Men's Basketball Gets Back In Win Column With Victory over Eastern Kentucky

Wednesday, February 11

Allen Arena

7:00 PM

Lipscomb University

16-10,9-4ASUN

Eastern Kentucky

9-17,5-8ASUN

Team	1	2	F
Eastern Ky.	31	30	61
Lipscomb	43	32	75

Men's Basketball Gets Back In Win Column With Victory over Eastern Kentucky

2/11/2026 9:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Final Score – Lipscomb: 75, Eastern Kentucky: 61
Location – Nashville, Tenn. (Allen Arena)
Records – Lipscomb: 16-10 (9-4, ASUN), Eastern Kentucky: 10-16 (6-7, ASUN)

THE SHORT STORY

Lipscomb got back in the win column on Wednesday, defeating Eastern Kentucky 75-61, improving to 9-4 in ASUN play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The game was a fast-paced, back-and-forth affair, with the squads trading buckets over the opening minutes, as EKU held a slight 8-6 advantage at the first media timeout.

The offense slowed considerably over the next several minutes, but EKU held onto a 15-11 advantage at the under-12 timeout.

Lipscomb took its first lead of the game when Charlie Williams nailed a triple from the top of the arc with just over 11 minutes to play for a 16-15 advantage.

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— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 12, 2026

The bucket sparked a bit of the Bisons' momentum, and Lipscomb got out to its largest lead, 21-17, after buckets from Williams and Ross Candelino. Lipscomb's lead continued to the next break with a 26-21 advantage with 7:35 left in the half.

Lipscomb continued to extend its lead, 35-24, with a tough offensive and defensive effort that forced several tough shots for the Colonels with four minutes left in the frame.

AND ONE #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/wgA1D7PCmf
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 12, 2026

Ethan Duncan heated up in the final minutes of the first frame with three triples that helped the Bisons to a 43-29 advantage, forcing an EKU timeout with 2:06 on the clock.

Knock. It. Down. #IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/JKOH40Iz7u
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 12, 2026

Lipscomb would go on to hold a 43-31 advantage at the half.

Offense was slow on both sides coming out of the locker room, but the Bisons stayed out in front, 47-34, at the first timeout of the second half.

The Colonels continued to battle, never letting Lipscomb take complete control, shaving the lead 49-39 with 15 minutes left in the game.

Out of the under-12 media timeout, the Colonels shaved the Lipscomb lead down to single-digits, 53-44, and forced a Bisons turnover to gain some momentum. The Colonels continued to shoot well and cut into the Lipscomb lead as Kevin Carroll called a timeout with Lipscomb leading 53-47.

After a Lipscomb scoring drought of nearly five minutes, Williams finally got the Bisons back on the board with a pair from the charity stripe for a 55-49 lead that would hold to the under-eight break.

Lipscomb extended its lead back out to double digits, 63-49, with a 10-0 run, giving Lipscomb life with five minutes left to play.

Nailed it#IntoTheStorm ?? | #HornsUp ?? pic.twitter.com/ALnzXGl4Eh
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) February 12, 2026

The Bisons comfortably led 66-53 at the final media timeout. Lipscomb was able to see things out and get back in the win column with a 75-61 victory over Eastern Kentucky.

HERD NOTES

Williams led Lipscomb with 18 points and eight boards
Other double-digit scorers included Duncan (17), Grant Asman (12) and Esmeraldo (11)
Esmeraldo finished with eight assists
The Bisons shot 42% from the field and 38% from deep
Lipscomb won the rebounding battle 37-36

UP NEXT
Lipscomb will hit the road to battle at Queens on Saturday, Feb. 14 with tipoff set for 3 p.m. CT.