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Belmont edges Jacksonville St. 72-69 in OVC tourney

AP
Mar 05, 2021

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Luke Smith matched his career high with 24 points as top-seeded Belmont Bruins narrowly defeated No. 4 seed Jacksonville State Gamecocks 72-69 in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on Friday night.

Smith made 6 of 9 3-pointers. Grayson Murphy added 14 points, 12 assists and six rebounds for Belmont (26-3). Nick Muszynski had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Tate Pierson had 10 points.

Amanze Ngumezi tied a career high with 20 points for the Gamecocks (18-9). Darian Adams added 13 points. Jalen Finch had 11 points and six rebounds. Kayne Henry had 10 points and 11 rebounds.

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1st Half
JVST
Gamecocks
28
BELM
Bruins
36

Time		Play	Score
19:59		Brandon Huffman vs. Nick Muszynski (Gamecocks gains possession)
19:50	+2	Jalen Finch makes two point layup	2-0
19:31		Nick Muszynski misses two point layup
19:29		Nick Muszynski offensive rebound
19:27		Brandon Huffman shooting foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
19:20		Nick Muszynski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:20		Bruins offensive rebound
19:20		Nick Muszynski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:20		Kayne Henry defensive rebound
19:07		Brandon Huffman misses two point layup
19:05		Caleb Hollander defensive rebound
18:54		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
18:52		Darian Adams defensive rebound
18:43		Darian Adams turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Hollander steals)
18:34		Caleb Hollander misses three point jump shot
18:32		Brandon Huffman defensive rebound
18:06	+2	Brandon Huffman makes two point jump shot (Jalen Finch assists)	4-0
17:49		Brandon Huffman blocks Nick Muszynski's two point jump shot
17:47		Brandon Huffman defensive rebound
17:19		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
16:51	+2	Caleb Hollander makes two point layup (Ben Sheppard assists)	4-2
16:32		Darian Adams turnover (lost ball) (Ben Sheppard steals)
16:19		Caleb Hollander turnover (bad pass)
16:04		Kayne Henry misses three point jump shot
16:02		Kayne Henry offensive rebound
15:53		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
15:51		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Even Brauns makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	4-4
15:25		Even Brauns blocks Jalen Finch's two point layup
15:23		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Even Brauns makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	4-6
14:59		Even Brauns blocks Kayne Henry's two point layup
14:57		Tate Pierson defensive rebound
14:54		Tate Pierson misses three point jump shot
14:49		Derek Sabin offensive rebound
14:49	+2	Derek Sabin makes two point layup	4-8
14:49		Jay Pal shooting foul (Derek Sabin draws the foul)
14:49		TV timeout
14:49	+1	Derek Sabin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-9
14:18		Gamecocks turnover (shot clock violation)
14:00		Even Brauns turnover (out of bounds)
13:51		Amanze Ngumezi misses two point jump shot
13:49		Bruins defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	4-11
13:11		Demaree King misses three point jump shot
13:09		Tate Pierson defensive rebound
13:08		Kayne Henry personal foul (Tate Pierson draws the foul)
12:55		Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
12:53		Amanze Ngumezi defensive rebound
12:40		Juwan Perdue misses two point layup
12:38		Amanze Ngumezi offensive rebound
12:34	+2	Amanze Ngumezi makes two point putback layup	6-11
12:19		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
12:17		Gamecocks defensive rebound
11:59	+2	Amanze Ngumezi makes two point dunk (Juwan Perdue assists)	8-11
11:34		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
11:32		Jalen Finch defensive rebound
11:23		Amanze Ngumezi misses three point jump shot
11:21		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
11:09		Nick Muszynski misses two point dunk
11:07		Darian Adams defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Amanze Ngumezi makes two point dunk	10-11
10:40		Caleb Hollander misses three point jump shot
10:38		Amanze Ngumezi defensive rebound
10:24		Jalen Finch turnover (lost ball) (Jacobi Wood steals)
10:15	+2	Ben Sheppard makes two point dunk (Jacobi Wood assists)	10-13
9:56		Demaree King turnover (bad pass)
9:56		TV timeout
9:28		Brandon Huffman blocks Even Brauns's two point layup
9:26		Caleb Hollander offensive rebound
9:26		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
9:10		Brandon Huffman misses two point dunk
9:08		Even Brauns defensive rebound
8:55		Caleb Hollander misses three point jump shot
8:53		Jalen Finch defensive rebound
8:47		Jay Pal turnover (lost ball) (Luke Smith steals)
8:32	+2	Luke Smith makes two point dunk	10-15
8:25		Jalen Finch turnover (bad pass)
8:12		Brandon Huffman shooting foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-16
8:12	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-17
8:02	+3	Jay Pal makes three point jump shot (Jalen Finch assists)	13-17
7:48	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup	13-19
7:22		Darian Adams turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Murphy steals)
7:14	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup	13-21
6:55		Even Brauns personal foul (Maros Zeliznak draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:37	+3	Kayne Henry makes three point jump shot (Darian Adams assists)	16-21
6:08	+3	Grayson Murphy makes three point jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists)	16-24
5:31	+2	Amanze Ngumezi makes two point layup	18-24
5:11		Caleb Hollander misses two point layup
5:09		Kayne Henry defensive rebound
4:52		Darian Adams misses two point layup
4:50		Maros Zeliznak offensive rebound
4:44		Darian Adams misses two point jump shot
4:42		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
4:21		Maros Zeliznak blocks Nick Muszynski's two point jump shot
4:19		Caleb Hollander offensive rebound
4:19		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
4:01	+3	Kayne Henry makes three point jump shot (Jalen Finch assists)	21-24
3:45	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	21-27
3:24		TV timeout
3:13		Luke Smith personal foul (Darian Adams draws the foul)
3:01		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
2:59		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
2:47	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	21-30
2:28	+2	Amanze Ngumezi makes two point dunk	23-30
2:20		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
2:18		Nick Muszynski offensive rebound
2:20		Amanze Ngumezi personal foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
2:17		Ben Sheppard misses two point layup
2:15		Gamecocks defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Amanze Ngumezi makes two point jump shot	25-30
1:48		Caleb Hollander turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Finch steals)
1:45		Luke Smith shooting foul (Darian Adams draws the foul)
1:45		Darian Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:45	+1	Darian Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-30
1:16		Kayne Henry blocks Jacobi Wood's two point jump shot
1:14		Jay Pal defensive rebound
0:58		Jay Pal turnover (out of bounds)
0:53	+3	Tate Pierson makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	26-33
0:51		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:44	+2	Jalen Finch makes two point layup	28-33
0:29		Grayson Murphy turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Finch steals)
0:27		Grayson Murphy personal foul (Jalen Finch draws the foul)
0:15		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
0:13		Jacobi Wood defensive rebound
0:07		Demaree King personal foul (Jacobi Wood draws the foul)
0:03	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	28-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JVST
Gamecocks
41
BELM
Bruins
36

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Nick Muszynski misses three point jump shot
19:36		Ben Sheppard offensive rebound
19:29		Brandon Huffman personal foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
19:26		Brandon Huffman personal foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
19:23		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
19:21		Kayne Henry defensive rebound
19:21		Caleb Hollander personal foul (Kayne Henry draws the foul)
19:12		Jalen Finch turnover (lost ball) (Luke Smith steals)
18:40		Caleb Hollander misses three point jump shot
18:38		Darian Adams defensive rebound
18:27		Kayne Henry misses three point jump shot
18:25		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
18:20		Caleb Hollander offensive foul (Kayne Henry draws the foul)
18:20		Caleb Hollander turnover
18:06		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
18:04		Jay Pal offensive rebound
17:52		Jay Pal misses three point jump shot
17:50		Luke Smith defensive rebound
17:42		Jay Pal blocks Caleb Hollander's two point layup
17:40		Jalen Finch defensive rebound
17:29		Darian Adams turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Murphy steals)
17:22	+2	Luke Smith makes two point layup	28-38
17:03		Caleb Hollander personal foul (Kayne Henry draws the foul)
17:00		Darian Adams turnover (lost ball) (Tate Pierson steals)
16:56	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup	28-40
16:56		Jay Pal shooting foul (Grayson Murphy draws the foul)
16:56	+1	Grayson Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-41
16:44		Derek Sabin shooting foul (Kayne Henry draws the foul)
16:44	+1	Kayne Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	29-41
16:44		Kayne Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 3
16:44	+1	Kayne Henry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	30-41
16:35		Ben Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Finch steals)
16:27		Even Brauns personal foul (Kayne Henry draws the foul)
16:25		Derek Sabin personal foul (Kayne Henry draws the foul)
16:23		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
16:21		Jalen Finch offensive rebound
16:10	+3	Amanze Ngumezi makes three point jump shot (Jalen Finch assists)	33-41
15:49		Jacobi Wood turnover (bad pass) (Amanze Ngumezi steals)
15:22		Amanze Ngumezi turnover (out of bounds)
15:22		TV timeout
15:10		Caleb Hollander turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Finch steals)
15:00		Nick Muszynski blocks Darian Adams's two point layup
14:58		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
14:48		Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
14:46		Amanze Ngumezi defensive rebound
14:28		Ben Sheppard personal foul (Jalen Finch draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Jalen Finch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-41
14:28	+1	Jalen Finch makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-41
14:13		Nick Muszynski misses two point jump shot
14:11		Maros Zeliznak defensive rebound
14:04		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
14:02		Kayne Henry offensive rebound
13:57	+2	Kayne Henry makes two point layup	37-41
13:48		Grayson Murphy misses three point jump shot
13:46		Kayne Henry defensive rebound
13:34	+2	Jalen Finch makes two point jump shot	39-41
13:18		Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
13:16		Tate Pierson offensive rebound
13:12		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
13:10		Nick Muszynski offensive rebound
13:05	+3	Tate Pierson makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	39-44
13:03		Bruins 30 second timeout
13:03		TV timeout
12:39	+2	Juwan Perdue makes two point layup	41-44
12:19	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	41-47
11:51		Amanze Ngumezi turnover (lost ball) (Nick Muszynski steals)
11:33		Amanze Ngumezi shooting foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
11:33		TV timeout
11:33	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
11:33	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-49
11:16		Jalen Finch misses three point jump shot
11:14		Demaree King offensive rebound
10:57		Demaree King misses three point jump shot
10:55		Juwan Perdue offensive rebound
10:51		Juwan Perdue misses three point jump shot
10:49		Gamecocks offensive rebound
10:43		Juwan Perdue turnover (lost ball) (Nick Muszynski steals)
10:29	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	41-51
10:18		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
10:00		Brandon Huffman misses two point jump shot
9:58		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
9:53		Grayson Murphy turnover (bad pass)
9:44		Brandon Huffman turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Murphy steals)
9:35		Ben Sheppard misses two point layup
9:33		Ben Sheppard offensive rebound
9:27	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Grayson Murphy assists)	41-54
9:08		Nick Muszynski personal foul (Brandon Huffman draws the foul)
9:08		Brandon Huffman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:08		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
8:50		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
8:48		Jalen Finch defensive rebound
8:41		Kayne Henry misses three point jump shot
8:39		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
8:39		Brandon Huffman personal foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
8:19		Luke Smith misses three point jump shot
8:17		Maros Zeliznak defensive rebound
8:16		Ben Sheppard personal foul (Maros Zeliznak draws the foul)
8:16		Maros Zeliznak misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:16		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
8:04		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
8:02		Demaree King defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Demaree King makes two point jump shot	43-54
7:54		Jacobi Wood shooting foul (Demaree King draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54	+1	Demaree King makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-54
7:43	+2	Nick Muszynski makes two point layup (Grayson Murphy assists)	44-56
7:29	+3	Darian Adams makes three point jump shot (Demaree King assists)	47-56
6:51		Ben Sheppard misses two point layup
6:49		Ben Sheppard offensive rebound
6:45		Jacobi Wood misses three point jump shot
6:43		Darian Adams defensive rebound
6:30		Ben Sheppard personal foul (Jalen Finch draws the foul)
6:30	+1	Jalen Finch makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-56
6:30		Jalen Finch misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:30		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
6:14	+3	Luke Smith makes three point jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists)	48-59
6:01		Jalen Finch misses two point layup
5:59		Maros Zeliznak offensive rebound
5:57	+2	Maros Zeliznak makes two point layup	50-59
5:34		Maros Zeliznak personal foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
5:16		Kayne Henry blocks Grayson Murphy's two point layup
5:14		Ben Sheppard offensive rebound
5:14		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
5:02		Nick Muszynski shooting foul (Amanze Ngumezi draws the foul)
5:02		Amanze Ngumezi misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:02	+1	Amanze Ngumezi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-59
4:38	+2	Grayson Murphy makes two point layup (Nick Muszynski assists)	51-61
4:22	+3	Demaree King makes three point jump shot (Kayne Henry assists)	54-61
3:54		Jalen Finch personal foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54	+1	Tate Pierson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-62
3:54	+1	Tate Pierson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-63
3:39	+3	Darian Adams makes three point jump shot (Demaree King assists)	57-63
3:21		Tate Pierson turnover (bad pass) (Darian Adams steals)
3:16	+2	Darian Adams makes two point layup	59-63
2:56		Demaree King personal foul (Luke Smith draws the foul)
2:56	+1	Luke Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-64
2:56	+1	Luke Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-65
2:48		Kayne Henry misses two point layup
2:46		Kayne Henry offensive rebound
2:46		Kayne Henry misses two point layup
2:44		Nick Muszynski defensive rebound
2:44		Amanze Ngumezi personal foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
2:44	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-67
2:40		Tate Pierson shooting foul (Darian Adams draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Darian Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-67
2:40	+1	Darian Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-67
2:30		Maros Zeliznak personal foul (Nick Muszynski draws the foul)
2:30		Nick Muszynski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:30	+1	Nick Muszynski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-68
2:20		Grayson Murphy shooting foul (Amanze Ngumezi draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Amanze Ngumezi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
2:20	+1	Amanze Ngumezi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
1:53		Jalen Finch personal foul (Grayson Murphy draws the foul)
1:53	+1	Grayson Murphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-69
1:53	+1	Grayson Murphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-70
1:43		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
1:41		Tate Pierson defensive rebound
1:39		Kayne Henry personal foul (Tate Pierson draws the foul)
1:39	+1	Tate Pierson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-71
1:39		Tate Pierson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:39		Amanze Ngumezi defensive rebound
1:39	+2	Jalen Finch makes two point layup	65-71
1:39		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
0:59		Amanze Ngumezi blocks Tate Pierson's two point layup
0:57		Kayne Henry defensive rebound
0:52		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
0:50		Jalen Finch offensive rebound
0:46		Jalen Finch misses two point jump shot
0:44		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
0:45		Jalen Finch personal foul (Grayson Murphy draws the foul)
0:45		Grayson Murphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:45		Grayson Murphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:45		Kayne Henry defensive rebound
0:32	+2	Darian Adams makes two point layup	67-71
0:32		Gamecocks 60 second timeout
0:24		Luke Smith turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
0:21		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
0:19		Kayne Henry offensive rebound
0:15		Amanze Ngumezi misses two point jump shot
0:13		Amanze Ngumezi offensive rebound
0:13	+2	Amanze Ngumezi makes two point layup	69-71
0:12		Demaree King personal foul (Tate Pierson draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Tate Pierson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-72
0:12		Tate Pierson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Kayne Henry defensive rebound
0:03		Darian Adams misses three point jump shot
0:01		Grayson Murphy defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Grayson Murphy defensive rebound