SIU Edwardsville Cougars @ Belmont Bruins
9-19, 3-12 OVC
62
9-19, 3-12 OVC
24-5, 14-2 OVC
73
24-5, 14-2 OVC
SIU Edwardsville Cougars
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 13 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 37 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | 11 | 3-12 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 34 | 16 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
62 | 21-54 | 11-23 | 9-14 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | |
39% | 48% | 64% |
Belmont Bruins
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 18 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 10-12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 31 | 18 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | 20 | 7-15 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 35 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
73 | 25-57 | 6-26 | 17-26 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 17 | |
44% | 23% | 65% |
Game Information
Nashville, TN
ESPN+
Referee:James Hicks
Referee:Davis Maxwell
Referee:Grant Tyler
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
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