NASHVILLE – Belmont University held a 20-point lead at the half before adding to it in the final 20 minutes on the way to an 81-43 win over the University of Evansville men's basketball team on Saturday inside the Curb Event Center. Box Score (PDF) Shooting 52.5%, the Bruins (1-1) led by as many as 46 in the second half. Evansville (1-2) finished at 27.5% with Shamar Givance hitting five of his seven attempts before finishing with 17 points. Jawaun Newton scored 10 points while leading the Purple Aces with six rebounds.
"Belmont is a good team who played very well today," UE head coach Todd Lickliter said.