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Sheppard's 25 lead Belmont over UIC 98-71
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ben Sheppard's 25 points helped Belmont defeat Illinois-Chicago 98-71 on Saturday.
Sheppard shot 8 for 14 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free throw line for the Bruins (18-9, 11-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Cade Tyson scored 19 points, shooting 5 for 8 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line. Drew Friberg recorded nine points and finished 3 of 4 from 3-point range.
Jalen Jackson led the way for the Flames (10-17, 2-14) with 21 points and four steals. Filip added 13 points and two steals for UIC. Jaden Brownell also had 12 points and three blocks.
Belmont led 51-37 at halftime, with Sheppard racking up 18 points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Bruins gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 | | Â | Even Brauns misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 |  | Â | Cameron Fens defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:11 | | Â | Christian Jones misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:09 | | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:00 | | Â | Toby Okani misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:58 | | Â | Even Brauns defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | Ben Sheppard turnover | Â |
| 18:36 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup (Christian Jones assists) | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | | Â | Even Brauns turnover (Filip Skobalj steals) | Â |
| 18:09 | | Â | Drew Friberg blocks Jalen Jackson's two point layup | Â |
| 18:07 | | Â | Jalen Jackson offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | Toby Okani misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Drew Friberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:36 | | +3 | Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | | Â | Cameron Fens turnover | Â |
| 16:57 | | +3 | Drew Friberg makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 2-6 |
| 16:41 | | Â | Cameron Fens misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | Drew Friberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:34 | | +3 | Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot | 2-9 |
| 16:33 | | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:22 | | +3 | Jaden Brownell makes three point jump shot (Christian Jones assists) | 5-9 |
| 16:07 | | Â | Even Brauns turnover (Jalen Jackson steals) | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson personal foul | Â |
| 16:02 | | Â | Jalen Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 16:02 | | +1 | Jalen Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-9 |
| 15:41 | | Â | Toby Okani blocks Even Brauns's two point layup | Â |
| 15:39 | | Â | Michael Shanks offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:36 | | +3 | Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 6-12 |
| 15:15 | | +3 | Jaden Brownell makes three point jump shot (Jalen Jackson assists) | 9-12 |
| 15:06 | | Â | Jaden Brownell personal foul | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:06 | | +1 | Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-13 |
| 15:06 | | +1 | Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-14 |
| 14:52 | | +2 | Jaden Brownell makes two point layup | 11-14 |
| 14:52 | | Â | Derek Sabin personal foul | Â |
| 14:52 | | +1 | Jaden Brownell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-14 |
| 14:41 | | +2 | Ben Sheppard makes two point layup | 12-16 |
| 14:25 | | Â | Jalen Jackson misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:23 | | Â | Drew Friberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:10 | | Â | Jaden Brownell blocks Ja'Kobi Gillespie's two point layup | Â |
| 14:08 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:04 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Drew Friberg assists) | 12-19 |
| 13:42 | | Â | Toby Okani offensive foul | Â |
| 13:42 | | Â | Toby Okani turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 13:34 | | +2 | Ben Sheppard makes two point layup | 12-21 |
| 13:09 | | +2 | Jaden Brownell makes two point layup (Jalen Jackson assists) | 14-21 |
| 12:58 | | +2 | Ben Sheppard makes two point layup | 14-23 |
| 12:36 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie blocks Jalen Jackson's two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:34 | | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:28 | | +2 | Christian Jones makes two point jump shot | 16-23 |
| 12:15 | | Â | Derek Sabin offensive foul | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Derek Sabin turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | Christian Jones turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 11:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:34 | | +2 | Michael Shanks makes two point layup | 16-25 |
| 11:07 | | Â | Toby Okani misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Michael Shanks defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Michael Shanks makes two point layup (Cade Tyson assists) | 16-27 |
| 10:36 | | Â | Griffin Yaklich turnover | Â |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup | 16-29 |
| 10:11 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul | Â |
| 10:11 | | +1 | Christian Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-29 |
| 10:11 | | Â | Christian Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Even Brauns defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Toby Okani personal foul | Â |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 17-30 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 17-31 |
| 9:47 | | Â | Ben Sheppard misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â |
| 9:47 | | Â | Cameron Fens defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:35 | | +2 | Filip Skobalj makes two point jump shot | 19-31 |
| 9:15 | | Â | Griffin Yaklich personal foul | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:01 | | Â | Jalen Jackson defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Jalen Jackson makes two point layup | 21-31 |
| 8:39 | | Â | Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Griffin Yaklich defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Griffin Yaklich misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:28 | | Â | Ben Sheppard defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:05 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson turnover (Jalen Jackson steals) | Â |
| 7:47 | | Â | Jalen Jackson turnover (Drew Friberg steals) | Â |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Even Brauns makes two point dunk (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 21-33 |
| 7:18 | | +2 | Christian Jones makes two point jump shot | 23-33 |
| 6:58 | | Â | Even Brauns misses two point dunk | Â |
| 6:56 | | Â | Christian Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | Christian Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Drew Friberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:43 | | Â | Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Ben Sheppard offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Ben Sheppard misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:37 | | Â | Cade Tyson offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:33 | | +3 | Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot (Even Brauns assists) | 23-36 |
| 6:04 | | Â | Jalen Jackson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Even Brauns defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:59 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 5:44 | | Â | Ben Sheppard misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:37 | | Â | EJ Bellinger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Bruins offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Bessanty Saragba personal foul | Â |
| 5:34 | | Â | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:32 | | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:18 | | Â | Jalen Jackson misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | EJ Bellinger defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (Jalen Jackson steals) | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Filip Skobalj turnover | Â |
| 4:37 | | +3 | Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 23-39 |
| 4:11 | | Â | Toby Okani turnover (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals) | Â |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (EJ Bellinger assists) | 23-41 |
| 4:06 | | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â |
| 3:55 | | Â | Christian Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:53 | | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Toby Okani makes two point layup | 25-41 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Michael Shanks makes two point jump shot | 25-43 |
| 3:06 | | Â | Filip Skobalj misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | EJ Bellinger defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:56 | | Â | EJ Bellinger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:54 | | Â | Toby Okani defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:48 | | +3 | Jalen Jackson makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists) | 28-43 |
| 2:42 | | +2 | EJ Bellinger makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 28-45 |
| 2:42 | | Â | Jaden Brownell personal foul | Â |
| 2:42 | | +1 | EJ Bellinger makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-46 |
| 2:14 | | +3 | Filip Skobalj makes three point jump shot (Toby Okani assists) | 31-46 |
| 1:47 | | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:45 | | Â | Jalen Jackson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:31 | | +2 | Jalen Jackson makes two point layup | 33-46 |
| 1:27 | | Â | Drew Friberg turnover | Â |
| 1:14 | | +2 | Christian Jones makes two point jump shot | 35-46 |
| 0:58 | | Â | Jalen Jackson personal foul | Â |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-47 |
| 0:58 | | +1 | Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-48 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | Christian Jones makes two point jump shot | 37-48 |
| 0:28 | | +3 | Michael Shanks makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists) | 37-51 |
| 0:02 | | Â | Cade Tyson blocks Jalen Jackson's two point layup | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Drew Friberg defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |