Illinois State Redbirds at Belmont Bruins
· MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal
63 - 76
Lundblade's 14 lead Belmont over Illinois State in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament 76-63
Lundblade shot 3 for 6 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Bruins (22-10). Carter Whitt added 12 points while going 6 of 18 from the field while he also had seven rebounds and 11 assists. Jonathan Pierre had 11 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field, including 0 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line.
Dalton Banks led the way for the Redbirds (19-14) with 19 points, six rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks. Johnny Kinziger added 12 points.
Belmont took the lead with 17:55 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Whitt led his team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them up 41-18 at the break. Lundblade scored a team-high 10 points after intermission.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dalton Banks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Poindexter. | 63 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Belmont Turnover. | 60 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Drew Scharnowski Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 76 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-67 | FG | 28-63 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-36 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 7-10 | FT | 14-19 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 6,005 | 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 | 23-13 |
| 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 |