NCAA Tournament March Madness

#173 Lipscomb

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Lipscomb’s profile reads like a solid conference contender that still lacks the signature wins to make a believable at-large case. Its best moments—most notably a rugged road victory at Marshall and key league wins such as trips to North Florida and FGCU—show it can win away from home, but its worst results, including lopsided road losses at Duke, Vanderbilt and Cincinnati and damaging defeats at Belmont and Mercer, have softened the résumé. With few wins against opponents committees view as top-tier and those heavy losses looming large, the cleanest route to the big dance is to win the Atlantic Sun title. The remaining games against Bellarmine, North Alabama, West Georgia and the trip to Eastern Kentucky are manageable chances to tighten the résumé and demonstrate the road toughness selection committees prize.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3@Vanderbilt12L105-61
11/9@Mercer164L92-77
11/11@UNC Asheville224L69-64
11/19@Belmont61L75-68
11/22W Carolina262W83-62
11/26@Marshall170W90-67
11/29@SE Missouri St231W88-77
12/3Tennessee Tech318W83-80
12/7Alabama A&M308W92-58
12/16@Duke3L97-73
12/29@Cincinnati52L89-62
1/1Jacksonville310W76-57
1/3North Florida337W82-74
1/8@Stetson323L91-83
1/10@FGCU246W84-77
1/15Bellarmine273W81-71
1/17Austin Peay140W82-78
1/22Stetson323W79-74
1/23FGCU246W86-71
1/29@Jacksonville310L70-65
1/31@North Florida337W100-94
2/4@Austin Peay140L87-76
2/7Cent Arkansas163L86-78
2/11E Kentucky271W75-61
2/14@Queens NC203L87-81
2/18@Bellarmine27360%
2/21North Alabama34392%
2/25@West Georgia32172%
2/28@E Kentucky27159%