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Walker scores 24 points, Whitt hits buzzer-beater to lift Belmont over Illinois State 99-97 in OT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Isaiah Walker scored 24 points, Carter Whitt made a jumper at the buzzer in overtime and Belmont beat Illinois State 99-97 on Wednesday night.
Belmont's Jonathan Pierre hit a jumper to tie it 97-all with 21 seconds left. Whitt forced a turnover on the next possession and then hit a fade-away jumper in the lane to seal it.
Walker went 10 of 12 from the field (3 for 4 from 3-point range) for the Bruins (7-2, 1-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Pierre added 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Tyler Lundblade scored 15 points on five 3s and Whitt finished with 10 points.
Caden Boser led the way for the Redbirds (4-4, 0-1) with 17 points. Chase Walker added 16 points and six rebounds for Illinois State. Johnny Kinziger also recorded 16 points and five assists.
Belmont entered halftime up 54-45. Brody Peebles paced the Bruins with 14 points. Belmont was outscored by nine points in the second half as the teams ended regulation tied 88-88. Pierre scored five points in the overtime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Chase Walker vs. Brigham Rogers (Redbirds gains possession) | Â |
| 19:44 |  | +3 | Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists) | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | | Â | Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:28 | | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:07 | | Â | Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:05 | | Â | Brigham Rogers defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:59 | | +3 | Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists) | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | | Â | Landon Wolf misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:37 | | Â | Chase Walker offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Chase Walker misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Chase Walker personal foul (Bruins draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | Jonathan Pierre misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:22 | | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:16 | | Â | Dalton Banks turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Lundblade steals) | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | Carter Whitt turnover (bad pass) (Caden Boser steals) | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:45 | | Â | Carter Whitt defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:30 | | +3 | Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists) | 3-6 |
| 17:04 | | +3 | Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Ty Pence assists) | 6-6 |
| 16:52 | | Â | Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:50 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:34 | | Â | Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:32 | | Â | Caden Boser offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:13 | | Â | Dalton Banks misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:11 | | Â | Tyler Lundblade defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:00 | | +2 | Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot | 6-8 |
| 15:43 | | +2 | Caden Boser makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists) | 8-8 |
| 15:30 | | Â | Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:28 | | Â | Brigham Rogers offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:20 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup | 8-10 |
| 15:04 | | +3 | Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists) | 11-10 |
| 14:50 | | +2 | Carter Whitt makes two point jump shot | 11-12 |
| 14:35 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Carter Whitt defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:18 | | Â | Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 14:16 | | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:09 | | Â | Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:07 | | Â | Carter Whitt defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:45 | | Â | Isaiah Walker misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 13:43 | | Â | Brigham Rogers offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:43 | | Â | Dalton Banks personal foul | Â |
| 13:43 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Drew Scharnowski misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Drew Scharnowski offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:31 | | Â | Drew Scharnowski misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:29 | | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Drew Scharnowski personal foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul) | Â |
| 12:56 | | Â | Ty Pence turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Sam Orme misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Ty Pence defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:33 | | +2 | Johnny Kinziger makes two point layup | 13-12 |
| 12:26 | | +3 | Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists) | 13-15 |
| 12:02 | | +3 | Johnny Kinziger makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists) | 16-15 |
| 11:49 | | Â | Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Jordan Davis defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger turnover (lost ball) (Carter Whitt steals) | Â |
| 11:34 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists) | 16-17 |
| 11:17 | | Â | Carter Whitt shooting foul (Caden Boser draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:17 | | +1 | Caden Boser makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-17 |
| 11:17 | | +1 | Caden Boser makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-17 |
| 11:10 | | Â | Aidan Noyes misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:08 | | Â | Chase Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:59 | | Â | Malachi Poindexter turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 10:44 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point jump shot | 18-19 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Chase Walker makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists) | 20-19 |
| 10:11 | | Â | Brody Peebles turnover (lost ball) (Dalton Banks steals) | Â |
| 9:58 | | Â | Jordan Davis turnover (bad pass) (Brody Peebles steals) | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:49 | | Â | Jack Daugherty defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:31 | | +3 | Malachi Poindexter makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists) | 23-19 |
| 9:14 | | +3 | Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Drew Scharnowski assists) | 23-22 |
| 9:13 | | Â | Redbirds 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:01 | | +3 | Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Dalton Banks assists) | 26-22 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Jonathan Pierre assists) | 26-24 |
| 8:15 | | +3 | Dalton Banks makes three point jump shot (Jordan Davis assists) | 29-24 |
| 8:00 | | +3 | Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists) | 29-27 |
| 7:44 | | Â | Caden Boser misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:42 | | Â | Aidan Noyes defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:34 | | +3 | Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists) | 29-30 |
| 7:16 | | Â | Ty Pence misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:14 | | Â | Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | Â | Carter Whitt turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Davis steals) | Â |
| 6:35 | | Â | Dalton Banks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Carter Whitt defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Jonathan Pierre makes two point jump shot | 29-32 |
| 5:55 | | Â | Caden Boser misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:53 | | Â | Aidan Noyes defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | Jump ball. (Bruins gains possession) | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 5:38 | | +3 | Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists) | 29-35 |
| 5:15 | | +3 | Ty Pence makes three point jump shot (Chase Walker assists) | 32-35 |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Jonathan Pierre makes two point jump shot | 32-37 |
| 4:41 | | Â | Chase Walker offensive foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:41 | | Â | Chase Walker turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 4:33 | | +2 | Brigham Rogers makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists) | 32-39 |
| 4:33 | | Â | Caden Boser shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:33 | | +1 | Brigham Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-40 |
| 4:17 | | Â | Jonathan Pierre shooting foul (Ty Pence draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:17 | | +1 | Ty Pence makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-40 |
| 4:17 | | +1 | Ty Pence makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-40 |
| 4:08 | | +3 | Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Drew Scharnowski assists) | 34-43 |
| 3:51 | | Â | Tyler Lundblade shooting foul (Johnny Kinziger draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-43 |
| 3:51 | | +1 | Johnny Kinziger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-43 |
| 3:36 | | Â | Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | Carter Whitt personal foul | Â |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Caden Boser makes three point jump shot (Johnny Kinziger assists) | 39-43 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup | 39-45 |
| 2:58 | | Â | Caden Boser shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:58 | | +1 | Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-46 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Caden Boser makes two point layup (Dalton Banks assists) | 41-46 |
| 2:32 | | Â | Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Dalton Banks defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:26 | | Â | Tyler Lundblade personal foul (Malachi Poindexter draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Ty Pence turnover (lost ball) (Drew Scharnowski steals) | Â |
| 1:59 | | Â | Dalton Banks personal foul (Isaiah Walker draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Brody Peebles assists) | 41-48 |
| 1:55 | | Â | Bruins 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:32 | | Â | Sam Orme blocks Johnny Kinziger's two point layup | Â |
| 1:30 | | Â | Isaiah Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup | 41-50 |
| 1:03 | | Â | Aidan Noyes personal foul (Landon Wolf draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:03 | | +1 | Landon Wolf makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-50 |
| 1:03 | | +1 | Landon Wolf makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-50 |
| 0:55 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup | 43-52 |
| 0:55 | | Â | Landon Wolf shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Brody Peebles misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Jack Daugherty defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Johnny Kinziger misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:34 | | +2 | Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Jonathan Pierre assists) | 43-54 |
| 0:03 | | +2 | Ty Pence makes two point layup | 45-54 |
| 0:01 | | Â | Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Bruins offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |