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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayBelmont74
Final
Sunday, March 1, 2026All Meridian sports
FinalFinalCBSSNPlay by play
12T
BEL403474
ILST384381
Final

Illinois State beats Belmont 81-74

Illinois State Redbirds beat Belmont Bruins 81-74 on Sunday at CEFCU Arena.

The second half made the difference: Illinois State outscored Belmont 43-34.

Illinois State shot 47% to 50% and won the boards 31-28.

For Illinois State, Johnny Kinziger (G): 16. For Belmont, Tyler Lundblade (G): 17.

Illinois State improves to 20-11. Belmont falls to 26-5.

Attendance: 6,149.

Full recap at ESPN: Kinziger scores 16 to lead Illinois State over Belmont 81-74

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#7
BEL · PointsTyler Lundblade G17
#2
BEL · AssistsJack Smiley G4
#10
BEL · ReboundsJabez Jenkins G6
#11
ILST · PointsJohnny Kinziger G16
#11
ILST · AssistsJohnny Kinziger G6
#4
ILST · ReboundsLandon Wolf G5
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
S. Orme F3092-51-34-452412232
D. Scharnowski F18115-60-01-431200124
J. Jenkins G30145-71-33-463130241
T. Lundblade G37176-165-110-010101010
I. West G1821-10-00-042010134
E. Dillon F2262-51-31-213100013
B. Rogers F1242-20-00-211000104
A. Noyes F1000-10-10-011000011
J. Smiley G23114-113-50-034000122
Team7427-5411-269-162817953101821

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