Belmont Bruins at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 89
79 - 89
Tennessee Tech hands Belmont first conference loss 89-79
Ryan Martin contributed 18 points while grabbing 13 rebounds for Tennessee Tech (16-7, 8-2 Ohio Valley Conference) and Mason Ramsey had 10 points.
The Golden Eagles hit 29 of 61 from the field and forced 18 turnovers to hand Belmont (16-7, 8-1) its first conference loss of the season.
Tech edged into the lead 65-64 midway through the second half with a bucket from Rogers to cap a 10-0 burst and hung on from there.
Belmont stayed close but went cold in the final 1:25, missing all eight of its shots from the field while Tech padded the lead with 7-for-9 shooting from the line.
Taylor Barnette's 14 points led five Belmont players in double figures.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ryan Martin Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Craig Bradshaw missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Kevin McClain Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Nick Smith missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 89 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 TNTC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-67 | FG | 29-61 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 17-45 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 6-7 | FT | 23-33 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 21 | Assists | 9 |
| 0 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 27 | Fouls | 13 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Hooper Eblen Center
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 4,428 | Capacity:
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 4,428 | 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 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |