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Belmont eliminated in MVC Tournament in shocking loss - Main Street Media of Tennessee Abrupt endings to college basketball seasons can often be shocking and befuddling. Belmont’s stunning exit from the Missouri Valley Conference might have its own special category. The Bruins, seeded f...

Belmont never gets going offensively, plays poorly defensively and gets eliminated by Drake in the MVC Tournament.
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Tyler Lundblade sets record for three-pointers as Belmont cruises to victory - Main Street Media of Tennessee Tyler Lundblade will not repeat as the highest percentage three-point shooter in college basketball. But that’s about the only area Belmont’s 6-5 senior guard hasn’t improved. He has become  a better ...

Tyler Lundblade breaks his own record for three-pointers in a season as Belmont routs Evansville 98-64
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Belmont beats Indiana State, wins its first Missouri Valley Championship - Main Street Media of Tennessee This is what Belmont coach Casey Alexander said after a preseason practice in mid-October: “I think this team can win the Valley and I think this team can win the tournament. … I think we have the pie...

Belmont beats Indiana State to win its first Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title.
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Tyler Lundblade shows he should be player of the year in the Valley as he scores 31 to lead Belmont over Northern Iowa 91-86

Belmont has another outstanding offensive night and beats Drake 103-90 to win eighth straight.
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Belmont obliterates Murray State 103-86, now firmly in first place in MVC - Main Street Media of Tennessee Playing with the intensity of a team that has  championship ambitions, Belmont overwhelmed Murray State 103-86 Saturday night at the Curb Center to firmly establish itself as the best team in the Miss...

Belmont improves to 20-3 by mauling Murray State 103-86.
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Lipscomb wins its fifth straight, beating Florida Gulf Coast 86-71 - Main Street Media of Tennessee Lipscomb is unquestionably in position to win the Atlantic Sun championship. After beating Florida Gulf Coast 86-71 Friday afternoon at Allen Arena, the Bisons are now 14-7 overall and 7-1 in the ASUN...

Lipscomb firmly established as a contender for the Atlantic Sun Championship.
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Lipscomb finds a way to win in overtime - Main Street Media of Tennessee In a game rescheduled to noon because of the oncoming winter storm with only a few hundred fans in attendance, Lipscomb nearly stumbled, but the Bisons were able to stay upright and save themselves fr...

Lipscomb avoids upset, beats Stetson in overtime in surprise matinee.
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Lipscomb outfights Austin Peay 82-78 - Main Street Media of Tennessee Lipscomb is all about finesse, easy-on-the-eyes offensive basketball. Austin Peay, on the other hand, is a defensive-minded, physical team maybe more suited for a wrestling match. The two contrasting ...

Lipscomb fights its way past Austin Peay 82-78
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Belmont surives upset bid, beats Valpo 78-74 - Main Street Media of Tennessee Normally when a team makes 56 percent of its shots, 40 percent of its three-pointers and all its free throws, it would translate into an easy victory. Belmont did just that but the night was a constan...

Belmont avoids upset, beats Valparaiso 78-74.
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Belmont collapses in the final two minutes, loses to Southern Illinois - Main Street Media of Tennessee As the crowd slowly trudged out of the Curb Center Sunday evening, an image flashed on the video screen promoting Belmont’s next home game. The player smiling widely on the screen? Point guard Nic McC...

Playing without point guard Nic McClain, Belmont collapses in the final two minutes and loses to Southern Illinois 68-67
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Playing without Sam Orme, Belmont still beats Bradley 88-78 - Main Street Media of Tennessee Playing without forward Sam Orme and carrying the burden of an unexpected and depressing overtime loss at Indiana State in its previous game, Belmont reached down deep to seize a hotly contested, phys...

Belmont beats Bradley 88-78 despite playing without Sam Orme.
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Belmont avoids upset by edging UIC 87-84 - Main Street Media of Tennessee Before even one game had been played, Belmont coach Casey Alexander had only positive – in fact, extra positive – things to say about his freshman guard Jack Smiley. Facing what would have been an awf...

Freshman Jack Smiley helps rescue Belmont from possible upset as the Bruins beat UIC 87-84.
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Belmont bounces back with big win over MTSU - Main Street Media of Tennessee For the first 20 minutes Sunday afternoon, Belmont was not sharp. The Bruins struggled with Middle Tennessee’s physical defending, were careless with the ball on offense, gave up too many offensive re...

Belmont bounces back from its first loss, routs Middle Tennessee 83-62.
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Belmont’s eight-game winning streak ends with loss to Richmond - Main Street Media of Tennessee In winning eight games to open the season, Belmont hasn’t done too much wrong, but suddenly several flaws were evident as the Bruins’ winning streak skidded to a halt in an 84-76 loss to Richmond at t...

Belmont's eight-game winning streak ends with home loss to RIchmond.
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Lipscomb wins its fourth in a row by beating Tennessee Tech 83-80 - Main Street Media of Tennessee It was shortly after a victory over Western Carolina -- Lipscomb’s first Division 1 win of the season -- that coach Kevin Carroll wanted to make a point. That being after four games this season’s Lips...

Lipscomb continues its turnaround by beating Tennessee Tech for its fourth win in a row.
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Lipscomb finds its shooting touch, routs Western Carolina - Main Street Media of Tennessee Making shots has been an issue for Lipscomb over the first five games of the season and, as we all know, that usually translates into losses. The Bisons finally found the range Saturday afternoon, esp...

Lipscomb finally gets some shots to drop, routs Western Carolina 83-62.
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Belmont too good for Lipscomb in Battle of the Boulevard - Main Street Media of Tennessee Belmont needed just a little over six minutes of well-played basketball to seize control of the 152nd Battle of the Boulevard against rival Lipscomb. The rest of the game for the Bruins? Not so great....

Lipscomb needs just six minutes of good basketball to win beat Lipscomb.
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Belmont a big favorite against Lipscomb in 152nd meeting Wednesday - Main Street Media of Tennessee Sometimes a rivalry isn’t really genuine, such as when there may be some high-level emotion between traditional opponents but one team dominates the results. Belmont and Lipscomb’s annual Battle of th...

Belmont-Lipscomb games have traditionally been close ones but the 152nd meeting Wednesday doesn't look that way.
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Belmont has just enough to hold off Tennessee State - Main Street Media of Tennessee It could have been projected as an easy night for Belmont men’s basketball team as the Bruins faced a Tennessee State team with a first-year coach who was still trying to figure out his roster.    It ...

Belmont hangs tough and hold on to beat Tennessee State 87-79. mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mai...

One-on-one with the passionate — and often controversial — Bruce Pearl - The Boston Globe Pearl, a Sharon native, left his post as Auburn men's basketball abruptly last month. He's become a polarizing figure because of his conservative values and his opinion on the war in Gaza.

A one-on-one with Bruce Pearl, who reveals his future plans and various thoughts

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Belmont’s non-conference schedule features home games vs. Air Force, Richmond - Main Street Media of Tennessee Belmont released its non-conference schedule Wednesday and it features several games that are the back half of two-year contracts. Maybe more importantly, the 152th game in the Battle of the Boulevard...

In its non-conference schedule, Belmont will run it back vs. Air Force, Richmond, Oral Roberts, UC Irvine
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Belmont adds Gonzaga transfer, 6-10 Graydon Lemke - Main Street Media of Tennessee It might be August but college basketball recruiting seems to never stop and Belmont proved that by announcing an addition to its roster on Friday, big man Graydon Lemke, who sat out last season as Go...

Belmont makes a late addition to its roster with a commitment from Graydon Lemke, a 6-10 forward who sat out last season at Gonzaga
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Belmont completes men’s basketball staff with former Lipscomb player, JJ Butler - Main Street Media of Tennessee Belmont coach Casey Alexander reached out to one of his former players, JJ Butler, to fill a vacancy on his staff. Butler played for Alexander at Lipscomb and was part of rebuild that eventually culmi...

Belmont's Casey Alexander completes staff with former Lipscomb player JJ Butler
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New Tennessee State basketball coach Nolan Smith was formed by father’s final words - Main Street Media of Tennessee Nolan Smith has followed his father’s legacy in the 29 years since his death.

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Greatest Nolan Smith moment was when he was an assistant at Louisville, promoting his newsletter everywhere about 12 hours after they lost 80-64 to Virginia Tech at home, a newsletter which as far as I can tell has never been posted on

Belmont associate head coach Sean Rutligiano leaves for Division 3 job - Main Street Media of Tennessee Sean Rutigliano, one of two associate head coaches for Belmont, is leaving the Bruins program to become head coach at Colby College in Maine. Rutligliano was Casey Alexander’s assistant for six season...

Belmont associate head coach Sean Rutligliano leaves for a Division 3 job in Maine.
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Eastern Washington transfer Nic McClain hopes to bring unselfish play to Belmont this season.
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Lipscomb is comfortable in the new ASUN and its alliance with the WAC (UAC).
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Lipscomb adds a good shooter guard Ethan Duncan - Main Street Media of Tennessee Lipscomb coach Kevin Carroll added an intriguing piece to his team Saturday with the commitment of Ethan Duncan. Duncan, a 6-0 guard, played the last two seasons at Lubbock Christian in Texas and was ...

Lipscomb picks up a good shooter out of the portal, adding Ethan Duncan. He was the leading scorer for Division 2 Lubbock Christian.
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