SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 97
Muszynski leads balanced Belmont to 11th straight win, 97-75
Dylan Windler added 18 points with nine rebounds and four assists for Belmont (22-4, 13-2 Ohio Valley Conference), which kept pace with Murray State atop the OVC standings.
Seth Adelsperger scored a career-high 14 points on 6 of 7 shooting, Michael Benkert and Kevin McClain scored 13 each. Benkert was 5 of 5 from the floor, and made all three 3-point tries for a career high scoring. Grayson Murphy added 11 points and five assists.
Cameron Williams opened the game with a dunk for SIU-Edwardsville and the Cougars led by as many as 10 points in the early going, which saw four ties and seven lead changes.
A McClain 3-pointer gave the Bruins a 42-41 lead four minutes before halftime and they never trailed again.
Brandon Jackson led SIU-Edwardsville with 22 points, Daniel Kinchen added 13 and Jaylen McCoy 10.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Garrett Suedekum Defensive Rebound. | 75 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Jaylen McCoy missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Caleb Hollander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Mayernick. | 75 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:57 | Daniel Kinchen made Dunk. | 75 - 94 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-55 | FG | 37-62 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 10-13 | FT | 12-17 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 4,094 | 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 |