Belmont Bruins at Evansville Purple Aces
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Whitt scores 20, Belmont takes down Evansville 85-82
Whitt shot 8 of 13 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line for the Bruins (14-5, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Brigham Rogers scored 16 points and added eight rebounds. Jonathan Pierre had 15 points and shot 4 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line.
Cameron Haffner led the way for the Purple Aces (6-13, 3-5) with 25 points. Tayshawn Comer added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Evansville. Connor Turnbull finished with 13 points and two blocks.
Rogers scored 10 points in the first half for Belmont, who led 39-37 at the break. Whitt scored 15 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Belmont to a three-point victory.
Belmont next plays Tuesday against Bradley at home, and Evansville will host UIC on Wednesday.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Belmont Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper. | 85 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Tyler Lundblade made Free Throw. | 85 - 82 |
Statistics
 BEL |
 EVAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-60 | FG | 30-62 |
| 48.3 | Field Goal % | 48.4 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 42.3 | Three Point % | 42.9 |
| 16-18 | FT | 10-14 |
| 88.9 | Free Throw % | 71.4 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 4,986 | Capacity:
2024-25 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 11-2 | - | 21-2 |
| Bradley | 9-3 | 1.5 | 18-5 |
| Northern Iowa | 8-4 | 2.5 | 14-9 |
| Belmont | 7-5 | 3.5 | 15-8 |
| UIC | 7-5 | 3.5 | 14-8 |
| Illinois State | 6-6 | 4.5 | 14-9 |
| Evansville | 6-6 | 4.5 | 9-14 |
| Indiana State | 5-7 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-7 | 5.5 | 10-13 |
| Murray State | 5-8 | 6 | 11-13 |
| Valparaiso | 3-9 | 7.5 | 10-13 |
| Missouri State | 1-11 | 9.5 | 8-15 |