that gave it a 51-33 lead heading into the break.

Solid half of work #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/BHp2lW4UNm
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 4, 2025

The Bisons continued to shoot well out of the halftime break, going on a 9-3 run to start the second half for a 60-36 advantage at the first media timeout of the frame.

Lipscomb remained in control throughout the opening minutes of the second half with a 68-41 advantage at the under-12 media timeout. Early in the second half, Dylan Faulkner scored his career-high 16^th point to help keep the Bisons in front.

Jacob Ognacevic continued to be a problem for UNF as he reached 20 points with 7:30 to go in the game, helping the Bisons to a 77-44 lead.

BOOM#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/sKvf0NIX9i
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) January 4, 2025

Lipscomb saw out the game for a 96-64 victory to improve to 2-0 in ASUN play.

HERD NOTES

Pruitt finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. The first Lipscomb triple-double since Kenny Cooper in 2019.
Faulkner scored a career-high 19 points.
Ognacevic was Lipscomb's leading scorer with 21 points.
Lipscomb shot 54.1-percent to UNF's 35.9-percent.
The Bisons outrebounded the Ospreys 41-34.

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will return to Nashville on Thursday, Jan. 9 to welcome ASUN foe, Queens. Tipoff in Allen Arena is set for 7 p.m. CT.