Indiana State Sycamores at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Smiley scores 18 off the bench, Belmont takes down Indiana State 87-70
Smiley shot 6 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Bruins (25-4, 15-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Drew Scharnowski added 14 points while shooting 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 4 from the foul line. Tyler Lundblade went 4 of 8 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.
Ian Scott led the way for the Sycamores (10-19, 3-15) with 16 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Indiana State also got 14 points from Camp Wagner. Sterling Young finished with 14 points.
Belmont took the lead for good with 4:38 left in the first half. The score was 39-25 at halftime, with Smiley racking up nine points. Belmont pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend a 12-point lead to 20 points. The Bruins outscored Indiana State by three points in the final half, as Smiley led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Graydon Lemke bad pass turnover | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Eoin Dillon Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Keith Robbins misses 25-foot three point jumper | 70 - 87 |
Statistics
 INST |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-62 | FG | 33-65 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 8-31 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 7-8 | FT | 13-15 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 93 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 3,644 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-12 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-12 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-15 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-12 |
| 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 |