NCAAB

Belmont Bruins at Evansville Purple Aces

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Belmont Bruins
2-2, 1-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
88 - 93
Evansville Purple Aces
3-0, 3-0 Home

Evansville holds off Belmont for 93-88 win

Balentine made 12 of 21 shots from the floor for 27 points and Mockevicius was 10 of 15 from the line for 26 points while grabbing 14 rebounds. Jaylon Brown added 13 points and Mislav Brzoja chipped in 12.

Baletine and Mockevicius have both scored over 1,000 points in their careers.

Evansville (3-0) held a 45-35 halftime advantage but the Bruins (2-2) won the second half 53-48. The Purple Aces were up 76-63 with 6:15 left in the game following a Blake Simmons' trey. Evan Bradds made a layup to start a 17-8 run as Belmont closed to 84-80 with 1:46 left. Evansville made enough free throws down the stretch for the win.

Belmont, which was 35 of 63 (55.6%) from the floor, was led by Bradds with 28 points and 14 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 88 - 93
2nd 0:10 Evansville Timeout 88 - 93
2nd 0:10 Mislav Brzoja Steal. 88 - 93
2nd 0:10 Austin Luke Turnover. 88 - 93
2nd 0:15 Evan Bradds Defensive Rebound. 88 - 93

Statistics

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35-63 FG 31-60
56 Field Goal % 52
9-30 3PT 6-12
30 Three Point % 50
9-13 FT 25-38
69 Free Throw % 66
30 Rebounds 34
6 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 24
24 Assists 23
5 Steals 8
1 Blocks 1
15 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 16
6 Fast Break Points 2
50 Points in Paint 34
28 Fouls 17
2 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,227 | 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
Full Standings