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Belmont Bruins vs Illinois State Redbirds

College Basketball
Belmont
26-5
74-81
Final
Illinois St
20-11
CEFCU Arena

Lead tracker

BEL leadsBiggest lead BEL 11, ILST 7
H1H2
ILST leads
Team1H2HT
BEL403474
ILST384381

Who won: Illinois St 81-74

The Illinois State Redbirds beat the Belmont Bruins 81-74 on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at CEFCU Arena. The Illinois St outscored the Belmont 43-34 in the 2nd half. Johnny Kinziger led the Illinois St in points (16). Tyler Lundblade led the Belmont in points (17).

Player of the game

Jabez Jenkins

BEL · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL

8.0

Win probability

100%ILST final
BELILST

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:01Ty Pence

    Defensive rebound

    Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:04Drew Scharnowski

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 2 of 2

    D. Scharnowski · 11 PTS

  5. H2 0:04BEL

    Dead ball rebound

    Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.

  6. H2 0:04Drew Scharnowski

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 1 of 2

    D. Scharnowski · 11 PTS

  7. H2 0:04Boden Skunberg

    Foul on Boden Skunberg

    Foul on Boden Skunberg.

    B. Skunberg · 15 PTS

  8. H2 0:04Drew Scharnowski

    Offensive Rebound

    Drew Scharnowski Offensive Rebound.

    D. Scharnowski · 11 PTS

  9. H2 0:06Jack Smiley

    Misses driving layup

    Jack Smiley misses driving layup

    J. Smiley · 11 PTS

  10. H2 0:09Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 16 PTS

    BEL 74 - 81 ILST
  11. H2 0:09Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 16 PTS

    BEL 74 - 80 ILST
  12. H2 0:09Aidan Noyes

    Foul on Aidan Noyes

    Foul on Aidan Noyes.

    A. Noyes

  13. H2 0:10ILS

    Shorttimeout

    Illinois State Timeout

  14. H2 0:14Eoin Dillon
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Eoin Dillon makes free throw 2 of 2

    E. Dillon · 6 PTS

    BEL 74 - 79 ILST
  15. H2 0:14BEL

    Dead ball rebound

    Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.

  16. H2 0:14Eoin Dillon

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Eoin Dillon misses free throw 1 of 2

    E. Dillon · 6 PTS

  17. H2 0:14Landon Wolf

    Foul on Landon Wolf

    Foul on Landon Wolf.

    L. Wolf · 5 PTS

  18. H2 0:21Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 16 PTS

    BEL 73 - 79 ILST
  19. H2 0:21Johnny Kinziger
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Kinziger · 16 PTS

    BEL 73 - 78 ILST
  20. H2 0:21Isaiah West

    Foul on Isaiah West

    Foul on Isaiah West.

    I. West · 2 PTS

  21. H2 0:27ILS

    Defensive rebound

    Illinois State Defensive Rebound.

  22. H2 0:28Eoin Dillon

    Misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

    Eoin Dillon misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

    E. Dillon · 6 PTS

  23. H2 0:32BEL

    Shorttimeout

    Belmont Timeout

  24. H2 0:32BEL

    Offensive rebound

    Belmont Offensive Rebound.

  25. H2 0:34Jack Smiley

    Misses driving layup

    Jack Smiley misses driving layup

    J. Smiley · 11 PTS

Leaders

BELILST
Points
Tyler Lundblade
17
Johnny Kinziger
16
Assists
Jack Smiley
4
Johnny Kinziger
6
Rebounds
Jabez Jenkins
6
Landon Wolf
5

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