Men's Basketball Falls in Season Opener

Monday, November 2

Cape Girardeau, Mo.

6:30 PM

Lipscomb University

0-1,0-0ASUN

Southeast Missouri State

1-0,0-0OVC

Team	1	2	F
Lipscomb	42	37	79
Southeast Mo. St.	40	46	86

11/2/2026 8:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Lipscomb lost to SEMO 86-79 on Monday night. The Bisons led 42-40 at halftime, but Southeast Mo. St. outscored the Bisons 46-37 in the second half to secure the win.

FIRST HALF
-Truman Byrne's 3-pointer at 18:24 put the Bisons ahead 3-2, and Kennedy Okpara's layup made it 7-4 before Southeast Mo. St. moved in front behind a dunk and 3-pointer from Alonzo Clawson-Smith
- A Drew Cooper second-chance layup and two Marcus Eaves baskets gave the Redhawks a 19-12 advantage at 11:57.
- The Bisons answered with 12 straight points from 11:49 to 9:42, with Hugo Tidare and Titas Sargiunas making 3-pointers around Mateo Esmeraldo's layup and two Takai Simpkins baskets while Southeast Mo. St. turned it over four consecutive times, moving the Bisons ahead 24-19. - -- Southeast Mo. St. pulled within 26-24, but Simpkins and Esmeraldo hit 3-pointers to give the Bisons a 32-26 lead at 5:57.
- Drew Cooper's 3-pointer tied it at 34 and PJ Farmer's layup put Southeast Mo. St. ahead 36-34, before Simpkins and Sargiunas made four free throws and Okpara scored twice inside as the Bisons went to halftime ahead 42-40 at the break.

SECOND HALF
- Devyn Martin scored three early layups and assisted on Titas Sargiunas' 3-pointer as the Bisons built a 51-42 lead at 16:44 in the second half.
- Southeast Mo. St. answered from the perimeter, cutting the margin to 56-54 on PJ Farmer's 3-pointer, moving ahead 57-56 on Alonzo Clawson-Smith's 3-pointer and stretching the lead to 63-56 after two more Farmer 3-pointers.
- The Bisons got back within 71-66 on Takai Simpkins' layup and free throw, and after Southeast Mo. St. later led 81-72, Simpkins' jumper, Devyn Martin's free throw and Martin's block ahead of two Simpkins free throws at 1:03 brought the score to 81-77.
- Drew Cooper answered with a putback at :54 and a 3-pointer at :33, and Southeast Mo. St. closed out an 86-79 win.

Bisons Top Performers

Takai Simpkins
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- 22 points
- 11/11 free throws made
- 4 rebounds

Devyn Martin
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- 13 points
- 11 rebounds
- 3 offensive rebounds
- 1 block

Titas Sargiunas
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- 12 points
- 2/6 3-pointers made
- 4/4 free throws made

Mateo Esmeraldo
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- 11 points
- 2 steals
- 3 rebounds
- 2 assists

Kennedy Okpara
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- 10 points
- 5/9 field goals made
- 3 rebounds

Up next, the Bisons travel to Iowa City, Iowa, to face Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at 7 p.m. CT