Men's Basketball Wins ASUN Regular Season Title, Defeats Central Arkansas

Wednesday, February 26

Allen Arena

7:00 PM

Lipscomb University

22-9,14-4ASUN

Central Arkansas

8-23,4-14ASUN

Team	1	2	F
Central Ark.	26	34	60
Lipscomb	35	43	78

Men's Basketball Wins ASUN Regular Season Title, Defeats Central Arkansas

2/26/2025 9:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score: Lipscomb: 78, Central Arkansas: 60
Location: Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)
Records: Lipscomb: 22-9 (14-4, ASUN), Central Arkansas: 8-23 (4-14, ASUN)

THE SHORT STORY

Lipscomb Men's Basketball secured the ASUN Regular Season Championship on Wednesday night by defeating Central Arkansas 78-60 in Allen Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Central Arkansas won the tip, but was unable to score on its first possession. Lipscomb took advantage when Joe Anderson drained a triple for an early 3-0 lead. The Bears didn't score in its next three trips down the floor, allowing the Bisons to get out to an early 8-0 advantage after a Will Pruitt triple at the end of a shot clock forcing a UCA timeout.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 27, 2025

Lipscomb kept its foot on the gas out of the timeout, making five of its last seven shots before the under-16 media timeout for an 18-7 advantage.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 27, 2025

The Bisons continued to stay on the front foot to keep a 28-15 lead at the under-12 media timeout.

A 9-0 Central Arkansas run shaved the Lipscomb lead 28-20 with just under seven minutes to play in the half.

Gyasi Powell finally broke the Lipscomb dry spell of five offensive possessions with a driving layup, getting Lipscomb back out to a double-digit lead. Another Pruitt triple pushed Lipscomb ahead 33-22 at the final media timeout of the half.

Lipscomb struggled to score in the final minutes and Central Arkansas got back within single digits before the half as Lipscomb held a 35-26 advantage heading into the break.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 27, 2025

Central Arkansas came out with a full court press on the first possession of the second half, but Lipscomb handled it well. The first points of the half came from Charlie Williams with a triple from the corner.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 27, 2025

Central Arkansas continued to battle, however, and stayed with the Bisons. Lipscomb held a 43-35 advantage at the first media timeout of the second half.

The Bears pulled within a possession, 46-43, with 11:56 left in regulation.

Lipscomb dug in and started finding the basket again. A Miles White triple at the end of the shot clock gave the Bisons back a double-digit lead with just under 10-minutes to play.

BANG ??#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/aGxvaPMGMi
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 27, 2025

The Bisons continued to cling to a 61-49 advantage at the under-eight media timeout.

Out of the timeout, Lipscomb outscored the Bears 9-4 to increase its advantage 70-53.

Lipscomb was able to defend down the stretch and see out a 78-60 victory over Central Arkansas to secure the ASUN Regular Season Championship and earn the No. 1 seed in the ASUN Tournament.

HERD NOTES

Ognacevic led all scorers with 20 points and notched his ninth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds.
Every Lipscomb starter scored in double digits.
The Bisons shot 45-percent from the field and 39-percent from beyond the arc.

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will play in the ASUN Quarterfinal matchup on Monday, March 3 at 7 p.m. CT. Lipscomb will play the winner of No. 9 Stetson and No. 10 Central Arkansas.