Belmont Bruins vs. Valparaiso Beacons

Jan 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BEL	42	36	78
VAL	38	39	77

Game Recap

Dillon scores 23 as Belmont downs Valparaiso 78-77. Eoin Dillon scored 23 points, including two free throws with two seconds left for a four-point lead, and Belmont beat Valparaiso 78-77 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

BELMONT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
14Sam Orme	7	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	4
11Drew Scharnowski	24	3-4	0-0	0-4	4	8	1	1	2	4	6
10Jabez Jenkins	33	4-6	1-2	5-8	5	1	1	0	4	4	14
8Tyler Lundblade	31	4-11	2-8	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	2	10
3Isaiah West	25	0-4	0-2	2-2	4	3	0	0	2	1	2
5Eoin Dillon	23	7-11	5-7	4-4	1	3	0	0	1	3	23
12Brigham Rogers	24	3-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	4	6
4Aidan Noyes	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Jack Smiley	20	4-7	3-4	0-0	1	0	1	0	3	2	11
0Win Miller	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

TOTAL	-	27-5054.0%	11-2445.8%	13-2065.0%	27	18	3	2	14	22	78

VALPARAISO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7JT Pettigrew	27	3-9	0-2	5-5	6	2	2	0	2	4	11
12Owen Dease	35	6-15	3-7	0-0	4	0	2	0	2	3	15
23Shon Tupuola	18	4-4	0-0	4-4	4	0	1	2	2	3	12
3Brody Whitaker	22	1-4	0-1	0-1	2	1	1	0	0	2	2
0Rakim Chaney	32	5-12	4-7	1-2	3	3	1	0	0	2	15
13Carter Hopoi	10	2-2	1-1	1-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
35Tucker Tornatta	17	2-4	0-2	4-5	4	1	0	0	0	2	8
44Sader Servilus	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
10Mark Brown Jr.	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1Justus McNair	21	3-9	1-5	1-1	1	2	1	0	1	1	8
11Isaiah Barnes	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-6142.6%	9-2733.3%	16-2176.2%	26	11	8	2	8	20	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBELVAL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Valparaiso.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Belmont.
+2 (19:27) Shon Tupuola makes layup (Rakim Chaney assists).
02
(19:07) Jabez Jenkins misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) JT Pettigrew Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:45) Owen Dease makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rakim Chaney assists).
05
+2 (18:28) Tyler Lundblade makes layup (Drew Scharnowski assists).
25
(18:12) Foul on Shon Tupuola.
(18:12) Shon Tupuola turnover.
(17:56) Drew Scharnowski misses 8-foot hook shot.
(17:52) Shon Tupuola Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Brody Whitaker misses 19-foot jumper.
(17:33) Drew Scharnowski Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Foul on Brody Whitaker.
+1 (17:17) Sam Orme makes free throw 1 of 2.
35
+1 (17:17) Sam Orme makes free throw 2 of 2.
45
(16:53) JT Pettigrew misses 15-foot jumper.
(16:50) Isaiah West Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:45) Jabez Jenkins makes driving layup.
65
(16:24) Foul on Sam Orme.
+1 (16:23) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 3.
66
+1 (16:23) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 2 of 3.
67
+1 (16:23) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 3 of 3.
68
(16:14) Foul on Brody Whitaker.
+2 (16:00) Tyler Lundblade makes 19-foot step back jumpshot.
88
(15:37) Owen Dease misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:33) Tucker Tornatta Offensive Rebound.
(15:28) Foul on Tyler Lundblade.
(15:25) Mark Brown Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) Sam Orme Defensive Rebound.
(15:10) Jack Smiley bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:57) Tucker Tornatta makes layup (Mark Brown Jr. assists).
810
+3 (14:34) Jack Smiley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Eoin Dillon assists).
1110
(14:12) Sader Servilus out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (13:57) Jack Smiley makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot (Eoin Dillon assists).
1410
+3 (13:41) Justus McNair makes 25-foot three pointer.
1413
+3 (13:26) Eoin Dillon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyler Lundblade assists).
1713
(13:14) Justus McNair misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:13) Belmont Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:58) Jack Smiley makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
2013
(12:41) Owen Dease bad pass turnover.
(12:41) Jabez Jenkins Steal.
+2 (12:31) Eoin Dillon makes layup (Jabez Jenkins assists).
2213
(11:58) Rakim Chaney misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:54) Jack Smiley Defensive Rebound.
(11:45) Jabez Jenkins bad pass turnover.
(11:45) Justus McNair Steal.
+2 (11:41) Justus McNair makes 4-foot dunk.
2215
(11:15) Jabez Jenkins bad pass turnover.
(11:15) Shon Tupuola Steal.
(11:10) Foul on Eoin Dillon.
(11:04) Rakim Chaney misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:02) Brigham Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Isaiah West turnover.
(10:47) Foul on Brigham Rogers.
(10:45) Owen Dease misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:42) Sam Orme Defensive Rebound.
(10:28) Tyler Lundblade misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:26) Belmont Offensive Rebound.
(10:26) Foul on Shon Tupuola.
(10:26) Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:26) Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:26) Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:26) Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
+2 (10:24) Sam Orme makes layup (Drew Scharnowski assists).
2415
+2 (10:07) Rakim Chaney makes layup.
2417
(9:53) Jack Smiley bad pass turnover.
(9:53) Owen Dease Steal.
+2 (9:49) JT Pettigrew makes layup (Rakim Chaney assists).
2419
(9:39) Tyler Lundblade misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) Owen Dease Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:24) Justus McNair makes driving layup.
2421
(9:24) Foul on Tyler Lundblade.
+1 (9:24) Justus McNair makes free throw 1 of 1.
2422
(9:12) Jack Smiley bad pass turnover.
(9:12) JT Pettigrew Steal.
(9:00) JT Pettigrew misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:58) Valparaiso Offensive Rebound.
(8:58) Foul on Jack Smiley.
(8:58) Foul on Eoin Dillon.
+1 (8:58) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 1 of 2.
2423
+1 (8:58) JT Pettigrew makes free throw 2 of 2.
2424
(8:42) Foul on Owen Dease.
+3 (8:40) Eoin Dillon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaiah West assists).
2724
(8:26) Owen Dease misses layup.
(8:23) Aidan Noyes Defensive Rebound.
(8:17) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
(8:17) Foul on Tucker Tornatta.
(8:17) Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:15) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
(7:56) Justus McNair misses 8-foot jumper.
(7:53) Aidan Noyes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:43) Eoin Dillon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Drew Scharnowski assists).
3024
(7:23) Rakim Chaney misses 14-foot jumper.
(7:21) Isaiah West Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Isaiah West bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Justus McNair bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Drew Scharnowski Steal.
+2 (6:49) Drew Scharnowski makes layup.
3224
(6:49) Foul on Isaiah Barnes.
(6:49) Drew Scharnowski misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:48) Brody Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
(6:40) Foul on Isaiah West.
(6:40) Brody Whitaker misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:37) Jabez Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Foul on JT Pettigrew.
+1 (6:10) Jabez Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
3324
+1 (6:10) Jabez Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
3424
(5:49) Foul on Jack Smiley.
(5:49) Carter Hopoi misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:48) Jabez Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
(5:48) Foul on Tucker Tornatta.
(5:48) Jabez Jenkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:48) Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:48) Jabez Jenkins misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:47) Tucker Tornatta Defensive Rebound.
(5:47) Foul on Brigham Rogers.
(5:47) Tucker Tornatta misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:47) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:47) Tucker Tornatta makes free throw 2 of 2.
3425
(5:25) Foul on Jabez Jenkins.
(5:25) Jabez Jenkins turnover.
(5:14) Foul on Drew Scharnowski.
+1 (5:14) Tucker Tornatta makes free throw 1 of 2.
3426
+1 (5:14) Tucker Tornatta makes free throw 2 of 2.
3427
(5:04) Eoin Dillon misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:02) Valparaiso Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:49) Carter Hopoi makes driving layup.
3429
(4:34) Isaiah West misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:31) Carter Hopoi Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Justus McNair misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:22) Brigham Rogers Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Isaiah West misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:56) Rakim Chaney Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:46) Carter Hopoi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justus McNair assists).
3432
(3:16) Drew Scharnowski bad pass turnover.
(3:16) Owen Dease Steal.
(3:00) Tucker Tornatta misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:56) Tyler Lundblade Defensive Rebound.
(2:45) Jack Smiley misses 19-foot jumper.
(2:41) Jabez Jenkins Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:41) Jabez Jenkins makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3632
(2:31) Tucker Tornatta misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) Belmont Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:11) Win Miller makes driving layup.
3832
(1:49) Foul on Drew Scharnowski.
+1 (1:49) Carter Hopoi makes free throw 1 of 2.
3833
(1:49) Carter Hopoi misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:49) Belmont Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) Foul on Sader Servilus.
+1 (1:49) Jabez Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 2.
3933
+1 (1:49) Jabez Jenkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
4033
+3 (1:31) Owen Dease makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mark Brown Jr. assists).
4036
(1:12) Jabez Jenkins misses 9-foot jumper.
(1:07) Isaiah West Offensive Rebound.
(1:04) Win Miller misses 33-foot three point jumper.
(1:02) Belmont Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:02) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (0:37) Owen Dease makes driving layup.
4038
+2 (0:08) Jabez Jenkins makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
4238
(0:00) Mark Brown Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Valparaiso Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BEL

VAL

78Points77

27-50(54.0%)Field Goal(%)26-61(42.6%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

13-20(65.0%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(11)

18Assists11

3Steals8

2Blocks2

15Turnovers9

22(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

10Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Athletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN

attendance: 1,713 (34.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BEL -5.5

over/under: 145.5