Lipscomb gamers and followers rejoice their Atlantic Solar Convention championship win over North Alabama at Lipscomb College’s Allen Enviornment Sunday, March 9, 2025. Lipscomb defeated North Alabama 76-65 within the Atlantic Solar Convention championship sport on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn., to safe its second title in program historical past.
Led by 23 factors from Joe Anderson, 17 from Will Pruitt and 16 from Gyasi Powell, the top-seeded Bisons (25-9, 14-4 ASUN) drained 40.4 p.c of their area targets and 12 of 27 (44.4 p.c) from 3-point vary.
Lipscomb will play within the NCAA Event for the second time. The primary got here in 2018.
Jacari Lane poured in 18 factors for the second-seeded Lions (24-10, 14-4), Corneilous Williams added 15 and Will Soucie had 10.
Excessive Level 81, Winthrop 69
The Panthers rallied within the second half, outscoring the Eagles by 22 to win the Large South championship sport in Johnson Metropolis, Tenn., and earn their first berth within the NCAA Event.
Bobby Pettiford scored 17 factors and Kezza Giffa added 16 for No. 1 seed Excessive Level (29-5, 14-2), which trailed by 10 at halftime. Abdoulaye Thiam chipped in 12 whereas Trae Benham posted an eight-point, 10-rebound effort within the win.
No. 3 seed Winthrop (23-11, 11-5) had 5 gamers rating in double figures, led by Kelton Talford’s 15-point, eight-rebound effort. Bryce Baker and Nick Johnson added 11 factors, whereas Ok.J. Doucet and Kasen Harrison had 10 apiece.
Drake 63, Bradley 48
Bennett Stirtz scored 24 factors and Tavion Banks added 13 to guide the top-seeded Bulldogs over the second-seeded Braves within the Missouri Valley championship sport in St. Louis.
Drake’s convention title secured its eighth look within the NCAA Event and its third in a row.
Drake (30-3, 17-3) drained 21 of 46 pictures (45.7 p.c) and 6 of 15 3-pointers whereas outrebounding Bradley 32-19, together with 11-3 on the offensive glass. Banks added 9 rebounds, whereas Stirtz, Cam Manyawu and Kael Combs every had 4.
Darius Hannah led Bradley (26-8, 15-5) with 19 factors, Duke Deen chipped in eight and Christian Davis had seven. The Braves shot simply 41.5 p.c from the ground and 25 p.c from past the arc.
–Area Degree Media
