National Basketball Association
Belmont 83, Marquette 80
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 13, 2015
Where: BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Officials:
# Matt Morales, # Andy O'Brien, # Kyle Smith
Attendance:
12628
By The Sports Xchange
Austin Luke made three free throws in the final minute, allowing Belmont to hold on for an 83-80 win over Marquette in the season opener for both teams Friday at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis.
The redshirt sophomore guard hit two shots from the charity stripe with 28 seconds left to put Belmont up 81-80, then sank one of two with six ticks to go to seal the victory.
Luke finished with just three points, but tallied nine assists for the Bruins.
Junior forward Evan Bradds had 24 points and nine rebounds and senior guard Craig Bradshaw scored 18 points to lead Belmont.
Golden Eagles forward Henry Ellenson had a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds while center Luke Fischer totaled 12 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks.
A jumper from redshirt sophomore Duane Wilson with 1:22 left gave the Golden Eagles an 80-79 lead.
After Bradshaw missed a layup, Wilson had a chance to put the game out of reach but missed a 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining.
Top Game Performances
| Belmont |
|
Marquette |
|
Evan Bradds 24 |
Scoring |
Henry Ellenson 21 |
|
Austin Luke 9 |
Assists |
Traci Carter 5 |
|
Evan Bradds 9 |
Rebounds |
Henry Ellenson 16 |
|
Evan Bradds 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Henry Ellenson 6 |
|
Craig Bradshaw 1 |
Steals |
JaJuan Johnson 3 |
|
Craig Bradshaw 1 |
Blocks |
Luke Fischer 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Belmont
|
83 |
45.5 |
12-34 |
11-17 |
23 |
30 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
| Marquette
|
80 |
43.1 |
6-26 |
18-27 |
19 |
43 |
4 |
7 |
11 |