Lipscomb University NCAA News

Sophomore guard Mark Yelovich in a game last season against Greenville College. Yelovich scored 26 points and had 13 rebounds Saturday, but the Cougars were unable to hold off a late charge from Lipscomb University.

Mark Yelovich gave it his all Saturday, as did the rest of the Southern Illinois University Cougars.

Adnan Hodzic had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Lipscomb rallied in the second half Saturday for its first victory of the season with a 67-64 decision over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Josh Slater scored 16 points, all in the second half, and Brandon Brown had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Bisons .

David Lighty scored a career-high 22 points and Evan Turner posted his second triple-double of the season to lead No.

The 17th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes entertain the Lipscomb Bisons tonight at Value City Arena in Columbus, in what is the first-ever meeting between the two programs in men's basketball.

Turner and the 17th-ranked Buckeyes open a stretch of four straight home games Tuesday night when they face Lipscomb in the teams' first meeting.

Kevin Murphy led five players in double figures with 24 points and Tennessee Tech held off Lipscomb 92-89 on Thursday night.

Matthew Bryan-Amaning dominated inside, matching his career-high 23 points; Quincy Pondexter also matched his career best with 25 points, including an off-the-backboard assist to himself; and No.

The Commodores rolled to a 38-21 lead with 5:24 remaining in the first half. The Bisons responded with a 15-5 run that was capped by a 3-pointer from Brandon Brown at the buzzer to trail just 43-36 at halftime.

Coach Matt Matheny made his head coaching debut for Elon University's men's basketball team Saturday night against Lipscomb, a team picked to finish first in the Atlantic Sun Conference preseason poll.

Outlook. After graduating five seniors the Bruins were picked fifth in the Atlantic Sun coaches poll and did not have a player named to the 10-member preseason all-conference team.

Former Lipscomb All-American John Kimbrell died Thursday after suffering a brain aneurysm last week.

Following a furious finish to last season, it looks like the Bisons are Jacksonville 's toughest challenger for the Atlantic Sun Conference title.

C Adnan Hodzic was a high school teammate of Eric Gordon, a starting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.

The FGCU men's basketball team was picked to tie for seventh in the 11-team Atlantic Sun Conference in a preseason coaches poll released today.

Lipscomb University men's basketball team has been picked to win the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament title and tie for the regular season crown, the conference office announced Wednesday.

The FGCU men's basketball team's Jan. 8 home game against North Florida will be televised on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast as the CSS A-Sun Game of the Week, the conferenced announced today.

Former Siegel High basketball standout Jimmy Oden is transferring from Lipscomb to MTSU.