Belmont Bruins vs Valparaiso Beacons

MVC Tournament - 1st Round

7-25, 3-17 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Valparaiso VAL	22	39	61
Belmont BEL	48	38	86

Belmont BruinsBelmontBEL

20-12, 12-8 MVC

TIME		VAL	BEL
19:39	Cade Tyson made Jumper.	0	2
19:20	Isaiah Stafford missed Jumper.	0	2
19:16	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:08	Foul on Isaiah Stafford.	0	2
19:08	Malik Dia made Free Throw.	0	3
19:08	Malik Dia made Free Throw.	0	4
18:55	Sherman Weatherspoon IV missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
18:51	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:35	Malik Dia missed Jumper.	0	4
18:31	Jerome Palm Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:16	Cooper Schwieger missed Jumper.	0	4
18:11	Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.	0	4
18:08	Cade Tyson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
18:05	Darius DeAveiro Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:56	Jerome Palm missed Layup.	0	4
17:56	Malik Dia Block.	0	4
17:52	Cade Tyson Defensive Rebound.	0	4
17:46	Keishawn Davidson missed Layup.	0	4
17:43	Malik Dia Offensive Rebound.	0	4
17:43	Malik Dia made Layup.	0	6
17:35	Darius DeAveiro made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cooper Schwieger.	3	6
17:14	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	3	9
16:51	Darius DeAveiro Turnover.	3	9
16:51	Keishawn Davidson Steal.	3	9
16:32	Cade Tyson missed Jumper.	3	9
16:30	Jerome Palm Defensive Rebound.	3	9
16:27	Isaiah Stafford missed Three Point Jumper.	3	9
16:24	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	3	9
16:19	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup.	3	11
16:11	Foul on Cade Tyson.	3	11
16:11	Isaiah Stafford made Free Throw.	4	11
16:11	Isaiah Stafford missed Free Throw.	4	11
16:07	Kaspar Sepp Offensive Rebound.	4	11
16:06	Valparaiso Timeout	4	11
16:06	Official TV Timeout	4	11
15:51	Cooper Schwieger missed Jumper.	4	11
15:48	Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.	4	11
15:38	Isaiah Walker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	4	14
15:28	Cooper Schwieger missed Three Point Jumper.	4	14
15:25	Ja'Kobi Gillespie Defensive Rebound.	4	14
15:13	Cade Tyson made Jumper.	4	16
14:57	Isaiah Stafford missed Three Point Jumper.	4	16
14:54	Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.	4	16
14:44	Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cade Tyson.	4	19
14:42	Valparaiso Timeout	4	19
14:25	Kaspar Sepp Turnover.	4	19
14:25	Brigham Rogers Steal.	4	19
14:18	Brigham Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	4	21
14:03	Isaiah Stafford missed Three Point Jumper.	4	21
14:01	Jayce Willingham Defensive Rebound.	4	21
13:51	Jake Dykstra missed Three Point Jumper.	4	21
13:48	Jahari Williamson Defensive Rebound.	4	21
13:40	Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	4	21
13:37	Isaiah Stafford made Jumper. Assisted by Jaxon Edwards.	6	21
13:37	Foul on Isaiah Walker.	6	21
13:37	Isaiah Stafford made Free Throw.	7	21
13:13	Jake Dykstra Turnover.	7	21
13:13	Connor Barrett Steal.	7	21
13:08	Isaiah Stafford missed Three Point Jumper.	7	21
13:05	Brigham Rogers Defensive Rebound.	7	21
12:49	Foul on Isaiah Stafford.	7	21
12:42	Cade Tyson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	21
12:38	Jayce Willingham Offensive Rebound.	7	21
12:37	Jayce Willingham made Jumper.	7	23
12:30	Jahari Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	23
12:28	Jayce Willingham Defensive Rebound.	7	23
12:19	Malik Dia missed Layup.	7	23
12:19	Cooper Schwieger Block.	7	23
12:15	Cooper Schwieger Defensive Rebound.	7	23
12:12	Cooper Schwieger missed Three Point Jumper.	7	23
12:09	Jayce Willingham Defensive Rebound.	7	23
11:57	Malik Dia made Free Throw.	7	24
11:57	Foul on Jahari Williamson.	7	23
11:57	Official TV Timeout	7	23
11:57	Malik Dia made Free Throw.	7	25
11:36	Jerome Palm missed Jumper.	7	25
11:33	Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.	7	25
11:22	Malik Dia made Dunk. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	7	27
11:11	Darius DeAveiro made Layup.	9	27
10:50	Malik Dia made Jumper. Assisted by Jayce Willingham.	9	29
10:42	Jahari Williamson made Jumper. Assisted by Darius DeAveiro.	11	29
10:26	Malik Dia made Dunk. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	11	31
10:15	Sherman Weatherspoon IV Turnover.	11	31
10:15	Malik Dia Steal.	11	31
9:58	Cade Tyson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	11	34
9:29	Darius DeAveiro missed Jumper.	11	34
9:25	Jerome Palm Offensive Rebound.	11	34
9:23	Jahari Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	34
9:21	Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.	11	34
9:13	Keishawn Davidson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	34
9:10	Jahari Williamson Defensive Rebound.	11	34
9:00	Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.	11	34
8:53	Sherman Weatherspoon IV made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Stafford.	14	34
8:24	Kyler Vanderjagt made Layup. Assisted by Malik Dia.	14	36
8:16	Kaspar Sepp missed Three Point Jumper.	14	36
8:12	Isaiah Walker Defensive Rebound.	14	36
8:02	Brigham Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	14	38
8:02	Foul on Ola Ajiboye.	14	38
8:02	Brigham Rogers missed Free Throw.	14	38
8:02	Kaspar Sepp Defensive Rebound.	14	38
7:47	Kaspar Sepp Turnover.	14	38
7:47	Jake Dykstra Steal.	14	38
7:47	Official TV Timeout	14	38
7:17	Kyler Vanderjagt missed Layup.	14	38
7:17	Sherman Weatherspoon IV Block.	14	38
7:13	Cooper Schwieger Defensive Rebound.	14	38
6:56	Kaspar Sepp missed Jumper.	14	38
6:54	Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.	14	38
6:28	Brigham Rogers made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Walker.	14	40
6:16	Isaiah Stafford Turnover.	14	40
6:16	Kyler Vanderjagt Steal.	14	40
6:02	Jayce Willingham missed Three Point Jumper.	14	40
6:01	Brigham Rogers Offensive Rebound.	14	40
6:01	Brigham Rogers Turnover.	14	40
6:01	Sherman Weatherspoon IV Steal.	14	40
5:49	Darius DeAveiro Turnover.	14	40
5:49	Kyler Vanderjagt Steal.	14	40
5:36	Keishawn Davidson Turnover.	14	40
5:36	Isaiah Stafford Steal.	14	40
5:26	Sherman Weatherspoon IV missed Three Point Jumper.	14	40
5:23	Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.	14	40
5:15	Isaiah Stafford made Jumper.	16	40
4:51	Keishawn Davidson missed Three Point Jumper.	16	40
4:48	Jerome Palm Defensive Rebound.	16	40
4:40	Isaiah Stafford missed Three Point Jumper.	16	40
4:37	Keishawn Davidson Defensive Rebound.	16	40
4:35	Cade Tyson missed Three Point Jumper.	16	40
4:31	Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.	16	40
4:26	Jahari Williamson missed Layup.	16	40
4:24	Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.	16	40
4:16	Cooper Schwieger missed Three Point Jumper.	16	40
4:16	Cade Tyson Block.	16	40
4:11	Jake Dykstra Defensive Rebound.	16	40
4:02	Foul on Cade Tyson.	16	40
4:02	Cade Tyson Turnover.	16	40
3:38	Darius DeAveiro missed Jumper.	16	40
3:35	Malik Dia Defensive Rebound.	16	40
3:25	Malik Dia missed Three Point Jumper.	16	40
3:22	Cooper Schwieger Defensive Rebound.	16	40
3:13	Isaiah Stafford Turnover.	16	40
3:13	Jake Dykstra Steal.	16	40
3:13	Official TV Timeout	16	40
2:42	Jake Dykstra made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keishawn Davidson.	16	43
2:25	Jaxon Edwards made Jumper.	18	43
2:04	Keishawn Davidson missed Three Point Jumper.	18	43
2:02	Jaxon Edwards Defensive Rebound.	18	43
1:50	Cooper Schwieger made Jumper. Assisted by Jerome Palm.	20	43
1:32	Isaiah Walker missed Three Point Jumper.	20	43
1:28	Jerome Palm Defensive Rebound.	20	43
1:19	Jerome Palm missed Jumper.	20	43
1:16	Keishawn Davidson Defensive Rebound.	20	43
0:55	Malik Dia made Dunk.	20	45
0:38	Cooper Schwieger made Jumper.	22	45
0:18	Keishawn Davidson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Dia.	22	48
0:18	Belmont Timeout	22	48
0:01	Foul on Isaiah Walker.	22	48
0:00	End of 1st half	22	48

Valparaiso Crusaders vs. Belmont Bruins: Game Highlights

1:49

From downtown, Malik Dia hits the deep 3

0:15

Ja'Kobi Gillespie somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:19

Game Information

St. Louis, MO

Referee:Amy Bonner

Referee:Gene Grimshaw

Referee:Marques Pettigrew

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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