Cleveland State Vikings at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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61 - 88
61 - 88
Belmont uses 21-point burst to beat Cleveland State
Belmont led by five, 40-35, at halftime before outscoring Cleveland State 21-0 over a 7 1/2-minute span of the second half that left the Bruins up 30 with 5:25 to go.
Amanze Egekeze made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points for Belmont with Kevin McClain adding 13 points and Nick Smith 10. Austin Luke had eight assists. The Bruins shot 52 percent in the first half and 61 percent in the second.
Rob Edwards and Anthony Wright scored 14 points each for the Vikings (4-8), who have lost three of their last four games. Demonte Flannigan added 11 points.
The Vikings made only 5 of 24 from the arc while Belmont was going 14 of 30.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Tim Hasbargen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Evan Clayborne. | 61 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Kevin McClain made Free Throw. | 58 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Belmont Deadball Team Rebound. | 58 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Kevin McClain missed Free Throw. | 58 - 87 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-58 | FG | 30-53 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 14-30 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 15-19 | FT | 14-22 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
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| 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 |
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