# 2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by 2nd-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15-12, 9-6 in ASUN Play to finish in 3rd place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

## Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 9–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for third place. In the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament, the #3 seeded Bisons defeated the #6 seed Florida Gulf Coast, 68–63, advancing to the semifinals, where they matched up against the #2 seed North Florida, winning 73–71, advancing to the ASUN championship game. In a rematch of the previous year's title game, the Bisons faced top seeded Liberty, ultimately falling 57–73, for the second consecutive year.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 28, 2020* 4:00 pm, YouTube | | vs. Lamar Tulane Classic | W 76–73 | 1–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA |
| November 29, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulane Tulane Classic | L 66–68 | 1–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (100) New Orleans, LA |
| December 2, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 55–67 | 1–2 | Fifth Third Arena (300) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 5, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 50–86 | 1–3 | Bud Walton Arena (4,266) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 7, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 77–82 | 1–4 | Show Me Center (580) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 9, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 80–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Allen Arena (488) Nashville, TN |
| December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont Battle of the Boulevard | L 71–81 | 2–5 | Allen Arena Nashville, TN |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Trevecca Nazarene | W 61–45 | 3–5 | Allen Arena (583) Nashville, TN |
| December 21, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Crowley's Ridge | W 97–60 | 4–5 | Allen Arena Nashville, TN |
| December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Freed–Hardeman | W 93–72 | 5–5 | Allen Arena (761) Nashville, TN |
| January 1, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 77–70 | 6–5 (1–0) | Allen Arena (820) Nashville, TN |
| January 2, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | L 50–66 | 6–6 (1–1) | Allen Arena (863) Nashville, TN |
| January 8, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 77–72 | 7–6 (2–1) | Freedom Hall (1,056) Louisville, KY |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 65–58 | 8–6 (3–1) | Freedom Hall (749) Louisville, KY |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 84–72 | 9–6 (4–1) | Allen Arena (759) Nashville, TN |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | L 67–72 | 9–7 (4–2) | Allen Arena (735) Nashville, TN |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 69–79 | 9–8 (4–3) | Allen Arena (756) Nashville, TN |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 71–56 | 10–8 (5–3) | Allen Arena (810) Nashville, TN |
| January 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | Postponed | Postponed | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | Postponed | Postponed | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| January 30, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bluefield State | W 89–56 | 11–8 | Allen Arena Nashville, TN |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 68–73 | 11–9 (5–4) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 69–61 | 12–9 (6–4) | Edmunds Center (50) DeLand, FL |
| February 12, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 60–66 | 12–10 (6–5) | Swisher Gymnasium (190) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 71–69 | 13–10 (7–5) | Swisher Gymnasium (180) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 76–62 | 14–10 (8–5) | Allen Arena (943) Nashville, TN |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 77–63 | 15–10 (9–5) | Allen Arena (984) Nashville, TN |
| February 27, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 66–73 | 15–11 (9–6) | Flowers Hall (414) Florence, AL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals | L 60–72 | 15–12 | Swisher Gymnasium (87) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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