Indiana State Sycamores at Belmont Bruins
· MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal
Indiana State edges Belmont in MVC quarterfinal, 94-91
's 33 points led Indiana State over Belmont 94-91 on Friday night in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournamentfalse Championship
Neese was 12 of 16 shooting (9 for 11 from distance) and scored 33 points for the Sycamores (20-11). Cameron Henry scored 25 points and added seven rebounds and eight assists. Courvoisier McCauley shot 5 for 13, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Cade Tyson led the way for the Bruins (21-10) with 24 points and seven rebounds. Belmont also got 19 points and two steals from Ben Sheppard. In addition, Keishawn Davidson had 18 points and five assists.
Neese scored 28 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Indiana State to a three-point victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 94 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 93 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Indiana State Defensive Rebound. | 94 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Cade Tyson missed Three Point Jumper. | 94 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Belmont Timeout | 94 - 91 |
Statistics
 INST |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-63 | FG | 35-66 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 16-28 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 14-18 | FT | 9-11 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 6,079 | 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 |