Bisons Fall in Season Opener at Vanderbilt

Monday, November 3

Nashville, Tenn.

7:00 PM

Lipscomb University

0-1,0-0ASUN

105

Vanderbilt

1-0,0-0SEC

Team	1	2	F
Lipscomb	26	35	61
Vanderbilt	56	49	105

Bisons Fall in Season Opener at Vanderbilt

11/3/2025 9:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score – Lipscomb: 61, Vanderbilt: 105
Location – Nashville, Tenn. (Memorial Gymnasium)
Records – Lipscomb: 0-1, Vanderbilt: 1-0

THE SHORT STORY
Lipscomb Men's Basketball fell 105-61 at Vanderbilt on Monday night to open the season. Ross Candelino was the Bisons' leading scorer with a career-high 15 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Vanderbilt got out to an early lead with three early triples for an 11-0 advantage, prompting head coach Kevin Carroll to call a timeout.

Out of the timeout, the Commodores connected on a free throw, but Lipscomb scored the next points from the floor with a corner triple from Ross Candelino, marking the Bisons' first points of the season.

Matteo ?? Ross for 3?

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 4, 2025

The Bisons began to find a little more offense in the coming minutes and trailed 22-8 at the under-12 media timeout.

Lipscomb began to get some offensive life when Kellan Boylan split the Commodores and drove to the bucket, making it a 24-12 game.

Kellan finds a lane

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 4, 2025

Vanderbilt, however, used a pair of turnovers to spark a 7-0 run, increasing its lead 31-12, leading to another Lipscomb timeout.

The Commodores were connecting at an extremely high clip, shooting 59 percent from the floor with five minutes left in the half to open up a 46-17 advantage. At the final media timeout of the first frame, Lipscomb trailed 54-22.

Out of the timeout, the Bisons hit back-to-back field goals from Titas Sargiunas and Candelino. Lipscomb trailed 56-26 at the half.

The size and athleticism of the Vanderbilt squad continued to plague the Bisons in the second half.

Candelino was a bright spot for the Bisons, scoring his career-high 15^th point in the early minutes of the second frame.

Catch and shoot

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 4, 2025

Sargiunas was also a solid contributor in the second half for the Bisons with good work on both ends of the floor.

Pure

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 4, 2025

Vanderbilt continued to assert its power down the stretch as the Bisons fell 105-61.

HERD NOTES

Ross Candelino and Titas Sargiunas both had career-highs with 15 and 14 points, respectively
Grant Asman led the team in rebounding with six on the night
The Bisons shot 30-percent from the floor and 23-percent from behind the arc
Mateo Esmeraldo notched a team-high three assists
Lipscomb was 20-for-21 from the charity stripe.

FROM THE BENCH

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) November 4, 2025

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will head to Mercer Sunday, Nov. 9. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. CT.