# 2025 ASUN men's basketball tournament

The 2025 ASUN men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Atlantic Sun Conference. The tournament was the 46th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 2–9 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner, Lipscomb, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

## Seeds

Ten teams are contesting the bracket. All rounds reseed instead of a traditional set bracket; to that end, the 9 and 10 seeds play each other in round 1, and the 7 and 8 seeds do as well, rather than the more common 7/10 and 8/9 matchups.
The three tiebreakers used by the ASUN are: 1) head-to-head record of teams with identical record, 2) comparison of tied teams' win-loss percentage vs. the top ranked team (or teams as a group in the event that they are tied), descending to the next highest placed team(s) until an advantage is gained and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of ASUN regular season play. If an advantage is gained in a tiebreaker of three or more teams, that team or teams is pulled out, and the remaining tied teams start back at step 1. If more than one team is pulled out, that set of teams would also start back at step 1.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | NET ranking |
| 1 | Lipscomb | 14–4 | 1–0 vs. Florida Gulf Coast | 87 |
| 2 | North Alabama | 14–4 | 0–1 vs. Florida Gulf Coast | 119 |
| 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 13–5 | | 168 |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 12–6 | 2–0 vs. Eastern Kentucky | 180 |
| 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 12–6 | 0–2 vs. Jacksonville | 178 |
| 6 | Queens | 11–7 | | 216 |
| 7 | Austin Peay | 8–10 | 1–0 vs. North Florida | 285 |
| 8 | North Florida | 8–10 | 0–1 vs. Austin Peay | 250 |
| 9 | Stetson | 6–12 | | 353 |
| 10 | Central Arkansas | 4–14 | 2–0 vs. West Georgia | 349 |
| DNQ | West Georgia | 4–14 | 0–2 vs. Central Arkansas | 347 |
| DNQ | Bellarmine | 2–16 | | 354 |

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Sunday, March 2 – Campus Sites |||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 10 Central Arkansas vs. No. 9 Stetson | 77–72 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 North Florida vs. No. 7 Austin Peay | 69–90 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 3 – Campus Sites |||||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 Central Arkansas at No. 1 Lipscomb | 66–84 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Eastern Kentucky at No. 4 Jacksonville | 67–78 | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Austin Peay at No. 2 North Alabama | 64–90 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 6 Queens at No. 3 Florida Gulf Coast | 71–65 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Thursday, March 6 – Campus Sites |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Queens at No. 1 Lipscomb | 75–81$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ |
| 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Jacksonville at No. 2 North Alabama | 63–78 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Sunday, March 9 – Campus Site |||||
| 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 2 North Alabama at No. 1 Lipscomb | 65–76 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in CT (UTC−6 from March 2 through 6 and UTC−5 on March 9). Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Sunday, March 2 | First round Sunday, March 2 | First round Sunday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 3 | Semifinals Thursday, March 6 | Semifinals Thursday, March 6 | Semifinals Thursday, March 6 | Championship Sunday, March 9 | Championship Sunday, March 9 | Championship Sunday, March 9 |
| | | | 1 | Lipscomb | 84 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stetson | 72 | 10 | Central Arkansas | 66 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Central Arkansas | 77 | | | | 1 | Lipscomb | 81$^{OT}$ | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Queens University | 75 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Florida Gulf Coast | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Queens University | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lipscomb | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | North Alabama | 65 |
| | | | 2 | North Alabama | 90 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Austin Peay | 90 | 7 | Austin Peay | 64 | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Florida | 69 | | | | 2 | North Alabama | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Jacksonville | 63 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Jacksonville | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Eastern Kentucky | 67 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries

    All times are in CT (UTC−6 from March 2 through 6 and UTC−5 on March 9)

### First round

* ESPN+
* March 2 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 10 Central Arkansas 77, No. 9 Stetson 72 :
| Scoring by half: 32–37, 45–35 |||
| Pts: Turner (37) Rebs: Turner (11) Asts: Tied - Fagbemi, Turner (4) | Pts: Wood (25) Rebs: Thompson (6) Asts: Sagna (6) |
| Central Arkansas advances to ASUN quarterfinals |||
* Allen Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 207 Referees: Blake Harris, R.B. Clyburn, Jason Deering
* ESPN+
* March 2 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 8 North Florida 69, No. 7 Austin Peay 90 :
| Scoring by half: 45–38, 24–52 |||
| Pts: Murphy (16) Rebs: Tied - Harris, Miles (8) Asts: Tied - Berry, Lliteras, Miles, Moss, Murphy, Smith (2) | Pts: Tied - Dawson, Haney, Thomas (20) Rebs: McCubbin (8) Asts: Thomas (6) |
| Austin Peay advances to ASUN quarterfinals |||
* CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL Attendance: 147 Referees: Evan Berg, Devyn Page, James Gibson

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN+
* March 3 7:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 10 Central Arkansas 66, No. 1 Lipscomb 84 :
| Scoring by half: 24–46, 42–38 |||
| Pts: Fagbemi (20) Rebs: Cato (6) Asts: Tied - Fagbemi, Turner (4) | Pts: Anderson (28) Rebs: Pruitt (9) Asts: Williams (5) |
| Lipscomb advances to ASUN semifinals |||
* Allen Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 1,694 Referees: Kevin Driver, Kyle Bottoms, Hunter Allen
* ESPN+
* March 3 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky 67, No. 4 Jacksonville 78 :
| Scoring by half: 41–30, 26–48 |||
| Pts: Blanton (27) Rebs: Myrick (10) Asts: Blanton (4) | Pts: McCray V (26) Rebs: McCray V (10) Asts: Tied - McCray V, Spence (5) |
| Jacksonville advances to ASUN semifinals |||
* Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Steven Anderson, Jon Broska, Raymond Lightfoot
* ESPN+
* March 3 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 7 Austin Peay 64, No. 2 North Alabama 90 :
| Scoring by half: 30–48, 34–42 |||
| Pts: Tied - Evans, Thomas (11) Rebs: Tied - Daniel, Haney, McCubbin (5) Asts: Thomas (5) | Pts: Lane (31) Rebs: Williams (14) Asts: Fields (4) |
| North Alabama advances to ASUN semifinals |||
* CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Chris Ford, Art Vaulk, Chuck McCoy
* ESPN+
* March 3 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 6 Queens 71, No. 3 Florida Gulf Coast 65 :
| Scoring by half: 33–36, 38–29 |||
| Pts: Colimerio (21) Rebs: Wilson (8) Asts: Colimerio (6) | Pts: McLean (18) Rebs: Kellman (13) Asts: Tied - Johnson, Reddick (3) |
| Queens advances to ASUN semifinals |||
* Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Attendance: 2,423 Referees: N/A

### Semifinals

* ESPN+
* March 6 7:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 6 Queens 75, No. 1 Lipscomb 81 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 33–34, 34–33 Overtime: 8–14 |||
| Pts: Pollard (17) Rebs: Wilson (8) Asts: Tied - Ashby, Cash, Colimerio (3) | Pts: Anderson (25) Rebs: Ognacevic (12) Asts: Anderson (4) |
| Lipscomb advances to ASUN championship |||
* Allen Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 1,706 Referees: John Dillon, Michael Wallace, Jason Deering
* ESPN+
* March 6 6:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 4 Jacksonville 63, No. 2 North Alabama 78 :
| Scoring by half: 23–35, 40–43 |||
| Pts: McCray V (19) Rebs: McCray V (6) Asts: McCray V (5) | Pts: Lane (19) Rebs: Williams (12) Asts: Lane (6) |
| North Alabama advances to ASUN championship |||
* CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Sidney Cohen, Michael Husted, R.B. Clyburn

### Championship

* ESPN2
* March 9 1:00 p.m.
* Box
No. 2 North Alabama 65, No. 1 Lipscomb 76 :
| Scoring by half: 29–35, 36–41 |||
| Pts: Lane (18) Rebs: Fields (12) Asts: Fields (6) | Pts: Anderson (23) Rebs: Ognacevic (12) Asts: Anderson (4) |
| Lipscomb wins ASUN championship |||
* Allen Arena Nashville, TN Attendance: 5,139 Referees: Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Landon Brandes, Josue Nieves

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Joe Anderson, Lipscomb

### ASUN All-Tournament Team

   * Joe Anderson, Lipscomb
   * Jacob Ognacevic, Lipscomb
   * Will Pruitt, Lipscomb
   * Taye Fields, North Alabama
   * Jacari Lane, North Alabama
   * Robert McCray V, Jacksonville
   * Kalib Mathews, Queens