Belmont Bruins @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Mack has career night, TTU gives Belmont 1st league loss
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Kajon Mack had career highs in points (24) and rebounds (12) as Tennessee Tech dropped Belmont 83-70 on Saturday night to give the Bruins their only Ohio Valley Conference blemish this season.
Mack was 8 of 11 from the floor. Curtis Phillips added a career-best 19 points and Stephaun Adams had a career-high 11 for Tennessee Tech (11-17, 7-6).
Belmont (18-5, 12-1), which had won 14 consecutive games, last led at the 11:06 mark of the second half. Aleksa Jugovic drilled a 3-pointer to take a 50-48 lead. Mack made five straight for a 55-48 advantage.
Belmont's Evan Bradds, who finished with 16 points, hit a jumper to close to 72-63 with 2:37 remaining. The Golden Eagles stretched the lead back to double digits and coasted home.
Tech was 27 of 53 (51 percent) from the floor, while holding Belmont to 23-of-61 (38 percent) shooting.
Nick Smith added 13 points for the Bruins.
Game Information
Cookeville, TN
Referee:Scott Johnson
Referee:Jason Baker
Referee:Keith Patterson
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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