Lipscomb’s Bisons suffered a loss to Belmont ‘s Bruins 105-89 on Monday night at the Curb Event Center during the season’s first Battle of the Boulevard.
Lipscomb was able to put up a fight, but had trouble stopping the Bruins from three-point range as Belmont hit 16 total threes in the game.
The Bisons hit eight threes in the first half, but still trailed 48-45 at halftime. The leading scorers in the first half for the Bisons were juniors J.C. Hampton and Josh Williams with 10 points respectively.
Lipscomb had three players hit double figures in the game and Williams led with 20 points.
“I thought a lot of our players, not just Josh, were really aggressive tonight,” head basketball coach Casey Alexander said. “I think it is a matter of Josh playing good basketball and taking advantage of his opportunities.”
Lipscomb was able to force Belmont into foul trouble, and Belmont senior Craig Bradshaw fouled out.
“I think that was kind of the luck of the draw,” Alexander said. “We were really aggressive driving it, and that is where we had our most success. Bradshaw just happened to be the culprit with the most fouls.”
The next edition of the Battle of the Boulevard will be held Dec. 7 in Allen Arena.
Lipscomb’s next game will be against Tennessee Tech at 4 p.m. Saturday in Allen Arena.
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