NCAAB

Eastern Illinois Panthers at Belmont Bruins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
5-9, 1-6 Away
Final
66 - 79
Belmont Bruins
15-1, 6-1 Home

Wood scores 17 to lead Belmont past E. Illinois 79-66

Luke Smith had 12 points for Belmont (15-1, 9-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Nick Muszynski added 10 points. Grayson Murphy had nine rebounds and six assists.

Sammy Friday IV scored a career-high 20 points and had 10 rebounds for the Panthers (5-9, 2-5), whose losing streak stretched to four games. Marvin Johnson added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Josiah Wallace had 10 points and six rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 79
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 66 - 79
2nd 0:16 JaCobi Wood Steal. 66 - 79
2nd 0:16 Henry Abraham Turnover. 66 - 79
2nd 0:18 Ryan Leonard Defensive Rebound. 66 - 79

Statistics

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26-60 FG 32-63
43 Field Goal % 51
8-18 3PT 6-21
44 Three Point % 29
6-7 FT 9-11
86 Free Throw % 82
42 Rebounds 26
15 Offensive Rebounds 6
27 Defensive Rebounds 20
10 Assists 19
3 Steals 14
1 Blocks 3
20 Turnovers 6
3 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 6
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 23
2 Fast Break Points 19
32 Points in Paint 50
13 Fouls 8
5 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Curb Event Center Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 247 | 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 7 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
Full Standings