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Tennessee Tech visits Lipscomb following Esmeraldo’s 22-point showing
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (3-5) at Lipscomb Bisons (4-4)
Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb faces Tennessee Tech after Mateo Esmeraldo scored 22 points in Lipscomb’s 88-77 victory over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.
The Bisons have gone 2-0 at home. Lipscomb is third in the ASUN in team defense, allowing 75.0 points while holding opponents to 44.8% shooting.
The Golden Eagles are 1-4 on the road. Tennessee Tech ranks seventh in the OVC with 34.0 rebounds per game led by Jacobe Whitted averaging 5.7.
Lipscomb is shooting 42.6% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points lower than the 43.7% Tennessee Tech allows to opponents. Tennessee Tech averages 77.6 points per game, 2.6 more than the 75.0 Lipscomb allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Grant Asman is scoring 12.6 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Bisons. Ethan Duncan is averaging 10.6 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 39.7%.
Mekhi Cameron is scoring 11.5 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. JaJuan Nicholls is averaging 11.0 points and 5.0 rebounds.
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