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Belmont 68, at Illinois-Chicago 62

Friday, February 6, 2026 · Final · Missouri Valley

Missouri Valley 1 2 PTS

Belmont Bruins

26-6 · L2 · #69 (1570 ELO +11)

38 30 68

Illinois-Chicago Flames

19-16 · L2 · #112 (1423 ELO -11)

26 36 62

UIC Pavilion · Chicago, IL

Attendance: 3,599

Officials: John Jenkins., Randy Heimerman, Deidre Carr

Lundblade Leads Belmont Past Illinois-Chicago in Tight Missouri Valley Contest

CHICAGO (Interstat) — In a grinding Missouri Valley Conference clash defined by defensive stands and timely shot-making, the Belmont Bruins weathered a fierce second-half rally from Illinois-Chicago to secure a 68-62 victory on Friday night at UIC Pavilion. A season-high 24 points from junior guard Tyler Lundblade proved the steadying force for the Bruins, who led wire-to-wire but saw a commanding 18-point first-half lead nearly evaporate in the final minutes before a crowd of 3,511. Belmont improved to 22-3 overall and solidified its position atop the conference standings. Illinois-Chicago fell to 13-12, seeing its three-game winning streak snapped in a… Read more...

Top Statlines

Tyler Lundblade BELM 37m 24p 4r 2a
Mekhi Lowery UIC 27m 13p 5r 1a 1b
Sam Orme BELM 30m 15p 2r 3a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability BELM 72.5%

Spread BELM -3

Money Line UIC +140/BELM -165

Over/Under 150.5 (Under)