Final Score: Lipscomb: 93 Stetson: 60
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)
Records: Lipscomb: 18-8 (10-3, ASUN), Stetson: 7-19 (4-8, ASUN)
THE SHORT STORY
Jacob Ognacevic's 30 points and eight rebounds led Lipscomb to a decisive 93-60 win over ASUN foe, Stetson on Thursday night in Allen Arena.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Will Pruitt scored Lipscomb's first eight points of the game with a pair of triples and a jumper as Lipscomb took an early 8-2 advantage.
The three-ball kept falling as Ognacevic nailed another for the Bisons for an early 11-2 lead, forcing a Stetson timeout with 17:00 on the clock.
Out of the timeout, Pruitt stayed hot with yet another triple, but Stetson started to settle in and cut the Lipscomb lead down to 14-7 at the first media timeout of the first frame.
Lipscomb went cold from the floor, not scoring for over three minutes, but
Miles White broke the drought with a tough finish at the rim, getting Lipscomb back on the board. The Bisons led 18-11 at the second media timeout of the matchup.
The Bisons started to heat back up offensively and triples from
Logan Suber and
Gyasi Powell, ballooned Lipscomb's lead 28-15 with under 10 minutes to play in the half.
Lipscomb continued to keep the Hatters at bay over the next several minutes, holding a 32-19 advantage at the under-four timeout.
The Bisons took a 37-28 advantage into the halftime break.
Out of the half, the Bisons out-scored Stetson 14-7. The triples continued to fall with
Charlie Williams and Powell nailing a pair. After Powell drained a triple from a behind-the-back pass from
Joe Anderson for a 51-35 advantage, Stetson called a timeout with 15:52 to play.
Lipscomb continued to out-pace the Hatters, getting out to a 58-43 advantage with 11:33 left to play.
Ognacevich continued to prove to be too much for the Hatters to handle, with 22 points at the under-eight timeout, as he led the Bisons to a 66-51 advantage. Lipscomb went on a 6-0 run just before the under-four timeout with triples from Williams and Anderson for a 79-59 lead.
The Bisons stayed red hot through the final minutes with more triples from Suber and
Ross Candelino.
Lipscomb ultimately saw out a 93-60 victory on Thursday night in front of its home crowd.
HERD NOTES
- Ognacevic led all scorers with 30 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Other double-digit scorers included Powell (11) and Pruitt (20).
- Powell notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Lipscomb shot 55-percent from the field and an impressive 47-percent from three-point range.
- The Bisons nailed 17 triples.
- Lipscomb won the rebounding battle 33-23.
UP NEXT
Lipscomb will be back in Allen Arena Saturday, Feb. 15 to take on FGCU. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. CT as the second game of a double header.
