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Dia scores 22 in Belmont's 86-61 victory over Valparaiso in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
ST. LOUIS (AP) Malik Dia scored 22 points in fifth-seeded Belmont's 86-61 victory against 12th-seeded Valparaiso on Thursday night in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.
Belmont will face fourth-seeded Northern Iowa in Friday's quarterfinals.
Dia also added 10 rebounds for the Bruins (20-12). Brigham Rogers added 15 points while going 6 of 7 and 3 of 7 from the free-throw line while they also had three steals. Ja'Kobi Gillespie went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.
Isaiah Stafford led the Beacons (7-25) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and four steals. Cooper Schwieger added 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Valparaiso. Jerome Palm also had 10 points and 14 rebounds. The loss was the Beacons' 12th in a row.
Belmont led 48-22 at halftime, with Dia racking up 14 points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Jerome Palm vs. Malik Dia (Bruins gains possession) | Â |
| 19:40 | | +2 | Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:22 |  | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:20 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:08 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul) | Â |
| 19:08 | | +1 | Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | | +1 | Malik Dia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 |
| 18:56 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:54 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 18:13 | | Â | Cade Tyson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:04 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Malik Dia blocks Jerome Palm's two point layup | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Cade Tyson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:45 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Malik Dia offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:36 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point layup | 0-6 |
| 17:30 | | +3 | Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot (Cooper Schwieger assists) | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 3-9 |
| 16:52 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (Keishawn Davidson steals) | Â |
| 16:33 | | Â | Cade Tyson misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 16:31 | | Â | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:25 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:12 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup | 3-11 |
| 16:11 | | Â | Cade Tyson shooting foul (Isaiah Stafford draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:11 | | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-11 |
| 16:11 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Kasper Sepp offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | Beacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:06 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:51 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 15:49 | | Â | Isaiah Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:39 | | +3 | Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 4-14 |
| 15:28 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:15 | | +2 | Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot | 4-16 |
| 14:58 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:56 | | Â | Isaiah Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:45 | | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Cade Tyson assists) | 4-19 |
| 14:45 | | Â | Beacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 14:25 | | Â | Kasper Sepp turnover (bad pass) (Brigham Rogers steals) | Â |
| 14:17 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 4-21 |
| 14:04 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:02 | | Â | Jayce Willingham defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:50 | | Â | Jake Dykstra misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:48 | | Â | Jahari Williamson defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:40 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul | Â |
| 13:37 | | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot (Jaxon Edwards assists) | 6-21 |
| 13:37 | | Â | Isaiah Walker shooting foul (Isaiah Stafford draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:37 | | +1 | Isaiah Stafford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-21 |
| 13:16 | | Â | Jake Dykstra turnover (bad pass) (Connor Barrett steals) | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:06 | | Â | Brigham Rogers defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:48 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford personal foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:39 | | Â | Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Jayce Willingham offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:32 | | +2 | Jayce Willingham makes two point layup | 7-23 |
| 12:25 | | Â | Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:23 | | Â | Jayce Willingham defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:18 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger blocks Malik Dia's two point layup | Â |
| 12:16 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:08 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | Jayce Willingham defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Jahari Williamson shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:58 | | +1 | Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-24 |
| 11:58 | | +1 | Malik Dia makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-25 |
| 11:38 | | Â | Jerome Palm misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 11:36 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:23 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point dunk (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 7-27 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Darius DeAveiro makes two point layup | 9-27 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point jump shot (Jayce Willingham assists) | 9-29 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Jahari Williamson makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists) | 11-29 |
| 10:27 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 11-31 |
| 10:17 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV turnover (lost ball) (Malik Dia steals) | Â |
| 9:59 | | +3 | Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 11-34 |
| 9:31 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Jerome Palm offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:22 | | Â | Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:20 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:12 | | Â | Jahari Williamson defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (Jerome Palm draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:53 | | +3 | Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stafford assists) | 14-34 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Kyler Vanderjagt makes two point layup (Malik Dia assists) | 14-36 |
| 8:17 | | Â | Kasper Sepp misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:15 | | Â | Isaiah Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:02 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 14-38 |
| 8:02 | | Â | Ola Ajiboye shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 8:02 | | Â | Kasper Sepp defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Kasper Sepp turnover (lost ball) (Jake Dykstra steals) | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:18 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV blocks Kyler Vanderjagt's two point layup | Â |
| 7:16 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:58 | | Â | Kasper Sepp misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | Kyler Vanderjagt defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Isaiah Walker assists) | 14-40 |
| 6:18 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford turnover (bad pass) (Kyler Vanderjagt steals) | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Brigham Rogers offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Jump ball. Brigham Rogers vs. Darius DeAveiro (Beacons gains possession) | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Brigham Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Sherman Weatherspoon IV steals) | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro turnover (bad pass) (Kyler Vanderjagt steals) | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Stafford steals) | Â |
| 5:31 | | Â | Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:29 | | Â | Beacons offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:16 | | +2 | Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot | 16-40 |
| 4:53 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:42 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:40 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:35 | | Â | Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Beacons defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:25 | | Â | Jahari Williamson misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:23 | | Â | Beacons offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:15 | | Â | Cade Tyson blocks Cooper Schwieger's three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:13 | | Â | Jake Dykstra defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Cade Tyson offensive foul (Isaiah Stafford draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Cade Tyson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:39 | | Â | Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:37 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:26 | | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:24 | | Â | Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Jump ball. Isaiah Stafford vs. Jake Dykstra (Bruins gains possession) | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Isaiah Stafford turnover (lost ball) (Jake Dykstra steals) | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:44 | | +3 | Jake Dykstra makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 16-43 |
| 2:27 | | +2 | Jaxon Edwards makes two point jump shot | 18-43 |
| 2:08 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:06 | | Â | Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:52 | | +2 | Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Jerome Palm assists) | 20-43 |
| 1:33 | | Â | Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | Jerome Palm defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:57 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point dunk | 20-45 |
| 0:41 | | +2 | Cooper Schwieger makes two point jump shot | 22-45 |
| 0:21 | | +3 | Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot (Malik Dia assists) | 22-48 |
| 0:18 | | Â | Beacons 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Isaiah Walker personal foul | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |