Belmont 88-61 Tennessee State (4 Feb, 2022) Play-by-Play

Belmont Bruins

18-5, 8-2 Conference

	1	2	T
BEL	41	47	88
TNST	24	37	61

Tennessee State Tigers

9-14, 4-7 Conference

TIME		BEL	TNST
19:45	Emmanuel Dowuona made Layup. Assisted by Carlos Marshall Jr..	0	2
19:45	Foul on Nick Muszynski.	0	2
19:45	Emmanuel Dowuona missed Free Throw.	0	2
19:44	Will Richard Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:22	Ben Sheppard made Layup.	2	2
19:22	Foul on Emmanuel Dowuona.	2	2
19:22	Ben Sheppard missed Free Throw.	2	2
19:20	Emmanuel Dowuona Defensive Rebound.	2	2
19:05	Emmanuel Dowuona Turnover.	2	2
18:51	Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:50	Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:39	Kenny Cooper missed Jumper.	2	2
18:34	Will Richard Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:32	Ben Sheppard made Layup. Assisted by Will Richard.	4	2
18:24	Carlos Marshall Jr. made Layup.	4	4
18:05	Will Richard missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
18:02	Kassim Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:56	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Cooper.	4	7
17:26	Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	4	7
17:21	Carlos Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.	4	7
17:04	Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Jumper.	4	7
17:02	Nick Muszynski Defensive Rebound.	4	7
16:52	Grayson Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.	4	7
16:48	Kassim Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	4	7
16:37	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Turnover.	4	7
16:19	Nick Muszynski made Jumper. Assisted by Tate Pierson.	6	7
15:52	Kassim Nicholson missed Jumper.	6	7
15:49	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	6	7
15:35	Nick Muszynski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.	9	7
15:18	Foul on Emmanuel Dowuona.	9	7
15:18	Emmanuel Dowuona Turnover.	9	7
15:08	Ben Sheppard Turnover.	9	7
15:08	Kassim Nicholson Steal.	9	7
14:52	Shakem Johnson Turnover.	9	7
14:52	Grayson Murphy Steal.	9	7
14:33	JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Sheppard.	12	7
14:08	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	12	7
14:02	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	12	7
13:54	Ben Sheppard made Dunk. Assisted by Nick Muszynski.	14	7
13:39	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carlos Marshall Jr..	14	10
13:06	Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.	17	10
12:40	Kassim Nicholson missed Jumper.	17	10
12:38	Will Richard Defensive Rebound.	17	10
12:33	Tate Pierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.	20	10
12:16	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Jumper.	20	12
11:50	Will Richard missed Jumper.	20	12
11:47	Will Richard Offensive Rebound.	20	12
11:46	Will Richard missed Layup.	20	12
11:46	Kassim Nicholson Block.	20	12
11:42	Will Richard Offensive Rebound.	20	12
11:41	Will Richard made Layup.	22	12
11:11	Carlos Marshall Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	22	12
11:11	Tennessee State Offensive Rebound.	22	12
11:11	Tennessee State Turnover.	22	12
11:11	Official TV Timeout	22	12
10:52	Nick Muszynski made Jumper.	24	12
10:40	Foul on Nick Muszynski.	24	12
10:36	Dedric Boyd made Jumper. Assisted by Shakem Johnson.	24	14
10:28	Luke Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	24	14
10:24	Ben Sheppard Offensive Rebound.	24	14
10:22	Luke Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Sheppard.	27	14
10:04	Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.	27	14
10:01	Will Richard Defensive Rebound.	27	14
9:41	Will Richard Turnover.	27	14
9:41	Carlos Marshall Jr. Steal.	27	14
9:36	Dedric Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.	27	14
9:35	Belmont Defensive Rebound.	27	14
9:35	Foul on Jalen Dupree.	27	14
9:18	JaCobi Wood made Three Point Jumper.	30	14
9:03	Shakem Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Cooper.	30	16
9:03	Foul on Luke Smith.	30	16
9:03	Shakem Johnson made Free Throw.	30	17
8:47	Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.	30	17
8:44	Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.	30	17
8:29	Kenny Cooper missed Three Point Jumper.	30	17
8:25	Luke Smith Defensive Rebound.	30	17
8:06	JaCobi Wood missed Jumper.	30	17
8:04	Carlos Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.	30	17
7:41	Jalen Dupree missed Jumper.	30	17
7:38	Luke Smith Defensive Rebound.	30	17
7:30	Even Brauns made Layup. Assisted by JaCobi Wood.	32	17
7:13	Dedric Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.	32	17
7:09	JaCobi Wood Defensive Rebound.	32	17
7:00	Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.	32	17
6:56	Dedric Boyd Defensive Rebound.	32	17
6:47	Foul on Michael Shanks.	32	17
6:37	Carlos Marshall Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	32	20
6:15	Frank Jakubicek made Layup. Assisted by Grayson Murphy.	34	20
5:57	Emmanuel Dowuona Turnover.	34	20
5:57	Grayson Murphy Steal.	34	20
5:28	Grayson Murphy missed Three Point Jumper.	34	20
5:26	Belmont Offensive Rebound.	34	20
5:26	Belmont Turnover.	34	20
5:01	Emmanuel Dowuona missed Jumper.	34	20
5:01	Will Richard Block.	34	20
4:56	Luke Smith Defensive Rebound.	34	20
4:46	Grayson Murphy Turnover.	34	20
4:46	Emmanuel Dowuona Steal.	34	20
4:37	Kassim Nicholson Turnover.	34	20
4:37	Luke Smith Steal.	34	20
4:35	Foul on Marcus Fitzgerald Jr..	34	20
4:30	Tate Pierson missed Three Point Jumper.	34	20
4:26	Kassim Nicholson Defensive Rebound.	34	20
4:20	Jalen Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Cooper.	34	22
4:04	Will Richard missed Jumper.	34	22
4:02	Carlos Marshall Jr. Defensive Rebound.	34	22
3:56	Jalen Dupree Turnover.	34	22
3:56	Grayson Murphy Steal.	34	22
3:53	Foul on Kenny Cooper.	34	22
3:53	Official TV Timeout	34	22
3:53	Grayson Murphy made Free Throw.	35	22
3:53	Grayson Murphy missed Free Throw.	35	22
3:53	Tennessee State Defensive Rebound.	35	22
3:39	Foul on Ben Sheppard.	35	22
3:30	Kassim Nicholson missed Layup.	35	22
3:30	Even Brauns Block.	35	22
3:26	Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.	35	22
3:11	Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.	35	22
3:07	Jalen Dupree Defensive Rebound.	35	22
3:03	Dedric Boyd Turnover.	35	22
2:53	Ben Sheppard made Dunk.	37	22
2:32	Dedric Boyd missed Jumper.	37	22
2:29	Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.	37	22
2:06	Even Brauns Turnover.	37	22
2:06	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Steal.	37	22
1:47	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	37	22
1:43	Kassim Nicholson Offensive Rebound.	37	22
1:42	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	37	22
1:37	Kassim Nicholson Offensive Rebound.	37	22
1:36	Kassim Nicholson Turnover.	37	22
1:36	Grayson Murphy Steal.	37	22
1:22	Foul on Ben Sheppard.	37	22
1:22	Ben Sheppard Turnover.	37	22
1:07	Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. made Jumper.	37	24
0:42	Foul on Tajik Bartholomew.	37	24
0:36	Luke Smith made Jumper.	39	24
0:06	Tajik Bartholomew Turnover.	39	24
0:06	Grayson Murphy Steal.	39	24
0:02	Foul on Tajik Bartholomew.	39	24
0:02	JaCobi Wood made Free Throw.	40	24
0:02	JaCobi Wood made Free Throw.	41	24
0:00	End of 1st half	41	24

Gentry Center

2:00 AM, 4 February 2022

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 2,001

Referees:
Blake Harris
Kevin Mathis
Tavares Armour

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Drake	0-0	-	6-0
Bradley	0-0	-	6-1
Belmont	0-0	-	4-1
Missouri State	0-0	-	4-1
Indiana State	0-0	-	3-2
Murray State	0-0	-	3-2
Northern Iowa	0-0	-	3-2
Valparaiso	0-0	-	3-2
Illinois State	0-0	-	4-3
UIC	0-0	-	4-3
Evansville	0-0	-	3-4
Southern Illinois	0-0	-	2-3

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
SIU Edwardsville	0-0	-	5-3
Little Rock	0-0	-	3-3
Tennessee State	0-0	-	3-3
Tennessee Tech	0-0	-	3-3
Western Illinois	0-0	-	3-3
Morehead State	0-0	-	2-3
Lindenwood	0-0	-	2-4
Southeast Missouri State	0-0	-	2-4
Southern Indiana	0-0	-	2-4
UT Martin	0-0	-	2-4
Eastern Illinois	0-0	-	1-5

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