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Gillespie leads Belmont over Murray State 69-64

AP
Feb 08, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 24 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 52 seconds left as Belmont knocked off Murray State 69-64 on Wednesday.

Gillespie also contributed eight rebounds and five assists for the Bruins (13-11, 6-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Malik Dia scored 15 points while finishing 6 of 12 from the floor, and added five rebounds. Cade Tyson shot 5 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points, while adding nine rebounds.

The Racers (9-15, 6-7) were led by Quincy Anderson, who posted 21 points and nine rebounds. Nick Ellington added 11 points for Murray State.

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1st Half
MURR
Racers
33
BELM
Bruins
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Nick Ellington vs. Malik Dia (Racers gains possession)
19:42		Nick Ellington turnover (lost ball) (Jayce Willingham steals)
19:26	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	0-2
19:14		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
19:12		Racers offensive rebound
19:01		Rob Perry misses two point layup
18:59		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
18:53		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
18:51		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
18:48		Nick Ellington shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
18:48	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-3
18:48	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
18:22		Ja'Kobi Gillespie shooting foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
18:22	+1	Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	1-4
18:22	+1	Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	2-4
18:22	+1	Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-4
18:02		Cade Tyson misses two point layup
18:00		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
17:40	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	5-4
17:40		Keishawn Davidson shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
17:40	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-4
17:22	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)	6-7
16:59		Nick Ellington offensive foul
16:59		Nick Ellington turnover (offensive foul)
16:46		Malik Dia offensive foul
16:46		Malik Dia turnover (offensive foul)
16:33	+2	JaCobi Wood makes two point jump shot	8-7
16:06	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot	8-9
15:51		Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
15:49		Rob Perry offensive rebound
15:39		Rob Perry misses two point layup
15:37		Racers offensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:32		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
15:30		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
15:12		Malik Dia misses two point layup
15:10		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
14:56		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point layup
14:54		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
14:47		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
14:45		Rob Perry defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Malek Abdelgowad makes two point hook shot	10-9
14:16	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Cade Tyson assists)	10-11
13:58		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
13:47	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point dunk	10-13
13:32		Alden Applewhite turnover (lost ball) (Cade Tyson steals)
13:22		Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
13:22		Malik Dia offensive rebound
13:22		Malik Dia misses two point layup
13:20		Malik Dia offensive rebound
13:17		Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
12:59		Quincy Anderson misses two point jump shot
12:57		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
12:50		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
12:48		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
12:33	+2	Malik Dia makes two point dunk (Isaiah Walker assists)	10-15
12:28		Racers 30 second timeout
12:16	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup	12-15
12:00		Keishawn Davidson misses two point jump shot
11:58		Rob Perry defensive rebound
11:46		Brigham Rogers blocks JaCobi Wood's two point jump shot
11:44		JaCobi Wood offensive rebound
11:29		Nick Ellington misses two point jump shot
11:27		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
11:23		Nick Ellington misses two point jump shot
11:23		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
11:23		Jake Dykstra misses three point jump shot
11:23		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
11:23		Nick Ellington personal foul
11:23		TV timeout
11:20	+2	Jayce Willingham makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	12-17
10:59	+2	Malek Abdelgowad makes two point dunk (Quincy Anderson assists)	14-17
10:37		Malek Abdelgowad personal foul
10:26	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Jayce Willingham assists)	14-20
10:02		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
10:00		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	14-22
9:22		Jayce Willingham shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
9:22	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-22
9:22	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-22
9:15	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot (Cade Tyson assists)	16-24
8:56	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	18-24
8:41		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
8:39		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
8:25		Quincy Anderson turnover (lost ball)
8:13		Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
8:11		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
8:05	+2	Malek Abdelgowad makes two point dunk (JaCobi Wood assists)	20-24
8:04		Bruins 30 second timeout
8:04		TV timeout
7:54	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	20-26
7:31		Rob Perry turnover (lost ball) (Keishawn Davidson steals)
7:21		Sam Murray II shooting foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul)
7:21		Isaiah Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:21	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
6:54		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
6:52		Racers offensive rebound
6:36		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
6:34		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
6:21		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (traveling)
5:55		Brian Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:53		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
5:34		Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
5:32		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
5:22	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	23-27
5:06		Isaiah Walker turnover (bad pass) (Quincy Anderson steals)
4:57		JaCobi Wood misses two point layup
4:55		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
4:49		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
4:47		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
4:43		Cade Tyson personal foul
4:29		Malik Dia shooting foul (JaCobi Wood draws the foul)
4:29	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
4:29	+1	JaCobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
4:16	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	25-29
3:47		Cade Tyson personal foul
3:47		TV timeout
3:47	+1	Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-29
3:47		Quincy Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:47		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
3:37		Jayce Willingham misses two point jump shot
3:35		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
3:26		Brian Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:24		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Jayce Willingham assists)	26-31
2:38	+2	Malek Abdelgowad makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)	28-31
2:14	+2	Malik Dia makes two point dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	28-33
1:54	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (Rob Perry assists)	31-33
1:37		Malik Dia turnover (lost ball) (Alden Applewhite steals)
1:14		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:12		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
0:59		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
0:57		Justin Morgan defensive rebound
0:52		Keishawn Davidson personal foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-33
0:52	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-33
0:40		Justin Morgan shooting foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-34
0:40		Isaiah Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:40		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
0:29		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
0:27		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
0:01		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bruins offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MURR
Racers
31
BELM
Bruins
35

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
19:45		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
19:34		Nick Ellington misses two point hook shot
19:32		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
19:16		Keishawn Davidson misses two point jump shot
19:14		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
19:05		Quincy Anderson misses two point layup
19:03		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
19:03		Jump ball. (Racers gains possession)
18:55		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
18:53		Justin Morgan offensive rebound
18:44		Cade Tyson blocks Nick Ellington's two point layup
18:42		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
18:14		Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
18:12		Rob Perry defensive rebound
18:01	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	35-34
17:37		Malik Dia misses two point layup
17:35		Malik Dia offensive rebound
17:27		Malik Dia turnover (bad pass) (Justin Morgan steals)
17:18	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	38-34
17:12	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	38-36
17:12		Justin Morgan shooting foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-37
17:02		Justin Morgan misses three point jump shot
17:00		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
16:49		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
16:47		Ja'Kobi Gillespie offensive rebound
16:47		Quincy Anderson personal foul
16:26		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (lost ball) (JaCobi Wood steals)
16:08	+2	Rob Perry makes two point layup (Quincy Anderson assists)	40-37
16:03	+3	Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	40-40
16:03		Racers technical foul
16:03		Racers turnover
16:03	+1	Keishawn Davidson makes technical free throw 1 of 1	40-41
15:42	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (JaCobi Wood assists)	42-41
15:36		JaCobi Wood personal foul
15:36		TV timeout
15:27	+3	Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Cade Tyson assists)	42-44
14:56		Quincy Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
14:45		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
14:43		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
14:37		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
14:35		Malek Abdelgowad offensive rebound
14:29		Malik Dia blocks JaCobi Wood's two point layup
14:27		Racers offensive rebound
14:17	+3	Alden Applewhite makes three point jump shot (JaCobi Wood assists)	45-44
13:56		Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
13:54		Quincy Anderson defensive rebound
13:48		Ja'Kobi Gillespie shooting foul (Quincy Anderson draws the foul)
13:48	+1	Quincy Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-44
13:48		Quincy Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:48		Malik Dia defensive rebound
13:35		Malek Abdelgowad personal foul
13:31	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot	46-47
13:09		Malek Abdelgowad misses two point layup
13:07		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
12:55		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
12:53		Alden Applewhite defensive rebound
12:52		Jayce Willingham personal foul
12:40		Alden Applewhite misses two point jump shot
12:38		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
12:33		Alden Applewhite personal foul
12:20		Cade Tyson turnover (lost ball) (JaCobi Wood steals)
12:11	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	48-47
11:57		JaCobi Wood shooting foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Isaiah Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:57	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-48
11:36	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point dunk (Rob Perry assists)	50-48
11:14		Cade Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Rob Perry steals)
11:07		Rob Perry turnover (bad pass)
10:59		Malik Dia turnover (bad pass) (Rob Perry steals)
10:49		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
10:47		Bruins defensive rebound
10:34		Malik Dia offensive foul
10:34		Malik Dia turnover (offensive foul)
10:18	+3	Justin Morgan makes three point jump shot (Rob Perry assists)	53-48
10:07		Malik Dia misses two point layup
10:05		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
9:53		Nick Ellington misses two point layup
9:51		Bruins defensive rebound
9:40	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	53-50
9:22	+2	Rob Perry makes two point jump shot	55-50
9:04		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
9:02		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
8:51		Nick Ellington offensive foul
8:51		Nick Ellington turnover (offensive foul)
8:32		Malik Dia turnover (lost ball) (Rob Perry steals)
8:17		Shawn Walker Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:15		Malik Dia defensive rebound
7:54	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)	55-53
7:48		Racers 30 second timeout
7:48		TV timeout
7:31		Rob Perry misses two point jump shot
7:29		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
7:15		Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
7:13		Malek Abdelgowad defensive rebound
6:52		Alden Applewhite misses three point jump shot
6:50		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
6:31		Keishawn Davidson turnover (bad pass) (JaCobi Wood steals)
6:18		Rob Perry turnover (bad pass) (Jayce Willingham steals)
6:09	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)	55-56
6:09		Bruins 30 second timeout
6:09		TV timeout
5:47		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
5:45		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
5:24	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot	55-58
4:55		Rob Perry misses three point jump shot
4:53		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
4:45		JaCobi Wood personal foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul)
4:45	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-59
4:45	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-60
4:24	+2	Nick Ellington makes two point layup (Rob Perry assists)	57-60
4:24		Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
4:24	+1	Nick Ellington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-60
4:16		Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
4:14		JaCobi Wood defensive rebound
4:02		Cade Tyson personal foul
3:57		JaCobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Brigham Rogers steals)
3:57		TV timeout
3:49		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
3:47		Cade Tyson offensive rebound
3:30		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
3:28		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
3:12		Malik Dia blocks Nick Ellington's two point jump shot
3:10		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
2:55		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
2:53		Nick Ellington defensive rebound
2:47		Malik Dia shooting foul (Rob Perry draws the foul)
2:47		Rob Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:47	+1	Rob Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-60
2:23		Jump ball. (Bruins gains possession)
2:20		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
2:18		Rob Perry defensive rebound
1:57		Rob Perry misses two point layup
1:55		Quincy Anderson offensive rebound
1:46	+3	Quincy Anderson makes three point jump shot	62-60
1:35	+3	Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	62-63
1:32		Bruins 30 second timeout
1:12	+2	Quincy Anderson makes two point jump shot	64-63
0:52	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	64-65
0:43		Racers 30 second timeout
0:23		JaCobi Wood misses three point jump shot
0:21		Nick Ellington offensive rebound
0:18		Isaiah Walker shooting foul (Nick Ellington draws the foul)
0:18		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:18		Nick Ellington misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:18		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
0:16		JaCobi Wood personal foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
0:16	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
0:05		Quincy Anderson misses three point jump shot
0:03		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
0:02		Nick Ellington personal foul (Jayce Willingham draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Jayce Willingham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
0:02	+1	Jayce Willingham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
0:00		End of period

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Jayce Willingham makes regular free throw 2 of 2