Belmont Bruins at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 62
79 - 62
Balanced Belmont puts down W. Kentucky 79-62 behind Scanlon
Nick Muszynski scored 12 with a career-high 12 rebounds, Murphy scored 11 with 11 rebounds, Michael Benkert scored 15 and Nick Hopkins 11.
The Bruins led 36-24 at halftime before the Hilltoppers used a 13-6 run and reduced the deficit to five points on a pair of Josh Anderson foul shots with 16:38 left. But the Bruins responded with an 8-0 run and led by double digits the rest of the way.
Belmont (9-4) begins Ohio Valley Conference play on Thursday when it hosts SIU-Edwardsville.
Western Kentucky (7-5) hosts North Texas on Thursday to kickoff of Conference USA action.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Nick Hopkins Steal. | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Josh Anderson Turnover. | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Josh Anderson Offensive Rebound. | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper. | 79 - 62 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 WKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-64 | FG | 23-66 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 6-27 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 6-9 | FT | 10-15 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Venue: E.A. Diddle Arena
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,102 | Capacity:
Location: Bowling Green, KY
Attendance: 5,102 | 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 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |