
Illinois State Redbirds at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's BasketballDia scores 17, Belmont knocks off Illinois State 67-60

Dia also contributed six rebounds for the Bruins (11-5, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Cade Tyson scored 16 points, shooting 4 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line. Jayce Willingham was 4 of 7 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 0 for 3 from the line to finish with nine points.
Jordan Davis led the way for the Redbirds (8-8, 2-3) with 18 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Kendall Lewis added 13 points for Illinois State. In addition, Myles Foster had 12 points, nine rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Dia's 3-pointer with 10:12 remaining in the second half gave Belmont the lead for good at 50-48.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 67 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 67 |
2nd 0:08 | Malik Dia Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 67 |
2nd 0:11 | Jordan Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 67 |
2nd 0:23 | Cade Tyson made Free Throw. | 60 - 67 |
Statistics
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20-54 | FG | 24-51 |
37.0 | Field Goal % | 47.1 |
5-23 | 3PT | 5-15 |
21.7 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
15-21 | FT | 14-21 |
71.4 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
36 | Rebounds | 31 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
11 | Assists | 13 |
6 | Steals | 5 |
4 | Blocks | 3 |
17 | Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
30 | Points in Paint | 32 |
19 | Fouls | 18 |
9 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,660 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,660 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-9 |
Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
Missouri State | 2-18 | 12 | 9-23 |