Belmont Bruins @ Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State edges Belmont 72-70
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- D.J. Felder scored 19 points to lead Jacksonville State to a 72-70 win over Belmont on Wednesday night to snap a five-game skid.
Darion Rackley contributed 16 points and Jamal Hunter added 10 points, eight rebounds and seven blocks for Jacksonville State (10-17, 3-9 Ohio Valley). The win knocked Belmont (15-10, 7-5) out of first place in the conference's East Division.
Trailing by 11 at the break, Belmont opened the second with a 10-2 run that included two buckets each from Evan Bradds and Taylor Barnette to cut the gap to 39-36. Bradds sank a layup with 10:26 left to put Belmont up 51-50 before Jacksonville took it back with seven unanswered points.
Hunter put Jacksonville State ahead for good at 68-66 with 1:38 to go and blocked a game-tying layup at the buzzer.
Bradds led Belmont with 24 points and Craig Bradshaw had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Game Information
Jacksonville, AL
Referee:Craig Lane
Referee:Mick Fieldbinder
Referee:Bret Smith
2025-26 Standings
| Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri 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 |
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |




