Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Belmont Bruins
· OVC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
53 - 63
53 - 63
No. 22 Belmont women top Jacksonville St 63-53 in OVC semis
Sally McCabe had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the top-seeded Bruins (30-3), who have won 45 straight over OVC opponents going into Saturday's championship game against second-seeded Tennessee-Martin.
Belmont, which averages 79 points a game, trailed by seven in the first quarter and shot 32 percent in the first half, which ended tied at 25. The Bruins took a 41-37 lead after three quarters on Jenny Roy's buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Maggard's 3-pointer with five minutes left upped Belmont's lead to 51-41. Belmont was 7 of 11 from the field and made all six of its free throws in the fourth quarter.
Kiana Johnson and Tasha Magruder each had 10 points for the fourth-seeded Gamecocks (19-12), who shot 33 percent from the floor for the game.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 53 - 63 |
| 4th 0:21 |  |
Darby Maggard Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 63 |
| 4th 0:21 |  |
Taylor Hawks missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 63 |
| 4th 0:26 | |
Darby Maggard made Free Throw. | 53 - 63 |
| 4th 0:26 | |
Darby Maggard made Free Throw. | 53 - 62 |
Statistics
 JXST |
BEL |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-60 | FG | 21-53 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 7-27 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 7-9 | FT | 14-18 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Ford Center
Location: Evansville, IN
Capacity:
Location: Evansville, IN
Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 17-1 | - | 26-7 |
| Florida International | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Missouri State | 11-7 | 6 | 23-13 |
| Liberty | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Sam Houston | 11-7 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-7 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Jacksonville State | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-12 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Delaware | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| UTEP | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| New Mexico State | 5-13 | 12 | 9-21 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-14 | 13 | 8-21 |
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 |