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

ILST leads

Team	1H	2H	T
BEL	40	34	74
ILST	38	43	81

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01
Defensive rebound
Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:04
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 2 of 2
D. Scharnowski · 11 PTS
H2 0:04BEL
Dead ball rebound
Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:04
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 1 of 2
D. Scharnowski · 11 PTS
H2 0:04
Foul on Boden Skunberg
Foul on Boden Skunberg.
B. Skunberg · 15 PTS
H2 0:04
Offensive Rebound
Drew Scharnowski Offensive Rebound.
D. Scharnowski · 11 PTS
H2 0:06
Misses driving layup
Jack Smiley misses driving layup
J. Smiley · 11 PTS
H2 0:09
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Kinziger · 16 PTS
BEL 74 - 81 ILST
H2 0:09
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Kinziger · 16 PTS
BEL 74 - 80 ILST
H2 0:09
Foul on Aidan Noyes
Foul on Aidan Noyes.
A. Noyes
H2 0:10ILS
Shorttimeout
Illinois State Timeout
H2 0:14
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Eoin Dillon makes free throw 2 of 2
E. Dillon · 6 PTS
BEL 74 - 79 ILST
H2 0:14BEL
Dead ball rebound
Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:14
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Eoin Dillon misses free throw 1 of 2
E. Dillon · 6 PTS
H2 0:14
Foul on Landon Wolf
Foul on Landon Wolf.
L. Wolf · 5 PTS
H2 0:21
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Kinziger · 16 PTS
BEL 73 - 79 ILST
H2 0:21
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Kinziger · 16 PTS
BEL 73 - 78 ILST
H2 0:21
Foul on Isaiah West
Foul on Isaiah West.
I. West · 2 PTS
H2 0:27ILS
Defensive rebound
Illinois State Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:28
Misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Eoin Dillon misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
E. Dillon · 6 PTS
H2 0:32BEL
Shorttimeout
Belmont Timeout
H2 0:32BEL
Offensive rebound
Belmont Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:34
Misses driving layup
Jack Smiley misses driving layup
J. Smiley · 11 PTS