UT Martin Skyhawks at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 82
Belmont rolls past UTM, into first-place OVC tie
The Bruins (17-4, 8-2) won their fifth straight and are in a first-place tie in the Ohio Valley Conference after Austin Peay (8-2) beat Jacksonville State (8-2) earlier Saturday.
Windler had five 3-pointers and pulled down 13 rebounds for his 10th double-double this season and 28th of his career. McClain made four from distance and added five assists. Freshman Nick Muszynski posted his second double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nick Hopkins added 15 points with five 3-pointers, including 12 points in the second half. The Bruins were 14 of 35 from the arc and shot 50 percent overall.
Quintin Dove scored 14 points and Dere Hawthorne Jr. and Delfincko Bogan 12 each for the Skyhawks (6-15, 1-9).
Belmont led 40-32 at halftime and, with 11:51 left in the game, went ahead by double digits the rest of the way, its lead reaching as many as 25 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Derek Hawthorne Jr. made Free Throw. | 67 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Derek Hawthorne Jr. made Free Throw. | 66 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Garrett Suedekum. | 65 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Foul on Derek Sabin. | 65 - 82 |
Statistics
 UTM |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-73 | FG | 30-60 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 14-35 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 2-2 | FT | 8-10 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Assists | 25 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,478 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |