Lipscomb Bisons @ South Carolina Upstate Spartans
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
LIP | 36 | 42 | 78 |
UPST | 20 | 45 | 65 |
Pepper leads Lipscomb to 78-65 win over SC-Upstate
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Eli Pepper had 11 points and 11 rebounds to help lead Lipscomb to a 78-65 win over South Carolina-Upstate on Saturday.
J.C. Hampton led Lipscomb (8-18, 4-5 Atlantic Sun) with 14 points as all five starters scored in double figures. Garrison Mathews had 12 points and George Brammeier and Cam Miller had 10 apiece.
Lipscomb led 36-20 at the break. Mathews started the second half with two from long range and the Bisons were up 48-27 with 15:43 left. South Carolina-Upstate's Josh Cuthbertson scored six straight points to cut the lead to 58-47 with 8:11 remaining. The Spartans closed to 74-65 with 1:08 left but Nathan Moran and Hampton made four free throws to seal the win.
Philip Whittington had 16 points and Cuthbertson added 14 for the Spartans (8-18, 2-7) who have lost seven of their last eight games. The victory was a 92-91 overtime win over Lipscomb last week.
Game Information
Spartanburg, SC
Referee:Alan Cosby
Referee:Art Vaulk
Referee:Donald Daniels
2025-26 Standings
| ASUN 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 |
| 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 |
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