Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 79
Windler scores 23 as Belmont defeats Tennessee Tech 79-67
Windler scored on a putback to give Belmont a double-digit lead four minutes into the second half and a 3-pointer that pushed the lead to 16 points, 61-45, with 11 minutes left.
Seth Adelsperger and Nick Muszynski each scored 12 for Belmont (10-3, 1-1 Ohio Valley Conference), which shot 52 percent in the second half to pull away.
Belmont had won nine of its first 10 games before consecutive losses to Purdue and Jacksonville State.
Johnnie Vassar's jump shot gave Tennessee Tech its first lead, 24-23, and Jared Sherfield hit a 3 for a 27-26 edge with 4:11 left in the first half. But Belmont went on a 16-5 tear to lead 42-32 at halftime.
Malik Martin led the Golden Eagles (5-10, 1-1) with 17 points, Jr. Clay added 12, Courtney Alexander 11 and Micaiah Henry 10.
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Statistics
 TNTC |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-49 | FG | 29-59 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 18-34 | FT | 14-20 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 7 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,385 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |