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Belmont Bruins vs. Illinois State Redbirds

FINAL
Mar 1, 2026

Box Score

12T
BEL403474
ILST384381

Game Recap

Kinziger scores 16 to lead Illinois State over Belmont 81-74. Johnny Kinziger had 16 points in Illinois State's 81-74 victory over Belmont on Sunday.

Player Stats

Belmont Bruins logoBELMONTMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
14Sam Orme302-51-34-45212429
11Drew Scharnowski185-60-01-431002411
10Jabez Jenkins305-71-33-463301114
8Tyler Lundblade376-165-110-010011017
3Isaiah West181-10-00-04210042
5Eoin Dillon222-51-31-21300136
12Brigham Rogers122-20-00-21100044
4Aidan Noyes100-10-10-01100010
2Jack Smiley234-113-50-034000211
TOTAL-27-5450.0%11-2642.3%9-1656.3%25175392174
Illinois State Redbirds logoILLINOIS STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
35Chase Walker105-81-11-231000512
3Mason Klabo150-40-30-01100110
11Johnny Kinziger345-142-74-436102116
4Landon Wolf302-51-40-05011035
14Boden Skunberg284-74-63-442000415
0Jack Daugherty131-31-20-03010103
12Brandon Lieb100-00-04-41200014
10Ty'Reek Coleman202-30-02-32211316
22Ty Pence284-61-25-641011214
1Landon Moore122-32-20-00100006
TOTAL-25-5347.2%12-2744.4%19-2382.6%26164381881

Play-by-Play

1st halfBELILST
  • (20:00) Start game.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball won by Illinois State.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (19:58) Jump Ball lost by Belmont.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (19:33) Chase Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
    03
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (19:11) Tyler Lundblade misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (19:06) Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (19:04) Landon Wolf misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (19:00) Mason Klabo Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:44) Chase Walker misses layup.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:44) Sam Orme Block.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:37) Sam Orme Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:28) Foul on Chase Walker.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:20) Jabez Jenkins misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:18) Sam Orme Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:18) Foul on Landon Wolf.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (18:17) Sam Orme makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah West assists).
    33
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (18:02) Johnny Kinziger bad pass turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (18:02) Jabez Jenkins Steal.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (17:58) Drew Scharnowski makes layup (Jabez Jenkins assists).
    53
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:40) Chase Walker misses layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:37) Chase Walker Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (17:37) Chase Walker makes 0-foot tip in layup.
    55
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:26) Tyler Lundblade misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (17:23) Jabez Jenkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (17:18) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (17:09) Drew Scharnowski makes layup.
    75
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (16:43) Johnny Kinziger makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Lieb assists).
    78
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (16:23) Isaiah West makes 9-foot pullup jump shot.
    98
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (16:08) Foul on Sam Orme.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (16:02) Johnny Kinziger misses driving layup.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (16:02) Sam Orme Block.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (15:58) Sam Orme Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (15:57) Drew Scharnowski makes layup (Isaiah West assists).
    118
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (15:39) Mason Klabo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (15:35) Sam Orme Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (15:23) Drew Scharnowski bad pass turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:57) Ty'Reek Coleman bad pass turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (14:43) Jabez Jenkins makes layup (Eoin Dillon assists).
    138
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (14:43) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +1 (14:43) Jabez Jenkins makes free throw 1 of 1.
    148
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (14:13) Landon Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty'Reek Coleman assists).
    1411
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (13:52) Jack Smiley misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (13:52) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (13:52) Ty'Reek Coleman Block.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (13:21) Ty'Reek Coleman makes driving layup.
    1413
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (13:04) Tyler Lundblade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eoin Dillon assists).
    1713
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (12:42) Landon Moore misses 15-foot jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (12:41) Eoin Dillon Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (12:29) Jack Smiley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jabez Jenkins assists).
    2013
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (12:11) Foul on Eoin Dillon.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (12:01) Chase Walker makes layup.
    2015
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (11:41) Sam Orme misses 22-foot three point jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (11:37) Jack Daugherty Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (11:28) Foul on Drew Scharnowski.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (11:14) Johnny Kinziger misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (11:08) Isaiah West Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:59) Aidan Noyes misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:55) Isaiah West Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:55) Foul on Chase Walker.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (10:45) Tyler Lundblade makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aidan Noyes assists).
    2315
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (10:26) Johnny Kinziger makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
    2317
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (10:10) Tyler Lundblade misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (10:07) Ty Pence Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (9:50) Isaiah West Steal.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (9:50) Ty'Reek Coleman bad pass turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (9:43) Tyler Lundblade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Drew Scharnowski assists).
    2617
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (9:17) Foul on Isaiah West.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (9:17) Ty Pence makes free throw 1 of 2.
    2618
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (9:17) Ty Pence makes free throw 2 of 2.
    2619
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:55) Foul on Johnny Kinziger.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (8:45) Sam Orme makes driving layup.
    2819
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (8:29) Johnny Kinziger misses 2-foot floating jump shot.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (8:24) Aidan Noyes Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (8:18) Jack Smiley makes driving layup.
    3019
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (7:48) Foul on Eoin Dillon.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (7:48) Ty Pence misses free throw 1 of 2.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (7:48) Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (7:48) Ty Pence makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3020
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (7:36) Sam Orme bad pass turnover.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (7:36) Johnny Kinziger Steal.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (7:25) Landon Wolf makes layup (Johnny Kinziger assists).
    3022
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (7:13) Tyler Lundblade makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot.
    3322
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (6:45) Boden Skunberg makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Pence assists).
    3325
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (6:29) Tyler Lundblade misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:26) Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:21) Jack Daugherty bad pass turnover.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (6:21) Sam Orme Steal.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (6:08) Drew Scharnowski misses layup.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (6:08) Illinois State Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (5:48) Landon Wolf misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (5:44) Ty Pence Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +2 (5:36) Ty Pence makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Boden Skunberg assists).
    3327
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (5:04) Eoin Dillon misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (5:00) Landon Wolf Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:47) Boden Skunberg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:44) Chase Walker Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:35) Ty Pence misses 26-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (4:33) Jabez Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:24) Foul on Chase Walker.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (4:10) Brigham Rogers misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (4:08) Johnny Kinziger Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (4:05) Foul on Brigham Rogers.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (3:52) Johnny Kinziger misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (3:49) Landon Wolf Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (3:46) Foul on Isaiah West.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (3:46) Ty Pence makes free throw 1 of 2.
    3328
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +1 (3:46) Ty Pence makes free throw 2 of 2.
    3329
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (3:17) Jack Smiley misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (3:14) Illinois State Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (2:55) Jack Daugherty makes 24-foot three point jumper (Johnny Kinziger assists).
    3332
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:34) Tyler Lundblade misses 24-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:28) Jack Smiley Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:28) Tyler Lundblade misses 25-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:27) Jabez Jenkins Offensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (2:27) Foul on Landon Wolf.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:27) Jabez Jenkins misses free throw 1 of 1.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (2:26) Belmont Offensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (2:25) Jabez Jenkins makes 2-foot dunk (Jack Smiley assists).
    3532
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (2:11) Ty Pence makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mason Klabo assists).
    3535
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +3 (1:59) Jack Smiley makes 27-foot three pointer.
    3835
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (1:38) Jack Daugherty misses 27-foot three point jumper.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (1:34) Jabez Jenkins Defensive Rebound.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    +2 (1:15) Drew Scharnowski makes layup (Jack Smiley assists).
    4035
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    +3 (0:46) Johnny Kinziger makes 26-foot three point jumper (Landon Moore assists).
    4038
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (0:32) Jack Smiley misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (0:28) Jack Daugherty Defensive Rebound.
  • Illinois State Redbirds logo
    (0:01) Jack Daugherty misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
  • Belmont Bruins logo
    (0:00) Belmont Defensive Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

74Points81
27-54(50.0%)Field Goal(%)25-53(47.2%)
11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)12-27(44.4%)
9-16(56.3%)Free Throw(%)19-23(82.6%)
28(10)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)
17Assists16
5Steals4
3Blocks3
9Turnovers9
21(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)
11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Sunday, March 1, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Redbird Arena · Normal, IL
attendance: 6,149 (60.3%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: BEL -1.5
over/under: 150.5