Valparaiso Beacons at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's BasketballJenkins, Scharnowski lead Belmont past Valparaiso 78-74
Jenkins finished 8 of 12 from the field for the Bruins (16-3, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Eoin Dillon scored 12 points on 5-fo-7 shooting and Jack Smiley scored 11.
Owen Dease led the way for the Beacons (8-10, 2-5) with 24 points. Rakim Chaney added 17 points and four assists, while Brody Whitaker finished with 11 points.
Jenkins scored 11 points in the first half for Belmont, which led 41-39 at halftime. Brigham Rogers scored a team-high six points for Belmont in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Drew Scharnowski Steal. | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Brody Whitaker bad pass turnover | 74 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Drew Scharnowski subbing in for Belmont | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
VAL |
BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-62 | FG | 32-57 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 12-31 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 8-15 | FT | 6-6 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 10 | Percent Led | 79 |
Game Information
Venue: Curb Event Center Arena
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,648 | Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,648 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 9-2 | - | 19-3 |
| Murray State | 8-3 | 1 | 16-6 |
| Illinois State | 7-4 | 2 | 15-7 |
| Bradley | 7-4 | 2 | 14-8 |
| UIC | 7-4 | 2 | 12-10 |
| Drake | 6-5 | 3 | 12-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 5-6 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Valparaiso | 4-6 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Southern Illinois | 3-7 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Indiana State | 2-9 | 7 | 9-13 |
| Evansville | 1-9 | 7.5 | 5-16 |


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