The Lipscomb men’s basketball team lost 78-64 to Princeton Saturday evening in Allen Arena, and the game isn’t the only thing the Bisons lost.
Just four minutes into the game, Lipscomb’s junior forward Josh Williams went down with a lower body injury. He did not return to the game, and is scheduled to have an MRI in the next few days.
“You’re expectations to do things right never changes,” head coach Casey Alexander said. “No matter what is going on. Tonight we had to deal with the emotional stress of Josh’s injury, but that’s something we have to play through.”
Williams came into the game leading the Bisons in points per game this season at 14 PPG. He was also selected to the preseason All-Atlantic Sun team before the season started.
“Losing Josh was a real blow to our mentality and focus,” said Alexander. “It took us a bit to come out of the fog.”
After losing Williams in the first half, Lipscomb’s offense struggled for the remainder of the night.
“Our movement was very good offensively, but because of all the injuries we had guys playing extra minutes and fatigue caught up with us as the game went on,” Alexander said.
The Bisons have been plagued by injuries all season. David Wishon broke his hand in the game against South Carolina and will be out for a few weeks. Brett Wishon hit his head hard in the second half and will be undergoing concussion tests.
Junior guard J.C Hampton stepped up for the Bisons after Williams went down. He led the team with 25 points.
Lipscomb will be on the road to play Tennessee State Thursday at 7 p.m..
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