Belmont Bruins at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 81
69 - 81
Stutz scores 27 points, leads EKU over Belmont 81-69
Eastern Kentucky had a 15-point lead midway through the second half. Belmont chipped away, pulling within 72-65 on Reece Chamberlain's 3-pointer with 2:53 to go. The Colonels answered with back-to-back slams by Stutz and Corey Walden to make it 76-65 with 2 minutes remaining.
Stutz then forced a turnover, Timmy Knipp drained a 3 and Isaac McGlone made a pair of free throws to seal it.
Stutz shot 10 of 11 from the floor and had six rebounds and three steals. Walden finished with 15 points, eight assists and three steals for Eastern Kentucky (13-9, 5-4 Ohio Valley), which forced 18 Belmont turnovers.
Evan Bradds scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Belmont (15-8, 7-3).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Corey Walden Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Caleb Chowbay missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Evan Bradds Offensive Rebound. | 69 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Taylor Barnette missed Layup. | 69 - 81 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-47 | FG | 28-49 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 10-26 | 3PT | 12-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 9-14 | FT | 13-18 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Baptist Health Arena
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 4,700 | Capacity:
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 4,700 | 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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |