Illinois State Redbirds at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dillon scores 16 as Belmont knocks off Illinois State 80-69
Dillon shot 6 for 8, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Bruins (18-3, 8-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Jabez Jenkins added 14 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field while he also had five rebounds and three steals. Tyler Lundblade shot 2 for 7 and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points.
The Redbirds (14-7, 6-4) were led in scoring by Johnny Kinziger, who finished with 13 points and five assists. Chase Walker added 12 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks for Illinois State. Ty Pence had 12 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Belmont pulled off the victory after a 10-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 66-58 with 8:01 left in the half. Dillon scored 11 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Landon Wolf makes free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Landon Wolf makes free throw 1 of 2 | 68 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Eoin Dillon. | 67 - 80 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-58 | FG | 29-50 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 9-16 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 17-20 | FT | 13-21 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 11 | Percent Led | 79 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 764 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 8-2 | - | 18-3 |
| Murray State | 8-2 | - | 16-5 |
| Bradley | 7-4 | 1.5 | 14-8 |
| UIC | 7-4 | 1.5 | 12-10 |
| Illinois State | 6-4 | 2 | 14-7 |
| Drake | 6-5 | 2.5 | 12-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 5-6 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Valparaiso | 4-5 | 3.5 | 10-10 |
| Southern Illinois | 3-7 | 5 | 9-12 |
| Indiana State | 2-9 | 6.5 | 9-13 |
| Evansville | 1-9 | 7 | 5-16 |