Tennessee State Tigers at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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71 - 73
71 - 73
Belmont edges Tennessee State 73-71
An 11-3 run pulled Tennessee State within two points, 67-65 with 2:46 to play. Chamberlain scored four points and J.J. Mann added two in the closing minutes to seal it for the Bruins.
Belmont (20-8, 11-2 Ohio Valley) has a two-game lead over Morehead State for the top spot in the East Division. Tennessee State (3-24, 2-11) remains in sixth place, nine games back of the Bruins.
Chamberlain was 7 of 10 from the field. Mann finished with 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Craig Bradshaw added 10 points and four assists.
Patrick Miller scored 23 points and Jay Harris 19 to lead Tennessee State. M.J. Rhett added 10 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tennessee St Timeout | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | M.J. Rhett made Layup. | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | M.J. Rhett Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kennedy Eubanks missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 73 |
Statistics
 TNST |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-59 | FG | 27-58 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 16-19 | FT | 11-16 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,007 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,007 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
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 |