NCAAB

Belmont Bruins at Eastern Kentucky Colonels

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Belmont Bruins
21-10, 7-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 52
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
19-11, 11-3 Home

Belmont tops 2nd seed Eastern Kentucky, 53-52

The win ended the Colonels (19-11) quest for a second straight OVC tournament crown and the automatic berth into the NCAA tournament that goes with it.

Eastern Kentucky took a seven-point lead at the break, but managed to score just 19 second-half points.

Taylor Barnett knocked down a 3-pointer with 3:45 left to give Belmont (21-10) its first lead of the second half, 51-50, and finished with 14 points. Craig Bradshaw and Reece Chamberlain added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

Eric Stutz scored 18 points and Walden, the 2014 OVC tournament MVP, added 12 to lead Eastern Kentucky.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 53 - 52
2nd 0:01 Amanze Egekeze Defensive Rebound. 53 - 52
2nd 0:01 Corey Walden missed Jumper. 53 - 52
2nd 0:06 Eastern Kentucky Timeout 53 - 52
2nd 0:14 Eastern Kentucky Timeout 53 - 52

Statistics

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19-55 FG 19-43
35 Field Goal % 44
8-28 3PT 5-19
29 Three Point % 26
7-13 FT 9-10
54 Free Throw % 90
37 Rebounds 26
15 Offensive Rebounds 2
22 Defensive Rebounds 24
13 Assists 8
6 Steals 9
0 Blocks 5
12 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 13
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
11 Fouls 14

Game Information

Venue: Municipal Auditorium (TN)

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 3,753 | 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
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