BELMONT

EVAN

Wood scores 18 to lift Belmont past Evansville 72-63

AP
Dec 21, 2020

Evansville Aces, Ind. (AP) JaCobi Wood came off the bench to score 18 points to lift Belmont Bruins to a 72-63 win over Evansville on Monday night.

Luke Smith had 14 points for Belmont (8-1), which won its fifth consecutive game. Nick Muszynski added 11 points. Grayson Murphy had 10 points.

Samari Curtis had 19 points for the Purple Aces (2-4). Noah Frederking added 11 points. Shamar Givance had six assists.

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1st Half
BELM
Bruins
36
EVAN
Aces
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bruins gains possession)
19:34		Nick Muszynski misses two point hook shot
19:32		Caleb Hollander offensive rebound
19:32	+2	Caleb Hollander makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:08		Noah Frederking turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Hollander steals)
19:05	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup	4-0
18:38		Evan Kuhlman turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Murphy steals)
18:17		Nick Muszynski turnover (lost ball) (Jawaun Newton steals)
18:02	+2	Evan Kuhlman makes two point driving layup	4-2
17:34		Nick Muszynski offensive foul
17:34		Nick Muszynski turnover
17:13	+2	Evan Kuhlman makes two point jump shot	4-4
16:51		Jax Levitch blocks Caleb Hollander's two point layup
16:49		Shamar Givance defensive rebound
16:45	+3	Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	4-7
16:24		Nick Muszynski misses two point hook shot
16:22		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
16:13		Luke Smith personal foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
15:59		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
15:57		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
15:38		Caleb Hollander turnover (bad pass)
15:38		TV timeout
15:11		Even Brauns shooting foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
15:11	+1	Jawaun Newton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-8
15:11	+1	Jawaun Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-9
15:01		Nick Muszynski misses two point layup
14:59		Jax Levitch defensive rebound
14:59		Caleb Hollander personal foul (Jax Levitch draws the foul)
14:33		Shamar Givance misses two point jump shot
14:31		Tate Pierson defensive rebound
14:25		Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
14:23		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
14:03		Iyen Enaruna misses two point jump shot
14:01		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
13:42		Nick Muszynski misses two point jump shot
13:40		Purple Aces defensive rebound
13:10		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
13:08		Samari Curtis offensive rebound
12:51		Jawaun Newton misses three point jump shot
12:49		Derek Sabin defensive rebound
12:40		Tate Pierson misses three point jump shot
12:38		Samari Curtis defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	4-11
12:05		Luke Smith turnover (lost ball) (Evan Kuhlman steals)
11:47	+3	Samari Curtis makes three point jump shot	4-14
11:29	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point driving layup	6-14
10:56		Samari Curtis misses three point jump shot
10:54		Luke Smith defensive rebound
10:47	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Derek Sabin assists)	9-14
10:42		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
10:42		TV timeout
10:19		Evan Kuhlman misses two point jump shot
10:17		Luke Smith defensive rebound
10:08		Derek Sabin misses two point jump shot
10:06		Jax Levitch defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Iyen Enaruna makes two point layup (Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander assists)	9-16
9:32		Iyen Enaruna shooting foul (Derek Sabin draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Derek Sabin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-16
9:32	+1	Derek Sabin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-16
9:16		Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot
9:14		Purple Aces offensive rebound
8:56		Iyen Enaruna turnover (lost ball)
8:41		Grayson Murphy turnover (lost ball) (Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander steals)
8:32		Noah Frederking turnover (bad pass) (Jacobi Wood steals)
8:23	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point driving layup	13-16
8:04		Jacobi Wood personal foul (Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
7:43		Iyen Enaruna misses two point hook shot
7:41		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
7:38		Iyen Enaruna shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
7:38		TV timeout
7:38	+1	Even Brauns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-16
7:38	+1	Even Brauns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-16
7:13		Evan Kuhlman misses two point jump shot
7:11		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
6:56		Mitch Listau misses three point jump shot
6:54		Bruins offensive rebound
6:54		Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
6:44		Trey Hall personal foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
6:40	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point driving layup	17-16
6:07		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
6:05		Mitch Listau defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point driving layup	19-16
5:33		Jawaun Newton misses two point jump shot
5:31		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
5:15		Grayson Murphy misses two point layup
5:15		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
5:15		Jacobi Wood personal foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
4:54	+3	Samari Curtis makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	19-19
4:52		Samari Curtis technical foul
4:52	+1	Luke Smith makes technical free throw 1 of 2	20-19
4:52	+1	Luke Smith makes technical free throw 2 of 2	21-19
4:42	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Caleb Hollander assists)	24-19
4:19		Shamar Givance misses two point layup
4:17		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
4:07	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup (Ben Sheppard assists)	26-19
4:05		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
4:05		TV timeout
3:39		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
3:37		EJ Bellinger defensive rebound
3:15	+2	Ben Sheppard makes two point driving layup	28-19
2:50		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
2:48		Caleb Hollander defensive rebound
2:31	+2	EJ Bellinger makes two point layup (Nick Muszynski assists)	30-19
2:03	+2	Shamar Givance makes two point driving layup	30-21
1:44	+2	EJ Bellinger makes two point driving layup	32-21
1:27		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
1:25		EJ Bellinger defensive rebound
1:18		Jax Levitch shooting foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul)
1:18		Ben Sheppard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:18	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-21
0:53		Shamar Givance misses three point jump shot
0:51		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
0:39		Derek Sabin misses three point jump shot
0:37		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
0:13	+3	Jawaun Newton makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	33-24
0:05	+3	EJ Bellinger makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	36-24
0:03		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:01	+3	Shamar Givance makes three point jump shot	36-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BELM
Bruins
36
EVAN
Aces
36

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Caleb Hollander personal foul (Jax Levitch draws the foul)
19:33		Evan Kuhlman misses two point reverse layup
19:31		Jax Levitch offensive rebound
19:27		Jax Levitch misses two point layup
19:25		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
19:14	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists)	39-27
18:52		Shamar Givance misses two point layup
18:50		Luke Smith defensive rebound
18:23		Nick Muszynski misses two point hook shot
18:21		Grayson Murphy offensive rebound
18:15		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
18:13		Caleb Hollander offensive rebound
18:13		Caleb Hollander misses three point jump shot
18:11		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
18:11		Nick Muszynski personal foul (Evan Kuhlman draws the foul)
17:53	+3	Jax Levitch makes three point jump shot (Noah Frederking assists)	39-30
17:38	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point alley-oop layup (Caleb Hollander assists)	41-30
17:19		Nick Muszynski blocks Shamar Givance's two point layup
17:17		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
17:15		Ben Sheppard offensive foul (Jax Levitch draws the foul)
17:15		Ben Sheppard turnover
16:51		Evan Kuhlman misses two point jump shot
16:49		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
16:34		Jax Levitch blocks Luke Smith's two point layup
16:32		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
16:25		Noah Frederking misses three point jump shot
16:23		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
16:11	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point driving layup	43-30
15:53		Jawaun Newton turnover (traveling)
15:53		TV timeout
15:37		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
15:37	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-30
15:37	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-30
15:23	+3	Evan Kuhlman makes three point jump shot (Jax Levitch assists)	45-33
15:14		Grayson Murphy turnover (bad pass)
14:53	+3	Samari Curtis makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	45-36
14:39	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point turnaround hook shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	47-36
14:09		Iyen Enaruna turnover (lost ball)
13:55	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point driving layup	49-36
13:33		Jax Levitch misses three point jump shot
13:31		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
13:21		EJ Bellinger misses three point jump shot
13:19		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
13:07		Mitch Listau personal foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
12:56		Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball)
12:44		Jacobi Wood turnover (bad pass)
12:24		Iyen Enaruna misses two point layup
12:22		Bruins defensive rebound
12:01		Derek Sabin turnover (lost ball)
11:44		Tate Pierson personal foul (Jax Levitch draws the foul)
11:44		TV timeout
11:21	+2	Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup	49-38
11:06	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point driving layup	51-38
10:53		Derek Sabin personal foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
10:42		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
10:40		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
10:21		Derek Sabin offensive foul (Evan Kuhlman draws the foul)
10:21		Derek Sabin turnover
10:07	+3	Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	51-41
9:42	+2	Jacobi Wood makes two point driving layup	53-41
9:42		Evan Kuhlman shooting foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-41
9:31		Ben Sheppard blocks Shamar Givance's two point layup
9:29		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
9:25		Ben Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Jax Levitch steals)
9:08		Luke Smith shooting foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
9:08	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 1 of 3	54-42
9:08	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 2 of 3	54-43
9:08	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 3 of 3	54-44
8:43	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point driving layup	56-44
8:27		Samari Curtis turnover (out of bounds)
8:03		Evan Kuhlman blocks Mitch Listau's two point jump shot
8:01		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
7:43		Mitch Listau personal foul (Noah Frederking draws the foul)
7:43		TV timeout
7:43	+1	Noah Frederking makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-45
7:43	+1	Noah Frederking makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-46
7:32		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
7:30		Ben Sheppard offensive rebound
7:17	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point hook shot	58-46
6:59	+2	Samari Curtis makes two point driving layup	58-48
6:59		Grayson Murphy shooting foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
6:59	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-49
6:47	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point hook shot	60-49
6:47		Evan Kuhlman shooting foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-49
6:32	+3	Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Shamar Givance assists)	61-52
6:21		Luke Smith turnover (bad pass) (Samari Curtis steals)
6:20		Official timeout
6:20		Jacobi Wood personal foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
6:20		Samari Curtis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:20		Samari Curtis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:20		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
6:08		Jacobi Wood misses two point layup
6:06		Evan Kuhlman defensive rebound
5:44		Shamar Givance turnover (bad pass) (Luke Smith steals)
5:38	+2	Luke Smith makes two point layup	63-52
5:19		Nick Muszynski personal foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
5:19	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-53
5:19	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-54
4:59		Luke Smith offensive foul (Jawaun Newton draws the foul)
4:59		Luke Smith turnover
4:37		Evan Kuhlman misses three point jump shot
4:35		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
4:27		Shamar Givance shooting foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-54
4:27		Jacobi Wood misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
4:09		Luke Smith personal foul (Samari Curtis draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
4:09	+1	Samari Curtis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-56
3:49	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point hook shot	66-56
3:30	+3	Noah Frederking makes three point jump shot (Jawaun Newton assists)	66-59
3:17		TV timeout
3:02		Jawaun Newton personal foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
3:00		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
2:58		Jawaun Newton defensive rebound
2:32	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point jump shot	66-61
2:08		Evan Kuhlman blocks Nick Muszynski's two point jump shot
2:06		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
1:51		Shamar Givance turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Murphy steals)
1:23	+2	Luke Smith makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	68-61
1:24		TV timeout
1:00		Noah Frederking turnover (bad pass) (Luke Smith steals)
1:00		Noah Frederking personal foul (Luke Smith draws the foul)
0:47		Shamar Givance personal foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-61
0:47	+1	Jacobi Wood makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-61
0:41	+2	Jawaun Newton makes two point pullup jump shot	70-63
0:40		Jawaun Newton personal foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul)
0:40		Ben Sheppard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:40		Noah Frederking defensive rebound
0:31		Samari Curtis misses two point layup
0:29		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
0:29		Shamar Givance personal foul (Luke Smith draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Luke Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-63
0:29	+1	Luke Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-63
0:23		Jawaun Newton misses three point jump shot
0:21		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jacobi Wood defensive rebound