Belmont Bruins at Lipscomb Bisons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 69
Mathews, Cooper help Lipscomb beat Belmont 69-54
The schools are located three miles apart on the same street and Lipscomb (6-3) won its second in a row, after losing 11 straight, in the 142-game series. The Bison, who won at Belmont on Nov. 27, swept the season series for the first time since 2009.
Cooper hit a jumper and then a 3 to cap a 10-1 opening run as Belmont (5-5) missed its first four shots and the Bison led the rest of the way. Lipscomb went scoreless for eight minutes and the Bruins scored 12 straight points to pull within one, but an 18-3 spurt that spanned halftime made it 36-20 with 16 minutes to go. Belmont twice cut its deficit to eight before Mathews scored six consecutive points to give Lipscomb a 63-47 lead with 4:29 remaining.
Kevin McClain had 14 points, Mack Mercer scored 13 and Dylan Windler 12 for Belmont.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Eli Pepper Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Nick Hopkins missed Layup. | 54 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Amanze Egekeze Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Garrison Mathews missed Layup. | 54 - 69 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 LIP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-53 | FG | 25-60 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 6-31 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 12-16 | FT | 10-14 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 4,161 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 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 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |