Buford's 20 lead Middle Tennessee over Belmont 83-62
Perrin Buford had a season-high 20 points to go with seven rebounds on Thursday night and Middle Tennessee beat Belmont 83-62 to win its third straight.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Belmont Bruins
62
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
83
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | 35 | 27 | 62 |
| MTSU | 46 | 37 | 83 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | @ Lipscomb Bisons | L 75-88 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Centre Colonels | W 75-45 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles | W 72-54 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 62-83
Edward Simpson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 62-82
Edward Simpson made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 0:40 62-81
Tyler Hadden made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 60-81
Foul on Karl Gamble.
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PersonalFoul 1:34 60-81
Foul on Karl Gamble.
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PersonalFoul 2:10 60-81
Foul on Austin Luke.
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LayUpShot 2:39 60-81
Tyler Hadden made Layup. Assisted by Jeff Laidig.
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JumpShot 2:58 58-81
Karl Gamble made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:21 58-79
Tyler Hadden made Layup. Assisted by Jeff Laidig.
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PersonalFoul 3:33 56-79
Foul on Austin Luke.
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LayUpShot 4:11 56-79
Tyler Hadden made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:24 54-79
Reggie Upshaw made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 4:51 54-77
Foul on Tyler Hadden.
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LayUpShot 5:32 54-77
Tyler Hadden made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:46 52-77
Reggie Upshaw made Layup. Assisted by Quavius Copeland.
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TipShot 6:03 52-75
Joshua Phillips made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 6:46 52-73
Reggie Upshaw made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:31 52-71
Mack Mercer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanze Egekeze.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:40 49-71
Joshua Phillips made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:40 49-70
Foul on Mack Mercer.
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JumpShot 7:40 49-70
Joshua Phillips made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:02 49-68
Foul on Mack Mercer.
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PersonalFoul 8:03 49-68
Foul on Joshua Phillips.
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LayUpShot 8:03 49-68
Craig Bradshaw made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:22 47-68
Darnell Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
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PersonalFoul 10:02 47-65
Foul on Evan Bradds.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:09 47-65
Evan Bradds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:09 46-65
Evan Bradds made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:09 45-65
Foul on Edward Simpson.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:22 45-65
Edward Simpson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:22 45-64
Foul on Nick Smith.
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JumpShot 10:22 45-64
Edward Simpson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:44 45-62
Giddy Potts made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:44 45-61
Foul on Nick Smith.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 45-61
Nick Smith made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:01 44-61
Nick Smith made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:01 43-61
Foul on Perrin Buford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:16 43-61
Jaqawn Raymond made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:52 43-58
Foul on Darnell Harris.
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PersonalFoul 12:07 43-58
Foul on Giddy Potts.
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PersonalFoul 12:51 43-58
Foul on Amanze Egekeze.
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PersonalFoul 13:21 43-58
Foul on Reggie Upshaw.
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PersonalFoul 13:26 43-58
Foul on Jacob Ivory.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:57 43-58
Craig Bradshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanze Egekeze.
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DunkShot 14:34 40-58
Perrin Buford made Dunk. Assisted by Quavius Copeland.
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PersonalFoul 14:52 40-56
Foul on Quavius Copeland.
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Three Point Jump Shot 15:04 40-56
Perrin Buford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quavius Copeland.
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PersonalFoul 16:02 40-53
Foul on Edward Simpson.
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PersonalFoul 16:55 40-53
Foul on Evan Bradds.
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JumpShot 17:40 40-53
Darnell Harris made Jumper. Assisted by Jaqawn Raymond.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:08 40-51
Amanze Egekeze made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Luke.
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Three Point Jump Shot 18:20 37-51
Darnell Harris made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Perrin Buford.
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JumpShot 18:42 37-48
Taylor Barnette made Jumper. Assisted by Austin Luke.
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LayUpShot 18:49 35-48
Perrin Buford made Layup. Assisted by Darnell Harris.
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LayUpShot 0:01 35-46
Quavius Copeland made Layup.
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JumpShot 0:35 35-44
Perrin Buford made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:46 35-42
Evan Bradds made Layup. Assisted by Craig Bradshaw.
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LayUpShot 1:18 33-42
Perrin Buford made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 33-40
Evan Bradds made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:44 32-40
Evan Bradds made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 62-83
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 62-83
Karl Gamble Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:07 62-83
Josh Lester missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 62-83
Edward Simpson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 62-82
Edward Simpson made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 0:40 62-81
Tyler Hadden made Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:58 60-81
Tyler Hadden Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:58 60-81
Xavier Habersham missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:13 60-81
Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:13 60-81
Tyler Hadden missed Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 1:25 60-81
Foul on Karl Gamble.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:25 60-81
Karl Gamble Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:34 60-81
Joshua Phillips Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 60-81
Tyler Hadden missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:34 60-81
Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:34 60-81
Tyler Hadden missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:34 60-81
Foul on Karl Gamble.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:46 60-81
Karl Gamble Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:07 60-81
Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 60-81
Karl Gamble missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:10 60-81
Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:10 60-81
Karl Gamble missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:10 60-81
Foul on Austin Luke.
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LayUpShot 2:39 60-81
Tyler Hadden made Layup. Assisted by Jeff Laidig.
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JumpShot 2:58 58-81
Karl Gamble made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 3:00 58-79
Karl Gamble Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:00 58-79
Reggie Upshaw missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:21 58-79
Tyler Hadden made Layup. Assisted by Jeff Laidig.
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Defensive Rebound 3:33 56-79
Tyler Hadden Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:33 56-79
Quavius Copeland missed Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:33 56-79
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:33 56-79
Foul on Austin Luke.
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Defensive Rebound 3:42 56-79
Darnell Harris Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:42 56-79
Josh Lester missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:55 56-79
Dylan Windler Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:55 56-79
Darnell Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 4:11 56-79
Tyler Hadden made Layup.
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DunkShot 4:24 54-79
Reggie Upshaw made Dunk.
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Steal 4:30 54-77
Joshua Phillips Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:31 54-77
Austin Luke Turnover.
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Team Stats
BEL
MTSU
23-61
FG
32-69
38
Field Goal %
46
9-30
3PT
7-22
30
Three Point %
32
7-12
FT
12-19
58
Free Throw %
63
36
Rebounds
46
6
Offensive Rebounds
10
30
Defensive Rebounds
36
12
Assists
11
1
Steals
8
4
Blocks
8
17
Turnovers
9
0
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
9
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
26
0
Fast Break Points
16
24
Points in Paint
40
17
Fouls
20
2
Largest Lead
25
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