Lipscomb vs Texas 4/4/19 - NIT Basketball Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 11:12 AM ET
On Thursday, the Lipscomb Bisons play the Texas Longhorns at Madison Square Garden in New York City for the NIT championship. The Bisons defeated Wichita State 71-64 on Tuesday in one semifinal. Garrison Matthews hit a 3-pointer with just over one minute remaining to give Lipscomb a lead it would not relinquish. Matthews hit nine shots from 3-point territory to lead Lipscomb with 34 points.
Kerwin Roach II leads the Longhorns in scoring with an average of 15.0 points per game. Dylan Osetkowski leads the Longhorns in rebounds with an average of 7.1 per game. Matt Coleman III is the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 per game. Texas is shooting 43.3% from the field and 34.0% from 3-point territory.
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Lipscomb’s high scoring offense will run up against a strong defense from Texas that allowed TCU just 44 points. The Bisons have covered the number in each of the last 4, 22 of the last 30 non-conference games and 14 of the last 20 following a win ATS. Texas has failed to cover 5 of the last 7 overall. Final Score Prediction, Lipscomb Bisons win and cover ATS 72-70.