Belmont Bruins at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 55
63 - 55
Belmont uses big second half to beat Tennessee St.
Reece Chamberlain had 10 points and five assists for Belmont (13-7, 5-2 Ohio Valley) and Evan Bradds grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds.
Two free throws by Xavier Richards gave Tennessee State a 34-28 lead with 17 minutes to play, but a jumper by Smith started a 28-5 run, which was capped by a Bradshaw 3-pointer and gave the Bruins a 17-point lead with 9:03 left.
The Tigers then trailed by double digits until the final minute.
Tennessee State (3-18, 0-6) used a 16-4 run to open up a 25-10 lead with nine minutes left in the first half. Belmont responded with an 18-5 spurt and trailed 30-28 at the break.
Tennessee State has lost six in a row and 17 of its last 18 games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Craig Bradshaw Steal. | 63 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Xavier Richards Turnover. | 63 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Christian Mekowulu Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Craig Bradshaw missed Free Throw. | 63 - 55 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-41 | FG | 15-45 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 20-31 | FT | 21-27 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 4 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 22 | Fouls | 31 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,561 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,561 | 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 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 |