Illinois State Redbirds @ Belmont Bruins

14-7, 6-4 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Illinois St ILST	36	33	69
Belmont BEL	44	36	80

Belmont BruinsBelmontBEL

18-3, 8-2 MVC

Game Information

Nashville, TN

Referee:Brad Gaston

Referee:Bryan Washer

Referee:Larry Hamilton

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

Men's College Basketball News

Florida's Denzel Aberdeen: Only 'fair' to be granted 5th year

Denzel Aberdeen says it's "fair" that he's been granted a fifth year of eligibility to play for Florida.

Abdul-Malik Olajuwon, son of NBA legend Hakeem, commits to SMU

Abdul-Malik Olajuwon, a top-60 recruit and the son of NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, has committed to SMU, he told ESPN on Thursday.

NCAA reducing fields for NIT, WBIT to 24 teams starting in 2027

In the aftermath of the NCAA tournaments expanding to 76 teams starting this season, the NIT and Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament will drop from 32 teams to 24 beginning in 2027, the NCAA announced.

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