Belmont Bruins at Valparaiso Beacons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Dillon scores 23 as Belmont downs Valparaiso 78-77
The Bruins picked up their sixth straight win.
Dillon shot 7 for 11 (5 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bruins (19-3, 9-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Jabez Jenkins added 14 points while shooting 4 of 6 from the field and 5 for 8 from the line while he also had five rebounds. Jack Smiley shot 4 for 7, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.
Owen Dease and Rakim Chaney each scored 15 points for the Beacons (10-11, 4-6). Shon Tupuola finished with 12 points and two blocks.
Dillon put up 11 points in the first half for Belmont, which led 42-38 at the break. Belmont used a 7-0 second-half run to take the lead at 57-54 with 10:25 left in the half. Dillon scored 12 second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rakim Chaney makes 29-foot three point jumper | 78 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Eoin Dillon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Eoin Dillon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 77 - 74 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-50 | FG | 26-61 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 9-27 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-20 | FT | 16-21 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 60 | Percent Led | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Valparaiso, IN
Attendance: 1,713 | 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 |