Belmont Bruins at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's BasketballMcChesney's 25 help Illinois State defeat Belmont 87-77
McChesney had eight rebounds for the Redbirds (3-6). Seneca Knight scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Luke Kasubke shot 4 for 8 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 1 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points. The Redbirds ended a five-game skid with the win.
Ben Sheppard led the way for the Bruins (5-4) with 23 points and two steals. Belmont also got 13 points and three steals from Ja'Kobi Gillespie. In addition, Drew Friberg had 10 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Seneca Knight Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Malachi Poindexter missed Layup. | 77 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. | 77 - 87 |
Statistics
BEL |
ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 30-55 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 8-18 | 3PT | 13-21 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 62 |
| 15-18 | FT | 14-17 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 3,165 | Capacity:
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 3,165 | Capacity:
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 | 23-12 |
| 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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