Murray State Racers at Belmont Bruins
· OVC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
64 - 88
No. 22 Belmont women open OVC with 88-64 win over Murray St
The Bears (29-3), who have 20 consecutive victories and 44 straight over OVC foes, play in the semifinals on Friday against the winner of Thursday's first-round matchup between fourth-seeded Jacksonville State and No. 5 Morehead State.
Smith had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and McCabe had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Maggard had 15 points and Maura Muensterman 12, also on all 3-pointers, and Jenny Roy had 10 rebounds and eight points. Belmont led 32-25 at the half and shot 62 percent in the second half, making 10 of 18 from distance.
Maggard had three 3's in the last three minutes of the third quarter, the first coming when the Racers (11-19) had closed within one and the third making it 58-48 at the end of the period. She also opened the fourth with a shot from distance as Belmont won going away.
Brian Bethea had 21 points for the Racers with Ke'Shunan James adding 17 with 11 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 64 - 88 |
| 4th 0:11 |  |
Sierra Jones Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 88 |
| 4th 0:11 |  |
Emma Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 88 |
| 4th 0:23 | |
Caitlyn Yost made Free Throw. | 64 - 88 |
| 4th 0:23 | |
Belmont Deadball Team Rebound. | 64 - 87 |
Statistics
 MUR |
BEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-67 | FG | 34-68 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 15-32 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 7-8 | FT | 5-11 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 45 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |