Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Lipscomb Bisons
· ASUN Championship - QuarterfinalBarno scores 18 as FGCU knocks off Lipscomb 77-53 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
No. 5 seed FGCU (16-17) plays top-seeded Central Arkansas in the semifinals Saturday.
Barno shot 7 of 10 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Eagles. Isaiah Malone added 17 points while shooting 7 for 11, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc while they also had six rebounds. J.R. Konieczny shot 4 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the free-throw line and finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and four steals.
Ross Candelino finished with 17 points and two steals for the Bisons (19-13). Lipscomb also got 10 points from Grant Asman. Charlie Williams also had eight points.
FGCU took the lead with 18:56 left in the first half and did not trail again. Malone led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 36-27 at the break. FGCU pulled away with a 15-0 run in the second half to extend a five-point lead to 20 points. They outscored Lipscomb by 15 points in the final half, as Barno led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jack Reddick makes 4-foot floating jump shot | 77 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:54 | Kennedy Okpara makes 2-foot dunk (Titas Sargiunas assists) | 75 - 53 |
| 2nd 1:07 | Brandon Dwyer subbing in for Florida Gulf Coast | 75 - 51 |
Statistics
FGCU |
LIP |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 19-50 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 8-9 | FT | 7-12 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 97 | Percent Led | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-8 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 18-13 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |


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