Belmont Bruins at Bradley Braves
· NCAA Men's BasketballBelmont ends Bradley's home win streak at 17 with 78-76 win
Connor Hickman’s errant 3-point attempt for Bradley ended it.
Bradley’s loss ended what was the third-longest home win streak in the country behind Auburn and UCLA.
Drew Friberg’s 3-pointer with 37 seconds left brought Belmont into a 76-all tie. The Bruins’ Even Brauns came up with a steal of Zek Montgomery to set up Sheppard’s game winner.
Friberg and Cade Tyson each scored 15 points and Frank Jakubicek scored 10 for the Bruins (15-6, 8-2 Missouri Valley).
Rienk Mast scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds for Bradley (13-8, 6-4), reserve Jashon Henry scored 14 and Malevy Leons scored 12 and had 10 rebounds.
Belmont puts its season-high, six-game win streak on the road against Evansville on Wednesday. Bradley hosts Illinois State on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ben Sheppard made Layup. | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Even Brauns Steal. | 76 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Zek Montgomery Turnover. | 76 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Belmont Timeout | 76 - 76 |
Statistics
BEL |
BRAD |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 27-56 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 12-27 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 10-12 | FT | 17-22 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Peoria, IL
Attendance: 5,854 | 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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