NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ian Clark scored 22 points to lead Belmont past Tennessee State 78-66 Saturday night in a contest between the two remaining undefeated teams in Ohio Valley Conference play.
The Bruins (15-4, 6-0) held the Tigers to only one made field goal in the first 11:12 to lead 22-3.
Brandon Baker's 3-pointer expanded the cushion to 30-7 before Jordan Cyphers scored 11 points, including three 3-pointers, to get the Tigers within 35-22 at halftime.
Tennessee State closed to 44-40 with 13:17 left, but Belmont hit four straight 3-pointers in a 2:11 span to lead 57-42 with 8:55 remaining. The Tigers could get no closer than eight from there as they saw their seven-game winning streak end.
Cyphers finished with 23 points and was 7 of 10 from long range.
Kerron Johnson added 17 points and Trevor Noack 16 for the Bruins, who have won seven straight against the Tigers (12-8, 6-1).
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Tennessee State (12-8) | 22 | 44 | 66 |
| Belmont (15-4) « | 35 | 43 | 78 |
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| Tennessee State Tigers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Rhett, F | 34 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| K. Thornton, F | 34 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| P. Miller, G | 39 | 4-15 | 0-1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| J. Cyphers, G | 33 | 7-12 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| T. Fredrick, G | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Harris | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| J. Gaither | 14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Green | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 26-59 | 5-8 | 41 | 16 | 17 | 66 | |
| 44.1% | 62.5% | ||||||
| Belmont Bruins | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Noack, F | 33 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| B. Jenkins, F | 26 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| I. Clark, G | 34 | 7-16 | 5-7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 |
| K. Johnson, G | 28 | 5-7 | 5-8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| J. Mann, G | 22 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Chamberlain | 19 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| B. Baker | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| C. Bradshaw | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Barnes | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Lang | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 27-62 | 13-19 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 78 | |
| 43.5% | 68.4% | ||||||
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