Drake Bulldogs at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Orme scores 22, Belmont defeats Drake 103-90
Orme shot 8 for 12, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Bruins (21-3, 11-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Drew Scharnowski added 19 points while going 8 of 10 and 3 of 9 from the free-throw line to go with seven rebounds. Jack Smiley shot 7 for 9, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 18 points, while adding six assists. It was the eighth straight win for the Bruins.
The Bulldogs (12-12, 6-7) were led by Jalen Quinn, who finished with 22 points. Jaehshon Thomas added 16 points and four assists for Drake. Owen Larson also recorded 14 points and four assists.
Belmont took the lead with 14:53 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Smiley led the Bruins with 13 points in the first half to help put them up 51-43 at the break. Scharnowski scored 15 points in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 90 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 90 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jaehshon Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Griffen Goodbary assists) | 90 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Griffen Goodbary Offensive Rebound. | 87 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Braden Appelhans misses 27-foot three point jumper | 87 - 103 |
Statistics
 DRKE |
 BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 32-60 | FG | 39-66 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 14-28 | 3PT | 17-35 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 49 |
| 12-16 | FT | 8-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 1 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 92 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,501 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 11-2 | - | 21-3 |
| Murray State | 9-4 | 2 | 17-7 |
| Bradley | 9-4 | 2 | 16-8 |
| UIC | 8-5 | 3 | 13-11 |
| Illinois State | 7-5 | 3.5 | 15-8 |
| Northern Iowa | 6-6 | 4.5 | 14-9 |
| Drake | 6-7 | 5 | 12-12 |
| Valparaiso | 5-7 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| Southern Illinois | 4-8 | 6.5 | 10-13 |
| Indiana State | 3-10 | 8 | 10-14 |
| Evansville | 1-11 | 9.5 | 5-18 |