Belmont Bruins @ Evansville Purple Aces
CIT TOURNAMENT - 1ST ROUND
20-12, 7-8 Away
92
20-12, 7-8 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
BEL | 49 | 43 | 92 |
EVAN | 35 | 41 | 76 |
17-14, 15-3 Home
76
17-14, 15-3 Home
Belmont Bruins
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 14 | 4-11 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | 13 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 29 | 10-14 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | 15 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
92 | 31-59 | 17-35 | 13-19 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 26 | |
53% | 49% | 68% |
Evansville Purple Aces
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 11-25 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 33 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
76 | 29-68 | 2-8 | 16-26 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 22 | |
43% | 25% | 62% |
Game Information
Evansville, IN
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| 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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