Ferguson scores 15 to carry Lipscomb past Lamar 76-73
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Romeao Ferguson had 15 points and Lipscomb Bisons held off Lamar Cardinals 76-73 to win its season opener on Saturday night.
Lamar trailed by 13 with about four minutes to play and used a 16-5 run, capped by Quinlan Bennett's layup, to pull to 73-71 with 23 seconds remaining. Jake Wolfe split a pair of free throws and Ferguson made 2 of 4 from the line to seal it for the Bisons.
Ahsan Asadullah had 15 points and seven assists for Lipscomb (1-0). Carson Cary added 13 points. Greg Jones had 12 points.
Anderson Kopp scored a career-high 24 points for the Cardinals (0-3). Avery Sullivan added 20 points. Bennett had 11 points. Ellis Jefferson had a career-high 11 assists plus eight points.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | |
|
|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Asadullah | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Hazen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Wolfe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Cary | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Shulman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Howard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Hobbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Coleman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Pruitt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Ferguson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Eubanks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Murr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| E. Jefferson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Sullivan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Buster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Muoka | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Cameron | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Sohail | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Nickerson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Carpenter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Kopp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Eisa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Senigaur | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q. Bennett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Harrison | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
