Belmont Bruins @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Tennessee Tech hands Belmont first conference loss 89-79
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Torrance Rowe scored 26 points, Hakeem Rogers added 20 more and Tennessee Tech rolled to an 89-79 win over Belmont on Saturday night to remain undefeated on its home court this season.
Ryan Martin contributed 18 points while grabbing 13 rebounds for Tennessee Tech (16-7, 8-2 Ohio Valley Conference) and Mason Ramsey had 10 points.
The Golden Eagles hit 29 of 61 from the field and forced 18 turnovers to hand Belmont (16-7, 8-1) its first conference loss of the season.
Tech edged into the lead 65-64 midway through the second half with a bucket from Rogers to cap a 10-0 burst and hung on from there.
Belmont stayed close but went cold in the final 1:25, missing all eight of its shots from the field while Tech padded the lead with 7-for-9 shooting from the line.
Taylor Barnette's 14 points led five Belmont players in double figures.
Game Information
Cookeville, TN
Referee:Johnny Pearson
Referee:Brett Miles
Referee:Tommy Short
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 |
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio 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 |
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