The Lincoln basketball teams will wrap up the 2021 portion of their schedule this week with a two-game road trip, starting with tonight’s doubleheader at Pittsburg State. The women’s game tips off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 7:30 p.m.
January 24, 2021 GMT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Ben Sheppard and Luke Smith scored 18 points apiece and Belmont scored a program record for points defeating SIU-Edwardsville 114-62 on Saturday.
Belmont won its 13th consecutive game and is the lone unbeaten team in the Ohio Valley Conference after dispatching the Cougars, who entered the contest 2-0 after enduring a 33-day pause because of COVID-19 concerns.
Grayson Murphy added 14 points, Caleb Hollander scored 12 and JaCobi Wood had 11 for the Bruins. Belmont forced four turnovers in the first three minutes as 3-pointers from Smith and Sheppard sparked a 13-0 lead.
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Sheppard hit 4 of 6 3-pointers as the Bruins made 17 from distance. Belmont set a season-high 29 assists and forced a season-high 24 turnovers.