NCAAB

Valparaiso Beacons at Belmont Bruins

· MVC Tournament - 1st Round
7-25, 1-13 Away
Final
61 - 86
20-12, 12-2 Home

Dia scores 22 in Belmont's 86-61 victory over Valparaiso in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

Malik Dia rocks the rim with powerful slam dunk

Belmont will face fourth-seeded Northern Iowa in Friday's quarterfinals.

Dia also added 10 rebounds for the Bruins (20-12). Brigham Rogers added 15 points while going 6 of 7 and 3 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had three steals. Ja'Kobi Gillespie went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

Isaiah Stafford led the Beacons (7-25) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and four steals. Cooper Schwieger added 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Valparaiso. Jerome Palm also had 10 points and 14 rebounds. The loss was the Beacons' 12th in a row.

Belmont led 48-22 at halftime, with Dia racking up 14 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Belmont: 86.9%
Valparaiso: 13.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 86
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 61 - 86
2nd 0:14 Jerome Palm made Free Throw. 61 - 86
2nd 0:14 Valparaiso Offensive Rebound. 60 - 86
2nd 0:14 Jerome Palm missed Free Throw. 60 - 86

Statistics

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22-80 FG 33-63
27.5 Field Goal % 52.4
6-33 3PT 10-28
18.2 Three Point % 35.7
11-17 FT 10-17
64.7 Free Throw % 58.8
50 Rebounds 44
21 Offensive Rebounds 5
29 Defensive Rebounds 39
10 Assists 24
10 Steals 9
5 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 12
6 Fast Break Points 13
24 Points in Paint 40
15 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 42

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 3,314 | Capacity:

2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Drake 0-0 - 4-0
Belmont 0-0 - 4-1
Bradley 0-0 - 3-1
Illinois State 0-0 - 3-1
Missouri State 0-0 - 3-1
Murray State 0-0 - 3-1
Northern Iowa 0-0 - 3-2
UIC 0-0 - 3-2
Indiana State 0-0 - 2-2
Southern Illinois 0-0 - 2-2
Valparaiso 0-0 - 1-2
Evansville 0-0 - 1-4
Full Standings