15-7, 7-4 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Belmont BEL	31	47	78
Illinois St ILST	35	46	81

Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois StILST

13-9, 5-6 MVC

Belmont Bruins @ Illinois State Redbirds

Game Information

Normal, IL

Referee:Kelly Self

Referee:Edward Crenshaw

Referee:Ervin Wilson

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

James Madison to exit Sun Belt, join American Conference

James Madison has accepted membership into the American Conference, the university announced Monday.

Men's college basketball coaching changes for 2026-27

We're tracking all the coaching changes in men's college basketball for the 2026-27 season.

Transfers, recruits and roster moves for key men's NCAA basketball teams

With one month left until games tip for the 2026-27 season, we're tracking player movement across key programs.

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