Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 64
62 - 64
Belmont defeats Tennessee Tech 64-62
J.J. Mann had 14 points with six rebounds and Reece Chamberlain scored 9 points with six rebounds and three assists. Evan Bradds chipped in with 10. The Bruins (10-6, 2-0 Ohio Valley Conference) hit 42 percent from the field and 77.3 percent from the line.
Belmont jumped to a 14-6 lead by 13:58 in the first period and led 29-23 at halftime. The Bruins extended their advantage to 16 at 11:55 in the second on a dunk by Bradds before the Golden Eagles closed the gap to two with just under four minutes to play.
Down by two with just seconds to play, the Golden Eagles' Jeremiah Samarrippas missed a jumper, sealing the win for the Bruins.
Samarrippas scored 16 points and grabbed three rebounds for Tennessee Tech (8-9, 1-1).
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Statistics
 TNTC |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-43 | FG | 21-50 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 15-19 | FT | 17-22 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,520 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,520 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |