Belmont Bruins at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's BasketballWood scores 18 to lift Belmont past Evansville 72-63
Luke Smith had 14 points for Belmont (8-1), which won its fifth consecutive game. Nick Muszynski added 11 points. Grayson Murphy had 10 points.
Samari Curtis had 19 points for the Purple Aces (2-4). Noah Frederking added 11 points. Shamar Givance had six assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:19 | JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Jawaun Newton missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Luke Smith made Free Throw. | 72 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Luke Smith made Free Throw. | 71 - 63 |
Statistics
BEL |
EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-47 | FG | 20-50 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 16-19 | FT | 12-14 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
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Location: Evansville, IN
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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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