MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Nic McClain's 20 points helped Belmont Bruins defeat Middle Tennessee 83-62 on Sunday.
McClain shot 8 of 14 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the line for the Bruins (9-1). Tyler Lundblade added 15 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc and had six assists. Drew Scharnowski had 12 points.
The Blue Raiders (5-4) were led in scoring by Torey Alston, who finished with 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Jahvin Carter added 11 points for Middle Tennessee. Sean Smith finished with 10 points, five assists and two steals.
Belmont took the lead with 2:51 left in the first half and did not trail again. McClain led the team in scoring with 10 points in the first half to help put them up 35-31 at the break. Belmont extended its lead to 56-43 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. McClain scored a team-high 10 points in the second half.
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1st Half
BELM
Bruins
35
MTSU
Blue Raiders
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Drew Scharnowski vs. Chris Loofe (Tyler Lundblade gains possession)
19:51
+2
Drew Scharnowski makes two point dunk (Nic McClain assists)
2-0
19:13
Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot
19:11
Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
18:59
Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
18:57
Torey Alston defensive rebound
18:42
Tre Green misses three point jump shot
18:40
Jabez Jenkins defensive rebound
18:19
Chris Loofe shooting foul (Drew Scharnowski draws the foul)
18:19
+1
Drew Scharnowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-0
18:19
Drew Scharnowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:19
Torey Alston defensive rebound
18:05
Torey Alston misses two point layup
18:03
Chris Loofe offensive rebound
17:45
+2
Chris Loofe makes two point layup
3-2
17:36
+2
Nic McClain makes two point layup
5-2
17:13
Tre Green misses two point jump shot
17:11
Sam Orme defensive rebound
17:01
Nic McClain turnover (bad pass) (Torey Alston steals)
16:58
Sam Orme shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
16:58
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-3
16:58
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2
5-4
16:34
+2
Tyler Lundblade makes two point jump shot
7-4
16:20
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
16:18
Drew Scharnowski defensive rebound
16:01
+2
Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Drew Scharnowski assists)
9-4
15:55
Nic McClain personal foul
15:55
TV timeout
15:39
Alec Oglesby turnover (lost ball)
15:17
+2
Jabez Jenkins makes two point layup
11-4
15:08
Kamari Lands misses two point layup
15:06
Luka Jovanovic offensive rebound
14:57
+3
Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Luka Jovanovic assists)
11-7
14:44
Brigham Rogers misses two point layup
14:42
Luka Jovanovic defensive rebound
14:35
Sean Smith misses two point jump shot
14:33
Nic McClain defensive rebound
14:26
+2
Brigham Rogers makes two point layup
13-7
14:13
Tre Green misses three point jump shot
14:11
Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
13:56
Luka Jovanovic personal foul
13:47
Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
13:45
Sam Orme offensive rebound
13:39
Luka Jovanovic shooting foul (Drew Scharnowski draws the foul)
13:38
Drew Scharnowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:38
Drew Scharnowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:38
Chris Loofe defensive rebound
13:18
Sean Smith misses three point jump shot
13:16
Sam Orme defensive rebound
13:05
Jump ball. Jack Smiley vs. Tre Green (Blue Raiders gains possession)
13:05
Jack Smiley turnover (lost ball) (Tre Green steals)
12:54
+2
Torey Alston makes two point dunk (Sean Smith assists)
13-9
12:43
Sam Orme offensive foul
12:43
Sam Orme turnover (offensive foul)
12:27
Alec Oglesby misses two point jump shot
12:25
Isaiah West defensive rebound
12:17
Drew Scharnowski misses two point layup
12:15
Alec Oglesby defensive rebound
12:10
Drew Scharnowski personal foul
11:59
Alec Oglesby misses two point layup
11:57
Eoin Dillon defensive rebound
11:49
Isaiah West misses two point layup
11:47
Torey Alston defensive rebound
11:40
Torey Alston misses two point dunk
11:38
Chris Loofe offensive rebound
11:30
Alec Oglesby misses three point jump shot
11:28
Isaiah West defensive rebound
11:24
Nic McClain turnover (lost ball) (Sean Smith steals)
11:17
+2
Sean Smith makes two point dunk
13-11
11:14
TV timeout
11:14
Alec Oglesby personal foul
11:09
+2
Tyler Lundblade makes two point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists)
15-11
10:58
Eoin Dillon shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
10:58
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-12
10:58
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-13
10:46
+2
Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)
17-13
10:35
Sean Smith misses two point jump shot
10:33
Chris Loofe offensive rebound
10:33
Eoin Dillon personal foul
10:31
+3
Jahvin Carter makes three point jump shot (Sean Smith assists)
17-16
10:13
Tyler Lundblade turnover (bad pass) (Sean Smith steals)
10:07
Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
10:07
Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:07
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-17
9:49
Jack Smiley misses three point jump shot
9:47
Chris Loofe defensive rebound
9:34
+3
Chris Loofe makes three point jump shot (Jahvin Carter assists)
17-20
9:08
+2
Drew Scharnowski makes two point dunk (Tyler Lundblade assists)
19-20
8:39
Kamari Lands misses two point jump shot
8:34
Blue Raiders turnover (shot clock violation)
8:34
Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
8:25
Tyler Lundblade misses two point jump shot
8:23
Kamari Lands defensive rebound
7:55
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
7:53
Jahvin Carter offensive rebound
7:40
Sean Smith misses two point jump shot
7:39
Drew Scharnowski defensive rebound
7:39
Nic McClain misses three point jump shot
7:37
Blue Raiders defensive rebound
7:37
TV timeout
7:12
Tre Green misses three point jump shot
7:10
Isaiah West defensive rebound
6:47
+2
Brigham Rogers makes two point layup
21-20
6:28
+3
Jahvin Carter makes three point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists)
21-23
6:11
+2
Nic McClain makes two point layup
23-23
5:56
+2
Sean Smith makes two point jump shot
23-25
5:41
Nic McClain turnover (bad pass)
5:27
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
5:25
Jabez Jenkins defensive rebound
5:03
Jabez Jenkins misses three point jump shot
5:01
Kamari Lands defensive rebound
4:57
Isaiah West personal foul (Kamari Lands draws the foul)
4:57
+1
Kamari Lands makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-26
4:57
Kamari Lands misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:57
Jabez Jenkins defensive rebound
4:53
Jabez Jenkins turnover (Torey Alston steals)
4:50
+2
Torey Alston makes two point dunk
23-28
4:24
+2
Tyler Lundblade makes two point layup
25-28
4:08
Tre Green misses three point jump shot
4:06
Drew Scharnowski defensive rebound
3:58
+3
Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Win Miller assists)
28-28
3:41
+3
Jahvin Carter makes three point jump shot (Kamari Lands assists)
28-31
3:26
+3
Nic McClain makes three point jump shot (Sam Orme assists)
31-31
3:02
Jarred Hall misses three point jump shot
3:00
Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
2:51
Jarred Hall shooting foul (Drew Scharnowski draws the foul)
2:51
TV timeout
2:51
Drew Scharnowski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:51
+1
Drew Scharnowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-31
2:36
Tre Green turnover (bad pass) (Drew Scharnowski steals)
2:18
Nic McClain misses two point jump shot
2:16
Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
2:15
Brigham Rogers misses two point layup
2:13
Torey Alston defensive rebound
2:07
Torey Alston misses two point layup
2:05
Blue Raiders offensive rebound
1:57
Sean Smith misses three point jump shot
1:55
Nic McClain defensive rebound
1:50
Chris Loofe personal foul
1:40
+2
Nic McClain makes two point jump shot
34-31
1:37
Bruins 30 second timeout
1:24
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
1:22
Bruins defensive rebound
1:11
Luka Jovanovic blocks Brigham Rogers's two point layup
1:09
Sean Smith defensive rebound
0:47
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
0:45
Jabez Jenkins defensive rebound
0:31
Sean Smith shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
0:31
+1
Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-31
0:31
Nic McClain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:31
Luka Jovanovic defensive rebound
0:01
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
0:00
Jabez Jenkins defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BELM
Bruins
48
MTSU
Blue Raiders
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:54
+2
Sam Orme makes two point dunk (Nic McClain assists)
37-31
19:27
+3
Tre Green makes three point jump shot (Torey Alston assists)
37-34
19:10
Nic McClain misses three point jump shot
19:08
Sam Orme offensive rebound
19:03
+3
Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Jabez Jenkins assists)
40-34
18:40
Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
18:38
Chris Loofe offensive rebound
18:36
+2
Chris Loofe makes two point layup
40-36
18:13
+3
Jabez Jenkins makes three point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists)
43-36
17:50
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
17:48
Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
17:26
Tre Green personal foul
17:25
Sam Orme misses three point jump shot
17:23
Tre Green defensive rebound
17:19
Tyler Lundblade shooting foul (Tre Green draws the foul)
17:19
+1
Tre Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2
43-37
17:19
+1
Tre Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2
43-38
17:10
Jabez Jenkins misses three point jump shot
17:08
Drew Scharnowski offensive rebound
17:02
+3
Nic McClain makes three point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists)
46-38
16:47
+2
Torey Alston makes two point jump shot
46-40
16:46
Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
16:46
TV timeout
16:24
Jack Smiley misses three point jump shot
16:22
Nic McClain offensive rebound
16:14
Chris Loofe blocks Nic McClain's two point layup
16:12
Blue Raiders defensive rebound
15:48
Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
15:46
Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
15:19
+2
Jack Smiley makes two point jump shot
48-40
15:13
TV timeout
14:47
+3
Alec Oglesby makes three point jump shot (Sean Smith assists)
48-43
14:29
+3
Isaiah West makes three point jump shot (Nic McClain assists)
51-43
14:21
Sean Smith turnover (out of bounds)
13:58
+3
Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists)
54-43
13:47
Sean Smith misses three point jump shot
13:45
Bruins defensive rebound
13:26
+2
Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Tyler Lundblade assists)
56-43
12:56
Sam Orme shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
12:56
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2
56-44
12:56
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2
56-45
12:42
+2
Sam Orme makes two point layup (Jabez Jenkins assists)
58-45
12:26
+3
Alec Oglesby makes three point jump shot (Sean Smith assists)
58-48
12:16
Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
12:14
Sean Smith defensive rebound
12:07
Eoin Dillon shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
12:07
Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:07
+1
Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2
58-49
11:52
+2
Drew Scharnowski makes two point dunk (Tyler Lundblade assists)
60-49
11:35
+2
Kamari Lands makes two point jump shot
60-51
11:18
Sean Smith shooting foul (Drew Scharnowski draws the foul)
11:17
TV timeout
11:17
+1
Drew Scharnowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2
61-51
11:17
Drew Scharnowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:17
Kamari Lands defensive rebound
11:12
Drew Scharnowski blocks Kamari Lands's two point layup
11:10
Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
10:59
+3
Nic McClain makes three point jump shot (Drew Scharnowski assists)
64-51
10:40
Alec Oglesby misses three point jump shot
10:40
Chris Loofe offensive rebound
10:40
Jump ball. Chris Loofe vs. Nic McClain (Bruins gains possession)
10:40
Chris Loofe turnover (lost ball) (Nic McClain steals)
10:19
+2
Nic McClain makes two point jump shot
66-51
10:18
Chris Loofe shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
10:18
Nic McClain misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:18
Chris Loofe defensive rebound
9:57
Jahvin Carter misses three point jump shot
9:55
Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
9:36
Drew Scharnowski misses two point layup
9:34
Jabez Jenkins offensive rebound
9:28
+2
Jabez Jenkins makes two point layup
68-51
9:06
Kamari Lands misses three point jump shot
9:04
Chris Loofe offensive rebound
8:58
Sean Smith misses two point jump shot
8:56
Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
8:47
Chris Loofe shooting foul (Drew Scharnowski draws the foul)
8:47
Bruins 30 second timeout
8:47
+1
Drew Scharnowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2
69-51
8:47
Drew Scharnowski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:47
Torey Alston defensive rebound
8:35
Torey Alston misses three point jump shot
8:33
Jabez Jenkins defensive rebound
8:31
Alec Oglesby personal foul (Jabez Jenkins draws the foul)
8:21
+3
Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Jabez Jenkins assists)
72-51
7:58
+2
Sean Smith makes two point jump shot
72-53
7:37
Jabez Jenkins misses two point layup
7:35
Jabez Jenkins offensive rebound
7:33
Torey Alston blocks Jabez Jenkins's two point layup
7:31
Torey Alston defensive rebound
7:31
Eoin Dillon personal foul
7:31
TV timeout
7:19
Tre Green misses three point jump shot
7:17
Sean Smith offensive rebound
7:10
Nic McClain personal foul
7:08
+2
Alec Oglesby makes two point layup (Sean Smith assists)
