Lundblade, Pierre lead Belmont over Bradley 80-77
PEORIA, Ill. -- — Tyler Lundblade scored 25 points to lead Belmont and Jonathan Pierre secured the victory with a layup with four seconds remaining as the Bruins took down Bradley 80-77 on Wednesday night.
Lundblade went 8 of 15 from the field (8 for 13 from 3-point range) for the Bruins (16-8, 8-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Pierre added 17 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 5 for 9 from the line while they also had seven rebounds and five assists. Carter Whitt had 14 points and went 6 of 13 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range).
Almar Atlason led the Braves (18-6, 9-4) in scoring, finishing with 28 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Duke Deen added 11 points for Bradley. Zek Montgomery finished with 10 points.
Belmont went into halftime ahead of Bradley 39-35. Whitt scored 10 points in the half. Lundblade scored 19 points in the second half for Belmont.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bret Smith
- Jeff Campbell
- Gene Grimshaw
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Drake | 17-3 | - | 31-4 |
Bradley | 15-5 | 2 | 28-8 |
Northern Iowa | 14-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Belmont | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
Illinois State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-14 |
UIC | 10-10 | 7 | 17-14 |
Murray State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Indiana State | 8-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
Southern Illinois | 8-12 | 9 | 14-19 |
Evansville | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
Valparaiso | 6-14 | 11 | 15-19 |
Missouri State | 2-18 | 15 | 9-23 |