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Joe Anderson's 23 points lead Lipscomb to a 76-65 win over North Alabama to claim ASUN title

AP
Mar 09, 2025

NASHVILLE (AP) Joe Anderson scored 12 of his team-high 23 points in the final four minutes to help power top-seeded Lipscomb to a 76-65 win over North Alabama on Sunday to win the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament championship and claim an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

The Bisons (25-9) finished tied with North Alabama (24-10) for the regular season championship with 14 wins and were the No. 1 tournament seed. Lipscomb needed overtime to get past sixth-seeded Queens in the semifinals The Lions were seeded second and beat fourth-seeded Jacksonville to reach the final.

Jacari Lane's jumper gave North Alabama the lead with 11:46 left and Donte Bacchus converted a three-point play for a 53-49 advantage. Jacob Ognacevic hit three of four free throws and Will Pruitt hit from 3 for a 55-53 lead and Gyasi Powell hit a 3 with 4:13 left to put Lipscomb in front for good.

Anderson hit from deep to make it 65-60 and Anderson hit from 3 in a 7-0 run to take a 10-point lead with 1:34 left and converted 3 of 4 from the line in the final minute.

Anderson was 6 of 9 from the field, including 4 of 7 from deep, and hit 7 of 8 from the line with four assists, two steals and three blocked shots to lead Lipscomb. Pruitt was a perfect 10-for-10 from the line and finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Powell hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range to add 16 points and Ognacevic had 14 points with nine rebounds.

Lane finished with 18 points and Corneilous Williams scored 15 points with seven rebounds to lead North Alabama. Will Soucie had 10 points with six boards and Taye Fields pulled down 12 rebounds to go with his six points.

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1st Half
UNA
Lions
29
LIP
Bisons
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Corneilous Williams vs. Charlie Williams (Will Soucie gains possession)
19:47		Charlie Williams blocks Taye Fields's two point jump shot
19:45		Lions offensive rebound
19:33		Taye Fields turnover (bad pass) (Gyasi Powell steals)
19:19	+3	Gyasi Powell makes three point jump shot (Will Pruitt assists)	0-3
18:59		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
18:57		Will Pruitt defensive rebound
18:47	+3	Jacob Ognacevic makes three point jump shot (Gyasi Powell assists)	0-6
18:21	+2	Corneilous Williams makes two point layup	2-6
18:06		Charlie Williams misses three point jump shot
18:04		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
17:53	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point jump shot	4-6
17:27		Jacob Ognacevic misses two point jump shot
17:25		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
17:18		Jacari Lane misses three point jump shot
17:16		Will Soucie offensive rebound
17:07	+2	Will Soucie makes two point jump shot (Taye Fields assists)	6-6
16:34	+2	Gyasi Powell makes two point layup	6-8
16:10		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
16:08		Charlie Williams defensive rebound
16:08		Corneilous Williams personal foul
15:38	+2	Jacob Ognacevic makes two point jump shot	6-10
15:23	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point jump shot	8-10
15:11	+3	Charlie Williams makes three point jump shot (Joe Anderson assists)	8-13
14:54		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
14:52		Will Pruitt defensive rebound
14:46		Will Soucie shooting foul (Will Pruitt draws the foul)
14:46		TV timeout
14:46	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-14
14:46	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-15
14:31		Joe Anderson personal foul (Daniel Ortiz draws the foul)
14:24	+2	Donte Bacchus makes two point jump shot (Taye Fields assists)	10-15
13:52		Bisons turnover (shot clock violation)
13:23		Donte Bacchus misses two point jump shot
13:21		Donte Bacchus offensive rebound
13:15		Daniel Ortiz misses two point jump shot
13:13		Taye Fields offensive rebound
13:11		Gyasi Powell shooting foul (Donte Bacchus draws the foul)
13:11		Donte Bacchus misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:11		Donte Bacchus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:11		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
12:55		Joe Anderson misses three point jump shot
12:53		Will Pruitt offensive rebound
12:48	+3	Gyasi Powell makes three point jump shot (Will Pruitt assists)	10-18
12:23		Donte Bacchus misses three point jump shot
12:21		Lions offensive rebound
12:16		Will Soucie turnover (bad pass) (Joe Anderson steals)
11:57	+3	Joe Anderson makes three point jump shot	10-21
11:44		Lions 30 second timeout
11:44		TV timeout
11:21		Joe Anderson blocks Jacari Lane's two point jump shot
11:18		Lions turnover (shot clock violation)
11:01		Donte Bacchus personal foul (Joe Anderson draws the foul)
10:38		Charlie Williams misses two point jump shot
10:36		Jacob Ognacevic offensive rebound
10:30		Jacob Ognacevic misses two point layup
10:28		Will Soucie defensive rebound
10:27	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point jump shot	12-21
10:27		Will Pruitt shooting foul (Jacari Lane draws the foul)
10:27		Jacari Lane misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:27		Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound
10:13		Miles White turnover (lost ball) (Corneilous Williams steals)
10:06	+2	Corneilous Williams makes two point layup	14-21
9:50	+3	Miles White makes three point jump shot (Joe Anderson assists)	14-24
9:26		Will Soucie misses two point layup
9:24		Taye Fields offensive rebound
9:18	+3	Jacari Lane makes three point jump shot (Taye Fields assists)	17-24
9:04		Will Pruitt misses three point jump shot
9:02		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
8:45		Jacari Lane misses three point jump shot
8:43		Taye Fields offensive rebound
8:36		Will Soucie misses three point jump shot
8:34		Charlie Williams defensive rebound
8:34		Corneilous Williams personal foul
8:20		Gyasi Powell turnover (bad pass)
8:08	+2	Canin Jefferson makes two point jump shot	19-24
7:41		Joe Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:39		Donte Bacchus defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Canin Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Taye Fields assists)	22-24
6:59	+3	Gyasi Powell makes three point jump shot	22-27
6:39		Miles White shooting foul (Donte Bacchus draws the foul)
6:39		TV timeout
6:39	+1	Donte Bacchus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-27
6:39		Donte Bacchus misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:39		Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound
6:20		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
6:18		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
6:03		Jacari Lane misses three point jump shot
6:01		Joe Anderson defensive rebound
5:39		Jacob Ognacevic misses three point jump shot
5:37		Will Soucie defensive rebound
5:23		Taye Fields misses two point jump shot
5:21		Joe Anderson defensive rebound
4:55		Taye Fields shooting foul (Joe Anderson draws the foul)
4:55	+1	Joe Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	23-28
4:55		Joe Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 3
4:55	+1	Joe Anderson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	23-29
4:43		Joe Anderson blocks Jacari Lane's two point layup
4:41		Charlie Williams defensive rebound
4:36		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
4:34		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Will Soucie makes two point layup	25-29
4:01		Joe Anderson misses three point jump shot
3:59		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
3:51		Charlie Williams shooting foul (Taye Fields draws the foul)
3:51		TV timeout
3:51	+1	Taye Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-29
3:51	+1	Taye Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-29
3:39	+2	Jacob Ognacevic makes two point jump shot	27-31
3:12		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
3:10		Charlie Williams defensive rebound
2:55	+2	Will Pruitt makes two point jump shot	27-33
2:40	+2	Donte Bacchus makes two point layup (Taye Fields assists)	29-33
2:14		Charlie Williams turnover (lost ball) (Donte Bacchus steals)
1:58		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
1:56		Will Pruitt defensive rebound
1:42		Gyasi Powell misses two point jump shot
1:40		Taye Fields defensive rebound
1:34		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
1:32		Taye Fields offensive rebound
1:28		Taye Fields turnover (traveling)
1:18		Miles White misses three point jump shot
1:16		Taye Fields defensive rebound
1:00		Donte Bacchus misses two point jump shot
0:58		Lions offensive rebound
0:47		Donte Bacchus misses two point jump shot
0:45		Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound
0:28		Donte Bacchus shooting foul (Jacob Ognacevic draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Jacob Ognacevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-34
0:28	+1	Jacob Ognacevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-35
0:28		Bisons 30 second timeout
0:09		Logan Suber personal foul (Jacari Lane draws the foul)
0:03		Canin Jefferson misses three point jump shot
0:02		Taye Fields offensive rebound
0:01		Taye Fields misses two point layup
0:01		Bisons defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNA
Lions
36
LIP
Bisons
41

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Jacob Ognacevic turnover (lost ball) (Will Soucie steals)
19:29	+2	Corneilous Williams makes two point jump shot	31-35
19:14		Jump ball. (Lions gains possession)
19:14		Charlie Williams turnover (lost ball) (Taye Fields steals)
18:58	+2	Corneilous Williams makes two point jump shot	33-35
18:58		Charlie Williams shooting foul (Corneilous Williams draws the foul)
18:58	+1	Corneilous Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-35
18:32		Taye Fields shooting foul (Will Pruitt draws the foul)
18:32	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-36
18:32	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-37
18:12		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
18:10		Taye Fields offensive rebound
18:09	+2	Taye Fields makes two point tip layup	36-37
17:48		Jacari Lane shooting foul (Will Pruitt draws the foul)
17:48	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-38
17:48	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-39
17:43		Joe Anderson blocks Daniel Ortiz's three point jump shot
17:41		Will Pruitt defensive rebound
17:31		Charlie Williams misses three point jump shot
17:29		Daniel Ortiz defensive rebound
17:23		Charlie Williams shooting foul (Taye Fields draws the foul)
17:23		Taye Fields misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:23		Taye Fields misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:23		Grant Asman defensive rebound
17:07		Will Soucie personal foul
16:59		Jacob Ognacevic misses three point jump shot
16:57		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
16:50		Grant Asman shooting foul (Will Soucie draws the foul)
16:50		Will Soucie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:50	+1	Will Soucie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-39
16:35		Will Pruitt misses two point layup
16:33		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
16:24		Donte Bacchus misses two point layup
16:22		Grant Asman defensive rebound
16:17		Daniel Ortiz shooting foul (Gyasi Powell draws the foul)
16:17	+1	Gyasi Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-40
16:17	+1	Gyasi Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-41
15:58	+2	Corneilous Williams makes two point jump shot	39-41
15:42		Jacob Ognacevic misses three point jump shot
15:40		Taye Fields defensive rebound
15:29		Donte Bacchus misses two point jump shot
15:29		Taye Fields offensive rebound
15:29		Grant Asman shooting foul (Taye Fields draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:29	+1	Taye Fields makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-41
15:29	+1	Taye Fields makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-41
15:10	+2	Will Pruitt makes two point layup (Joe Anderson assists)	41-43
14:49		Donte Bacchus misses two point jump shot
14:47		Will Pruitt defensive rebound
14:42		Gyasi Powell offensive foul
14:42		Gyasi Powell turnover (offensive foul)
14:14	+3	Jacari Lane makes three point jump shot	44-43
13:56		Jacob Ognacevic misses two point layup
13:54		Jacob Ognacevic offensive rebound
13:49		Jacob Ognacevic misses two point layup
13:47		Taye Fields defensive rebound
13:41		Jacob Ognacevic shooting foul (Will Soucie draws the foul)
13:41	+1	Will Soucie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-43
13:41	+1	Will Soucie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-43
13:20	+3	Joe Anderson makes three point jump shot	46-46
13:20		Donte Bacchus shooting foul (Joe Anderson draws the foul)
13:20	+1	Joe Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-47
13:06		Will Soucie offensive foul
13:06		Will Soucie turnover (offensive foul)
12:52		Grant Asman misses three point jump shot
12:50		Canin Jefferson defensive rebound
12:32		Taye Fields misses two point jump shot
12:32		Will Soucie offensive rebound
12:32		Miles White personal foul (Corneilous Williams draws the foul)
12:32	+1	Corneilous Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-47
12:32	+1	Corneilous Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-47
12:11	+2	Joe Anderson makes two point layup	48-49
11:54		Jacari Lane misses two point layup
11:52		Jacari Lane offensive rebound
11:46	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point jump shot	50-49
11:25		Taye Fields blocks Jacob Ognacevic's two point jump shot
11:23		Jacari Lane defensive rebound
11:20		TV timeout
11:01		Will Pruitt blocks Donte Bacchus's two point jump shot
10:59		Lions offensive rebound
10:50	+2	Donte Bacchus makes two point layup	52-49
10:50		Will Pruitt shooting foul (Donte Bacchus draws the foul)
10:50	+1	Donte Bacchus makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-49
10:34		Corneilous Williams personal foul (Jacob Ognacevic draws the foul)
10:34	+1	Jacob Ognacevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-50
10:34	+1	Jacob Ognacevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-51
10:18		Canin Jefferson misses three point jump shot
10:16		Joe Anderson defensive rebound
10:08		Joe Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Canin Jefferson steals)
10:02		Taye Fields misses two point layup
10:00		Charlie Williams defensive rebound
9:42		Donte Bacchus personal foul (Jacob Ognacevic draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Jacob Ognacevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-52
9:42		Jacob Ognacevic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:42		Taye Fields defensive rebound
9:24		Will Soucie misses two point layup
9:22		Corneilous Williams offensive rebound
9:19		Corneilous Williams misses two point jump shot
9:17		Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound
9:08		Gyasi Powell misses two point layup
9:06		Will Soucie defensive rebound
8:42		Charlie Williams blocks Will Soucie's two point jump shot
8:40		Charlie Williams defensive rebound
8:26		Jacob Ognacevic misses two point layup
8:24		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
8:03		Jacari Lane misses three point jump shot
8:01		Joe Anderson defensive rebound
7:45	+3	Will Pruitt makes three point jump shot (Joe Anderson assists)	53-55
7:18	+3	Daniel Ortiz makes three point jump shot (Jacari Lane assists)	56-55
7:14		Lions 30 second timeout
7:14		TV timeout
6:59		Will Pruitt misses two point layup
6:57		Corneilous Williams defensive rebound
6:45		Jacari Lane misses two point jump shot
6:43		Charlie Williams defensive rebound
6:27		Corneilous Williams shooting foul (Will Pruitt draws the foul)
6:27		TV timeout
6:27	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-56
6:27	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-57
6:06	+2	Corneilous Williams makes two point layup	58-57
6:06		Charlie Williams shooting foul (Corneilous Williams draws the foul)
6:06		Corneilous Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:06		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
5:41		Will Pruitt misses two point jump shot
5:39		Bisons offensive rebound
5:22		Will Pruitt misses three point jump shot
5:22		Grant Asman offensive rebound
5:22		Corneilous Williams shooting foul (Grant Asman draws the foul)
5:22		Grant Asman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:22		Grant Asman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22		Donte Bacchus defensive rebound
5:04		Jacob Ognacevic blocks Jacari Lane's two point layup
5:02		Joe Anderson defensive rebound
4:48		Will Pruitt misses two point layup
4:46		Daniel Ortiz defensive rebound
4:28		Will Soucie misses two point jump shot
4:26		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
4:13	+3	Gyasi Powell makes three point jump shot	58-60
3:52		Taye Fields misses two point jump shot
3:50		Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound
3:50		Taye Fields personal foul (Jacob Ognacevic draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Jacob Ognacevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-61
3:50	+1	Jacob Ognacevic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-62
3:34	+2	Will Soucie makes two point jump shot (Taye Fields assists)	60-62
3:17	+3	Joe Anderson makes three point jump shot	60-65
2:57	+2	Jacari Lane makes two point jump shot	62-65
2:23		Will Pruitt misses three point jump shot
2:22		Will Pruitt offensive rebound
2:22		Taye Fields shooting foul (Will Pruitt draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-66
2:22	+1	Will Pruitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-67
2:12		Canin Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Joe Anderson steals)
2:09	+2	Joe Anderson makes two point layup	62-69
1:57		Jacari Lane turnover (lost ball) (Gyasi Powell steals)
1:57		Jump ball. (Bisons gains possession)
1:34	+3	Joe Anderson makes three point jump shot (Will Pruitt assists)	62-72
1:22		Gyasi Powell shooting foul (Jacari Lane draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Jacari Lane makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-72
1:22	+1	Jacari Lane makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
0:57		Joe Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Canin Jefferson steals)
0:53		Will Pruitt blocks Will Soucie's two point layup
0:53		Lions offensive rebound
0:47		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
0:47		Will Soucie offensive rebound
0:47		Will Pruitt personal foul (Will Soucie draws the foul)
0:47		Will Soucie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:47	+1	Will Soucie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
0:43		Canin Jefferson personal foul (Joe Anderson draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Joe Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-73
0:43	+1	Joe Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-74
0:34		Jacari Lane misses three point jump shot
0:32		Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound
0:30		Jacari Lane personal foul (Joe Anderson draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Joe Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-75
0:30	+1	Joe Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-76
0:21		Jacari Lane misses three point jump shot
0:19		Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jacob Ognacevic defensive rebound