Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs. Bellarmine Knights

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EKU	53	42	95
BELL	42	50	92

Game Recap

Eastern Kentucky defeats Bellarmine 95-92. MJ Williams had 19 points, nine assists and six rebounds in Eastern Kentucky's 95-92 victory over Bellarmine on Saturday.

Player Stats

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Jalen Cooper	22	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	0	3	1	2
13Montavious Myrick	30	3-3	0-0	5-8	5	1	1	0	0	3	11
3MJ Williams	32	5-12	5-9	4-5	6	9	1	0	1	2	19
2Tyler Jackson	12	3-5	3-4	0-0	0	2	1	1	2	3	9
4Juan Cranford Jr.	26	5-10	4-7	4-5	1	1	1	0	0	3	18
21Yvens Paul	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
5Jayden Harris	8	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
14Austin Ball	19	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	3	2
11Jackson Holt	17	3-4	2-3	2-2	0	1	1	0	1	0	10
0Turner Buttry	24	4-8	4-8	4-4	1	3	0	0	0	1	16
TOTAL	-	28-5253.8%	20-3655.6%	19-2479.2%	17	19	8	1	7	19	95

BELLARMINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Sam Donald	28	2-4	1-3	2-2	6	2	0	0	0	2	7
32Jack Karasinski	28	9-15	6-11	7-7	2	2	0	0	1	2	31
11Brian Waddell	35	10-11	0-0	3-4	7	3	2	0	2	4	23
2Tyler Doyle	35	4-5	1-2	0-0	1	7	2	0	2	0	9
8Kenyon Goodin	30	3-5	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	4	8
24Michael Wilson Jr.	11	0-0	0-0	3-4	0	1	0	0	1	2	3
7Donovan Hunter	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
44Jacob Wassler	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	4	3
5Myles Watkins	14	4-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	8

TOTAL	-	33-4868.8%	11-2250.0%	15-1788.2%	20	16	4	1	9	19	92

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEKUBELL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Eastern Kentucky.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Bellarmine.
(19:46) Tyler Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:42) Sam Donald Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:36) Jack Karasinski makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brian Waddell assists).
03
+2 (19:14) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 9-foot jumper.
23
(18:57) Foul on Juan Cranford Jr..
+3 (18:48) Jack Karasinski makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brian Waddell assists).
26
(18:27) Juan Cranford Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:18) Montavious Myrick Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:18) Montavious Myrick makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
46
+2 (17:50) Brian Waddell makes layup.
48
+3 (17:41) Tyler Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (MJ Williams assists).
78
(17:16) Kenyon Goodin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:10) MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:04) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Jackson assists).
108
+2 (16:26) Tyler Doyle makes layup.
1010
(16:18) Foul on Jacob Wassler.
(16:02) MJ Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:00) Bellarmine Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Myles Watkins bad pass turnover.
(15:34) Montavious Myrick Steal.
(15:14) Foul on Jacob Wassler.
(15:14) Montavious Myrick misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:14) Eastern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:14) Montavious Myrick misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:12) Brian Waddell Defensive Rebound.
(14:49) Foul on Jack Karasinski.
(14:49) Jack Karasinski turnover.
(14:33) Austin Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:30) Brian Waddell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:17) Myles Watkins makes layup.
1012
(14:00) MJ Williams misses 9-foot jumper.
(13:55) MJ Williams Offensive Rebound.
(13:55) MJ Williams misses tip in layup.
(13:54) Brian Waddell Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Sam Donald misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:44) Brian Waddell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:43) Brian Waddell makes layup.
1014
+3 (13:29) Jackson Holt makes 26-foot three point jumper (MJ Williams assists).
1314
(13:11) Foul on Austin Ball.
(13:11) Kenyon Goodin bad pass turnover.
(13:11) Tyler Jackson Steal.
(13:11) Tyler Jackson misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:11) Sam Donald Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:54) Brian Waddell makes layup.
1316
(12:50) Foul on Sam Donald.
+3 (12:33) Turner Buttry makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Jackson assists).
1616
(12:22) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(12:20) Foul on Donovan Hunter.
+2 (12:11) Jackson Holt makes 13-foot jumper (Jalen Cooper assists).
1816
(11:54) Donovan Hunter misses layup.
(11:54) Tyler Jackson Block.
(11:50) Jalen Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Tyler Jackson bad pass turnover.
(11:42) Brian Waddell Steal.
+2 (11:37) Brian Waddell makes driving layup.
1818
(11:08) Turner Buttry misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:07) Jalen Cooper Offensive Rebound.
(11:07) Jalen Cooper out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(10:51) Jack Karasinski misses layup.
(10:49) Turner Buttry Defensive Rebound.
(10:37) Jackson Holt bad pass turnover.
(10:37) Tyler Doyle Steal.
+2 (10:30) Myles Watkins makes layup.
1820
(9:58) Jalen Cooper misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:54) Donovan Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Myles Watkins misses 15-foot jumper.
(9:42) Jalen Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:39) Turner Buttry makes 28-foot three point jumper.
2120
+2 (9:12) Myles Watkins makes layup.
2122
+3 (8:53) Juan Cranford Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jackson Holt assists).
2422
(8:43) Foul on Turner Buttry.
(8:21) Jack Karasinski misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:18) MJ Williams Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:03) MJ Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Cooper assists).
2722
(7:47) Foul on Yvens Paul.
(7:45) Foul on Jalen Cooper.
(7:36) Kenyon Goodin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:35) Eastern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:10) Jayden Harris makes 25-foot three point jumper (Montavious Myrick assists).
3022
(6:56) team turnover.
(6:36) Foul on Kenyon Goodin.
+1 (6:36) Juan Cranford Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
3122
+1 (6:36) Juan Cranford Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
3222
+1 (6:36) Juan Cranford Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
3322
(6:28) Foul on MJ Williams.
+2 (6:07) Jack Karasinski makes layup (Sam Donald assists).
3324
+3 (5:41) Jayden Harris makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3624
(5:29) Kenyon Goodin bad pass turnover.
(5:29) Jalen Cooper Steal.
+2 (5:25) Jalen Cooper makes driving layup.
3824
+2 (5:01) Jack Karasinski makes driving layup.
3826
+3 (4:38) MJ Williams makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
4126
+2 (4:24) Myles Watkins makes driving layup.
4128
+3 (4:08) MJ Williams makes 29-foot three point jumper (Juan Cranford Jr. assists).
4428
+3 (3:49) Jack Karasinski makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyler Doyle assists).
4431
(3:40) MJ Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(3:36) Sam Donald Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Jack Karasinski makes layup (Brian Waddell assists).
4433
(3:30) Foul on Juan Cranford Jr..
+1 (3:30) Jack Karasinski makes free throw 1 of 1.
4434
(3:04) Foul on Jacob Wassler.
+1 (3:04) Montavious Myrick makes free throw 1 of 2.
4534
+1 (3:04) Montavious Myrick makes free throw 2 of 2.
4634
(2:55) Jack Karasinski misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:52) Myles Watkins Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Michael Wilson Jr. bad pass turnover.
(2:45) Austin Ball Steal.
(2:34) Foul on Michael Wilson Jr..
+1 (2:34) Turner Buttry makes free throw 1 of 2.
4734
+1 (2:34) Turner Buttry makes free throw 2 of 2.
4834
(2:10) Tyler Doyle bad pass turnover.
(2:10) Austin Ball Steal.
+3 (1:54) Tyler Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Turner Buttry assists).
5134
(1:32) Foul on Tyler Jackson.
+1 (1:32) Jack Karasinski makes free throw 1 of 2.
5135
+1 (1:32) Jack Karasinski makes free throw 2 of 2.
5136
+2 (1:11) Austin Ball makes driving layup.
5336
+3 (0:55) Tyler Doyle makes 25-foot three point jumper (Myles Watkins assists).
5339
(0:33) Tyler Jackson bad pass turnover.
+3 (0:11) Kenyon Goodin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyler Doyle assists).
5342
(0:00) Austin Ball misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Bellarmine Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

EKU

BELL

95Points92

28-52(53.8%)Field Goal(%)33-48(68.8%)

20-36(55.6%)3-Point(%)11-22(50.0%)

19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

19(7)Rebounds(Offensive)22(4)

19Assists16

8Steals4

1Blocks1

8Turnovers11

19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

17Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Knights Hall · Louisville, KY

attendance: 1,921 (87.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: EKU -1.5

over/under: 153.5