Belmont Bruins at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 72
70 - 72
Jacksonville State edges Belmont 72-70
Darion Rackley contributed 16 points and Jamal Hunter added 10 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks for Jacksonville State (10-17, 3-9 Ohio Valley). The win knocked Belmont (15-10, 7-5) out of first place in the conference's East Division.
Trailing by 11 at the break, Belmont opened the second with a 10-2 run that included two buckets each from Evan Bradds and Taylor Barnette to cut the gap to 39-36. Bradds sank a layup with 10:26 left to put Belmont up 51-50 before Jacksonville took it back with seven unanswered points.
Hunter put Jacksonville State ahead for good at 68-66 with 1:38 to go and blocked a game-tying layup at the buzzer.
Bradds led Belmont with 24 points and Craig Bradshaw had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Malcolm Drumwright Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jamal Hunter Block. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Craig Bradshaw missed Layup. | 70 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Craig Bradshaw Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 72 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 JXST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-55 | FG | 28-60 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 4-11 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 5-9 | FT | 12-18 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Pete Mathews Coliseum
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 1,452 | Capacity:
Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 1,452 | 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 | 6 | 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 |