RE: Official Game Thread: AST Round 1 vs Lipscomb
Two games played, and a 6 point difference between the teams. Lipscomb wins 82-80 in the Dome. The Bucs win 96-88 in Nashville. Both teams can score, neither team defends the other well, and both teams can win on the road. Their humiliation of an FGCU team that towers over them says all you need to know about the danger of this team.
So this is highly likely to be a close, high scoring game, with the win going to the team that gets some key stops and scores down the stretch.
Lipscomb has no real post players and only a couple of traditional guards. What they’ve got in spades are 5 physical athletes in the 6’5” 220 range who shoot and score inside and out. Freshmen J.C. Hampton at guard (15.7 ppg on 80-197 for .406 from 3; 2.8 asst, 2.4 t.o.) and Josh Williams (14.8 ppg in conference, 27-99 for .374 from 3; 4.7 rpg) are becoming ASun stars.
Lipscomb is 263-731 for .360 from 3, .370 in conference. That's the most made 3's in the ASun. Bucs are 246-664 for .370, .390 in conference. Free Throws: in conference Lipscomb is 274-405 for .677. Bucs are 328-421 for .780 from the line.
Lipscomb has 6.8 steals; Bucs 7.6. Turnover margin is +1.83 for Lipscomb (12.5 tpg), +2.29 for the Bucs (11.9 tpg).
Front Court: 6’6” 210 So. Talbot Denny (4.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg), 6’4” 200 Jr. Martin Smith (13.8 ppg 61-171 .357 from 3; 3.3 rpg); 6’5” 210 Jr. Malcolm Smith (13.4 ppg, 7-32 .219 from 3, 4.0 rpg). They get outrebounded -6.7 in conference, compared to -1.7 for the Bucs.
Back Court: 6’1” 180 Rs-Fr J.C. Hampton (15.7 ppg on 80-197 for .406 from 3; 2.8 asst, 2.4 t.o.); 6’4” 220 Sr. Khion Sankey (7.5 ppg on 30-77 for .390 from 3; 5.2 rpg); 6’4” 218 Fr. Josh Williams (14.8 ppg in conference, 27-99 for .374 from 3; 4.7 rpg). They get 6.8 steals to 7.6 for the Bucs
Bench: 6’3” 195 So. J.J. Butler (10 min., 1.4 ppg, 0.7 rpg), 6’170 Rs-Jr Carter Sanderson (12.5 min., 4.2 ppg 17-57 .298 from 3; 6’0” 185 Jr. Chad Johnson (10.2 min., 1.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg). They get very little from the bench.
ETSU has a slight edge in most stats. Lipscomb's thrashing of FGCU showed what an edge in stats is worth this time of year. The Bucs have a chance to leave us with some great memories of this team. Go Bucs!
(This post was last modified: 03-02-2014 10:53 AM by swvabucsfan.)
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