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Whitt scores 20, Belmont takes down Evansville 85-82

AP
Jan 18, 2025

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Carter Whitt had 20 points in Belmont's 85-82 win against Evansville on Saturday.

Whitt shot 8 of 13 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line for the Bruins (14-5, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Brigham Rogers scored 16 points and added eight rebounds. Jonathan Pierre had 15 points and shot 4 of 13 from the field, including 3 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line.

Cameron Haffner led the way for the Purple Aces (6-13, 3-5) with 25 points. Tayshawn Comer added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Evansville. Connor Turnbull finished with 13 points and two blocks.

Rogers scored 10 points in the first half for Belmont, who led 39-37 at the break. Whitt scored 15 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Belmont to a three-point victory.

Belmont next plays Tuesday against Bradley at home, and Evansville will host UIC on Wednesday.

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1st Half
BELM
Bruins
39
EVAN
Aces
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bruins gains possession)
19:46	+2	Tyler Lundblade makes two point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	2-0
19:24	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot	2-3
19:03		Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot
19:01		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
18:58	+3	Carter Whitt makes three point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists)	5-3
18:31		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
18:29		Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
18:21		Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
18:19		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
18:08	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	5-6
17:52	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	7-6
17:22	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	7-9
17:02		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
17:00		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
16:43		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
16:41		Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
16:33	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	9-9
16:10		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
16:08		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
15:58	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	12-9
15:36	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists)	12-11
15:18		Brigham Rogers misses two point jump shot
15:16		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
15:07		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
15:05		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
14:50		Brigham Rogers turnover (Cam Haffner steals)
14:39		Cam Haffner misses two point layup
14:37		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
14:32		Isaiah Walker turnover (out of bounds)
14:32		TV timeout
13:55	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists)	12-14
13:31		Sam Orme misses two point layup
13:29		Cam Haffner defensive rebound
13:27		Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass)
13:14	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	15-14
12:57		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup
12:55		Sam Orme defensive rebound
12:50		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
12:48		Sam Orme offensive rebound
12:43	+2	Sam Orme makes two point layup	17-14
12:28		Sam Orme personal foul
12:09		Connor Turnbull turnover (Brigham Rogers steals)
11:45		Tayshawn Comer shooting foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-14
11:45	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-14
11:17		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
11:15		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
11:10		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
11:08		Gui Tesch offensive rebound
11:04	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point dunk (Gui Tesch assists)	19-16
10:46	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot (Sam Orme assists)	21-16
10:27		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
10:25		Sam Orme defensive rebound
10:03	+3	Aidan Noyes makes three point jump shot (Brody Peebles assists)	24-16
9:42		Tanner Cuff misses two point layup
9:40		Sam Orme defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	27-16
9:17	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup (Connor Turnbull assists)	27-18
9:04	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Brody Peebles assists)	29-18
8:35		Sam Orme personal foul
8:22		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass)
8:14		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
8:12		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
8:03		Michael Day misses two point layup
8:01		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
7:53	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot	32-18
7:33	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	32-20
7:21	+3	Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Drew Scharnowski assists)	35-20
7:01	+3	Michael Day makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	35-23
6:29		Joshua Hughes blocks Drew Scharnowski's two point layup
6:27		Bruins offensive rebound
6:27		Bruins turnover (shot clock violation)
6:27		TV timeout
6:12		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
6:10		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
5:54	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Tanner Cuff assists)	35-25
5:38		Joshua Hughes blocks Brody Peebles's two point layup
5:36		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
5:30	+2	Michael Day makes two point dunk (Tanner Cuff assists)	35-27
5:30		Bruins 30 second timeout
5:04		Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot
5:02		Michael Day defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	35-29
4:19		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
4:19	+1	Brigham Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-29
4:19	+1	Brigham Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-29
4:09		Aidan Noyes blocks Tanner Cuff's two point layup
4:07		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
3:54		Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
3:54		TV timeout
3:54	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-30
3:54	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-31
3:30		Brigham Rogers turnover (Gabriel Pozzato steals)
3:24		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup
3:23		Bruins defensive rebound
3:23		Connor Turnbull personal foul
3:06		Connor Turnbull blocks Isaiah Walker's two point layup
3:04		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
2:50		Carter Whitt personal foul
2:31		Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot
2:29		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
2:22	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point dunk	37-33
2:11	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup	39-33
2:11		Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
2:11		Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:11		Purple Aces defensive rebound
2:00		Carter Whitt shooting foul (Michael Day draws the foul)
2:00		Michael Day misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:00		Michael Day misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:00		Purple Aces offensive rebound
1:51		Tyler Lundblade misses two point jump shot
1:49		Tyler Lundblade offensive rebound
1:45		Tyler Lundblade turnover (Gabriel Pozzato steals)
1:33		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup
1:31		Michael Day offensive rebound
1:31		Tyler Lundblade shooting foul (Michael Day draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Michael Day makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-34
1:31	+1	Michael Day makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-35
1:20		Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot
1:18		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
1:12		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
1:10		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
1:02	+2	Michael Day makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	39-37
0:51		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
0:49		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
0:36		Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot
0:34		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
0:28		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:26		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
0:01		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
0:00		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BELM
Bruins
46
EVAN
Aces
45

Time		Play	Score
19:34	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	39-40
19:27		Carter Whitt turnover (Tanner Cuff steals)
19:26		Tyler Lundblade shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
19:26	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-41
19:26		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:26		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
19:08		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
19:06		Carter Whitt offensive rebound
19:04	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot	41-41
18:46		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
18:44		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
18:34		Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot
18:32		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
18:23	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point jump shot	41-43
17:52		Carter Whitt turnover (lost ball)
17:33		Joshua Hughes turnover (Tyler Lundblade steals)
17:25	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Jonathan Pierre assists)	43-43
17:08		Joshua Hughes turnover (Jonathan Pierre steals)
17:03	+3	Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	46-43
16:41	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Gabriel Pozzato assists)	46-46
16:18		Jonathan Pierre misses two point layup
16:16		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
16:03		Tyler Lundblade personal foul
15:57		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup
15:55		Sam Orme defensive rebound
15:55		TV timeout
15:34		Connor Turnbull blocks Isaiah Walker's two point layup
15:32		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
15:29		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
15:27		Bruins defensive rebound
15:15		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
15:13		Purple Aces defensive rebound
15:02	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	46-49
14:44		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
14:42		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
14:19	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup (Connor Turnbull assists)	46-51
14:01	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup	48-51
13:37	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	48-53
13:23		Cam Haffner personal foul
13:10	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Tyler Lundblade assists)	50-53
12:42		Carter Whitt personal foul
12:34		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
12:32		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
12:26		Jonathan Pierre turnover (Tanner Cuff steals)
12:20		Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
12:20	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-55
12:09		Carter Whitt turnover (Tayshawn Comer steals)
12:06	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point dunk (Tayshawn Comer assists)	50-57
11:52	+2	Jonathan Pierre makes two point layup	52-57
11:52		Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-57
11:44		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
11:42		Tayshawn Comer offensive rebound
11:39		Tayshawn Comer turnover (Carter Whitt steals)
11:32	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point layup	55-57
11:04		Michael Day turnover (Carter Whitt steals)
10:54		Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
10:52		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
10:13	+2	Cam Haffner makes two point layup	55-59
9:57	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot	57-59
9:42		Michael Day misses three point jump shot
9:40		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
9:29	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Tyler Lundblade assists)	59-59
9:29		Gabriel Pozzato shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
9:29		Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:29		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Michael Day makes two point dunk (Tanner Cuff assists)	59-61
8:59		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
8:57		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
8:57		Tayshawn Comer personal foul
8:52	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point layup	61-61
8:52		Michael Day shooting foul (Carter Whitt draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Carter Whitt makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-61
8:31		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
8:29		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
8:07		Jonathan Pierre turnover (traveling)
7:57	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	62-64
7:54		Bruins 30 second timeout
7:54		TV timeout
7:43		Michael Day personal foul
7:43		TV timeout
7:41	+3	Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	65-64
7:07		Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot
7:05		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
7:01	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup	65-66
6:54	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	68-66
6:44		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
6:42		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
6:41		Connor Turnbull personal foul (Aidan Noyes draws the foul)
6:41	+1	Aidan Noyes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-66
6:41	+1	Aidan Noyes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-66
6:28	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	70-69
6:13		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
6:11		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
5:49		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
5:47		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
5:40		Aidan Noyes turnover (Tanner Cuff steals)
5:35		Tayshawn Comer turnover (lost ball)
5:22		Sam Orme misses three point jump shot
5:20		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point dunk (Tayshawn Comer assists)	70-71
4:43	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point layup	72-71
4:24		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
4:22		Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound
4:15		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
4:13		Jonathan Pierre offensive rebound
4:09		Carter Whitt misses three point jump shot
4:07		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
3:53		Sam Orme shooting foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-72
3:53	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-73
3:37		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
3:35		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
3:33		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
3:31		Bruins offensive rebound
3:22	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists)	74-73
3:05		Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
3:05		Connor Turnbull misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:05	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-74
2:54	+3	Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	77-74
2:35	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	77-76
2:20		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
2:18		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
2:03		Joshua Hughes turnover (Jonathan Pierre steals)
1:43		Tayshawn Comer personal foul (Carter Whitt draws the foul)
1:43	+1	Carter Whitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-76
1:43	+1	Carter Whitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-76
1:35	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	79-79
1:19		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-79
1:19	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-79
0:52		Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot
0:50		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
0:42		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:24		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul)
0:24		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:24	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-79
0:24	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-79
0:09		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
0:07		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
0:04	+3	Cam Haffner makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	83-82
0:03		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:03		Cam Haffner personal foul (Tyler Lundblade draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Tyler Lundblade makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-82
0:03	+1	Tyler Lundblade makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-82
0:00		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bruins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bruins defensive rebound