Eastern Illinois Panthers at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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63 - 82
63 - 82
Mann, Bradshaw lead Belmont past E Illinois 82-63
Reece Chamberlain had a career-high 11 assists while Drew Windler scored 16 points and Blake Jenkins added 15 in the win.
Belmont (21-8, 12-2), which stayed atop the Ohio Valley Conference's East Division with the win, took a 37-31 advantage into halftime and scored 11 of the first 15 points in the second half to open up a 48-35 lead with 16:49 to play. The Panthers never got closer than down eight the rest of the way.
The Bruins made 16 of 25 field goals in the second half and converted 13 of 25 from 3-point range for the game.
Sherman Blanford finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Eastern Illinois (9-18, 6-9).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Reece Chamberlain Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Aaron Siler missed Layup. | 63 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Drew Windler Turnover. | 63 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:55 | Belmont University Timeout | 63 - 82 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 30-52 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 13-25 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 11-21 | FT | 9-12 |
| 52 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,345 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,345 | 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 |