E Kentucky (74) vs Bellarmine (80) · Feb 20, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 20, 2025

Game Recap

Smith scores 23 in Bellarmine's 80-74 victory against Eastern Kentucky. Billy Smith's 23 points helped Bellarmine defeat Eastern Kentucky 80-74 on Thursday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
EKU	28	46	74
BELL	37	43	80

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
21Yvens Paul	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
13Montavious Myrick	31	3-6	0-0	3-4	11	3	2	1	2	9
10Devontae Blanton	36	2-7	0-0	1-2	5	7	0	3	3	5
0Turner Buttry	37	7-15	4-10	4-4	0	1	0	0	3	22
2Jordan Crawford	15	0-10	0-7	0-0	1	2	4	0	1	0
1Mayar Wol	27	5-10	2-7	3-3	5	0	0	1	3	15
42DJ Nussbaum	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
4Micah Davis	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
25Tyler Andrews	4	2-2	1-1	4-4	3	0	0	0	3	9
11Jackson Holt	32	4-12	4-11	0-0	4	2	2	1	3	12
TOTAL		24-6636.4%	11-3729.7%	15-1788.2%	31	16	8	6	20	74

BELLARMINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
42Curt Hopf	20	2-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	2	4
2Tyler Doyle	37	4-5	0-0	3-5	5	7	0	0	3	0	11
10Grant Whitaker	12	1-4	0-0	1-1	1	1	2	0	1	0	3
11Billy Smith	39	8-14	3-7	4-4	6	1	2	0	0	1	23
1Landin Hacker	32	2-4	2-4	4-4	5	1	0	0	2	3	10
32Jack Karasinski	20	2-7	0-2	4-6	7	2	0	1	3	3	8
12Myles Watkins	23	7-13	3-7	2-4	5	1	0	0	1	2	19
0AJ Lux	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
4Dezmond McKinney	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	3	2

TOTAL		27-5054.0%	8-2040.0%	18-2475.0%	34	17	5	1	11	16	80

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfekubell

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Bellarmine
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Eastern Kentucky
(19:38) Grant Whitaker missed Layup.
(19:36) Yvens Paul Defensive Rebound.
(19:32) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:29) Grant Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Grant Whitaker missed Layup.
(19:04) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:37) Turner Buttry made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
20
+3 (18:16) Landin Hacker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Grant Whitaker.
23
(17:47) Jordan Crawford missed Jumper.
(17:44) Tyler Doyle Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Landin Hacker Turnover.
(17:27) Montavious Myrick Steal.
(17:18) Montavious Myrick missed Layup.
(17:15) Billy Smith Defensive Rebound.
(17:10) Grant Whitaker subbing out for Bellarmine
(17:10) Curt Hopf subbing out for Bellarmine
(17:10) Myles Watkins subbing in for Bellarmine
(17:10) Jack Karasinski subbing in for Bellarmine
(17:10) Yvens Paul subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(17:10) Mayar Wol subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(17:07) Billy Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:05) Mayar Wol Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Jordan Crawford missed Layup.
(16:49) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
(16:44) Foul on Jordan Crawford.
(16:44) Jack Karasinski Turnover.
(16:44) Jordan Crawford Steal.
(16:24) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:21) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Foul on Montavious Myrick.
(15:55) Official TV Timeout
(15:55) Landin Hacker subbing out for Bellarmine
(15:55) AJ Lux subbing in for Bellarmine
(15:55) Jordan Crawford subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(15:55) Jackson Holt subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(15:55) Myles Watkins missed Free Throw.
(15:55) Bellarmine Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:55) Myles Watkins made Free Throw.
24
(15:31) Jackson Holt missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:28) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:14) Myles Watkins made Layup. Assisted by Jack Karasinski.
26
+2 (14:54) Mayar Wol made Layup.
46
(14:54) Foul on Jack Karasinski.
+1 (14:54) Mayar Wol made Free Throw.
56
(14:45) Jack Karasinski missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:42) Mayar Wol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:18) Mayar Wol made Layup. Assisted by Montavious Myrick.
76
(13:44) Myles Watkins missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:42) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Turner Buttry missed Layup.
(13:31) Myles Watkins Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) Tyler Doyle Turnover.
(13:24) Montavious Myrick Steal.
(13:17) Mayar Wol missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:14) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
(13:11) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:07) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) Jack Karasinski missed Layup.
(12:43) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Jackson Holt missed Jumper.
(12:24) Billy Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:04) Myles Watkins made Layup.
78
(11:48) Montavious Myrick Turnover.
(11:48) Official TV Timeout
(11:48) Tyler Doyle subbing out for Bellarmine
(11:48) Myles Watkins subbing out for Bellarmine
(11:48) Jack Karasinski subbing out for Bellarmine
(11:48) Landin Hacker subbing in for Bellarmine
(11:48) Dezmond McKinney subbing in for Bellarmine
(11:48) Curt Hopf subbing in for Bellarmine
(11:48) Turner Buttry subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(11:48) Jordan Crawford subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(11:23) Billy Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:20) Curt Hopf Offensive Rebound.
(11:18) Billy Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:15) Montavious Myrick Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Montavious Myrick subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(11:01) DJ Nussbaum subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(10:56) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(10:56) Curt Hopf Steal.
+2 (10:49) Billy Smith made Layup. Assisted by Curt Hopf.
710
(10:27) Mayar Wol missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:24) Billy Smith Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Landin Hacker missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:01) Jordan Crawford Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:52) Mayar Wol Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:51) Mayar Wol made Layup.
910
+2 (9:22) Dezmond McKinney made Jumper.
912
+3 (9:01) Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
1212
+3 (8:43) Billy Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezmond McKinney.
1215
(8:24) DJ Nussbaum missed Jumper.
(8:23) Bellarmine Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:23) Foul on Mayar Wol.
(8:23) Billy Smith subbing out for Bellarmine
(8:23) Curt Hopf subbing out for Bellarmine
(8:23) Tyler Doyle subbing in for Bellarmine
(8:23) Jack Karasinski subbing in for Bellarmine
(8:23) Mayar Wol subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(8:23) Jordan Crawford subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(8:23) Turner Buttry subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(8:23) Micah Davis subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(8:08) Foul on AJ Lux.
(8:08) AJ Lux Turnover.
+3 (7:56) Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holt.
1515
+2 (7:29) Tyler Doyle made Layup. Assisted by Dezmond McKinney.
1517
(7:29) Foul on DJ Nussbaum.
(7:29) Official TV Timeout
(7:29) AJ Lux subbing out for Bellarmine
(7:29) Dezmond McKinney subbing out for Bellarmine
(7:29) Grant Whitaker subbing in for Bellarmine
(7:29) Billy Smith subbing in for Bellarmine
+1 (7:29) Tyler Doyle made Free Throw.
1518
+2 (7:13) DJ Nussbaum made Layup. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
1718
+2 (6:50) Jack Karasinski made Layup.
1720
(6:26) Micah Davis missed Jumper.
(6:22) Tyler Doyle Defensive Rebound.
(6:14) Jack Karasinski missed Layup.
(6:12) Micah Davis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Turner Buttry made Layup.
1920
(5:37) Foul on Turner Buttry.
(5:37) DJ Nussbaum subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(5:37) Montavious Myrick subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(5:37) Micah Davis subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(5:37) Mayar Wol subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(5:33) Grant Whitaker Turnover.
(5:33) Jackson Holt Steal.
(5:33) Foul on Billy Smith.
+3 (5:23) Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
2220
(5:07) Tyler Doyle missed Layup.
(5:03) Jackson Holt Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:41) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:37) Billy Smith made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Doyle.
2222
(4:25) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(4:25) Grant Whitaker Steal.
(4:21) Foul on Jackson Holt.
+1 (4:21) Landin Hacker made Free Throw.
2223
(4:21) Grant Whitaker subbing out for Bellarmine
(4:21) Jack Karasinski subbing out for Bellarmine
(4:21) Myles Watkins subbing in for Bellarmine
(4:21) Curt Hopf subbing in for Bellarmine
(4:21) Jackson Holt subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(4:21) Jordan Crawford subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
+1 (4:21) Landin Hacker made Free Throw.
2224
(4:04) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:59) Landin Hacker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Curt Hopf made Layup. Assisted by Tyler Doyle.
2226
(3:32) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(3:29) Landin Hacker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:23) Myles Watkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Doyle.
2229
(3:18) Eastern Kentucky Timeout
(3:18) Official TV Timeout
+3 (2:54) Mayar Wol made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
2529
(2:32) Tyler Doyle Turnover.
(2:32) Jordan Crawford Steal.
(2:19) Jordan Crawford missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:15) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:12) Montavious Myrick made Jumper.
2729
(2:12) Foul on Curt Hopf.
(2:12) Jordan Crawford subbing out for Eastern Kentucky
(2:12) Jackson Holt subbing in for Eastern Kentucky
(2:12) Curt Hopf subbing out for Bellarmine
(2:12) Jack Karasinski subbing in for Bellarmine
+1 (2:12) Montavious Myrick made Free Throw.
2829
(1:47) Foul on Turner Buttry.
(1:47) Jack Karasinski subbing out for Bellarmine
(1:47) Curt Hopf subbing in for Bellarmine
+1 (1:47) Landin Hacker made Free Throw.
2830
+1 (1:47) Landin Hacker made Free Throw.
2831
(1:47) Landin Hacker subbing out for Bellarmine
(1:47) Dezmond McKinney subbing in for Bellarmine
(1:32) Mayar Wol missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:29) Curt Hopf Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:24) Billy Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Watkins.
2834
(0:57) Devontae Blanton missed Layup.
(0:54) Myles Watkins Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:39) Billy Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dezmond McKinney.
2837
(0:09) Foul on Dezmond McKinney.
(0:05) Foul on Dezmond McKinney.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

EKU

BELL

74Points80

24-66(36.4%)Field Goal(%)27-50(54%)

11-37(29.7%)3-Point(%)8-20(40%)

15-17(88.2%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)35(5)

16Assists17

8Steals5

0Blocks1

6Turnovers11

20(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

2Largest Lead16

Game Details

Thursday, February 20, 2025 · 6:30 PM

Knights Hall · Louisville, KY

attendance: 1,582 (72.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EKU -8.5

over/under: 152.5