South Carolina Upstate Spartans @ Lipscomb Bisons
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UPST | 49 | 28 | 77 |
LIP | 34 | 50 | 84 |
Lipscomb rallies from 21 down to beat South Carolina Upstate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Garrison Mathews had 22 points and powered Lipscomb's late surge to overcome a 21-point deficit and beat South Carolina Upstate 84-77 on Wednesday night.
The Bisons (12-11, 4-2) closed the game on an 18-3 run, taking the lead for good at 76-74 on Mathews' two free throws with 1:34 left. Rob Marberry added a tipin at 1:01, Mathews had a dunk for a 3-point play with 25 seconds left and Josh Williams made the second of two free throws at 14 seconds to make it 82-75.
Lipscomb trailed 56-37 early in the second half and closed the deficit to 68-63 at the end of 13-2 run.
The Spartans (14-9, 4-2) pushed the lead to 74-66 after Malik Moore's back-to-back 3-point plays but missed 6 of 7 field-goal attempts and had three turnovers in the final five minutes.
Moore led South Carolina Upstate with 22 points.
Game Information
Nashville, TN
Referee:Jerry Heater
Referee:Bart Lenox
Referee:Rob Rorke
2025-26 Standings
| Big South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 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 | 7 | 15-17 |
| 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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