The Belmont Bruins visit Allen Arena to take on the Lipscomb Bisons. Action starts at 7:30 pm ET on Monday, Dec. 7 and can be seen on ES3.
The Bisons are hoping to rebound after their 81-78 loss to Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Garrison Mathews finished with 16 points to lead the team. The Bruins, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 61-57 loss at the hands of Valparaiso on Thursday. Evan Bradds played well for Belmont, recording 11 points, eight rebounds, and two assists.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams, with the Bruins winning the first matchup 105-89. Bradds put up a double-double in the victory with 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Notes
With 73.4 possessions and 1.024 points per possession, the Lipscomb Bisons perform worse on both metrics than the Belmont Bruins. Belmont averages 74.5 possessions and 1.127 points per possession.
The Belmont Bruins have one of the best effective field goal percentages this season, ranking sixth in the country with an eFG% of 59.5%. When their opponents record a similar or higher eFG%, the Lipscomb Bisons are winless with a 0-2 record.
On average, the Lipscomb Bisons attempt 28.0 three point field goals per game and the Belmont Bruins attempt 29.0. In games where they attempt at least 20 threes, Lipscomb has an underachieving record of 2-6, while Belmont is 5-4.
Lipscomb ranks 75th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.27, while Belmont ranks 88th with an A/TO of 1.23.
Lipscomb has forced an average turnover percentage of 19.1% this season. Belmont has a losing 1-3 record when its TO% is 19.1% or higher.