As the Bulldogs closed in the final stretch of their regular season, the stakes could not have been higher against the Belmont Bruins at home on Feb. 21. If the Bulldogs could secure a win, they’d secure their 20th consecutive home win and preserve their tie with the Indiana State Sycamores for first overall in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In the Bulldogs’ last encounter with the Bruins in Nashville on Jan. 7, the team did not perform at its best. In that game, the Bruins defeated the Bulldogs 87-65.
“We didn’t think we were at our best down there in Nashville.