Valparaiso Beacons at Belmont Bruins
· MVC Tournament - 1st RoundDia scores 22 in Belmont's 86-61 victory over Valparaiso in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
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
VAL | BEL | |
---|---|---|
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:
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 |