Video: MSU comeback is too short against Belmont

Springfield – Missouri State remained a visit from Belmont by 16 points, almost 9 minutes, to play here on Wednesday before he closes the gap with a little more than three minutes before the end. However, the visiting Bruins ended the game with an 8-2 run to sink Mostate on route 74: 65.

The 22 points of Tyler Lundblade led Belmont (20-10, 12-7 MVC) when the Junior 6 had buried three and 8 out of 12 went off the field. Sam Orme also scored 15 for the Bruins, while Jonathan Pierre recorded 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 templates.

The bears (9-21, 2-17 MVC) closed their home board with 20 points from Dec white18 of Vincent Brady II and 11 of Michael Osei-Bonsu whose 10 rebounds was a game high and gave him a fifth double double for the season.

Brady's three pointer with 12:10 to play brought him to 1,000 points in his 91st career game. In the last two seasons at IU Indianapolis, he played 63 games in which he scored 629 points before collecting a career best with the bear this season.

On Wednesday, the bears deleted almost a 10-point half-time deficit in the first five minutes of the last period. Osei-Bonsu scored five points and Brady scored six triple couples to start the second half with an 11: 3 run and to make it a 37:35 game in the 14.41 mark.

Belmonts Lundblade then lit a 9-0 spark for the visitors with two back-to-back trees to drive the Bruins 46: 35 forward. Lundblade would bury two more Treys in the next three and a half minutes, while Belmont's lead in his last bomb of the night in his last bomb of the night 59-43 at 8:57 a.m.

The next five minutes belonged to the bear. Mostate fought for a victorious home season and a signature victory in front of the conference tournament and began a 20: 7 run with four 3-converter from White. The two free throws from White with 3:10 on the clock made it a 66-63 game and had the great believer of the Southern Bank Arena on her feet.

Unfortunately for coach Cuonzo MartinThe squad, the state of Missouri, would celebrate three sales in the next three possessions, including a quick “holding ball” call at the offensive end of the offensive, which swung the property back to Belmont on the alternating arrow.

The Bruins ended the game with three direct field goals, including a few buckets of Carter Whitt, who scored 10 points at night. In the meantime, three direct attempts missed Mustate before Bradys pulled the bears within 72-65 27 seconds before the Dunk.

The state of Missouri ended the night 22 of 50 (.440) from the field, 8-against-22 (.364) from the bonus removal and 13 of 19 (.684) on the foul line with a 32-29 back advantage, 16 second chance of 10 offensive aroma and 10 steals.

Belmont was 27-for-57 (.474) a total of 12 out of 29 (.414) from the city center and 8-against-10 (.800) on strip with 12 sales and 9 steals. The Bruins also registered 23 points on 17 sales of the MSU.

In the first half, the bears went without a field gate for the last five and a half minutes to stretch a one-point deficit to 10 during the break. Mostate missed his last seven field goal attempts and gave up 10 points on his 10 sales in the first 20 minutes.

Brady's 7 points went to the bears, while Belmont of Lundblades was listed 7 points. The Bruins shot 13 of 27 (.481) in the first stanza, including a 4-to-4 route, to close half.

The bears close the regular season on Sunday in the regular season champion of Missouri Valley, Drake (2 p.m./ESPN+), before opening the MVC men's basketball championship from 2025 next Thursday (March 6) with a tip against No. 5 in the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.