Belmont Bruins @ Illinois State Redbirds

5-4, 1-1 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Belmont BEL	31	46	77
Illinois St ILST	30	57	87

Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois StILST

3-6, 1-1 MVC

TIME		BEL	ILST
19:39	Kendall Lewis missed Layup.	0	0
19:36	Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Ben Sheppard missed Layup.	0	0
19:24	Belmont Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:17	Ben Sheppard made Layup. Assisted by Even Brauns.	2	0
18:58	Kendall Lewis missed Jumper.	2	0
18:55	Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:23	Belmont Turnover.	2	0
17:58	Liam McChesney Turnover.	2	0
17:58	Keishawn Davidson Steal.	2	0
17:51	Cade Tyson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:48	Darius Burford Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:24	Kendall Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
17:20	Keishawn Davidson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:06	Even Brauns missed Jumper.	2	0
17:03	Darius Burford Defensive Rebound.	2	0
16:49	Darius Burford missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
16:45	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	2	0
16:35	Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drew Friberg.	5	0
16:21	Foul on Liam McChesney.	5	0
16:21	Liam McChesney Turnover.	5	0
16:07	Foul on Darius Burford.	5	0
16:07	Keishawn Davidson made Free Throw.	6	0
16:07	Keishawn Davidson made Free Throw.	7	0
15:46	Malachi Poindexter missed Layup.	7	0
15:46	Michael Shanks Block.	7	0
15:41	Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.	7	0
15:32	Derek Sabin missed Layup.	7	0
15:31	Colton Sandage Defensive Rebound.	7	0
15:31	Foul on Derek Sabin.	7	0
15:31	Official TV Timeout	7	0
15:16	Seneca Knight made Layup.	7	2
14:52	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.	7	2
14:47	Illinois State Defensive Rebound.	7	2
14:35	Foul on Michael Shanks.	7	2
14:28	Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	7	2
14:28	Seneca Knight made Free Throw.	7	3
14:28	Seneca Knight made Free Throw.	7	4
14:14	Foul on Colton Sandage.	7	4
14:01	Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.	7	4
13:58	Darius Burford Defensive Rebound.	7	4
13:52	Kendall Lewis made Layup. Assisted by Darius Burford.	7	6
13:51	Belmont Timeout	7	6
13:39	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.	7	6
13:36	Colton Sandage Defensive Rebound.	7	6
13:25	Darius Burford missed Layup.	7	6
13:25	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Block.	7	6
13:21	Drew Friberg Defensive Rebound.	7	6
13:21	Foul on Colton Sandage.	7	6
13:21	EJ Bellinger missed Free Throw.	7	6
13:21	Belmont Offensive Rebound.	7	6
13:21	EJ Bellinger made Free Throw.	8	6
12:58	Jayden Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seneca Knight.	8	9
12:45	Foul on Darius Burford.	8	9
12:37	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.	10	9
12:04	Seneca Knight missed Jumper.	10	9
12:00	Derek Sabin Defensive Rebound.	10	9
11:49	Foul on Seneca Knight.	10	9
11:49	Official TV Timeout	10	9
11:49	EJ Bellinger made Free Throw.	11	9
11:49	EJ Bellinger made Free Throw.	12	9
11:28	Malachi Poindexter missed Three Point Jumper.	12	9
11:25	Derek Sabin Defensive Rebound.	12	9
11:12	Drew Friberg missed Jumper.	12	9
11:12	Kendall Lewis Block.	12	9
11:08	Drew Friberg Offensive Rebound.	12	9
11:06	Drew Friberg made Layup.	14	9
10:38	Seneca Knight missed Jumper.	14	9
10:34	Jayden Johnson Offensive Rebound.	14	9
10:14	Malachi Poindexter missed Jumper.	14	9
10:10	Derek Sabin Defensive Rebound.	14	9
10:02	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.	16	9
9:29	Luke Kasubke Turnover.	16	9
9:13	Cade Tyson missed Layup.	16	9
9:10	Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.	16	9
8:56	Foul on Even Brauns.	16	9
8:56	Luke Kasubke missed Free Throw.	16	9
8:56	Illinois State Offensive Rebound.	16	9
8:56	Luke Kasubke missed Free Throw.	16	9
8:54	Drew Friberg Defensive Rebound.	16	9
8:38	Even Brauns Turnover.	16	9
8:38	Darius Burford Steal.	16	9
8:07	Foul on Luke Kasubke.	16	9
8:07	Luke Kasubke Turnover.	16	9
7:59	Ben Sheppard missed Jumper.	16	9
7:56	Illinois State Defensive Rebound.	16	9
7:56	Official TV Timeout	16	9
7:42	Liam McChesney made Jumper.	16	11
7:29	Keishawn Davidson missed Layup.	16	11
7:27	Ryan Schmitt Defensive Rebound.	16	11
7:21	Malachi Poindexter Turnover.	16	11
7:02	Cade Tyson missed Layup.	16	11
6:59	Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.	16	11
6:53	Darius Burford missed Jumper.	16	11
6:52	Michael Shanks Defensive Rebound.	16	11
6:52	Foul on Ryan Schmitt.	16	11
6:51	Michael Shanks missed Free Throw.	16	11
6:50	Seneca Knight Defensive Rebound.	16	11
6:32	Darius Burford made Layup. Assisted by Luke Kasubke.	16	13
5:58	Ben Sheppard made Layup.	18	13
5:42	Seneca Knight made Jumper.	18	15
5:28	Drew Friberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by EJ Bellinger.	21	15
5:07	Foul on Keishawn Davidson.	21	15
4:59	Luke Kasubke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seneca Knight.	21	18
4:37	Ben Sheppard made Layup.	23	18
4:21	Liam McChesney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Burford.	23	21
4:04	Keishawn Davidson made Layup. Assisted by Even Brauns.	25	21
3:58	Illinois State Timeout	25	21
3:58	Official TV Timeout	25	21
3:32	Illinois State Turnover.	25	21
3:19	Ben Sheppard missed Jumper.	25	21
3:15	Luke Kasubke Defensive Rebound.	25	21
2:46	Luke Kasubke missed Layup.	25	21
2:46	Illinois State Offensive Rebound.	25	21
2:46	Illinois State Turnover.	25	21
2:34	Drew Friberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ben Sheppard.	28	21
2:20	Foul on Drew Friberg.	28	21
2:06	Foul on Keishawn Davidson.	28	21
2:06	Liam McChesney made Free Throw.	28	22
2:06	Liam McChesney made Free Throw.	28	23
1:41	Cade Tyson missed Layup.	28	23
1:41	Liam McChesney Block.	28	23
1:37	Liam McChesney Defensive Rebound.	28	23
1:31	Kendall Lewis missed Layup.	28	23
1:29	Kendall Lewis Offensive Rebound.	28	23
1:26	Kendall Lewis made Jumper.	28	25
1:16	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	28	25
1:12	Liam McChesney Defensive Rebound.	28	25
0:49	Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	28	25
0:49	Colton Sandage made Free Throw.	28	26
0:49	Colton Sandage made Free Throw.	28	27
0:37	Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Tyson.	31	27
0:09	Colton Sandage made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malachi Poindexter.	31	30
0:00	End of 1st half	31	30
0:00	Drew Friberg missed Three Point Jumper.	31	30
0:00	Seneca Knight Block.	31	30
0:00	Belmont Offensive Rebound.	31	30

Game Information

Normal, IL

Referee:Tyler Kumpf

Referee:Ray Natili

Referee:Brooks Wells

NCAA Division I

Missouri Valley Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Belmont	13-3	-	23-4
Murray State	11-5	2	19-8
Bradley	10-5	2.5	17-9
Illinois State	9-6	3.5	17-9
UIC	9-6	3.5	14-12
Northern Iowa	8-7	4.5	16-10
Valparaiso	7-8	5.5	13-13
Southern Illinois	6-9	6.5	12-14
Drake	6-10	7	12-15
Indiana State	3-12	9.5	10-16
Evansville	2-13	10.5	6-20

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