Nick Rutherford
Lipscomb beats FAU 79-65
Nick Rutherford

Lipscomb beats FAU 79-65

Published Nov. 22, 2015 2:06 p.m. ET

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) Josh Williams and J.C. Hampton each scored 17 points, and Lipscomb beat Florida Atlantic University 79-65 Sunday.

George Brammeier added 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Bisons (3-4), who outshot the Owls 51 percent to 36 percent.

Lipscomb pulled ahead 46-30 in the second half after Williams' layup, then led 72-54 after David Wishon's jumper with 4:04 to play. The Bison made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 3-plus minutes to seal it.

FAU led 15-8 after Matthew Reed made back-to-back shots, but Lipscomb pulled ahead on a 10-0 run, then Williams hit a layup and 3-pointer to spark a 10-2 run and Lipscomb led 32-23 at halftime.

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Adonis Filer led FAU (1-4) with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Nick Rutherford scored 10 on 5-of-11 shooting and had four assists.

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