The Belmont Bruins (16-7, 9-3 MVC) are on the road Wednesday for a Missouri Valley Conference game in Murray, Kentucky at the CFSB Center against the Murray State Racers (12-10, 7-5 MVC). Belmont had its seven-game winning streak snapped on Sunday when losing to Drake 79-61, but is tied for first in the MVC with Southern Illinois. Murray State bounced back from a loss to Southern Illinois with a victory on Saturday of 74-71 over Missouri State. The Racers are tied for sixth in the MVC. Belmont and Murray State do not have any players listed on their respective injury lists.
Belmont is allowing an average of 70.4 (208th) points per game, while opponents have a field goal shooting percentage of 44.9% (271th) and a three-point shooting percentage of 34.4% (238th). Belmont's offense is its strength, as the Bruins are scoring an average of 74.1 (131st) points per game, while shooting 46.2% (94th) overall and 39.3% (9th) from behind the three-point line.
Ben Sheppard is scoring an average of 18.8 points per game to lead Belmont, while shooting 47.3% overall and an impressive 41.1% from behind the 3-point line. Cade Tyson is the second leading scorer with an average of 13.0 points per game and shoots 45.8% overall while hitting 43.2% of his shots from behind the line. Each of the top three scorers for Belmont are shooting 41.1% or higher from 3-point territory. Sheppard is the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 dishes per contest. Belmont averages 31.7 rebounds per game with Sheppard the king of the boards with a team best 5.2 rebounds per game. Ja’Kobi Gillespie is the leader in steals with an average of 1.5 per game and Even Brauns is the swat leader with an average of 1.5 blocked shots per contest
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