Sophomore Nathan Moran sent Saturday afternoon’s men’s basketball game into overtime with a 92-91 loss against USC Upstate.
“Nathan is a really tough kid,” head basketball coach Casey Alexander said. “You got to have a lot of positive memory to make shots like that. I will take him shooting free throws just as much as I will be confident with everyone else on our team.”
Allen Arena was not only filled with Bison fans but also Star Wars fans for the annual Adoption Rally and Star Wars Day.
The contest also marked the 17th meeting between the two schools with each team having claimed eight wins in the series.
Lipscomb was down 30-29 at halftime. The leading scorer for the Bisons was junior J.C. Hampton, leading the Bisons with 17 points.
Upstate’s leading scorer in the first half was Philip Whittington who scored 10 points.
“He is a good player and he played with a lot of confidence,” Alexander said. “I believe this was his career high in scoring. We have got to guard him better.”
Lipscomb did have a season-high in steals with 14, but it wasn’t enough to stop USC Upstate.
The Bisons will take on NJIT in Allen Arena at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
“If we do not play better we will see the same result against NJIT that we experienced with Upstate tonight,” Alexander said. “NJIT is a good team. We played with a lot of passion up there to get the win at their home court. Passion is the reason we won against NJIT. We did not have that passion in this game and it is the reason we lost.”
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