LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The Bellarmine men's basketball team will close out its home regular season on Wednesday night by hosting Lipscomb in an ASUN Conference contest at 7 p.m. at Freedom Hall.
The Knights will observe "Senior Night" and honor
Baylor Younker,
Ethan Claycomb,
Juston Betz,
Dylan Penn and
CJ Fleming in a brief ceremony prior to the game.
Bellarmine enters play 16-12 overall and its 10-4 ASUN record places the Knights second in the West Division. The Bisons are 12-17 and 5-9 in the ASUN, which is fourth place in the West.
The first game between these teams came Jan. 15 in Nashville with Bellarmine taking a 77-71 victory behind a 25-point, eight-assist effort from Penn. Will Pruitt paced the Bisons with 21 points.
For Bellarmine, Fleming is seeing his offensive production soar of late. On Sunday, he poured in a career-high 26 points as he notched 20 or more for the fifth straight game. His in-conference scoring average is third in the league at 18.9 points per game.
Penn, meanwhile, remains one of the league's top players. His overall numbers have him third in both scoring and assists with averages of 16.5 and 5.0 respectively. Betz also remains among the ASUN's top rebounders, ranking third in the league with a 7.0 average.
While the Knights are being led by their backcourt, the Bisons are getting most of their production from the frontcourt. Ahsan Asadullah, a 6-9, 275-pound center leads Lipscomb in scoring, rebounding and assists, averaging 15.2, 9.0 and 4.5 respectively. Jacob Ognacevic is second on the team with a 12.5 scoring average, and his 46.8 shooting percentage from 3-point range ranks third in the ASUN.
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