NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Jacksonville State Gamecocks 69
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Belmont Bruins 72
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Match Report

Belmont edges Jacksonville St. 72-69 in OVC tourney

— Luke Smith matched his career high with 24 points as top-seeded Belmont narrowly defeated No. 4 seed Jacksonville State 72-69 in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on Friday night.

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Team Stats

JXST BEL
25-59
FG
23-57
42
Field Goal %
40
7-26
3PT
9-29
27
Three Point %
31
12-18
FT
17-24
67
Free Throw %
71
41
Rebounds
34
14
Offensive Rebounds
11
27
Defensive Rebounds
23
9
Assists
17
7
Steals
11
7
Blocks
3
17
Turnovers
14
2
Team Turnovers
3
17
Total Turnovers
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
12
Points Off Turnovers
25
5
Fast Break Points
19
30
Points in Paint
26
20
Fouls
18
4
Largest Lead
13

Top Performers

JXST

  • Jalen Finch G MIN 40 · PTS 11 · FG 4-8
  • Kayne Henry F MIN 32 · PTS 10 · FG 3-9
  • Darian Adams G MIN 37 · PTS 13 · FG 4-17
  • Amanze Ngumezi F MIN 21 · PTS 20 · FG 8-11

BEL

  • Grayson Murphy G MIN 35 · PTS 14 · FG 5-7
  • Nick Muszynski C MIN 28 · PTS 13 · FG 3-9
  • Ben Sheppard G MIN 35 · PTS 4 · FG 1-10
  • Tate Pierson G MIN 18 · PTS 8 · FG 2-4

Play by Play

  1. MadeFreeThrow 0:12 69-72

    Tate Pierson made Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  2. PersonalFoul 0:12 69-71

    Foul on Demaree King.

    4703244 2nd Half
  3. LayUpShot 0:14 69-71

    Amanze Ngumezi made Layup.

    4395720 2nd Half
  4. LayUpShot 0:32 67-71

    Darian Adams made Layup.

    4067814 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:45 65-71

    Foul on Jalen Finch.

    4703243 2nd Half
  6. LayUpShot 1:29 65-71

    Jalen Finch made Layup.

    4703243 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 1:39 63-71

    Tate Pierson made Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 1:39 63-70

    Foul on Kayne Henry.

    4593671 2nd Half
  9. MadeFreeThrow 1:53 63-70

    Grayson Murphy made Free Throw.

    4279920 2nd Half
  10. MadeFreeThrow 1:53 63-69

    Grayson Murphy made Free Throw.

    4279920 2nd Half
  11. PersonalFoul 1:53 63-68

    Foul on Jalen Finch.

    4703243 2nd Half
  12. MadeFreeThrow 2:20 63-68

    Amanze Ngumezi made Free Throw.

    4395720 2nd Half
  13. MadeFreeThrow 2:20 62-68

    Amanze Ngumezi made Free Throw.

    4395720 2nd Half
  14. PersonalFoul 2:20 61-68

    Foul on Grayson Murphy.

    4279920 2nd Half
  15. MadeFreeThrow 2:30 61-68

    Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.

    4279923 2nd Half
  16. PersonalFoul 2:30 61-67

    Foul on Maros Zeliznak.

    4398323 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 2:40 61-67

    Darian Adams made Free Throw.

    4067814 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 2:40 60-67

    Darian Adams made Free Throw.

    4067814 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 2:40 59-67

    Foul on Tate Pierson.

    4279922 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 2:46 59-67

    Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.

    4279923 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 2:46 59-66

    Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.

    4279923 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 2:46 59-65

    Foul on Amanze Ngumezi.

    4395720 2nd Half
  23. MadeFreeThrow 2:57 59-65

    Luke Smith made Free Throw.

    2nd Half
  24. MadeFreeThrow 2:57 59-64

    Luke Smith made Free Throw.

    2nd Half
  25. PersonalFoul 2:57 59-63

    Foul on Demaree King.

    4703244 2nd Half
  26. LayUpShot 3:18 59-63

    Darian Adams made Layup.

    4067814 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 3:43 57-63

    Darian Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demaree King.

    4067814 2nd Half
  28. MadeFreeThrow 3:54 54-63

    Tate Pierson made Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 3:54 54-62

    Tate Pierson made Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 3:54 54-61

    Foul on Jalen Finch.

    4703243 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 4:24 54-61

    Demaree King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayne Henry.

    4703244 2nd Half
  32. LayUpShot 4:38 51-61

    Grayson Murphy made Layup. Assisted by Nick Muszynski.

    4279920 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 5:02 51-59

    Amanze Ngumezi made Free Throw.

    4395720 2nd Half
  34. PersonalFoul 5:02 50-59

    Foul on Nick Muszynski.

    4279923 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 5:35 50-59

    Foul on Maros Zeliznak.

    4398323 2nd Half
  36. LayUpShot 5:59 50-59

    Maros Zeliznak made Layup.

    4398323 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 6:17 48-59

    Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Sheppard.

    4433076 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 6:30 48-56

    Jalen Finch made Free Throw.

    4703243 2nd Half
  39. PersonalFoul 6:30 47-56

    Foul on Ben Sheppard.

    4433076 2nd Half
  40. JumpShot 7:31 47-56

    Darian Adams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demaree King.

    4067814 2nd Half
  41. LayUpShot 7:44 44-56

    Nick Muszynski made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.

    4279923 2nd Half
  42. MadeFreeThrow 7:54 44-54

    Demaree King made Free Throw.

    4703244 2nd Half
  43. PersonalFoul 7:54 43-54

    Foul on JaCobi Wood.

    4703220 2nd Half
  44. JumpShot 7:54 43-54

    Demaree King made Jumper.

    4703244 2nd Half
  45. PersonalFoul 8:16 41-54

    Foul on Ben Sheppard.

    4433076 2nd Half
  46. PersonalFoul 8:39 41-54

    Foul on Brandon Huffman.

    4277912 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 9:08 41-54

    Foul on Nick Muszynski.

    4279923 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 9:34 41-54

    Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.

    4279920 2nd Half
  49. LayUpShot 10:27 41-51

    Nick Muszynski made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.

    4279923 2nd Half
  50. MadeFreeThrow 11:33 41-49

    Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.

    4279923 2nd Half
  51. MadeFreeThrow 11:33 41-48

    Nick Muszynski made Free Throw.

    4279923 2nd Half
  52. PersonalFoul 11:33 41-47

    Foul on Amanze Ngumezi.

    4395720 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 12:21 41-47

    Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.

    4279920 2nd Half
  54. LayUpShot 12:39 41-44

    Juwan Perdue made Layup.

    4433059 2nd Half
  55. JumpShot 13:06 39-44

    Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.

    4279922 2nd Half
  56. JumpShot 13:35 39-41

    Jalen Finch made Jumper.

    4703243 2nd Half
  57. JumpShot 14:03 37-41

    Kayne Henry made Jumper.

    4593671 2nd Half
  58. MadeFreeThrow 14:28 35-41

    Jalen Finch made Free Throw.

    4703243 2nd Half
  59. MadeFreeThrow 14:28 34-41

    Jalen Finch made Free Throw.

    4703243 2nd Half
  60. PersonalFoul 14:28 33-41

    Foul on Ben Sheppard.

    4433076 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 69-72

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 69-72

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Defensive Rebound 0:02 69-72

    Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.

    4279920 2nd Half
  4. JumpShot 0:03 69-72

    Darian Adams missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067814 2nd Half
  5. Defensive Rebound 0:12 69-72

    Kayne Henry Defensive Rebound.

    4593671 2nd Half
  6. MadeFreeThrow 0:12 69-72

    Tate Pierson missed Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  7. MadeFreeThrow 0:12 69-72

    Tate Pierson made Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  8. PersonalFoul 0:12 69-71

    Foul on Demaree King.

    4703244 2nd Half
  9. LayUpShot 0:14 69-71

    Amanze Ngumezi made Layup.

    4395720 2nd Half
  10. Offensive Rebound 0:14 67-71

    Amanze Ngumezi Offensive Rebound.

    4395720 2nd Half
  11. JumpShot 0:15 67-71

    Amanze Ngumezi missed Jumper.

    4395720 2nd Half
  12. Offensive Rebound 0:18 67-71

    Kayne Henry Offensive Rebound.

    4593671 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 0:21 67-71

    Darian Adams missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067814 2nd Half
  14. Steal 0:24 67-71

    Marcellus Brigham Jr. Steal.

    4703246 2nd Half
  15. Lost Ball Turnover 0:24 67-71

    Luke Smith Turnover.

    2nd Half
  16. RegularTimeOut 0:32 67-71

    Jacksonville State Timeout

    2nd Half
  17. LayUpShot 0:32 67-71

    Darian Adams made Layup.

    4067814 2nd Half
  18. Defensive Rebound 0:45 65-71

    Kayne Henry Defensive Rebound.

    4593671 2nd Half
  19. MadeFreeThrow 0:45 65-71

    Grayson Murphy missed Free Throw.

    4279920 2nd Half
  20. Offensive Rebound 0:45 65-71

    Belmont Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 0:45 65-71

    Grayson Murphy missed Free Throw.

    4279920 2nd Half
  22. PersonalFoul 0:45 65-71

    Foul on Jalen Finch.

    4703243 2nd Half
  23. Defensive Rebound 0:45 65-71

    Grayson Murphy Defensive Rebound.

    4279920 2nd Half
  24. JumpShot 0:48 65-71

    Jalen Finch missed Jumper.

    4703243 2nd Half
  25. Offensive Rebound 0:49 65-71

    Jalen Finch Offensive Rebound.

    4703243 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 0:54 65-71

    Darian Adams missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067814 2nd Half
  27. Block Shot 1:00 65-71

    Amanze Ngumezi Block.

    4395720 2nd Half
  28. Defensive Rebound 1:00 65-71

    Kayne Henry Defensive Rebound.

    4593671 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 1:00 65-71

    Tate Pierson missed Jumper.

    4279922 2nd Half
  30. ShortTimeOut 1:28 65-71

    Jacksonville State Timeout

    2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 1:29 65-71

    Jalen Finch made Layup.

    4703243 2nd Half
  32. Defensive Rebound 1:39 63-71

    Amanze Ngumezi Defensive Rebound.

    4395720 2nd Half
  33. MadeFreeThrow 1:39 63-71

    Tate Pierson missed Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 1:39 63-71

    Tate Pierson made Free Throw.

    4279922 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 1:39 63-70

    Foul on Kayne Henry.

    4593671 2nd Half
  36. Defensive Rebound 1:39 63-70

    Tate Pierson Defensive Rebound.

    4279922 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 1:42 63-70

    Darian Adams missed Three Point Jumper.

    4067814 2nd Half
  38. MadeFreeThrow 1:53 63-70

    Grayson Murphy made Free Throw.

    4279920 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 1:53 63-69

    Grayson Murphy made Free Throw.

    4279920 2nd Half
  40. PersonalFoul 1:53 63-68

    Foul on Jalen Finch.

    4703243 2nd Half

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