Whitt scores 20, Belmont takes down Evansville 85-82
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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bruins gains possession) | Â | |
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 | Â | Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Brigham Rogers offensive rebound | Â | |
18:58 | +3 | Carter Whitt makes three point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists) | 5-3 | |
18:31 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:19 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Carter Whitt misses two point layup | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Joshua Hughes defensive rebound | Â | |
16:43 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:41 | Â | Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound | Â | |
16:33 | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists) | 9-9 | |
16:10 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Brigham Rogers misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:16 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:05 | Â | Brigham Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
14:50 | Â | Brigham Rogers turnover (Cam Haffner steals) | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Cam Haffner misses two point layup | Â | |
14:37 | Â | Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Isaiah Walker turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
14:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
13:55 | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists) | 12-14 | |
13:31 | Â | Sam Orme misses two point layup | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Cam Haffner defensive rebound | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Cam Haffner turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:14 | +3 | Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists) | 15-14 | |
12:57 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Sam Orme defensive rebound | Â | |
12:50 | Â | Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:48 | Â | Sam Orme offensive rebound | Â | |
12:43 | +2 | Sam Orme makes two point layup | 17-14 | |
12:28 | Â | Sam Orme personal foul | Â | |
12:09 | Â | Connor Turnbull turnover (Brigham Rogers steals) | Â | |
11:45 | Â | Tayshawn Comer shooting foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul) | Â | |
11:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Connor Turnbull offensive rebound | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:08 | Â | Gui Tesch offensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Sam Orme defensive rebound | Â | |
10:03 | +3 | Aidan Noyes makes three point jump shot (Brody Peebles assists) | 24-16 | |
9:42 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses two point layup | Â | |
9:40 | Â | Sam Orme defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Sam Orme personal foul | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:14 | Â | Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Michael Day misses two point layup | Â | |
8:01 | Â | Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Joshua Hughes blocks Drew Scharnowski's two point layup | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Bruins offensive rebound | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Bruins turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:27 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:10 | Â | Tanner Cuff offensive rebound | Â | |
5:54 | +2 | Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Tanner Cuff assists) | 35-25 | |
5:38 | Â | Joshua Hughes blocks Brody Peebles's two point layup | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
5:30 | +2 | Michael Day makes two point dunk (Tanner Cuff assists) | 35-27 | |
5:30 | Â | Bruins 30 second timeout | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Michael Day defensive rebound | Â | |
4:47 | +2 | Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 35-29 | |
4:19 | Â | Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Aidan Noyes blocks Tanner Cuff's two point layup | Â | |
4:07 | Â | Tanner Cuff offensive rebound | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul) | Â | |
3:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Brigham Rogers turnover (Gabriel Pozzato steals) | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Bruins defensive rebound | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Connor Turnbull personal foul | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Connor Turnbull blocks Isaiah Walker's two point layup | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Carter Whitt personal foul | Â | |
2:31 | Â | Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:29 | Â | Tanner Cuff offensive rebound | Â | |
2:22 | +2 | Tanner Cuff makes two point dunk | 37-33 | |
2:11 | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup | 39-33 | |
2:11 | Â | Connor Turnbull shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul) | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Purple Aces defensive rebound | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Carter Whitt shooting foul (Michael Day draws the foul) | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Michael Day misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Michael Day misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Purple Aces offensive rebound | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Tyler Lundblade misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Tyler Lundblade offensive rebound | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Tyler Lundblade turnover (Gabriel Pozzato steals) | Â | |
1:33 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato misses two point layup | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Michael Day offensive rebound | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Tyler Lundblade shooting foul (Michael Day draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Brigham Rogers offensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Tanner Cuff defensive rebound | Â | |
1:02 | +2 | Michael Day makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 39-37 | |
0:51 | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:49 | Â | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Tanner Cuff misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Brigham Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Brigham Rogers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |