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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
