Indiana State Sycamores at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's BasketballSheppard leads Belmont past Indiana State 89-88
Sheppard also had nine rebounds for the Bruins (20-10, 13-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 16 points while shooting 7 for 12, including 1 for 5 from beyond the arc, and added three steals. Drew Friberg was 6 of 11 shooting (3 for 7 from distance) to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Xavier Bledson led the way for the Sycamores (20-10, 13-6) with 20 points. Robbie Avila added 17 points for Indiana State. In addition, Cooper Neese had 16 points and four assists. The loss broke the Sycamores' seven-game winning streak.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 88 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 88 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Indiana State Offensive Rebound. | 88 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Courvoisier McCauley missed Three Point Jumper. | 88 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Belmont Timeout | 88 - 89 |
Statistics
INST |
BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-56 | FG | 35-70 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 12-32 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 19-26 | FT | 7-11 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,364 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 2,364 | 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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