Belmont Bruins @ Pennsylvania Quakers
Dia scores 27 as Belmont downs Pennsylvania 84-79 in OT
PHILADELPHIA -- — Malik Dia's 27 points helped Belmont defeat Pennsylvania 84-79 in overtime on Saturday night.
Belmont outscored Penn 12-7 in the extra period. Clark Slajchert made a layup for Penn with 13 seconds left in regulation to force overtime tied at 72.
Dia added eight rebounds and three steals for the Bruins (3-3). Cade Tyson scored 26 points while shooting 9 for 16 (4 for 9 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, and added five rebounds. Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 16 points.
Tyler Perkins led the way for the Quakers (4-3) with 25 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Nick Spinoso added 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Pennsylvania. Slajchert recorded 21 points and seven assists.
------
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
Referee:Tim Kelly
Referee:Martin Spencer
Referee:Tim Smith
2025-26 Standings
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
Men's College Basketball News
James Nnaji aims to continue college career at George Mason
10h
St. John's loses Donnie Freeman to torn Achilles
1d
Eichorst returning to home state as new AD at Wisconsin
1d
