Belmont Bruins at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 70
Egekeze lifts Belmont to 75-70 win over Tennessee Tech
Egekeze hit all 13 of his free-throw attempts and added 10 rebounds to notch his second double-double of the season for the Bruins (20-7, 12-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Kevin McClain scored 15 and Dylan Windler finished with 14 points and 11 boards for his 12th double-double of the campaign.
Mason Ramsey made 1 of 2 free throws with 2:01 left to play to give Tennessee Tech a 68-66 lead. But McClain found Egekeze for the go-ahead 3 and Windler and Burton Sampson hit 5 of 6 free throws in the final 30 seconds to preserve the victory.
Curtis Phillips Jr. led the Golden Eagles (16-11, 8-6) with 17 points, while Kajon Mack and Shaq Calhoun scored 14 and 13, respectively. All three players finished with six rebounds.
Belmont made 24 of 30 from the foul line to offset 37 percent shooting from the floor and 23 percent from distance (7 of 30). The Bruins and Murray State are tied for first place in the OVC.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Belmont Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kajon Mack missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Belmont Timeout | 75 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Dylan Windler made Free Throw. | 75 - 70 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 TNTC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 23-55 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-30 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 24-30 | FT | 18-26 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fouls | 27 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 4,058 | 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 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |