Belmont Bruins at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's BasketballSheppard's 23 lead Belmont over Evansville 73-64
Sheppard added 10 rebounds for the Bruins (16-6, 9-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 18 points and added six assists. The Bruins prolonged their winning streak to seven games.
The Purple Aces (4-18, 0-11) were led by Yacine Toumi, who recorded 15 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Evansville also got 15 points from Marvin Coleman. In addition, Antoine Smith Jr. had 14 points and nine rebounds. The loss was the Purple Aces' ninth straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:27 | Kenny Strawbridge Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gage Bobe. | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Belmont Turnover. | 73 - 61 |
| 2nd 1:02 | Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 61 |
| 2nd 1:05 | Marvin Coleman II missed Jumper. | 73 - 61 |
| 2nd 1:15 | Evansville Timeout | 73 - 61 |
Statistics
BEL |
EVAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-57 | FG | 25-63 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 7-7 | FT | 6-11 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,227 | Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,227 | 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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