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Indiana State edges Belmont in MVC quarterfinal, 94-91

AP
Mar 03, 2023

ST. LOUIS (AP) Cooper Neese hit a 3-pointer to give Indiana State the lead with 1:26 left and the Sycamores held on to post a 94-91 victory over Belmont in the Friday night in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals.

's 33 points led Indiana State over Belmont 94-91 on Friday night in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournamentfalse Championship

Neese was 12 of 16 shooting (9 for 11 from distance) and scored 33 points for the Sycamores (20-11). Cameron Henry scored 25 points and added seven rebounds and eight assists. Courvoisier McCauley shot 5 for 13, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points, while adding seven rebounds.

Cade Tyson led the way for the Bruins (21-10) with 24 points and seven rebounds. Belmont also got 19 points and two steals from Ben Sheppard. In addition, Keishawn Davidson had 18 points and five assists.

Neese scored 28 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Indiana State to a three-point victory.

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1st Half
INST
Sycamores
49
BELM
Bruins
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Robbie Avila vs. Even Brauns (Sycamores gains possession)
19:35	+3	Courvoisier McCauley makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	3-0
20:00		Robbie Avila vs. Even Brauns (Sycamores gains possession)
19:35	+3	Courvoisier McCauley makes three point jump shot (Robbie Avila assists)	3-0
19:28		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
19:26		Keishawn Davidson offensive rebound
19:24		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
19:22		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
19:10		Cameron Henry misses three point jump shot
19:08		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
19:00		Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
18:58		Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
18:44	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Cameron Henry assists)	6-0
18:21	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)	6-3
17:50		Cooper Neese misses two point jump shot
17:48		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
17:41		Drew Friberg misses two point jump shot
17:39		Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
17:32		Robbie Avila misses three point jump shot
17:30		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
17:22		Ben Sheppard offensive foul
17:22		Ben Sheppard turnover (offensive foul)
16:56		Courvoisier McCauley misses two point layup
16:54		Even Brauns defensive rebound
16:48	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point layup (Even Brauns assists)	6-5
16:27	+2	Courvoisier McCauley makes two point layup	8-5
16:15	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Even Brauns assists)	8-8
15:46	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point layup (Courvoisier McCauley assists)	10-8
15:33		Ben Sheppard misses two point jump shot
15:31		Julian Larry defensive rebound
15:16	+2	Cooper Neese makes two point layup (Cameron Henry assists)	12-8
15:01		Keishawn Davidson misses three point jump shot
14:59		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Cameron Henry makes two point layup	14-8
14:42	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot	14-10
14:28		Cooper Neese misses three point jump shot
14:26		Drew Friberg defensive rebound
14:16		Keishawn Davidson misses two point layup
14:14		Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
14:11		Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
14:09		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
13:42		Cameron Henry personal foul (Cade Tyson draws the foul)
13:42		TV timeout
13:39	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	14-12
13:19		Robbie Avila turnover (bad pass) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
13:15	+2	Michael Shanks makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	14-14
12:59		Michael Shanks shooting foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
12:59	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-14
12:59	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-14
12:50		Ben Sheppard misses two point layup
12:46		Cade McKnight personal foul
12:44		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
12:42		Sycamores defensive rebound
12:20		Jump ball. (Bruins gains possession)
12:20		Cade McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Frank Jakubicek steals)
12:11	+3	Drew Friberg makes three point jump shot (Ben Sheppard assists)	16-17
11:56		Julian Larry turnover (lost ball) (Drew Friberg steals)
11:44		Ben Sheppard misses two point jump shot
11:42		Cooper Neese defensive rebound
11:40		Ben Sheppard personal foul (Cooper Neese draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:22		Cade Tyson shooting foul (Cade McKnight draws the foul)
11:22	+1	Cade McKnight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-17
11:22	+1	Cade McKnight makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-17
11:13		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Neese steals)
11:07		Cooper Neese misses two point layup
11:05		Courvoisier McCauley offensive rebound
11:02	+2	Courvoisier McCauley makes two point layup	20-17
10:53		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
10:49		Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
10:49		Even Brauns personal foul (Courvoisier McCauley draws the foul)
10:33	+3	Xavier Bledson makes three point jump shot (Courvoisier McCauley assists)	23-17
10:22		Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
10:20		Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
10:10	+3	Xavier Bledson makes three point jump shot (Trenton Gibson assists)	26-17
10:05		Bruins 30 second timeout
9:54	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)	26-20
9:38		Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
9:36		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
9:18	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot	26-22
9:02		Robbie Avila misses two point layup
9:00		Cameron Henry offensive rebound
8:58		Cameron Henry misses two point layup
8:56		Even Brauns defensive rebound
8:50	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point layup	26-24
8:39		Courvoisier McCauley turnover (lost ball) (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals)
8:29		Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
8:27		Trenton Gibson defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Trenton Gibson makes two point layup (Robbie Avila assists)	28-24
8:16		Trenton Gibson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:16		Keishawn Davidson personal foul
8:06		Keishawn Davidson turnover (bad pass) (Robbie Avila steals)
7:56	+2	Cameron Henry makes two point layup (Trenton Gibson assists)	30-24
7:46	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot	30-26
7:31		Trenton Gibson misses two point jump shot
7:29		Frank Jakubicek defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Frank Jakubicek assists)	30-28
6:58		Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
6:56		Cameron Henry offensive rebound
6:52		Cameron Henry misses two point layup
6:50		Trenton Gibson offensive rebound
6:48		Frank Jakubicek blocks Cameron Henry's two point layup
6:46		Cameron Henry offensive rebound
6:46		Jump ball. (Sycamores gains possession)
6:46		TV timeout
6:33		Cooper Neese misses three point jump shot
6:31		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot	30-30
5:39	+2	Robbie Avila makes two point dunk (Cameron Henry assists)	32-30
5:28		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot
5:26		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
5:20	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup	32-32
5:12	+2	Cameron Henry makes two point layup	34-32
5:04	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Isaiah Walker assists)	34-34
4:52	+3	Cameron Henry makes three point jump shot (Cooper Neese assists)	37-34
4:30		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
4:28		Julian Larry defensive rebound
4:20		Cade Tyson shooting foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	38-34
4:20	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	39-34
4:20	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	40-34
4:06		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
4:04		Cameron Henry defensive rebound
3:57		Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
3:55		Ja'Kobi Gillespie defensive rebound
3:49	+2	Even Brauns makes two point dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	40-36
3:33	+3	Robbie Avila makes three point jump shot (Cameron Henry assists)	43-36
3:14		Robbie Avila shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
3:14		TV timeout
3:14	+1	Even Brauns makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-37
3:14	+1	Even Brauns makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-38
3:01	+2	Julian Larry makes two point layup	45-38
2:35		EJ Bellinger misses three point jump shot
2:33		Sycamores defensive rebound
2:05		Cameron Henry misses three point jump shot
2:03		EJ Bellinger defensive rebound
1:42		Keishawn Davidson turnover (lost ball) (Julian Larry steals)
1:32		EJ Bellinger personal foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
1:32	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-38
1:32	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-38
1:25	+2	EJ Bellinger makes two point layup (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	47-40
1:17		Sycamores 30 second timeout
0:57	+2	Cameron Henry makes two point layup (Cade McKnight assists)	49-40
0:46		Cooper Neese shooting foul
0:46	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-41
0:46		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
0:23		Xavier Bledson turnover (3-second violation)
0:06	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot	49-44
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
INST
Sycamores
45
BELM
Bruins
47

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Julian Larry misses two point layup
19:41		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point jump shot	49-46
19:01		Julian Larry misses two point layup
18:59		Even Brauns defensive rebound
18:55		Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
18:53		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
18:41	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Cameron Henry assists)	52-46
18:25		Ben Sheppard misses two point layup
18:23		Cameron Henry defensive rebound
18:08	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Cameron Henry assists)	55-46
18:02	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot	55-48
17:45		Courvoisier McCauley misses two point layup
17:43		Ben Sheppard defensive rebound
17:34	+3	Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot	55-51
17:10	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Julian Larry assists)	58-51
16:56		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
16:54		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
16:30		Cameron Henry misses two point jump shot
16:28		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
16:14	+3	Keishawn Davidson makes three point jump shot	58-54
15:51	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot	61-54
15:22		Cade Tyson turnover (lost ball) (Courvoisier McCauley steals)
15:11		Courvoisier McCauley turnover (lost ball) (Keishawn Davidson steals)
15:05		Cameron Henry shooting foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:05	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-55
15:05	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-56
14:43	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot (Cameron Henry assists)	64-56
14:26	+3	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Michael Shanks assists)	64-59
14:06	+3	Julian Larry makes three point jump shot (Cooper Neese assists)	67-59
13:49		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
13:47		Frank Jakubicek offensive rebound
13:34		Keishawn Davidson misses two point jump shot
13:32		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
13:20	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot	70-59
13:06		Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot
13:04		Robbie Avila defensive rebound
12:50		Ben Sheppard shooting foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
12:50	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-59
12:50	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-59
12:40		Cade McKnight shooting foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul)
12:40		Ben Sheppard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:40	+1	Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-60
12:26		Cade Tyson personal foul
12:16		Julian Larry turnover (bad pass) (Ben Sheppard steals)
12:10	+2	Ben Sheppard makes two point layup	72-62
11:51		Cameron Henry misses two point jump shot
11:49		Drew Friberg defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	72-64
11:40		Sycamores 30 second timeout
11:40		TV timeout
11:27	+3	Courvoisier McCauley makes three point jump shot	75-64
10:55	+2	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes two point layup (Keishawn Davidson assists)	75-66
10:55		Trenton Gibson shooting foul (Ja'Kobi Gillespie draws the foul)
10:55		TV timeout
10:55	+1	Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-67
10:44		Cade McKnight offensive foul (Cade Tyson draws the foul)
10:44		Cade McKnight turnover (offensive foul)
10:27		Robbie Avila personal foul (Drew Friberg draws the foul)
10:16		Ben Sheppard misses two point jump shot
10:14		Cade Tyson offensive rebound
10:10	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point layup	75-69
10:00		Cameron Henry turnover (bad pass) (Cade Tyson steals)
9:54	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point layup	75-71
9:30		Courvoisier McCauley misses two point layup
9:28		Bruins defensive rebound
9:01		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (bad pass)
8:54		Ja'Kobi Gillespie blocks Julian Larry's two point layup
8:52		Keishawn Davidson defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Keishawn Davidson makes two point jump shot	75-73
8:25		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
8:18	+2	Cooper Neese makes two point jump shot	77-73
8:03		Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Henry steals)
7:38	+2	Cooper Neese makes two point jump shot (Xavier Bledson assists)	79-73
7:19	+3	Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	79-76
7:00		Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
6:56		Bruins defensive rebound
6:56		TV timeout
6:37		Drew Friberg misses three point jump shot
6:35		Ben Sheppard offensive rebound
6:15		Cameron Henry blocks Keishawn Davidson's two point jump shot
6:13		Cameron Henry defensive rebound
5:53	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot	82-76
5:36	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	82-79
5:17	+2	Cameron Henry makes two point layup	84-79
5:17		Drew Friberg shooting foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
5:17		Cameron Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:17		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
5:03		Cooper Neese personal foul (Drew Friberg draws the foul)
4:58		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
4:56		Xavier Bledson defensive rebound
4:45		Courvoisier McCauley misses three point jump shot
4:42		Drew Friberg personal foul
4:37		Cameron Henry misses two point layup
4:34		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
4:34		Cameron Henry personal foul (Cade Tyson draws the foul)
4:34	+1	Cade Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-80
4:34	+1	Cade Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-81
4:14		Xavier Bledson misses two point layup
4:12		Xavier Bledson offensive rebound
4:03	+2	Courvoisier McCauley makes two point layup (Cameron Henry assists)	86-81
3:45	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists)	86-84
3:26	+2	Cameron Henry makes two point jump shot (Xavier Bledson assists)	88-84
3:08	+2	Ben Sheppard makes two point jump shot (Cade Tyson assists)	88-86
2:39		Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
2:39		TV timeout
2:29		Xavier Bledson misses two point layup
2:27		Julian Larry offensive rebound
2:21		Julian Larry misses two point layup
2:19		Drew Friberg defensive rebound
2:06	+3	Ben Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Keishawn Davidson assists)	88-89
1:45		Xavier Bledson turnover (bad pass) (Ben Sheppard steals)
1:38		Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point layup
1:36		Courvoisier McCauley defensive rebound
1:28	+3	Cooper Neese makes three point jump shot	91-89
1:08		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:56		Keishawn Davidson misses two point jump shot
0:54		Cooper Neese defensive rebound
0:37		Xavier Bledson misses three point jump shot
0:35		Cameron Henry offensive rebound
0:19		Sycamores 30 second timeout
0:16		Keishawn Davidson personal foul (Xavier Bledson draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Xavier Bledson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	92-89
0:16	+1	Xavier Bledson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	93-89
0:12	+2	Cade Tyson makes two point layup (Keishawn Davidson assists)	93-91
0:11		Bruins 30 second timeout
0:10		Cade Tyson personal foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
0:10		Cameron Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:10		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
0:04		Keishawn Davidson misses two point jump shot
0:01		Drew Friberg personal foul (Cameron Henry draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Cameron Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	94-91
0:01		Cameron Henry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
0:01		Bruins 60 second timeout
0:01		Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Cade Tyson misses three point jump shot