Belmont Bruins at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's BasketballGillespie scores 15, Belmont takes down Valparaiso 74-59
Ben Sheppard and Even Brauns added 13 points apiece for the Bruins (12-6, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference).
Kobe King led the way for the Beacons (6-12, 0-7) with 17 points. Valparaiso also got 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists from Ben Krikke. In addition, Nick Edwards had eight points and nine assists.
Belmont took the lead with 9:53 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Gillespie led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 38-30 at the break.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ben Krikke Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Quinton Green missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Belmont Turnover. | 74 - 59 |
Statistics
BEL |
VAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-57 | FG | 22-52 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 7-9 | FT | 11-18 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Athletics-Recreation Center
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,543 | Capacity:
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,543 | 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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