Asman leads Lipscomb against Marshall after 22-point performance

Lipscomb Bisons (2-4) at Marshall Thundering Herd (5-1)

Huntington, West Virginia; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb visits Marshall after Grant Asman scored 22 points in Lipscomb’s 83-62 win against the Western Carolina Catamounts.

The Thundering Herd are 3-0 in home games. Marshall averages 84.0 points and has outscored opponents by 6.0 points per game.

The Bisons are 0-4 in road games. Lipscomb ranks second in the ASUN with 34.8 rebounds per game led by Asman averaging 5.5.

Marshall averages 12.0 made 3-pointers per game, 3.2 more made shots than the 8.8 per game Lipscomb gives up. Lipscomb’s 40.0% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.1 percentage points lower than Marshall has allowed to its opponents (43.1%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Wyatt Fricks is scoring 14.8 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for the Thundering Herd. Caleb Hollenbeck is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers.

Asman averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Bisons, scoring 13.5 points while shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc. Ross Candelino is averaging 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.