Smith scores 18 in Bellarmine's 80-68 win against Bowling Green
AP
Nov 23, 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Billy Smith scored 18 points as Bellarmine Knights beat Bowling Green Falcons 80-68 on Saturday.
Smith also contributed three steals for the Knights (1-5). Jack Karasinski added 15 points while going 6 of 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while they also had five rebounds. Ben Johnson shot 4 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
Derrick Butler and Javontae Campbell each scored 21 points for the Falcons (2-4). Youssef Khayat also had 11 points.
Karasinski led his team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 34-29 at the break. Bellarmine extended its lead to 58-46 during the second half, fueled by an 8-0 scoring run. Smith scored a team-high 12 points in the second half.
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1st Half
BGSU
Falcons
29
BELLAR
Knights
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Sam Towns vs. Curt Hopf (Falcons gains possession)
19:36
Youssef Khayat misses two point jump shot
19:34
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
19:19
+2
Jack Karasinski makes two point hook shot
0-2
19:02
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point layup
2-2
18:35
Tyler Doyle misses two point driving floating jump shot
18:33
Tyler Doyle offensive rebound
18:16
Curt Hopf misses two point layup
18:14
Curt Hopf offensive rebound
18:09
Curt Hopf misses two point layup
18:07
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
18:01
Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
17:59
Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
17:54
Marcus Johnson misses two point layup
17:52
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
17:45
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:43
Sam Towns defensive rebound
17:34
+3
Marcus Johnson makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)
5-2
17:13
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
17:11
Derrick Butler defensive rebound
16:49
+3
Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Sam Towns assists)
8-2
16:33
+3
Curt Hopf makes three point jump shot (Tyler Doyle assists)
8-5
16:06
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:04
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
15:38
+2
Ben Johnson makes two point driving bank jump shot
8-7
15:17
Javontae Campbell turnover (bad pass)
15:17
TV timeout
14:51
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:49
Derrick Butler defensive rebound
14:20
Jamai Felt turnover (bad pass) (Billy Smith steals)
14:15
+2
Billy Smith makes two point driving layup
8-9
13:58
Braelon Green misses two point turnaround jump shot
13:56
Ben Johnson defensive rebound
13:44
Ben Johnson misses two point layup
13:42
Jamai Felt defensive rebound
13:36
Dylan Branson shooting foul (Wilguens Jr. Exacte draws the foul)
13:36
+1
Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-9
13:36
+1
Wilguens Jr. Exacte makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-9
13:24
+3
Jack Karasinski makes three point jump shot (Dylan Branson assists)
10-12
12:47
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:45
Dezmond McKinney personal foul
12:29
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
12:27
Jack Karasinski defensive rebound
12:18
Sam Towns shooting foul (Dylan Branson draws the foul)
12:18
+1
Dylan Branson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
10-13
12:18
+1
Dylan Branson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
10-14
12:06
+3
Derrick Butler makes three point jump shot (Marcus Johnson assists)
13-14
11:41
Dylan Branson misses two point driving finger roll layup
11:39
Trey Thomas defensive rebound
11:34
Landin Hacker blocks Trey Thomas's two point driving layup
11:32
Dylan Branson defensive rebound
11:23
+2
Landin Hacker makes two point driving floating jump shot
13-16
11:03
Myles Watkins personal foul
11:03
TV timeout
10:48
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:46
Youssef Khayat offensive rebound
10:45
Falcons 30 second timeout
10:43
Jack Karasinski personal foul
10:34
Marcus Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jack Karasinski steals)
10:27
+2
Jack Karasinski makes two point dunk
13-18
10:16
Dylan Branson blocks Trey Thomas's two point jump shot
10:14
Jack Karasinski defensive rebound
10:05
Kenyon Goodin misses three point jump shot
10:03
Derrick Butler defensive rebound
9:44
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
9:42
Dylan Branson defensive rebound
9:35
Jack Karasinski misses three point jump shot
9:33
Youssef Khayat defensive rebound
9:27
Youssef Khayat misses three point jump shot
9:25
Myles Watkins defensive rebound
9:01
+2
Billy Smith makes two point jump shot
13-20
8:37
Jack Karasinski shooting foul (Marcus Johnson draws the foul)
8:37
+1
Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-20
8:37
+1
Marcus Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-20
8:18
Ben Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:16
Braelon Green defensive rebound
8:03
Marcus Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:01
Ben Johnson defensive rebound
7:42
Landin Hacker misses three point jump shot
7:40
Braelon Green defensive rebound
7:18
Derrick Butler misses two point driving layup
7:16
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
7:03
+2
Tyler Doyle makes two point hook shot
15-22
6:49
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point driving layup
17-22
6:35
+2
Billy Smith makes two point cutting layup (Ben Johnson assists)
17-24
6:16
Derrick Butler misses three point stepback jump shot
6:14
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
6:09
Derrick Butler shooting foul (Tyler Doyle draws the foul)
6:09
TV timeout
6:09
+1
Tyler Doyle makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-25
6:09
+1
Tyler Doyle makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-26
5:46
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point driving layup
19-26
5:29
Ben Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Javontae Campbell steals)
5:24
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point driving layup
21-26
5:05
Billy Smith turnover (lost ball)
5:05
Knights 30 second timeout
4:49
Jamai Felt misses two point layup
4:47
Dylan Branson defensive rebound
4:45
Jamai Felt personal foul
4:32
Dylan Branson turnover (bad pass)
4:15
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point driving layup
23-26
4:02
+2
Jack Karasinski makes two point reverse layup (Dezmond McKinney assists)
23-28
3:45
Javontae Campbell turnover (traveling)
3:45
TV timeout
3:26
Javontae Campbell shooting foul (Dezmond McKinney draws the foul)
3:26
+1
Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-29
3:26
+1
Dezmond McKinney makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-30
2:57
Javontae Campbell misses three point jump shot
2:55
Marcus Johnson offensive rebound
2:51
+3
Trey Thomas makes three point jump shot (Marcus Johnson assists)
26-30
2:32
Curt Hopf turnover (traveling)
2:21
+2
Javontae Campbell makes two point driving layup
28-30
1:53
Ben Johnson misses two point turnaround jump shot
1:51
Marcus Johnson personal foul
1:50
Dylan Branson turnover (bad pass) (Trey Thomas steals)
1:45
Kenyon Goodin personal foul (Sam Towns draws the foul)
1:45
Sam Towns misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:45
+1
Sam Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-30
1:32
Trey Thomas personal foul
1:15
Dylan Branson misses three point jump shot
1:13
Derrick Butler defensive rebound
0:52
Derrick Butler misses three point jump shot
0:50
Myles Watkins defensive rebound
0:39
Javontae Campbell shooting foul (Landin Hacker draws the foul)
0:39
Landin Hacker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:39
+1
Landin Hacker makes regular free throw 2 of 2
29-31
0:12
Marcus Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Billy Smith steals)
0:02
+3
Ben Johnson makes three point jump shot
29-34
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BGSU
Falcons
39
BELLAR
Knights
46
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:49
+2
Curt Hopf makes two point cutting layup (Billy Smith assists)
29-36
19:33
Tyler Doyle shooting foul (Javontae Campbell draws the foul)
19:33
Javontae Campbell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:33
+1
Javontae Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
30-36
19:10
Billy Smith misses two point fadeaway jump shot
19:08
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
18:54
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:52
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
18:44
Jack Karasinski misses three point jump shot
18:42
Tyler Doyle offensive rebound
18:38
+3
Ben Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Doyle assists)
30-39
18:18
Javontae Campbell misses two point driving layup
18:16
Tyler Doyle defensive rebound
17:55
+2
Jack Karasinski makes two point layup
30-41
17:36
Javontae Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Billy Smith steals)
17:30
+2
Billy Smith makes two point driving layup
30-43
17:29
Falcons 30 second timeout
17:29
TV timeout
17:07
Sam Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot
17:05
Curt Hopf defensive rebound
16:54
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
16:52
Sam Towns defensive rebound
16:47
+3
Derrick Butler makes three point stepback jump shot (Trey Thomas assists)
33-43
16:31
Sam Towns blocks Dylan Branson's two point layup
16:29
Dylan Branson offensive rebound
16:20
Dylan Branson misses two point tip layup
16:18
Sam Towns defensive rebound
16:14
Dylan Branson personal foul (Youssef Khayat draws the foul)
15:56
+2
Marcus Johnson makes two point driving layup
35-43
15:39
Jack Karasinski misses two point layup
15:37
Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
15:31
+2
Youssef Khayat makes two point driving layup
37-43
15:10
Grant Whitaker turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Johnson steals)
14:59
Grant Whitaker shooting foul (Youssef Khayat draws the foul)
14:59
TV timeout
14:59
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 1 of 2
38-43
14:59
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 2 of 2
39-43
14:42
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:40
Marcus Johnson defensive rebound
14:27
Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot
14:25
Myles Watkins defensive rebound
14:18
Ben Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:16
Youssef Khayat defensive rebound
13:57
Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:55
Wilguens Jr. Exacte offensive rebound
13:32
Landin Hacker blocks Derrick Butler's three point jump shot
13:30
Falcons turnover (shot clock violation)
13:16
+2
Tyler Doyle makes two point hook shot
39-45
12:54
Dezmond McKinney shooting foul (Youssef Khayat draws the foul)
12:54
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 1 of 2
40-45
12:54
+1
Youssef Khayat makes regular free throw 2 of 2
41-45
12:25
Jump ball. Landin Hacker vs. Braelon Green (Falcons gains possession)
12:25
Landin Hacker turnover (lost ball) (Braelon Green steals)
