BELMONT BRUINS NEWS

Belmont romps past Austin Peay, 76-58; goes to 5-0 in OVC

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Nick Smith scored 14 points off the bench and Belmont doubled-up Austin Peay in the first half en route to a 76-58 win over their in-state rivals Saturday ni...

JANUARY 17, 2016

Bradds' double-double gets Belmont by Eastern Illinois 85-59

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Evan Bradds had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Belmont made 15 3-pointers in an 85-59 victory over Eastern Illinois on Saturday.

JANUARY 10, 2016

Bradds leads Belmont to 85-77 win over SIU-Edwardsville

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) Evan Bradds had 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, while Craig Bradshaw scored 22 to help Belmont beat SIU-Edwardsville 85-77 Wednesday...

JANUARY 7, 2016

Pac-12 deeper, more balanced than previous seasons

PHOENIX (AP) Arizona has been the runaway favorite to win the Pac-12 the past two seasons and lived up to those expectations by winning the conference by three games each year.

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Belmont holds off Valparaiso 85-81

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Evan Bradds scored 24 of his 26 points after intermission and Craig Bradshaw converted 5 of 6 from the line in the final minute as Belmont held off Valparais...

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Michigan State again No. 1, with conference play coming up

This is the week conference play begins so it's so long to mismatches and guarantee games. Now it's a neighborhood thing, and that means plenty of games that can affect the Top 25.

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Cleveland State scores with 1.8 left, beats Belmont 67-65

CLEVELAND (AP) Demonte Flannigan scored with 1.8 seconds left and Cleveland State held back Belmont's late rally for a 67-65 victory on Saturday.

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Buford's 20 lead Middle Tennessee over Belmont 83-62

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) Perrin Buford had a season-high 20 points to go with seven rebounds on Thursday night and Middle Tennessee beat Belmont 83-62 to win its third straight.

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Bradds, Bradshaw lead Belmont to 93-84 win over Lipscomb

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Evan Bradds finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists while Craig Bradshaw scored 19 to lead Belmont past Lipscomb 93-84 Monday night.

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Valparaiso holds off Belmont 61-57.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) Alec Peters scored 17 points, Keith Carter added 14 and Valparaiso overcame a cold shooting night on Thursday to defeat Belmont 61-57.

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Top women's teams have already been challenged this season

NEW YORK (AP) The women's basketball season is only a few weeks old and the top teams already have been challenged more than in the previous decade.

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Belmont beats Lipscomb 105-89

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Taylor Barnette scored 22 points, Craig Bradshaw added 20, and Belmont beat Lipscomb 105-89 on Tuesday night.

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Collinsworth leads BYU to 95-81 win over Belmont

PROVO, Utah (AP) Kyle Collinsworth finished with 26 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists to help BYU beat Belmont 95-81 on Saturday night.

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Belmont beats Kennesaw State 80-55

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Evan Bradds, Amanze Egekeze and Craig Bradshaw scored 17 points apiece to help Belmont beat Kennesaw State 80-55 Tuesday.

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Hot-shooting Belmont beats South Alabama 98-85

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Evan Bradds scored a career-high 30 points on 14-of-15 shooting and Belmont made 69 percent of its shots in the second half for a 98-85 victory over South Alaba...

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Evansville holds off Belmont for 93-88 win

Evansville, Ind. (AP) D.J. Balentine and Egidiju Mockevicius combined for 53 points as Evansville held off Belmont for a 93-88 win on Saturday.

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Mitchell has 25 points, No. 7 Ohio State beats Belmont 84-56

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Kelsey Mitchell had 25 points and six assists and No. 7 Ohio State beat Belmont 84-56 on Thursday for its first victory of the season.

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Mitchell has 25 points, No. 6 Ohio State beats Belmont 84-56

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Kelsey Mitchell had 25 points and six assists and No. 6 Ohio State beat Belmont 84-56 on Thursday for its first victory of the season.

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Elon beats Division II Belmont Abbey 84-57

ELON, N.C. (AP) Tanner Samson scored 18 points, Steve Santa Ana added 17 points, and Elon beat Division II Belmont Abbey 84-57 on Wednesday night.

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Sun Devils bounce back to beat Belmont behind Blake's 22

Savon Goodman had 13 points and 12 rebounds to go with some effective interior defense as ASU lost a 10-point first-half lead but rallied an...

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Belmont gets best of Marquette, 83-80

Evan Bradds scored 24 points to pace Belmont in its win over Marquette on Friday night.

NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Bradds with 24 points, leads Belmont past Marquette 83-80

MILWAUKEE (AP) Evan Bradds scored 24 points and grabbed a key rebound late to lead Belmont to an 83-80 victory over Marquette in the season opener Friday night.

NOVEMBER 14, 2015