The Belmont Bruins are squaring off against the Southern Illinois Salukis in Missouri Valley Conference action inside the Banterra Center. The Bruins (9-4, 2-0) up to this point and are coming off a 74-70 home win back on Dec. 20 against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. The Salukis (9-4, 1-1) up to this point and are on a three-game winning streak after a 62-50 home win on Saturday against the UIC Flames.
The Belmont Bruins have been looking to continue their winning streak after a 74-70 home win over the Arkansas State Red Wolves and it helped outscoring them in the second half 36-27. The offense has been doing a decent job throughout the game as they were 28-of-58 (48.3 percent) from the floor, 4-of-18 (22.2 percent) from the three-point line and 20 free-throw attempts. Sophomore forward Malik Dia had a great game as he played 22 minutes off the bench and finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three turnovers. Their defense did a decent job as they held the Red Wolves to a team shooting split of 40.0/30.8/66.7 during the 40 minutes.
The offense for the Belmont Bruins has been doing an outstanding job as they are 53rd in college basketball with 81.1 points per game. However, their defense has been terrible as their 79.2 points per game allowed, which is 337th in the nation right now.
Injury Report for Belmont
No injuries to report