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2019 ScheduleAll times ET
2019 Schedule
1st in ASUN
- 11/6SEWW 97-53
- 11/10W 86-79
- 11/15L 87-83
- 11/17W 79-73
- 11/2018W 73-64
- 11/25W 87-55
- 12/1W 84-74
- 12/4L 76-74
- 12/9W 107-81
- 12/12L 72-68
- 12/17COVW 119-48
- 12/21W 91-66
- 12/30L 84-67
- 1/5W 77-74
- 1/9W 81-66
- 1/12W 95-71
- 1/16W 70-52
- 1/21W 86-57
- 1/24W 89-81
- 1/27W 88-65
- 1/29W 79-59
- 2/2W 102-80
- 2/6W 92-55
- 2/9W 86-77
- 2/13L 74-66
- 2/16W 83-67
- 2/20L 67-61
- 2/25W 81-77
- 3/1W 87-75
- 3/4W 86-71
- 3/7W 78-55
- 3/10L 74-68
- 3/194W 89-81
- 3/231W 86-69
- 3/272W 94-93
- 4/26W 71-64
- 4/42L 81-66
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Alabama-Huntsville's Acuff accepts Lipscomb job
Lipscomb has hired Lennie Acuff away from Alabama-Huntsville to become its basketball coach.
Belmont hires Lipscomb's Alexander as coach
Casey Alexander is leaving Lipscomb to become the head coach at Belmont, his alma mater.
Texas tops Lipscomb to win NIT championship
Even with the fate of head coach Shaka Smart up in the air, the Texas Longhorns held off the Lipscomb Bisons to win the NIT championship Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.
Roach throws down wide-open 360 dunk (0:22)
Osetkowski sneaks into paint for loud dunk (0:16)
Sims slams home alley-oop from Roach (0:20)
Mathews' late 3 sends Lipscomb past Wichita St in NIT semis
Garrison Mathews swished his ninth 3-pointer of the game in front of an exuberant Lipscomb bench for the lead with 1:10 left in the game to send the Bisons on their way to the NIT championship in a 71-64 win over Wichita State on Tuesday night.
Mathews drains 3 in clutch time (0:31)
Mathews hammers it home for Lipscomb (0:18)
Mathews scores 44 to carry Lipscomb over NC State 94-93
Garrison Mathews had a career-high 44 points as Lipscomb narrowly defeated North Carolina State 94-93 in the quarterfinals of the NIT on Wednesday night.
Cooper scores in final seconds to win Lipscomb the game (0:35)
Buckland's no-look dish to Mathews leads to massive dunk (0:20)
Mathews fires from deep, notches 41 points (0:15)
Funderburk lays home the jam (0:15)
Beverly unloads to increase NC State's lead (0:17)
Dorn strikes early with heart-pounding layup (0:17)
Marberry lifts Lipscomb over UNC-Greensboro 86-69 in NIT
Rob Marberry had 24 points as Lipscomb got past UNC Greensboro 86-69 in the NIT second round on Saturday. Garrison Mathews added 21 points for the Bisons.
Lipscomb tops Davidson 89-81 in NIT
Michael Buckland had 17 points and Rob Marberry posted 17 points as Lipscomb defeated Davidson 89-81 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
Buckland gets tough and-1 lay in to fall (0:21)
Liberty earns 1st NCAA tourney bid since 2013, tops Lipscomb
Scottie James' layup with 55.8 seconds left put Liberty ahead to stay and the Flames capped their first season in a new conference by topping Lipscomb 74-68 Sunday for the ASUN Tournament championship and their first NCAA Tournament trip since 2013.
Liberty punches ticket to NCAA tournament (1:00)
Liberty's Pacheco-Ortiz has ice in his veins on clutch 3 (0:20)
James' reverse layup puts Liberty ahead in final minute (0:17)
Asadullah steals and scores for Lipscomb (0:24)
2018-19 ASUN Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 14-2 | - | 29-7 |
| Lipscomb | 14-2 | - | 29-8 |
| North Florida | 9-7 | 5 | 16-17 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 9-7 | 5 | 14-18 |
| NJIT | 8-8 | 6 | 22-13 |
| North Alabama | 7-9 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Jacksonville | 5-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 3-13 | 11 | 7-24 |
| Kennesaw State | 3-13 | 11 | 6-26 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game83.1
Rebounds Per Game37.2
Assists Per Game17.7
Points Allowed70.2144th
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-0 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 0 |