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SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Belmont Bruins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
4-5, 3-3 Away
Final
62 - 114
Belmont Bruins
16-1, 7-1 Home

Belmont pours in record 114 points to beat SIU-Edwardsville

Belmont won its 13th consecutive game and is the lone unbeaten team in the Ohio Valley Conference after dispatching the Cougars, who entered the contest 2-0 after enduring a 33-day pause because of COVID-19 concerns.

Grayson Murphy added 14 points, Caleb Hollander scored 12 and JaCobi Wood had 11 for the Bruins. Belmont forced four turnovers in the first three minutes as 3-pointers from Smith and Sheppard sparked a 13-0 lead.

Sheppard hit 4 of 6 3-pointers as the Bruins made 17 from distance. Belmont set a season-high 29 assists and forced a season-high 24 turnovers.

Belmont dominated the first half and led 56-22 at the break, a season high.

Iziah James had 12 points off the bench for the Cougars (4-5, 2-1).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 114
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 62 - 114
2nd 0:07 Iziah James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zane Butler. 62 - 114
2nd 0:14 Zane Butler Steal. 59 - 114
2nd 0:14 Mitch Listau Turnover. 59 - 114

Statistics

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22-53 FG 41-67
42 Field Goal % 61
6-18 3PT 17-31
33 Three Point % 55
12-22 FT 15-15
55 Free Throw % 100
30 Rebounds 30
11 Offensive Rebounds 6
19 Defensive Rebounds 24
10 Assists 29
6 Steals 15
4 Blocks 4
24 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
24 Total Turnovers 11
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Off Turnovers 35
3 Fast Break Points 28
30 Points in Paint 46
8 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 57

Game Information

Venue: Curb Event Center Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 244 | 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