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Belmont Bruins at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
15-7, 6-3 Away
Final
78 - 81

Walker and Illinois State knock off Belmont 81-78

Belmont Bruins vs. Illinois State Redbirds: Game Highlights

Walker added six rebounds for the Redbirds (13-9, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Kinziger shot 8 for 15, including 5 for 11 from beyond the arc to add 22 points. Landon Wolf had 11 points and shot 5 for 11, including 1 for 6 from beyond the arc.

Jonathan Pierre led the Bruins (15-7, 7-4) in scoring, finishing with 27 points. Sam Orme added 20 points for Belmont. Isaiah Walker also had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Illinois State went into halftime leading Belmont 35-31. Kinziger scored 12 points in the half. Chase Walker scored a team-high 13 points for Illinois State in the second half.

Illinois State plays Valparaiso at home on Saturday, and Belmont hosts Evansville on Sunday.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 81
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 78 - 81
2nd 0:00 Illinois State Defensive Rebound. 78 - 81
2nd 0:00 Jonathan Pierre missed Three Point Jumper. 78 - 81
2nd 0:02 Sam Orme Offensive Rebound. 78 - 81

Statistics

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28-64 FG 33-64
44 Field Goal % 52
12-27 3PT 10-31
44 Three Point % 32
10-13 FT 5-14
77 Free Throw % 36
40 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 8
28 Defensive Rebounds 27
17 Assists 15
2 Steals 5
3 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 4
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 4
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 13
5 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 36
14 Fouls 16
2 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 3,477 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 2-0 - 12-1
Illinois State 2-0 - 10-3
Murray State 2-0 - 10-3
Bradley 2-0 - 9-4
Northern Iowa 1-0 0.5 9-3
Drake 1-1 1 7-6
Valparaiso 0-1 1.5 6-6
Indiana State 0-2 2 7-6
Southern Illinois 0-2 2 6-7
UIC 0-2 2 4-8
Evansville 0-2 2 4-9
Full Standings