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Belmont Bruins at Fairfield Stags

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Belmont Bruins
8-4, 4-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 61
Fairfield Stags
4-6, 2-4 Home

Belmont beats Fairfield 73-61

Nick Smith had 12 points and Amanze Egekeze chipped in 11 for the Bruins (8-4). Reece Chamberlain grabbed 11 rebounds.

Belmont led 29-27 at the half but made eight-straight points after the break to pull away. The Stags (4-6) came back within two points, 56-54, after Steve Johnston made one of two free throws with 6:36 left to play.

Egekeze sparked a 10-2 run that put the Bruins back up by double figures. Belmont shot 17 of 28 (60.7 percent) in the second half.

Marcus Gilbert led Fairfield with 18 points, and Tyler Nelson added 14. Kevin Degnan chipped in 12 points. The Stags struggled at the free-throw line, shooting 53.8 percent (7 of 12) and 35.3 percent from the floor.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 73 - 61
2nd 0:23 Reece Chamberlain Defensive Rebound. 73 - 61
2nd 0:23 Tyler Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. 73 - 61
2nd 0:38 Evan Bradds made Free Throw. 73 - 61
2nd 0:38 Evan Bradds made Free Throw. 72 - 61

Statistics

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27-53 FG 24-68
51 Field Goal % 35
6-20 3PT 6-28
30 Three Point % 21
13-16 FT 7-12
81 Free Throw % 58
39 Rebounds 36
7 Offensive Rebounds 15
32 Defensive Rebounds 21
15 Assists 14
3 Steals 4
1 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 4
8 Fast Break Points 6
36 Points in Paint 32
19 Fouls 16

Game Information

Venue: Total Mortgage Arena

Location: Bridgeport, CT
Attendance: 1,571 | 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 Metro Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Merrimack 17-3 - 23-11
Saint Peter's 14-6 3 17-12
Siena 13-7 4 23-12
Marist 12-8 5 19-12
Quinnipiac 12-8 5 19-13
Fairfield 11-9 6 21-13
Mount St. Mary's 11-9 6 15-17
Iona 10-10 7 18-14
Sacred Heart 9-11 8 14-19
Manhattan 8-12 9 12-20
Canisius 5-15 12 10-21
Niagara 5-15 12 8-22
Rider 3-17 14 4-25
Full Standings