Tuesday, November 11
Asheville, N.C.
5:30 PM
Lipscomb University
0-3,0-0ASUN
64
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UNC Asheville
1-2,0-0Big South
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| UNC Asheville | 29 | 40 | 69 |
Bisons Fall in Close Battle at UNC Asheville
11/11/2025 7:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Final Score – Lipscomb: 64, UNC Asheville: 69
Location – Asheville, N.C. (Kimmell Arena)
Records – Lipscomb: 0-3, UNC Asheville: 1-2
THE SHORT STORY
Lipscomb Men's Basketball fell 69-64 on the road at UNC Asheville despite a career performance from senior Grant Asman. He scored a career-high 22 points and 11 rebounds on 7-for-11 from the field and 5-for-7 from deep.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UNC Asheville got out to a quick 4-0 start, but Mateo Esmeraldo got the first bucket of the night when Grant Asman forced a turnover to setup the fastbreak points.
The Bisons struggled to get its offense going and trailed 8-2 at the first media timeout.
The Bulldogs continued to take advantage of poor shooting by the Bisons, opening up a 16-6 lead at the under-12 media timeout.
Despite being outshot by nearly 30-percent, the Bisons stayed close as UNC Asheville led 19-15 at the next break after Kellan Boylan connected on an and-one opportunity.
Out of the timeout, Lipscomb cut the lead to a possession, 19-17, but could never get over the hump and continued to trail 23-20 at the final media timeout of the half.
Without much offense in the final minutes of the frame, Lipscomb trailed 29-25 at the halftime whistle.
The squads battled back and forth through the first four minutes of the second half and trailed 38-34 at the first break.
Out of the timeout, the Bisons tied things up at 38 with a pair of free throws from Grant Asman and a nifty basket by Mateo Esmeraldo.
Lipscomb took its first lead of the game, 40-39 when Asman connected on a dunk. The bucket marked Asman's 17th point of the game, marking a new career high for the senior.
The teams traded buckets over the next possessions before a timeout at the 10:07 mark of the second with the matchup tied 44-44.
Asman continued to stay hot, leading the Lipscomb offense, scoring from all areas of the floor with a triple just before a timeout to edge the Bisons ahead 49-48.
The slugfest continued, and Lipscomb earned its largest lead of the night, 55-52, when Mateo Esmeraldo found a cutting Ethan Duncan on an inbound play for an easy bucket with just under five minutes to play.
TWEET ETHAN
The Bulldogs picked up a stifling full-court pressure to force a pair of Lipscomb turnovers on inbounds plays to make it a 61-55 Asheville advantage with just over three to play.
Lipscomb didn't back down, however, and went on a 7-0 run to retake a 62-61 advantage with 1:49 on the clock after Charlie Williams connected on a pair from the charity stripe.
Ashville, however, regained a 64-62 advantage as the clock dwindled to under a minute to play. After a held ball, the Bulldogs inbounded the ball with seven on the shot clock and a two-point advantage. The Bisons defended well and forced a bad shot at the end of the clock to regain possession with 35 ticks of the clock.
After crossing the time line, Esmeraldo called a timeout to allow head coach Kevin Carroll to draw up a play, trailing by a pair.
Lipscomb, however, came up empty in the possession and was forced to foul Asheville on the rebound.
The Bisons were unable to overcome the deficit, ultimately falling 69-64 on the road.
HERD NOTES
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will be at Allen Arena for its home opener as part of Bisons Weekend on Saturday, Nov. 15. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT.
Location – Asheville, N.C. (Kimmell Arena)
Records – Lipscomb: 0-3, UNC Asheville: 1-2
THE SHORT STORY
Lipscomb Men's Basketball fell 69-64 on the road at UNC Asheville despite a career performance from senior Grant Asman. He scored a career-high 22 points and 11 rebounds on 7-for-11 from the field and 5-for-7 from deep.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UNC Asheville got out to a quick 4-0 start, but Mateo Esmeraldo got the first bucket of the night when Grant Asman forced a turnover to setup the fastbreak points.
Defense ?? Offense#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/FbQQKLyyRm
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 11, 2025
The Bisons struggled to get its offense going and trailed 8-2 at the first media timeout.
The Bulldogs continued to take advantage of poor shooting by the Bisons, opening up a 16-6 lead at the under-12 media timeout.
Despite being outshot by nearly 30-percent, the Bisons stayed close as UNC Asheville led 19-15 at the next break after Kellan Boylan connected on an and-one opportunity.
AND ONE ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/KvWL675x8i
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 11, 2025
Out of the timeout, Lipscomb cut the lead to a possession, 19-17, but could never get over the hump and continued to trail 23-20 at the final media timeout of the half.
Without much offense in the final minutes of the frame, Lipscomb trailed 29-25 at the halftime whistle.
The squads battled back and forth through the first four minutes of the second half and trailed 38-34 at the first break.
Out of the timeout, the Bisons tied things up at 38 with a pair of free throws from Grant Asman and a nifty basket by Mateo Esmeraldo.
Mateo ties us up! #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/lxGYT3ffPk
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 12, 2025
Lipscomb took its first lead of the game, 40-39 when Asman connected on a dunk. The bucket marked Asman's 17th point of the game, marking a new career high for the senior.
Give him a career-high 1?7? points! #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/pBXRUVVKyX
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 12, 2025
The teams traded buckets over the next possessions before a timeout at the 10:07 mark of the second with the matchup tied 44-44.
Asman continued to stay hot, leading the Lipscomb offense, scoring from all areas of the floor with a triple just before a timeout to edge the Bisons ahead 49-48.
Automatic#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/c7cpREljw6
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 12, 2025
The slugfest continued, and Lipscomb earned its largest lead of the night, 55-52, when Mateo Esmeraldo found a cutting Ethan Duncan on an inbound play for an easy bucket with just under five minutes to play.
TWEET ETHAN
The Bulldogs picked up a stifling full-court pressure to force a pair of Lipscomb turnovers on inbounds plays to make it a 61-55 Asheville advantage with just over three to play.
Lipscomb didn't back down, however, and went on a 7-0 run to retake a 62-61 advantage with 1:49 on the clock after Charlie Williams connected on a pair from the charity stripe.
Ashville, however, regained a 64-62 advantage as the clock dwindled to under a minute to play. After a held ball, the Bulldogs inbounded the ball with seven on the shot clock and a two-point advantage. The Bisons defended well and forced a bad shot at the end of the clock to regain possession with 35 ticks of the clock.
After crossing the time line, Esmeraldo called a timeout to allow head coach Kevin Carroll to draw up a play, trailing by a pair.
Lipscomb, however, came up empty in the possession and was forced to foul Asheville on the rebound.
The Bisons were unable to overcome the deficit, ultimately falling 69-64 on the road.
HERD NOTES
- Asman led scoring with 22 points
- Esmeraldo was also in double figures with 12 points and added six assists
- Asman led the way with 11 rebounds
- The team shot 36.5-percent from the field and 22.6-percent from behind the arc
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will be at Allen Arena for its home opener as part of Bisons Weekend on Saturday, Nov. 15. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
Lips
AVL
FG%
.365
.500
3FG%
.226
.353
FT%
.733
.625
RB
36
34
TO
10
15
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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