Evansville Purple Aces at Belmont Bruins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lundblade makes 5 of Belmont's 21 3-pointers in 98-64 win over Evansville
Eoin Dillon sank Belmont's 21st 3-pointer with 46.3 seconds left to set the program's single-game record.
Evansville made just 26 field goals.
Lundblade went 5 of 10 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Bruins (26-4, 16-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Sam Orme scored 14 points while going 5 of 5 (4 for 4 from 3-point range). Dillon finished 4 of 7 from 3-point range to score 12 points.
AJ Casey finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Purple Aces (6-23, 2-16). Leif Moeller added 11 points for Evansville. Alex Hemenway also had 10 points.
Belmont took the lead for good with 19:45 remaining in the first half. The score was 44-29 at halftime, with Orme racking up 11 points. Lundblade led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:02 | team shot clock turnover | 64 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Trent Hundley makes layup (Kaia Berridge assists) | 64 - 98 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Eoin Dillon makes 24-foot three point jumper | 62 - 98 |
Statistics
 EVAN |
 BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 35-61 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 57 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 21-37 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 6-10 | FT | 7-9 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 24 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 36 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 99 |
Game Information
Location: Nashville, TN
Attendance: 1,851 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| 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 |