Illinois-Chicago 56, at Belmont 71

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — The Belmont Bruins used a dominant third-quarter surge to pull away from the Illinois-Chicago Flames and secure a 71-56 victory in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Friday night at Curb Events Center. A crowd of 1,231 saw the Bruins improve to 15-9 overall, while the Flames fell to 11-13. The game’s pivotal sequence came immediately after halftime. Leading 31-24 at the break, Belmont unleashed a 28-point third quarter, its highest-scoring period of the night, to bury the Flames. The Bruins’ offensive explosion was a collaborative effort, but was spearheaded by the inside-outside combination of… Read more...