NCAAB

Belmont Bruins at Tennessee State Tigers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Belmont Bruins
20-10, 8-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 87
Tennessee State Tigers
20-9, 11-2 Home

Tennessee State beats champ Belmont 87-72

The fourth-seeded Tigers (20-9, 11-5) earned a first-round bye for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament that begins Wednesday. Tennessee State will play the winner between Tennessee Tech and No. 8 Austin Peay, with the second-round victor playing the top-seeded Bruins (20-10, 12-4).

Tahjere McCall added 16 points, Wayne Martin 13 and Demontez Loman 10 for Tennessee State.

Austin Luke made four 3-pointers and scored 18 points for Belmont. Taylor Barnette added 14 and Nick Smith 12.

The Tigers took the lead for good on a DeShields' jumper with 16:16 left. A 14-3 run, with seven points from McCall, left them ahead 76-63 with three minutes remaining with the lead dipping to nine only once after that.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:45 Tahjere McCall made Free Throw. 70 - 86
2nd 0:45 Foul on Tyler Hadden. 70 - 85
2nd 0:57 Tennessee St Timeout 70 - 85
2nd 1:15 Tahjere McCall Defensive Rebound. 70 - 85
2nd 1:15 Dylan Windler missed Jumper. 70 - 85

Statistics

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23-47 FG 30-56
49 Field Goal % 54
13-32 3PT 2-8
41 Three Point % 25
13-20 FT 25-34
65 Free Throw % 74
27 Rebounds 33
8 Offensive Rebounds 14
19 Defensive Rebounds 19
12 Assists 8
5 Steals 9
0 Blocks 1
26 Turnovers 16
3 Team Turnovers 1
26 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 26
2 Fast Break Points 0
10 Points in Paint 0
23 Fouls 23
10 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Venue: Gentry Center

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 6,845 | 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
Full Standings