Florida Gulf Coast Eagles @ Lipscomb Bisons
Asadullah scores career-high 40, Lipscomb beats FGCU 68-63
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ahsan Asadullah scored a career-high 40 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as No. 3 seed Lipscomb pulled away in the final three minutes to beat sixth-seeded Florida Gulf Coast 68-63 in an Atlantic Sun Conference tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday night.
Lipscomb (15-15) will face second-seeded North Florida (21-11) in a semifinal on Thursday. The Bisons beat North Florida 85-73 at home in January but lost to the Ospreys on the road, 82-74 on Feb. 22.
Greg Jones added 11 points for Lipscomb.
Caleb Catto scored 20 points for the Eagles (10-22). Jalen Warren added 16 points. Cyrus Largie had 12 points and seven rebounds. Brian Thomas had a career-high eight blocks.
Warren's jumper gave FGCU a 63-62 with 3:02 to play. Asadullah scored four points and Michael Buckland made a pair of free throws while the Eagles missed their last five shots and committed two turnovers.
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Game Information
Nashville, TN
Referee:Sidney Cohen
Referee:John Hampton
Referee:Landon Brandes
2025-26 Standings
| ASUN Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 7-1 | - | 13-6 |
| Lipscomb | 7-1 | - | 14-7 |
| Queens University | 7-1 | - | 12-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 5-2 | 1.5 | 10-10 |
| West Georgia | 4-4 | 3 | 10-10 |
| Jacksonville | 3-5 | 4 | 8-13 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 3-5 | 4 | 7-14 |
| Stetson | 3-5 | 4 | 7-14 |
| North Florida | 3-5 | 4 | 5-16 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 2-6 | 5 | 8-13 |
| Bellarmine | 2-6 | 5 | 7-13 |
| North Alabama | 1-6 | 5.5 | 6-12 |
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