Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 63
59 - 63
Belmont hangs on against Middle Tennessee, 63-59
Nick Smith also finished with 15 points for the Bruins (7-1), including a spotless 3-of-3 from 3-point range, and Craig Bradshaw finished with 14 points for Belmont. Offensively Belmont shot just 38 percent from the field, but hit 45 percent of its threes and go to the free throw line 24 times, nine more than Middle Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee was led by Marcus Tarrance's 14 point, four assists effort. Jaqawn Raymond added 12 points for the Blue Raiders (3-4).
Belmont built a 10 point halftime lead, pushing it as high as 16 midway through the second half. The Blue Raiders used a 15-3 run to cut the lead to one late, but a Bradds layup with a minute left put the game away.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Giddy Potts Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Taylor Barnette missed Free Throw. | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Taylor Barnette made Free Throw. | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Jaqawn Raymond. | 59 - 62 |
Statistics
 MTSU |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-54 | FG | 19-50 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 10-23 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 9-13 | FT | 16-24 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 31 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 25 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:
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 |
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 |