NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Cade Tyson scored 29 points to lead Belmont Bruins and Malik Dia sealed the victory with two free throws with six seconds remaining as the Bruins knocked off Georgia State Panthers 89-87 on Monday night.
Tyson was 9-of-12 shooting, including 5 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the foul line for the Bruins. Dia scored 24 points while shooting 10 of 15 from the field and 4 for 4 from the charity stripe, and added three blocks. Ja'Kobi Gillespie shot 6 for 12 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points, while adding eight rebounds and seven assists.
Leslie Nkereuwem led the way for the Panthers with 14 points and two steals. Jay'Den Turner added 12 points, 11 rebounds and three steals for Georgia State. In addition, Lucas Taylor finished with 12 points.
Nkereuwem threw down a dunk and, after a Belmont turnover, made a layup to make it 87-all with 1:12 to play. Following another Bruins turnover, Dwon Odom missed a shot, grabbed the offensive rebound and missed the putback before Dia secured the ball, was fouled and hit the go-ahead free throws.
Odom missed a contested, potential winning 3-point shot at the buzzer.
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1st Half
GAST
Panthers
45
BELM
Bruins
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Leslie Nkereuwem vs. Brigham Rogers (Bruins gains possession)
19:38
Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
19:36
Jay'Den Turner defensive rebound
19:28
+3
Toneari Lane makes three point jump shot (Rickey Bradley Jr. assists)
3-0
19:07
+3
Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Cade Tyson assists)
3-3
18:47
Jay'Den Turner misses three point jump shot
18:45
Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
18:32
+2
Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Keishawn Davidson assists)
3-5
18:16
Leslie Nkereuwem misses two point layup
18:14
Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
18:08
Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
18:06
Lucas Taylor defensive rebound
17:57
+2
Jay'Den Turner makes two point layup (Lucas Taylor assists)
5-5
17:44
Rickey Bradley Jr. personal foul
17:41
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
17:39
Jay'Den Turner defensive rebound
17:36
Jay'Den Turner turnover
17:36
Rickey Bradley Jr. personal foul
17:24
+3
Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Walker assists)
5-8
17:05
+2
Edward Nnamoko makes two point dunk (Jay'Den Turner assists)
7-8
16:47
Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
16:45
Jay'Den Turner defensive rebound
16:40
Lucas Taylor misses two point jump shot
16:38
Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
16:32
Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
16:30
Lucas Taylor defensive rebound
16:23
Cade Tyson shooting foul (Edward Nnamoko draws the foul)
16:23
Edward Nnamoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:23
+1
Edward Nnamoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-8
16:18
Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
16:16
Jay'Den Turner defensive rebound
16:08
+2
Dwon Odom makes two point jump shot
10-8
15:48
Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
15:46
Dwon Odom defensive rebound
15:41
Lucas Taylor misses two point layup
15:39
Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
15:38
Edward Nnamoko personal foul
15:38
TV timeout
15:11
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
15:09
Edward Nnamoko defensive rebound
15:02
Jamaine Mann turnover (out of bounds)
14:47
Jamaine Mann shooting foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul)
14:47
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:47
Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:47
Jayce Willingham offensive rebound
14:45
Jayce Willingham misses two point layup
14:43
Edward Nnamoko defensive rebound
14:39
Jamaine Mann misses two point layup
14:37
Malik Dia defensive rebound
14:32
Malik Dia offensive foul
14:32
Malik Dia turnover (offensive foul)
14:10
Jayce Willingham blocks Jamaine Mann's two point layup
14:08
Bruins defensive rebound
13:59
+2
Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot
10-10
13:45
+3
Jamaine Mann makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
13-10
13:22
+2
Malik Dia makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)
13-12
13:22
Edward Nnamoko shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
13:22
+1
Malik Dia makes regular free throw 1 of 1
13-13
13:08
Lucas Taylor misses two point jump shot
13:06
Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
12:46
+2
Malik Dia makes two point layup
13-15
12:28
+3
Jay'Den Turner makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
16-15
12:11
Jayce Willingham turnover (traveling)
12:03
Leslie Nkereuwem turnover (bad pass) (Malik Dia steals)
11:57
+2
Malik Dia makes two point dunk
16-17
11:38
Toneari Lane misses three point jump shot
11:36
Leslie Nkereuwem offensive rebound
11:34
+2
Leslie Nkereuwem makes two point layup
18-17
11:11
Keishawn Davidson misses two point layup
11:09
Jay'Den Turner defensive rebound
11:01
+3
Jay'Den Turner makes three point jump shot (Dwon Odom assists)
21-17
10:36
Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
10:34
Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
10:26
Leslie Nkereuwem personal foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
10:26
TV timeout
10:26
+1
Brigham Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-18
10:26
Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:26
Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
10:20
+3
Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)
21-21
10:06
Cade Tyson personal foul
9:54
+2
Jamaine Mann makes two point layup
23-21
9:54
Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Jamaine Mann draws the foul)
9:54
+1
Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 1
24-21
9:43
+2
Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot
24-23
9:29
+2
Julian Mackey makes two point jump shot
26-23
9:00
Jamaine Mann personal foul (Cade Tyson draws the foul)