These teams split in the regular season and Lipscomb is probably the better overall team, but the Lions have covered eight of their last 10 games. They’re also 21-10 ATS on the season and have been shooting 51% from beyond the arc in the ASUN tournament. Lipscomb has been performing just as well and are off a tough overtime game against the Royals. North Alabama has been protecting the ball better while creating turnovers on the defensive end.

The two regular season meetings between Lipscomb and North Alabama wound up with 138 points apiece, so it makes little sense that this total in the crucible of a win-or-else Atlantic Sun finals comes up considerably higher. The Bisons' semifinal game was high-scoring but an overtime affair. Only 134 points were tallied in regulation. Lipscomb's starters might have tired legs, with three logging 42, 45 and 45 points Saturday. Lipscomb and the Lions rode defense to becoming A-Sun co-champs, and the rubber match seems unlikely to create more offense than the previous pair of face-offs.