Belmont Bruins at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
84 - 66
84 - 66
Belmont gets share of OVC title with 84-66 win over SE Mo St
It's the 10th time in 14 years Belmont has won at least a share of the OVC regular season championship.
The Bruins (25-4, 16-2) shared the regular season title with Murray State (25-4, 16-2), which defeated Austin Peay 94-83 Saturday. The Bruins beat Murray State 79-66 in the regular season, which gave them the tie-breaker over the Racers and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which begins Wednesday at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
Belmont and Murray State each earned double byes into the semifinals of the tournament. The Bruins first game will be at 7 p.m. on Friday and the Racers will play at 9 p.m.
Mark Laros led the Redhawks (10-21, 5-13) with 12 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Oscar Kao made Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Sage Tolbert Defensive Rebound. | 84 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Kevin McClain missed Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 63 |
| 2nd 1:12 | Sage Tolbert made Dunk. Assisted by Nygal Russell. | 84 - 63 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 SEMO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-60 | FG | 24-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 15-20 | FT | 10-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Show Me Center
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Attendance: 1,484 | Capacity:
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
Attendance: 1,484 | 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 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 |