by Hunter Patterson | Jan 31, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Leading up to the first installment of the “cross-town rivalry” of the ’72-’73 season the two previous games between Belmont and Lipscomb had been decided by a total of five points. The next game, would not be that much different. The Bisons took the lead early on, and survived a late first-half run from the Rebels to take a four point lead into the locker room. Bisons coach Mike Clark took his very young team back out to floor in McQuiddy only to lose the lead to the Rebels. However, with four minutes to go in the game, the Bisons took the lead back from Belmont. The young team filled with five freshman and several sophomores won the game by a score of 66-60. Something interesting about the 1973 team is that there were three guys on the squad over 6’7. As the article below mentions, Calvin Bailey, one of those 6’7 players, was a total stud when it came to grabbing rebounds and scoring points. The complete article from the Jan. 26, 1973 Babbler can be read in its entirety below. by Doug Pinkston The Bisons have plenty of competition in store for them Feb. 3 at Lipscomb’s 26th homecoming as they tackle tough Transylvania University at 3 p.m. Coach Mike Clark leads his team into what he hopes will be a revenge victory against the Pioneers of Lexington, Ky. Liscomb dropped the first contest on the road. The Lipscomb-belmont game, Nashville’s traditional cross-town rivalry gave the Bisons a close and hard-won victory. McQuiddy gym was near its full capacity when the Bisons edged the Belmont Rebels 66-60....
by Hunter Patterson | Jan 30, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
In the last installment of the series we discussed Belmont’s winning streak that began in 1967. Today, we dive into the game that ended that streak. It was 1972 and the Rebels had dominated the Bisons for the last four years. Over those eight games the closest that Lipscomb came to beating the team down the road was in 1969 in a 61-59 game. 12/2/1967 at Belmont Belmont 102-86 1/20/1968 at Lipscomb Belmont 54-46 1/18/1969 at Lipscomb Belmont 61-59 2/15/1969 at Belmont Belmont 78-48 1/17/1970 at Belmont Belmont 95-81 1/31/1970 at Lipscomb Belmont 83-70 1/14/1971 at Lipscomb Belmont 96-88 2/11/1971 at Belmont Belmont 87-74 1/13/1972 at Belmont Lipscomb 88-86 Still, in true rivalry fashion, Belmont battled back tying the game with about three minutes to go. Lipscomb then tied the game with a jump shot and played tight defense on the way back down the floor. Lipscomb held on for the win and a streak their own.Lipscomb, then lead by coach Mike Clark, led by as many as 14 points in the game and led by 11 at halftime. The Bisons had the lead for 36 straight minutes after Belmont opened the scoring.But finally, on January 13, 1972, the Bison played a back and forth game versus the Rebels, but came out on top at the end. The streak lasted all of 25 days. Belmont beat Lipscomb in McQuiddy gym in a double overtime game that ended 79-76 in the Rebels favor. The following article was taken from the January edition of the 1972 Babbler. by Danny Dozier The Jan. 13 victory over arch rival Belmont college has...
by Hunter Patterson | Jan 29, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
The Bisons had gone winless in two tries before playing Belmont in the ’67-’68 season. Still, Lipscomb was averaging over 90 points a game and won the last four times when playing in Belmont’s gym. Moreover, the Rebels of Belmont had already upset a top-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan just in its first game. However, the Bisons coached by Guy Phillips, would not be able to beat Belmont that time around or the rest of the season for that matter. In the game at Belmont the Bisons lost 102-86 followed up by an uncharacteristically low scoring affair, a 54-46 loss at Lipscomb. There is no word if they were playing a half-court game during that second matchup. The loss at Belmont started the biggest win streak for the Rebels/Bruins during the entire 129 game series. During the first outing, both Coach Phillips and his team were very (overly) optimistic about their chances heading into what was then called a mere “cross-town rivalry” with no boulevard at stake. Take Eddie Montgomery (no, not the taller half of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry) went into the Belmont game thinking they could beat not only the Rebs but also any other team in the country. “We’ve got the offense to blow somebody out of the gym. Our fast-break is working like a charm, and we should be able to run Belmont to death.” The entire article from the December 1967 Babbler can be read below. By Byron Nelson Cross-town rivalry flares up again tomorrow afternoon as the Bisons invade Belmont to take on the Rebels in their Homecoming game at 2 p.m. Traditionally,...
by Hunter Patterson | Jan 23, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Senior Jordan Burgason drained nine 3-pointers tying his own single-game record and posted a career-high 33 points Saturday afternoon as Lipscomb defeated ETSU 73-65 in Johnson City, Tenn. He also hit nine treys at Iowa State on Dec. 21 setting Lipscomb’s NCAA era record. The Bison (10-10, 5-3 A-Sun) connected on a season high 15 three-pointers against ETSU (10-8, 5-3 A-Sun). In the last eight games, Burgason has hit an unfathomable 4.8 treys a game and is shooting 59.3 percent from beyond the arc. Lipscomb plays at USC Upstate in Spartanburg, S.C., Monday at 6 p.m. central. USC Upstate is coming off a 79-78 win on a last second shot against Belmont Saturday. Monday’s game will be broadcast by the Lipscomb Sports Network presented by Jackson live on 102.1 The Light and LipscombSports.com beginning with the Lyons Chevrolet Buick GMC Countdown to Tipoff show at 5:45. Burgason’s bombs started at the top of the game as he made three treys in Lipscomb’s first five possessions. Lipscomb led the whole first half and was up 39-30 at half. Lipscomb went cold after a 3-pointer by Burgason less than four minutes into the second half. The Bison didn’t score in a span of 13 possessions over 7:31 and allowed ETSU to go on a 17-0 run to take a 51-44 lead. Freshman Martin Smith snapped the streak with a traditional three-point play at the 9:09 mark. Two possessions later Smith nailed a three. Then Burgason took back over hitting three consecutive 3-pointers to give Lipscomb a 59-56 lead with 5:44 left. Martin finished with a career-high 17 points and four 3-pointers including a...
by Hunter Patterson | Jan 11, 2012 | News Slider, Sports
Since the first basketball game in 1931, the sports teams at Lipscomb have had the same name – The Bisons. Late Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Athletics announced a new set of logos that Lipscomb Athletics will be using from this point forward. “The updated brand reflects Lipscomb’s position as an NCAA Division I institution,” said Director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson. “The marks will allow us to increase the visibility of Lipscomb throughout the nation while also respecting the rich tradition of our department.” The logos were created by the design team of Luke Flener of Prolific and Logan Hartline of Hartline Studio – both Lipscomb graduates. “We aimed for a classic but fresh design in our new marks,” said Trevor Garrett, associate athletic director for external affairs. “The traditional design represents Lipscomb’s legacy of athletic success. Our new logos also incorporate some of the latest design trends giving the marks a fresh feel as a growing Division I school.” The logos can be seen in person on the new floor in Allen Arena on Don Meyer Court. Pictures can be found here. This is not the only thing that could be changing, though. If you saw Lumination’s game story from the Belmont game, you may have noticed something a little different. Over the break, the athletic department tried out using the name Bison, with no S, instead of Bisons, with an S. This was first noticed when Joey Garrison, reporter for The City Paper mentioned it in a tweet. Then, the Athletic Department changed their Twitter handle to @LipscombBison, with no S. During Battle of the Boulevard, their tweets all...
