9-5, 2-1 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Belmont BEL	31	32	63
S Illinois SIU	34	39	73

Southern Illinois SalukisS IllinoisSIU

10-4, 2-1 MVC

Belmont Bruins @ Southern Illinois Salukis

Game Information

Carbondale, IL

Referee:Jeb Hartness

Referee:Antinio Petty

Referee:Ray Natili

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

Villanova to exit Philadelphia's Big 5 basketball series

Villanova will leave the Big 5 college basketball series at the end of this season, with the event continuing next season with five teams in a round-robin format.

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Early top-10 men's basketball recruiting class rankings

The best freshmen classes for 2027-28 -- starting with Houston, UConn and Indiana. Yes, Duke is in the top 10.

Louisville's Flory Bidunga unbothered by Kansas fans' chants in exhibition

Louisville's Flory Bidunga said he expected Jayhawks fans to taunt him Wednesday night, but Kansas coach Bill Self said the use of profanity crossed a line.

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