Covenant Fighting Scots @ Lipscomb Bisons
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
Covenant COV | 14 | 34 | 48 |
LIP | 59 | 60 | 119 |
Lipscomb shoots 60 percent, routs D-III Covenant 119-48
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Garrison Mathews scored 22 points, John Matt Merritt added 21 and Lipscomb routed Division III Covenant 119-48 on Monday night.
Lipscomb (8-3) has won two of its last three including a 107-81 victory against Navy.
Mathews scored 16 points in the first half and the Bisons led 59-14. Merritt scored all 21 on 8-of-9 shooting in the second half. The duo each made three of the Bisons' 12 3-pointers.
Rob Marberry had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Lipscomb, which shot 46 of 77 (60 percent) from the field and outrebounded Covenant 55-22. Andrew Fleming, Jake Wolfe and Alex Jones added 10 points apiece, and Ahsan Asadullah grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.
Bryce Watts scored 10 points to lead Covenant, which shot just 28 percent (17 of 61) from the field but made 12 3-pointers.
Game Information
Nashville, TN
Referee:Bret Smith
Referee:Donald Daniels
Referee:K.B. Burdett
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 |
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