Why the last basket of Lipscomb-Iowa State was so special

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21-03-2025

Lipscomb men's basketball struggled during Friday's first round of the 2025 men's NCAA tournament, but it still got a pretty big victory at the end of the game.
While the No. 14 Bisons fell to No. 3 Iowa State, 82-55, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lipscomb senior guard Jack Ingold scored the last bucket of the game for either team.
Ingold is a reserve for the Bisons and recently earned a scholarship with the team in an emotional moment that went viral last December.
As we wrote at the time: "Ingold, a senior from West Virginia, wrote for the school's athletics website about wanting to play for the Bisons after a fifth-grade trip to see the campus. He'd eventually attend the school and latch on with the men's basketball program, though not as a player at first.
"After working his way up from being a team manager to a walk-on, Ingold finally saw his basketball dream come true [last December].
"Ingold read a note of encouragement that Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff wrote about him during a team meeting, one that ended with the revelation of the former landing a full scholarship."
Ever since fifth grade, senior Jack Ingold wanted to be a Lipscomb Basketball player. Through hard work and dedication, he joined the team as a Walk-On. As of last night, he is now on a full scholarship 💜#IntoTheStorm ⛈️ | #HornsUp 🤘 pic.twitter.com/sCdLeUdmSv
— Lipscomb Men's Basketball (@LipscombMBB) December 19, 2024
Ingold having the last say for Lipscomb in its March Madness experience, even through defeat, had to feel special for the Bisons.
He seems to have worked incredibly hard to make it to this moment in the 2025 men's NCAA tournament, and we're sure this is a layup that Ingold and his teammates and coaches will remember for a long time.
Core memory made for @LipscombMBB's Jack Ingold 💙@MarchMadnessMBB | ✍️ https://t.co/bsoDWlKUoY pic.twitter.com/Jwl0aU0Ozl
— NCAA (@NCAA) March 21, 2025
This article originally appeared on For The Win: March Madness: Why the last basket of Lipscomb-Iowa State was special