Belmont 73-64 Evansville (26 Jan, 2023) Play-by-Play

Belmont Bruins

16-6, 9-2 Conference

	1	2	T
BEL	36	37	73
EVAN	32	32	64

Evansville Purple Aces

4-18, 0-11 Conference

TIME		BEL	EVAN
19:52	Even Brauns made Dunk. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	2	0
19:33	Antoine Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:30	Drew Friberg Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:19	Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	5	0
19:01	Antoine Smith Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Marvin Coleman II.	5	2
19:01	Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	5	2
19:00	Antoine Smith Jr. made Free Throw.	5	3
18:41	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper.	8	3
18:24	Yacine Toumi missed Layup.	8	3
18:22	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	8	3
18:15	Keishawn Davidson missed Layup.	8	3
18:12	Antoine Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	8	3
17:58	Yacine Toumi missed Layup.	8	3
17:56	Yacine Toumi Offensive Rebound.	8	3
17:46	Gage Bobe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr..	8	6
17:27	Ben Sheppard made Jumper.	10	6
17:13	Yacine Toumi made Dunk. Assisted by Marvin Coleman II.	10	8
17:00	Drew Friberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	13	8
16:36	Yacine Toumi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gage Bobe.	13	11
16:29	Foul on Marvin Coleman II.	13	11
16:21	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.	13	11
16:19	Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.	13	11
16:06	Antoine Smith Jr. made Layup.	13	13
15:49	Drew Friberg missed Three Point Jumper.	13	13
15:47	Gage Bobe Defensive Rebound.	13	13
15:36	Yacine Toumi made Three Point Jumper.	13	16
15:03	Keishawn Davidson Turnover.	13	16
15:03	Official TV Timeout	13	16
14:55	Antoine Smith Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gabe Spinelli.	13	19
14:37	Foul on Marvin Coleman II.	13	19
14:35	Keishawn Davidson Turnover.	13	19
14:35	Gage Bobe Steal.	13	19
14:13	Antoine Smith Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gage Bobe.	13	22
13:46	Ben Sheppard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	16	22
13:27	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Layup.	16	22
13:24	Keishawn Davidson Defensive Rebound.	16	22
13:23	Ben Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.	16	22
13:18	Antoine Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	16	22
13:01	Gage Bobe made Layup. Assisted by Yacine Toumi.	16	24
12:46	Frank Jakubicek Turnover.	16	24
12:36	Gage Bobe missed Three Point Jumper.	16	24
12:36	Belmont Defensive Rebound.	16	24
12:18	Michael Shanks missed Three Point Jumper.	16	24
12:15	Gage Bobe Defensive Rebound.	16	24
11:51	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.	16	24
11:48	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	16	24
11:44	Michael Shanks made Layup.	18	24
11:19	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.	18	24
11:16	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	18	24
11:14	Ben Sheppard made Layup.	20	24
10:48	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
10:45	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	20	24
10:42	Ben Sheppard Turnover.	20	24
10:42	Preston Phillips Steal.	20	24
10:33	Preston Phillips Turnover.	20	24
10:33	Official TV Timeout	20	24
10:22	Foul on Kenny Strawbridge Jr..	20	24
10:22	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.	21	24
10:22	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Free Throw.	22	24
10:13	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Turnover.	22	24
10:01	Keishawn Davidson made Jumper.	24	24
9:31	Marvin Coleman II Turnover.	24	24
9:31	Isaiah Walker Steal.	24	24
9:25	Foul on Preston Phillips.	24	24
9:09	Even Brauns missed Layup.	24	24
9:07	Marvin Coleman II Defensive Rebound.	24	24
8:59	Marvin Coleman II missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
8:57	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Offensive Rebound.	24	24
8:53	Gage Bobe missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
8:51	Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.	24	24
8:36	Isaiah Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
8:31	Marvin Coleman II Defensive Rebound.	24	24
8:19	Marvin Coleman II missed Layup.	24	24
8:19	Even Brauns Block.	24	24
8:19	Evansville Offensive Rebound.	24	24
8:11	Yacine Toumi missed Layup.	24	24
8:09	Derek Sabin Defensive Rebound.	24	24
8:05	Drew Friberg missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
8:01	Gage Bobe Defensive Rebound.	24	24
7:53	Antoine Smith Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	24	24
7:49	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	24	24
7:33	Ben Sheppard Turnover.	24	24
7:33	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Steal.	24	24
7:29	Yacine Toumi made Layup. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr..	24	26
7:12	Keishawn Davidson missed Three Point Jumper.	24	26
7:10	Antoine Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	24	26
6:54	Yacine Toumi missed Three Point Jumper.	24	26
6:54	Antoine Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.	24	26
6:54	Official TV Timeout	24	26
6:50	Marvin Coleman II made Layup.	24	28
6:48	Foul on Michael Shanks.	24	28
6:48	Marvin Coleman II missed Free Throw.	24	28
6:46	Ben Sheppard Defensive Rebound.	24	28
6:33	Michael Shanks made Layup.	26	28
6:06	Marvin Coleman II missed Layup.	26	28
6:04	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	26	28
5:46	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Michael Shanks.	28	28
5:29	Gage Bobe Turnover.	28	28
5:29	Ben Sheppard Steal.	28	28
5:24	Ben Sheppard made Layup.	30	28
5:11	Marvin Coleman II Turnover.	30	28
5:00	Ben Sheppard made Layup. Assisted by Michael Shanks.	32	28
4:48	Gabe Spinelli missed Layup.	32	28
4:45	Michael Shanks Defensive Rebound.	32	28
4:37	Ben Sheppard made Layup.	34	28
4:37	Evansville Timeout	34	28
4:22	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.	34	28
4:19	Jake Dykstra Defensive Rebound.	34	28
4:02	Ben Sheppard missed Jumper.	34	28
4:00	Antoine Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	34	28
3:37	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. missed Jumper.	34	28
3:37	Belmont Defensive Rebound.	34	28
3:37	Official TV Timeout	34	28
3:23	Even Brauns missed Jumper.	34	28
3:20	Antoine Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.	34	28
3:02	Antoine Smith Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kenny Strawbridge Jr..	34	31
2:33	Even Brauns made Dunk. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	36	31
2:10	Kenny Strawbridge Jr. Turnover.	36	31
2:10	Keishawn Davidson Steal.	36	31
2:06	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.	36	31
2:06	Evansville Defensive Rebound.	36	31
1:51	Yacine Toumi missed Layup.	36	31
1:48	Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.	36	31
1:20	Belmont Turnover.	36	31
1:00	Foul on Drew Friberg.	36	31
1:00	Yacine Toumi made Free Throw.	36	32
1:00	Yacine Toumi missed Free Throw.	36	32
1:00	Drew Friberg Defensive Rebound.	36	32
0:47	Foul on Yacine Toumi.	36	32
0:47	Belmont Timeout	36	32
0:32	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.	36	32
0:30	Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.	36	32
0:08	Yacine Toumi Turnover.	36	32
0:08	Michael Shanks Steal.	36	32
0:01	Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Layup.	36	32
0:01	Yacine Toumi Defensive Rebound.	36	32
0:00	End of 1st half	36	32

Ford Center

1:00 AM, 26 January 2023

Evansville, IN

Attendance: 4,227

Referees:
Rick Crawford
Gerry Pollard
Bret Smith

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

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