NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Belmont used a dominant second-half performance to defeat Tennessee State 87-79 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Curb Events Center. The Bruins, now 2-0, outscored the Tigers 53-47 after halftime to pull away. Dante Harris led Tennessee State with 21 points. Drew Scharnowski paced Belmont with 17 points and seven rebounds. The Tigers, who fell to 1-1, struggled from the floor, shooting just 35 percent. Belmont shot 53 percent and outscored Tennessee State 50-34 in the paint before an announced crowd of 1,721.