Lipscomb Bisons

3-2 overall, 0-0 ASUN, margin -1.6
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+1.4
net rating per 100 · #142 in D-I · model
106.0
adjusted offense · #171
104.6
adjusted defense · #146
72.0
pace, possessions / 40 · #83
+3.3
strength of schedule so far · #53

Rotation

#PlayerPosClHtGP/GSMINPTSREBASTeFG%TS%Rating
5 Takai Simpkins GSR6' 5" 5/5 32.2 17.0 4.4 1.2 36.7 50.7 -3.0
1 Mateo Esmeraldo GSR6' 1" 5/5 32.0 10.6 4.0 3.8 48.7 57.0 +1.0
26 Titas Sargiunas FSR6' 4" 5/5 29.2 11.4 3.6 2.4 46.9 52.5 -3.8
2 Devyn Martin FR FFR6' 8" 4/4 22.2 16.0 8.2 1.0 75.0 75.2 +6.6
8 Hugo Tidare FR GFR6' 6" 5/4 19.4 6.8 1.0 0.4 84.4 87.1 +1.0
33 Truman Byrne FSO6' 10" 5/1 18.0 3.0 4.4 0.8 38.2 40.9 +2.6
3 Kennedy Okpara FSO6' 7" 4/1 17.0 10.0 3.2 0.5 63.3 64.8 +1.7
15 Josh Scott FR FFR6' 6" 5/0 12.2 2.0 2.0 0.6 55.6 55.6 +1.2
6 Or Ashkenazi FSO6' 5" 2/0 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 +0.8
21 Sawyer Dotson FR FFR6' 8" 3/0 8.7 2.7 2.3 1.0 50.0 50.8 +1.0
0 Luke Jack FR FFR6' 6" 5/0 7.6 0.8 0.8 0.2 28.6 28.6 +0.2
7 Vuk Visnjic FR GFR6' 4" 5/0 6.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 – – +0.2
25 Hendrix Loughridge FR FFR7' 0" 2/0 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 50.0 50.0 +0.0
4 Zion Wells FR GFR6' 4" 2/0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.7 -0.1
10 Kellen Quinn FR GFR6' 1" 0/0 – – – – – – –
14 Sam Groth FR FFR6' 6" 0/0 – – – – – – –
Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

DateOpponentWatchResultLineRestMiles
Mon 11/2 at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks ESPN+ L 79-86 -1.5 miss – 171
Tue 11/3 at Iowa Hawkeyes BTN L 54-76 +24.5 cover 0 319
Sat 11/7 vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars ESPN+ W 78-77 -8.5 miss 3 457
Tue 11/10 vs Belmont Bruins ESPN+ W 88-75 -11.0 cover 2 –
Sat 11/14 at Western Carolina Catamounts ESPN+ W 75-68 -1.0 cover 3 211 +1h
Tue 11/17 at Purdue Boilermakers BTN 6:30 PM ET –model +15.2 · 10% win 2 505 +1h
Fri 11/20 at Alabama A&M Bulldogs SWAC TV 8 PM ET –model -5.3 · 67% win 2 394
Sun 11/22 vs Milligan Buffaloes ESPN+ 5 PM ET –model -44.3 · 100% win 1 100
Tue 11/24 at Auburn Tigers SECN+ 8 PM ET –model +16.5 · 8% win 1 257
Sun 11/29 at Ohio State Buckeyes BTN 5:30 PM ET – 4 590 +1h
Wed 12/2 vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs ESPN+ 8 PM ET – 2 333
Sat 12/5 vs Rhodes Lynx ESPN+ 5 PM ET – 2 –
Sun 12/13 at Eastern Kentucky Colonels ESPN+ 4 PM ET – 7 176 +1h
Wed 12/16 at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers ESPN+ 7:30 PM ET – 2 129
Sat 12/19 vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks ESPN+ 5 PM ET – 2 60
Mon 12/21 at Austin Peay Governors ESPN+ 8 PM ET – 1 41
Thu 12/31 vs West Georgia Wolves ESPN+ 3 PM ET – 9 41
Sat 1/2 vs North Alabama Lions – 5 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 1/7 at Jacksonville Dolphins ASUN – 7 PM ET – 4 500 +1h
Sat 1/9 at North Florida Ospreys ASUN – 2 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 1/14 vs Stetson Hatters ASUN – 8 PM ET – 4 500
Sat 1/16 vs Florida Gulf Coast Eagles ASUN – 5 PM ET – 1 –
Sat 1/23 vs Bellarmine Knights ASUN – 8 PM ET – 6 –
Thu 1/28 at West Florida Argonauts ASUN – 6 PM ET – 4 398
Sat 1/30 at Queens University Royals ASUN – 3 PM ET – 1 497 +1h
Thu 2/4 vs North Florida Ospreys ASUN – 8 PM ET – 4 340
Sat 2/6 vs Jacksonville Dolphins ASUN – 5 PM ET – 1 –
Thu 2/11 at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles ASUN – 7 PM ET – 4 721 +1h
Sat 2/13 at Stetson Hatters ASUN – 2 PM ET – 1 169 +1h
Sat 2/20 at Bellarmine Knights ASUN – 7 PM ET – 6 742 +1h
Thu 2/25 vs Queens University Royals ASUN – 8 PM ET – 4 155
Sat 2/27 vs West Florida Argonauts ASUN – 5 PM ET – 1 –
Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 7,806 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Nashville

Home floor: Allen Arena
  1. Campus

    Lipscomb's teams wear purple and gold, and the school's mascot is the LU Bison. en.wikipedia.org

  2. The program

    John Pierce scored 4,230 points for Lipscomb from 1990 to 1994, the most by any college basketball player at any level, and his No. 50 is retired. en.wikipedia.org

  3. Alumni

    Off the court, Lipscomb claims J. Ridley Stroop: Stroop earned his Lipscomb diploma in 1921, published his interference study in 1935, and taught psychology and Biblical studies until retiring in 1967. en.wikipedia.org

  4. Alumni

    Off the court, Lipscomb claims Michael Shane Neal: Neal, who received his B.A. from Lipscomb, is a portrait artist. en.wikipedia.org

  5. In the news

    Lipscomb beat Belmont 88-75 on Nov. 10, 2026, in the 153rd Battle of the Boulevard. lipscombsports.com

  6. Rivalry

    Florida Gulf Coast ended Lipscomb's 2025-26 season with a 77-53 win in the ASUN quarterfinals, a game the Bisons entered as the No. 4 seed and the Eagles as No. 5. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 42 checked notes on Lipscomb, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

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Players

Takai Simpkins #5 · G

Player rating-3.0#86 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense-2.2#101
Defense-0.8#54
272 possessions · usage 32%
17.0 pts4.4 reb1.2 ast32.2 min 21-64 FG5-25 3PT38-45 FT 50.7 TS%22.8 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · 190 lbs · Brooklyn, NY · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 34225-131-411-1141310
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 29185-132-56-830121
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 35143-130-68-1041110
11-11vs BELW 88-75 34166-152-52-243101
11-15at WCUW 75-68 29152-100-511-1471200

Mateo Esmeraldo #1 · G

Player rating+1.0#19 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+0.1#49
Defense+0.9#16
270 possessions · usage 21%
10.6 pts4.0 reb3.8 ast32.0 min 16-39 FG6-20 3PT15-17 FT 57.0 TS%14.6 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Senior · 6' 1" · 176 lbs · Monroe, CT · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 35114-111-52-232320
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 3031-70-41-254200
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 32134-63-42-223000
11-11vs BELW 88-75 34113-81-54-455330
11-15at WCUW 75-68 29154-71-26-755420

Titas Sargiunas #26 · F

Player rating-3.8#95 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense-1.9#96
Defense-2.0#75
248 possessions · usage 25%
11.4 pts3.6 reb2.4 ast29.2 min 18-49 FG10-35 3PT11-12 FT 52.5 TS%18.2 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Senior · 6' 4" · 185 lbs · Kaunas, Lithuania · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 31123-102-64-422300
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 1862-70-42-230500
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 31123-103-103-455211
11-11vs BELW 88-75 32177-123-80-033100
11-15at WCUW 75-68 34103-102-72-252100

Devyn Martin #2 · F

Player rating+6.6#1 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+3.0#4
Defense+3.6#1
149 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%
16.0 pts8.2 reb1.0 ast22.2 min 24-32 FG0-2 3PT16-24 FT 75.2 TS%21.4 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · 217 lbs · Knoxville, TN · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 17134-60-05-8111101
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 20115-70-01-170100
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 26175-60-07-11100211
11-11vs BELW 88-75 262310-130-23-453110
11-15at WCUW 75-68 DNP

Hugo Tidare #8 · G

Player rating+1.0#17 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+2.4#8
Defense-1.4#64
165 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%
6.8 pts1.0 reb0.4 ast19.4 min 10-16 FG7-12 3PT7-8 FT 87.1 TS%9.3 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 6" · 184 lbs · Uppsala, Sweden · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 2162-32-30-011210
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 1661-11-13-400010
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 1462-40-22-211000
11-11vs BELW 88-75 2031-21-20-020010
11-15at WCUW 75-68 26134-63-42-210101

Truman Byrne #33 · F

Player rating+2.6#4 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+0.8#24
Defense+1.9#6
152 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 14%
3.0 pts4.4 reb0.8 ast18.0 min 5-17 FG3-13 3PT2-3 FT 40.9 TS%9.9 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Sophomore · 6' 10" · 230 lbs · Melbourne, Australia · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 1531-41-20-080000
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 1900-10-10-060100
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 1500-20-20-051100
11-11vs BELW 88-75 1452-51-40-022100
11-15at WCUW 75-68 2772-51-42-311100

Kennedy Okpara #3 · F

Player rating+1.7#13 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+0.8#23
Defense+0.9#18
115 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 28%
10.0 pts3.2 reb0.5 ast17.0 min 18-30 FG2-7 3PT2-2 FT 64.8 TS%19.9 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Sophomore · 6' 7" · 206 lbs · Lagos, Nigeria · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 20105-90-10-030000
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 962-30-12-230210
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 19136-101-30-031100
11-11vs BELW 88-75 20115-81-20-041013
11-15at WCUW 75-68 DNP

Josh Scott #15 · F

Player rating+1.2#16 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+1.2#17
Defense+0.0#29
102 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 11%
2.0 pts2.0 reb0.6 ast12.2 min 4-9 FG2-4 3PT0-0 FT 55.6 TS%7.9 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 6" · 194 lbs · Fort Payne, AL · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 900-10-00-010000
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 1400-20-00-010000
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 1431-31-30-022110
11-11vs BELW 88-75 1421-10-00-041110
11-15at WCUW 75-68 1052-21-10-020100

Sawyer Dotson #21 · F

Player rating+1.0#18 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense-0.1#51
Defense+1.1#15
43 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%
2.7 pts2.3 reb1.0 ast8.7 min 3-7 FG1-4 3PT1-2 FT 50.8 TS%15.2 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · 202 lbs · North Richland Hills, TX · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 300-10-10-001000
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 1021-10-00-020200
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 DNP
11-11vs BELW 88-75 DNP
11-15at WCUW 75-68 1362-51-31-252000

Luke Jack #0 · F

Player rating+0.2#31 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense-1.9#97
Defense+2.1#3
62 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 15%
0.8 pts0.8 reb0.2 ast7.6 min 2-7 FG0-2 3PT0-0 FT 28.6 TS%10.5 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 6" · 184 lbs · Canton, GA · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 1021-20-00-001010
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 1000-30-20-010000
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 600-00-00-000311
11-11vs BELW 88-75 300-00-00-000000
11-15at WCUW 75-68 921-20-00-030020

Vuk Visnjic #7 · G

Player rating+0.2#29 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense+0.4#41
Defense-0.2#37
49 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 2%
0.0 pts0.2 reb0.4 ast6.2 min 0-0 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT – TS%1.3 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 6' 4" · 200 lbs · Belgrade, Serbia · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 200-00-00-000000
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 1300-00-00-011100
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 800-00-00-000000
11-11vs BELW 88-75 400-00-00-001010
11-15at WCUW 75-68 400-00-00-000000

Hendrix Loughridge #25 · F

Player rating+0.0#32 of 112 in the ASUN
Offense-0.4#61
Defense+0.5#21
18 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 16%
1.0 pts0.5 reb0.0 ast5.5 min 1-2 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 50.0 TS%10.9 shots+TO/40
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Bio: Freshman · 7' 0" · 240 lbs · Gainesville, FL · ESPN
Game log
DateOppResultMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLK
11-03at SEMOL 79-86 DNP
11-04at IOWAL 54-76 600-00-00-000100
11-07vs SIUEW 78-77 DNP
11-11vs BELW 88-75 DNP
11-15at WCUW 75-68 521-20-00-010000