NCAAB

Belmont Bruins at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Belmont Bruins
0-1, 0-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 79
Illinois State Redbirds
1-0, 1-0 Home

Copeland scores 20 to lift Illinois St. over Belmont 79-72

Rey Idowu had 11 points for Illinois State. Jaycee Hillsman added 11 points and six rebounds. DJ Horne had 10 points.

Nick Muszynski had 20 points and three assists for the Bruins. Grayson Murphy added 17 points and nine rebounds. Adam Kunkel had 13 points.

Belmont led 31-23 at halftime.

Illinois State matches up against Arkansas-Little Rock at home on Sunday. Belmont takes on Samford at home on Monday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 79
2nd 0:01 Abdou Ndiaye made Dunk. 72 - 79
2nd 0:11 Taylor Bruninga Defensive Rebound. 72 - 77
2nd 0:11 Nick Hopkins missed Three Point Jumper. 72 - 77
2nd 0:16 Jaycee Hillsman made Free Throw. 72 - 77

Statistics

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28-60 FG 30-63
47 Field Goal % 48
7-25 3PT 13-26
28 Three Point % 50
9-13 FT 6-13
69 Free Throw % 46
35 Rebounds 36
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
28 Defensive Rebounds 27
16 Assists 16
5 Steals 7
3 Blocks 5
10 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 9
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
14 Fouls 13
11 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,310 | 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
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