Belmont Bruins at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 64
77 - 64
Belmont goes to 8-0 in Ohio Valley, tops E. Illinois 77-64
The win is the 10th straight for the Bruins, who now are a perfect 8-0 in conference.
Bradds hit 8 of 21 shots from the field and was 7 of 8 from the free throw line in leading Belmont (14-4, 8-0). Overall the Bruins knocked down 11 of 19 shots from 3-point range on the road.
Taylor Barnette added 15 points and Amanze Egekeze contributed another 13 points. Belmont hit 25 of 53 shots from the field (47.2 percent) and was 16 of 19 from the line (84.2 percent).
Demetrius McReynolds led the Panthers (9-12, 1-7) with 20 points. Muusa Dama added 12 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, five off the offensive glass.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Evan Bradds Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Casey Teson missed Layup. | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Casey Teson Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Taylor Barnette missed Jumper. | 77 - 64 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 27-65 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 11-19 | 3PT | 2-16 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 16-19 | FT | 8-10 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 29 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Groniger Arena
Location: Charleston, IL
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Location: Charleston, IL
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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 |