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Belmont wins 77-68 over Valparaiso

AP
Dec 02, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Malik Dia's 18 points helped Belmont defeat Valparaiso 77-68 on Saturday.

Dia also added 10 rebounds for the Bruins (6-3). Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 14 points while shooting 5 for 8 and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and also had five assists. Jayce Willingham was 4 of 10 shooting and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

The Beacons (4-4) were led in scoring by Isaiah Stafford, who finished with 21 points and three steals. Cooper Schwieger added 18 points and two blocks for Valparaiso. Jaxon Edwards also had nine points.

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1st Half
VALP
Beacons
34
BELM
Bruins
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jerome Palm vs. Brigham Rogers (Isaiah Walker gains possession)
19:51		Cooper Schwieger blocks Jayce Willingham's two point layup
19:49		Bruins offensive rebound
19:48	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Walker assists)	0-3
19:41		Cooper Schwieger turnover (Brigham Rogers steals)
19:31	+3	Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Walker assists)	0-6
19:21		Cooper Schwieger turnover (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
19:11		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
19:09		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
18:58	+3	Jayce Willingham makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	0-9
18:35		Beacons 30 second timeout
18:16		Keishawn Davidson shooting foul (Ola Ajiboye draws the foul)
18:16		Ola Ajiboye misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:16	+1	Ola Ajiboye makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-9
18:09		Ja'Kobi Gillespie offensive foul
18:09		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (offensive foul)
17:55		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point jump shot
17:53		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
17:34		Brigham Rogers misses two point layup
17:32		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot	3-9
16:59	+2	Jayce Willingham makes two point layup (Keishawn Davidson assists)	3-11
16:46		Brigham Rogers blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point jump shot
16:44		Beacons offensive rebound
16:36	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot	5-11
16:28		Keishawn Davidson turnover (Isaiah Stafford steals)
16:13		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
16:11		Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound
16:07		Kyler Vanderjagt personal foul
16:02		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
16:00		Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound
15:52		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point layup
15:50		Kyler Vanderjagt defensive rebound
15:44	+3	Kyler Vanderjagt makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	5-14
15:25		Ola Ajiboye misses two point jump shot
15:23		Malik Dia defensive rebound
15:13	+3	Malik Dia makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	5-17
14:54		Darius DeAveiro misses two point jump shot
14:52		Malik Dia defensive rebound
14:45		Malik Dia turnover (Sherman Weatherspoon IV steals)
14:31		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point layup
14:31		Sherman Weatherspoon IV offensive rebound
14:31		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point layup
14:31		Sherman Weatherspoon IV offensive rebound
14:31	+2	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes two point layup	7-17
14:31		Bruins 30 second timeout
14:31		TV timeout
14:03		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
14:01		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
13:48		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
13:46		Kyler Vanderjagt defensive rebound
13:35		Isaiah Stafford blocks Brigham Rogers's two point layup
13:33		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
13:33		Jaxon Edwards shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
13:33	+1	Brigham Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-18
13:33		Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:33		Beacons defensive rebound
13:20		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
13:18		Malik Dia defensive rebound
13:11		Malik Dia turnover (Isaiah Stafford steals)
13:04	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point layup (Sherman Weatherspoon IV assists)	9-18
13:04		Official timeout
12:53		Kyler Vanderjagt turnover (out of bounds)
12:49		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
12:47		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
12:39		Cooper Schwieger personal foul
12:37	+3	Win Miller makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)	9-21
12:28		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
12:26		Jahari Williamson offensive rebound
12:11	+3	Jaxon Edwards makes three point jump shot (Jahari Williamson assists)	12-21
11:58		Keishawn Davidson turnover (Darius DeAveiro steals)
11:46	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	15-21
11:42		Bruins 30 second timeout
11:42		TV timeout
11:24		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
11:22		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
11:15		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
11:13		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
11:06		Jayce Willingham turnover (Sherman Weatherspoon IV steals)
10:53	+2	Sherman Weatherspoon IV makes two point layup	17-21
10:38		Jayce Willingham misses two point layup
10:36		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	19-21
10:02	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Keishawn Davidson assists)	19-23
9:48		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
9:46		Bruins defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	19-25
9:15		Cooper Schwieger misses two point hook shot
9:13		Malik Dia defensive rebound
9:03	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot	19-27
9:02		Isaiah Stafford shooting foul (Keishawn Davidson draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Keishawn Davidson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	19-28
8:40		Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
8:38		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Malik Dia makes two point dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	19-30
8:17		Jaxon Edwards misses three point jump shot
8:15		Jaxon Edwards offensive rebound
8:03	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot (Jaxon Edwards assists)	21-30
7:35	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	21-32
7:31		Cooper Schwieger turnover (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
7:21	+2	Malik Dia makes two point dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	21-34
7:13	+3	Cooper Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Stafford assists)	24-34
6:59	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Malik Dia assists)	24-36
6:52		Isaiah Stafford misses two point layup
6:50		Malik Dia defensive rebound
6:45		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
6:43		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
6:17		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
6:15		Kasper Sepp offensive rebound
6:08		Cooper Schwieger misses two point jump shot
6:06		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
6:06		Kasper Sepp personal foul
6:08		TV timeout
5:52		Kyler Vanderjagt misses two point jump shot
5:50		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
5:42	+2	Kyler Vanderjagt makes two point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists)	24-38
5:19		Jake Dykstra personal foul
5:08		Jerome Palm misses two point hook shot
5:06		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
4:49		Win Miller misses three point jump shot
4:47		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
4:47		Jerome Palm personal foul
4:33	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	24-40
4:22	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup	26-40
4:05		Kyler Vanderjagt misses two point jump shot
4:03		Cooper Schwieger defensive rebound
3:54	+2	Ola Ajiboye makes two point hook shot	28-40
3:38		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (traveling)
3:38		TV timeout
3:22	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Ola Ajiboye assists)	30-40
3:07		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
2:52		Jayce Willingham offensive rebound
2:52	+2	Jayce Willingham makes two point layup	30-42
2:43		Ola Ajiboye turnover (Malik Dia steals)
2:31		Jahari Williamson shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
2:31		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:31		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:31		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
2:16	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Darius DeAveiro assists)	32-42
2:07		Jayce Willingham turnover (Jaxon Edwards steals)
1:44		Jayce Willingham blocks Jahari Williamson's two point layup
1:42		Bruins defensive rebound
1:36		Malik Dia turnover (Darius DeAveiro steals)
0:55		Darius DeAveiro misses three point jump shot
0:53		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
0:46		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
0:44		Jayce Willingham offensive rebound
0:39		Malik Dia turnover (out of bounds)
0:27	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup	34-42
0:21		Isaiah Stafford personal foul
0:21	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
0:21		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:21		Bruins offensive rebound
0:10		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
0:08		Darius DeAveiro defensive rebound
0:03		Darius DeAveiro turnover (Isaiah Walker steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
VALP
Beacons
34
BELM
Bruins
34

Time		Play	Score
19:57		Brigham Rogers blocks Cooper Schwieger's two point layup
19:55		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
19:34		Brigham Rogers misses two point layup
19:32		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup	36-43
18:48		Ola Ajiboye personal foul
18:28		Jayce Willingham misses two point jump shot
18:26		Jaxon Edwards defensive rebound
18:22		Jaxon Edwards turnover (Jayce Willingham steals)
18:10	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Isaiah Walker assists)	36-45
17:54		Ola Ajiboye misses two point jump shot
17:52		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
17:49		Jaxon Edwards personal foul
17:45		Ola Ajiboye shooting foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul)
17:45	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-46
17:45	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-47
17:34		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
17:32		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
17:25		Jayce Willingham turnover (Ola Ajiboye steals)
17:11	+3	Darius DeAveiro makes three point jump shot (Sherman Weatherspoon IV assists)	39-47
16:50	+2	Malik Dia makes two point jump shot	39-49
16:36	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point layup (Isaiah Stafford assists)	41-49
16:24	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	41-51
16:15		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point layup
16:13		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
16:06		Malik Dia misses two point layup
16:04		Ola Ajiboye defensive rebound
15:45	+2	Darius DeAveiro makes two point jump shot	43-51
15:28	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Malik Dia assists)	43-53
14:58		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
14:56		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
14:49		Darius DeAveiro shooting foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
14:49		TV timeout
14:49		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:49	+1	Malik Dia makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-54
14:31		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses three point jump shot
14:29		Jerome Palm offensive rebound
14:20	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jerome Palm assists)	46-54
14:07		Win Miller misses three point jump shot
14:05		Malik Dia offensive rebound
13:53	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	46-56
13:45		Kyler Vanderjagt personal foul
13:39		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
13:37		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
12:50		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
12:48		Jerome Palm defensive rebound
12:40		Jahari Williamson turnover (Keishawn Davidson steals)
12:31		Keishawn Davidson turnover (Jerome Palm steals)
12:21	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot	48-56
12:14		Malik Dia misses two point jump shot
12:12		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
12:00		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
11:58		Jerome Palm offensive rebound
11:51	+2	Jerome Palm makes two point layup	50-56
11:45	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Kyler Vanderjagt assists)	50-58
11:37		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
11:35		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
11:25		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
11:23		Jahari Williamson defensive rebound
11:16		Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot
11:14		Malik Dia defensive rebound
11:08		Malik Dia turnover (Sherman Weatherspoon IV steals)
10:52		Sherman Weatherspoon IV misses two point layup
10:50		Malik Dia defensive rebound
10:44	+3	Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot	50-61
10:36		Beacons 30 second timeout
10:36		TV timeout
10:24	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point layup (Cooper Schwieger assists)	52-61
10:06		TV timeout
9:52		Ola Ajiboye shooting foul (Jayce Willingham draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Jayce Willingham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-62
9:52	+1	Jayce Willingham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-63
9:42		Darius DeAveiro misses two point layup
9:40		Ola Ajiboye offensive rebound
9:29		Cooper Schwieger turnover (Jayce Willingham steals)
9:21	+3	Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Jayce Willingham assists)	52-66
9:12		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul
9:08	+3	Cooper Schwieger makes three point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	55-66
8:44		Jayce Willingham turnover (out of bounds)
8:27		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
8:25		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
8:18		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
8:16		Jahari Williamson defensive rebound
7:58	+2	Cooper Schwieger makes two point hook shot	57-66
7:27		Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot
7:25		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
7:08		Keishawn Davidson personal foul
7:08		TV timeout
7:08		Malik Dia personal foul
7:05		Isaiah Stafford turnover (out of bounds)
6:57		Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
6:55		Keishawn Davidson offensive rebound
6:39		Cooper Schwieger blocks Isaiah Walker's two point jump shot
6:37		Jerome Palm defensive rebound
6:28		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
6:26		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
6:04		Brigham Rogers turnover (bad pass)
5:50	+2	Jaxon Edwards makes two point layup	59-66
5:36		Malik Dia misses two point layup
5:34		Jayce Willingham offensive rebound
5:30		Jaxon Edwards shooting foul (Jayce Willingham draws the foul)
5:30		Jayce Willingham misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:30	+1	Jayce Willingham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-67
5:20		Cooper Schwieger turnover (Jayce Willingham steals)
5:12	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup	59-69
4:52		Sherman Weatherspoon IV turnover (traveling)
4:38	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot	59-71
4:23		Jerome Palm misses two point jump shot
4:19		Cooper Schwieger offensive rebound
4:19		Isaiah Walker personal foul
4:14	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot (Darius DeAveiro assists)	61-71
4:01	+2	Malik Dia makes two point layup	61-73
3:52	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point jump shot	63-73
3:48		Beacons 30 second timeout
3:48		TV timeout
3:25	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot	63-75
3:02		Isaiah Stafford misses two point jump shot
3:00		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
2:37		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot
2:35		Malik Dia offensive rebound
2:31	+2	Jayce Willingham makes two point dunk (Keishawn Davidson assists)	63-77
2:22		Cooper Schwieger misses three point jump shot
2:20		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
2:03		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (lost ball)
1:50		Isaiah Stafford misses three point jump shot
1:48		Jayce Willingham defensive rebound
1:31		Ola Ajiboye personal foul (Malik Dia draws the foul)
1:31		Malik Dia misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:31		Malik Dia offensive rebound
1:25		Isaiah Walker turnover (Isaiah Stafford steals)
1:21	+2	Isaiah Stafford makes two point layup	65-77
0:54		Malik Dia misses three point jump shot
0:52		Isaiah Stafford defensive rebound
0:34	+3	Isaiah Stafford makes three point jump shot	68-77
0:02		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)