Trevecca Nazarene Trojans at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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45 - 96
45 - 96
Belmont cruises to 96-45 win over D-II Trevecca Nazarene
The Bruins have won 17 of their last 18 games, including three straight, and end their regular season at home on Saturday against Tennessee State.
Taylor Barnette had 12 points and Nick Smith added 11 for Belmont (21-5), which outrebounded Trevecca Nazarene 51-26, forced 29 fouls and shot 27 of 37 (73 percent) from the line. Egekeze and Tyler Hadden each grabbed a game-high six rebounds. Belmont had a double-digit lead six minutes in and had a 52-24 halftime lead.
Devin Whitfield scored 16 points on 4-of-14 shooting to lead Trevecca Nazarene, which shot 12 of 51 (23.5 percent) from the floor.
It was the 70th meeting between the Nashville, Tennessee schools.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 45 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Belmont Turnover. | 45 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Michael Thompson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarvis Jones. | 45 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Seth Adelsperger made Free Throw. | 42 - 96 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Belmont Deadball Team Rebound. | 42 - 95 |
Statistics
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 12-51 | FG | 29-59 |
| 24 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 11-29 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 15-20 | FT | 27-37 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 29 | Fouls | 23 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 54 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
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Location: Nashville, TN
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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 |