Belmont Bruins at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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76 - 53
76 - 53
Belmont clobbers Jacksonville State 76-53
Reece Chamberlain added 16 points and Craig Bradshaw 15 for the Bruins.
Chad Lang finished the first half with a 2-point tip-in for Belmont (23-8, 14-2 Ohio Valley) in capping a late surge that gave the Bruins a 43-27 advantage at the break. The lopsided play continued into the second half as Jacksonville State fell behind by as many as 25 points.
Belmont swept the series against the Gamecocks and have won 11-of-12 games going into the conference playoffs. The Bruins hold the second best shooting percentage among Division I teams at .502 percent.
Brian Williams scored 15 points for the Gamecocks.
Jacksonville State (10-21, 4-12) finished its regular season last in the OVS East Division.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Nick Smith Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Mike Louder missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Undra Mitchem Steal. | 76 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Holden Mobley Turnover. | 76 - 53 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 JXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-46 | FG | 18-48 |
| 63 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 11-22 | FT | 12-22 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Pete Mathews Coliseum
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 1,806 | Capacity:
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 1,806 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |