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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Belmont Bruins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers
5-22, 1-14 Away
Final
57 - 81
Belmont Bruins
23-5, 11-1 Home

Muszynski scores 20 to lift Belmont past E. Illinois 81-57

Muszynski shot 10 for 12 from the floor. He added four blocks.

Ben Sheppard had 16 points for Belmont (23-5, 13-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Grayson Murphy added 11 assists and six rebounds. JaCobi Wood had seven rebounds.

Kashawn Charles had 15 points for the Panthers (5-22, 3-11). Sammy Friday IV added 13 points.

The Bruins improve to 2-0 against the Panthers this season. Belmont defeated Eastern Illinois 90-56 on Jan. 24.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 57 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 57 - 81
2nd 0:31 Will Shumpert Turnover. 57 - 81
2nd 0:31 Foul on Will Shumpert. 57 - 81
2nd 0:37 Will Shumpert Steal. 57 - 81

Statistics

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24-56 FG 36-61
43 Field Goal % 59
6-14 3PT 7-26
43 Three Point % 27
3-5 FT 2-2
60 Free Throw % 100
25 Rebounds 32
6 Offensive Rebounds 6
19 Defensive Rebounds 26
12 Assists 23
8 Steals 10
3 Blocks 8
17 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 21
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
10 Fouls 11
0 Largest Lead 26

Game Information

Venue: Curb Event Center Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,882 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
UT Martin 7-1 - 15-4
Tennessee State 6-2 1 12-6
Little Rock 6-2 1 9-10
Lindenwood 5-3 2 11-8
Morehead State 5-3 2 9-10
SIU Edwardsville 4-4 3 11-8
Southeast Missouri State 4-4 3 9-10
Eastern Illinois 4-4 3 8-11
Tennessee Tech 2-6 5 7-12
Southern Indiana 1-7 6 4-14
Western Illinois 0-8 7 4-15

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Murray State 8-0 - 16-3
Belmont 7-2 1.5 17-3
Bradley 6-3 2.5 13-7
Illinois State 5-3 3 13-6
Northern Iowa 4-4 4 12-7
UIC 4-4 4 9-10
Drake 3-5 5 9-10
Valparaiso 3-5 5 9-10
Indiana State 2-6 6 9-10
Southern Illinois 2-6 6 8-11
Evansville 1-7 7 5-14
Full Standings