Belmont Bruins at Morehead State Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 78
Morehead State rallies to beat OVC leader Belmont 78-77
Craig Bradshaw, who led Belmont with 28 points, missed a contested jumper at the buzzer.
Belmont led 43-29 at halftime but went without a field goal for 10 minutes in the second half. The Eagles went on a 15-0 run, taking a 61-59 lead on a layup by Elechi.
Bradshaw tied it at 75 at 1:07, was fouled and missed the free throw but Elechi stumbled out of bounds with the rebound. On the inbounds, Bradshaw broke free to score.
After an Arrington free throw, Bradshaw missed a 3 and Elechi was fouled rebounding an Arrington miss.
DeJuan Marrero had a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Eagles (14-11, 8-5), who lost by six at Belmont nine days earlier.
Evan Bradds had 16 points for Belmont (18-9, 10-3) and Austin Luke had 13 assists but no points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ronnye Beamon Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Craig Bradshaw missed Jumper. | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Belmont Timeout | 77 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Anthony Elechi made Free Throw. | 77 - 78 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 MORE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-46 | FG | 27-60 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 5-12 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 23-29 | FT | 19-26 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 28 | Fouls | 27 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Morehead, KY
Attendance: 3,845 | 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 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 |