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Belmont wins 82-68 over Southern Illinois
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 26 points in Belmont's 82-68 victory over Southern Illinois on Wednesday night.
Gillespie also added five rebounds for the Bruins (15-11, 8-7 Missouri Valley Conference). Cade Tyson scored 19 points while shooting 7 for 12 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds. Malik Dia shot 3 for 17 (0 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with nine points.
The Salukis (16-10, 8-7) were led by Xavier Johnson, who posted 17 points and four assists. Trent Brown added 15 points and two steals for Southern Illinois. In addition, Troy D'Amico had 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Belmont took the lead with 10:09 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Gillespie led his team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 37-31 at the break. Tyson scored a team-high 14 points in the second half.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Salukis gains possession) | Â |
| 19:30 |  | +2 | Clarence Rupert makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | | Â | AJ Ferguson personal foul | Â |
| 18:54 | | Â | Jayce Willingham misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | Trent Brown turnover | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson turnover (Trent Brown steals) | Â |
| 18:29 | | +2 | Trent Brown makes two point layup | 4-0 |
| 18:16 | | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:14 | | Â | Salukis defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:56 | | Â | Trent Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:54 | | Â | Cade Tyson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:34 | | +2 | Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | | Â | Malik Dia blocks Clarence Rupert's two point layup | Â |
| 17:02 | | Â | Jayce Willingham defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:51 | | Â | AJ Ferguson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:40 | | Â | AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:38 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:27 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | | Â | Xavier Johnson turnover | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:37 | | Â | Scottie Ebube defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:26 | | Â | Trent Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:16 | | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:14 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:03 | | Â | Malik Dia personal foul | Â |
| 15:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:03 | | +1 | Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 15:03 | | +1 | Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 14:53 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup | 6-6 |
| 14:53 | | Â | Troy D'Amico personal foul | Â |
| 14:53 | | +1 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | | Â | Scottie Ebube misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:38 | | Â | Brigham Rogers defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:21 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Cade Tyson assists) | 6-9 |
| 14:01 | | +3 | Trent Brown makes three point jump shot | 9-9 |
| 13:48 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists) | 9-11 |
| 13:24 | | +3 | Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Kennard Davis Jr. assists) | 12-11 |
| 13:06 | | +3 | Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Walker assists) | 12-14 |
| 12:36 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson personal foul | Â |
| 12:36 | | +1 | Trent Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-14 |
| 12:36 | | +1 | Trent Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 12:28 | | Â | Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:26 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:57 | | Â | Jayce Willingham defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. personal foul | Â |
| 11:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:48 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point layup | 14-16 |
| 11:24 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:22 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:16 | | Â | Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. turnover | Â |
| 11:09 | | Â | Clarence Rupert blocks Malik Dia's two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:07 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:00 | | +2 | Jarrett Hensley makes two point layup | 16-16 |
| 10:59 | | Â | Brigham Rogers personal foul | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | Jarrett Hensley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | Jayce Willingham defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:44 | | Â | Trent Brown personal foul | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:34 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Trent Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:14 | | Â | Jayce Willingham defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point jump shot | 16-18 |
| 9:48 | | Â | Clarence Rupert turnover | Â |
| 9:20 | | Â | Malik Dia misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:01 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Malik Dia makes two point layup | 16-20 |
| 8:38 | | +2 | Kennard Davis Jr. makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists) | 18-20 |
| 8:20 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Troy D'Amico defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | Clarence Rupert offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:01 | | Â | Clarence Rupert misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Clarence Rupert offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:57 | | Â | Clarence Rupert misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | Trent Brown offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:52 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:42 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Cade Tyson blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Clarence Rupert offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Clarence Rupert turnover | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:51 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup | 18-22 |
| 6:34 | | +2 | Scottie Ebube makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists) | 20-22 |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists) | 20-25 |
| 5:54 | | +3 | Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists) | 23-25 |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 23-27 |
| 5:29 | | Â | AJ Ferguson personal foul | Â |
| 4:43 | | +1 | Brigham Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-28 |
| 4:42 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:40 | | Â | AJ Ferguson offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:30 | | +2 | Scottie Ebube makes two point dunk (Troy D'Amico assists) | 25-28 |
| 4:16 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Xavier Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Scottie Ebube makes two point dunk (Troy D'Amico assists) | 27-28 |
| 4:05 | | +2 | Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists) | 27-30 |
| 4:05 | | Â | Isaiah Walker personal foul | Â |
| 3:48 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:36 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Clarence Rupert offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:13 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson blocks Xavier Johnson's two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:11 | | Â | Malik Dia defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Malik Dia misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Cade Tyson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson turnover (Clarence Rupert steals) | Â |
| 2:38 | | +2 | Troy D'Amico makes two point dunk (Clarence Rupert assists) | 29-30 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Malik Dia assists) | 29-32 |
| 1:50 | | Â | Xavier Johnson turnover (Keishawn Davidson steals) | Â |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup | 29-34 |
| 1:41 | | Â | Salukis 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:19 | | Â | Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:17 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Malik Dia misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:56 | | Â | Xavier Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Troy D'Amico turnover | Â |
| 0:33 | | Â | Malik Dia misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:31 | | Â | Clarence Rupert defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Trent Brown makes two point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists) | 31-34 |
| 0:01 | | Â | Bruins 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot (Jayce Willingham assists) | 31-37 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |