Belmont Bruins at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
83 - 70
Kunkel scores 22 to lead Belmont past E. Kentucky 83-70
Tyler Scanlon had 14 points for Belmont (22-7, 13-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Grayson Murphy added 13 points, seven assists and seven steals. Ben Sheppard had 10 points.
Lachlan Anderson had 15 points for the Colonels (14-15, 11-5). JacQuess Hobbs added 11 points. Ty Taylor had 11 points.
Jomaru Brown, who led the Colonels in scoring entering the matchup with 19 points per game, scored nine points on 3-of-10 shooting.
Eastern Kentucky fell two games out of first place in the conference standings. Austin Peay, Murray State and Belmont are tied for first in the OVC.
The Bruins improve to 2-0 against the Colonels this season. Belmont defeated Eastern Kentucky 87-56 on Jan. 16. Belmont plays Tennessee Tech at home on Thursday. Eastern Kentucky takes on Murray State on the road on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Russhard Cruickshank made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Carmical. | 83 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Cameron Carmical Offensive Rebound. | 83 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:44 | Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 67 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 EKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-62 | FG | 26-52 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 13-25 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 11-12 | FT | 5-9 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 14 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 2,658 | 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 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |