Jones leads Middle Tennessee over Lipscomb 73-70
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- C.J. Jones had a career-high 23 points with six 3-pointers as Middle Tennessee narrowly beat Lipscomb 73-70 on Saturday.
Antonio Green had 15 points for Middle Tennessee (2-0), which pulled ahead 69-68 on C.J. Jones's 3-pointer with 22 seconds left. Green made four free throws in the final 7 seconds and the Blue Raiders held on as a Lipscomb 3-pointer with one second to play missed.
Tyler Millin added 11 points and Tyson Jackson had 10 points for Middle Tennessee.
Ahsan Asadullah had 18 points for the Bisons (1-1). Andrew Fleming added 15 points and Jake Wolfe had 12.
Middle Tennessee takes on Mars Hill at home on Wednesday. Lipscomb faces Tennessee State on the road on Tuesday.
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2020-2021 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Western Kentucky | 11-3 | - | 18-6 |
Old Dominion | 11-5 | 1 | 15-7 |
Marshall | 9-5 | 2 | 15-6 |
Florida Atlantic | 7-5 | 3 | 12-9 |
Charlotte | 5-11 | 7 | 9-15 |
Middle Tennessee | 3-13 | 9 | 5-17 |
Florida International | 2-15 | 10.5 | 9-17 |
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | - | 20-6 |
UAB | 13-5 | - | 21-6 |
North Texas | 9-5 | 2 | 13-9 |
UTSA | 9-7 | 3 | 14-10 |
UTEP | 8-8 | 4 | 12-11 |
Rice | 6-10 | 6 | 13-12 |
Southern Miss | 4-13 | 8.5 | 8-16 |
2020-2021 ASUN Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Liberty | 11-2 | - | 23-5 |
Bellarmine | 10-3 | 1 | 13-7 |
Lipscomb | 9-6 | 3 | 15-12 |
North Florida | 6-6 | 4.5 | 8-15 |
North Alabama | 7-8 | 5 | 13-11 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 4-5 | 5 | 10-8 |
Stetson | 7-9 | 5.5 | 11-14 |
Jacksonville | 5-9 | 6.5 | 11-13 |
Kennesaw State | 2-13 | 10 | 5-19 |