Lipscomb Bisons @ Belmont Bruins
Lipscomb holds off Belmont 74-66
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Garrison Mathews sank four 3-pointers and scored 22 points to help lift Lipscomb to a 74-66 win over Belmont on Monday night.
Rob Marberry added 18 points with 9-for-13 shooting and Eli Pepper and Kenny Cooper had 10 points apiece for Lipscomb, which hit 10 of 20 from long range and snapped an 11-game losing streak against Belmont.
Lipscomb (4-2) led by double figures midway through the second half but had to hold off a Belmont rally that cut the gap to 64-63 with Amanze Egekez's layup with 3:14 left.
Cooper got a layup at the other end to stretch Lipscomb's lead back to three and Mathews padded it with a pair of free throws. Belmont (4-3) got its final score of the game, a 3-pointer from Nick Hopkins with 1:30 to go, to pull to within 68-66 but then missed two 3s and a free throw down the stretch.
Hopkins led Belmont with 14 points, Egekez and Dylan Windler added 13 points apiece and Austin Luke had 11.
Game Information
Nashville, TN
Referee:Tim Gattis
Referee:Bert Smith
Referee:Todd Austin
2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Sun ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
| Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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