Eastern Illinois Panthers at Belmont Bruins
· OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
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64 - 97
64 - 97
Belmont rolls into OVC semis with 97-64 victory over EIU
Belmont will take on No. 2 seed Eastern Kentucky on Friday night.
Evan Bradds and Nick Smith, the latter with four 3-pointers, scored 14 points each for Belmont (20-10) with Amanze Egekeze adding 12 and Mack Mercer 10. Reece Chamberlain added nine points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The Bruins shot 61 percent and made 16 of 27 from beyond the arc (59.3 percent). Belmont had a 38-23 advantage on the boards.
Reggie Smith scored 17 points, Trae Anderson 13 and Cornell Johnston 11 for the Panthers (17-14).
The Bruins took off to a 15-0 lead in the first 3:32 of the game and had a 47-24 halftime lead. An 11-0 run late in the game had Belmont up by 39 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Mat Piotrowski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Chatman. | 64 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Anthony Johnson Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Caleb Chowbay missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:50 | Josh Lester Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 97 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 36-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 16-27 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 59 |
| 10-15 | FT | 9-12 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Municipal Auditorium (TN)
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 839 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 839 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |