Skip to main content

Johnson scores 31, Bradley ends Belmont’s 9-game winning streak with 95-84 victory in OT

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Jaquan Johnson had 31 points and Bradley scored the final 12 points in overtime to beat Belmont 95-84 on Monday night, ending the Bruins’ nine-game winning streak.

Johnson also had seven assists and three steals for the Braves (17-9, 10-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Alex Huibregtse hit six 3-pointers and scored 20. Timoty van der Knaap sank three 3-pointers and scored 15.

Drew Scharnowski led the way for the Bruins (22-4, 12-3) with 18 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Tyler Lundblade added 16 points and five assists. Aidan Noyes had 14 points.

Huibregtse scored nine points in the first half and Bradley went into halftime trailing 33-31. Huibregtse nailed a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to force OT tied at 80.

Van der Knaap hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to ignite the 12-0 game-ending run over the final three minutes of OT.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
Read Next Story