NCAAB Game Recap - Belmont at East Tennessee State Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:00 PM EST

Syr	60
Cin	53
F

TexAM	54
Kansas	64
F

NCAT	93
Copp	92
F(OT)

Brown	67
Bry	60
F

NFla	76
KennSt	68
F

Lipsco	52
USC-Up	61
F

Stetsn	45
Savan	75
F

Drex	64
W&M	48
F

Iona	62
Sien	65
F

Jacksn	65
Mercer	75
F

Belm	82
ETSU	70
F

Tows	43
Del	62
F

Hof	49
VACom	61
F

NE	57
OlDom	69
F

JMU	58
GASt	74
F

Citad	72
GaSo	78
F(2OT)

BethC	67
MD-ES	55
F

FlaAM	51
DelSt	65
F

NCC	64
Morg	71
F

AlaAM	65
Alc	64
F

AlSt	56
South	68
F

MsVl	77
TXSo	69
F(OT)

ArkPB	75
PVAM	76
F

UNCW	61
GMas	67
F

CSBak	70
SJSU	78
F

LoyMa	74
SCla	62
F

Boxscore

Recap

Jan 23, 2012, 7:00 PM EST

Final	1	2		T
Belmont (14-7)	27	55		82
East Tennessee State (10-9)	12	58		70

Balanced scoring helps Belmont beat ETSU 82-70

Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:22 PM

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Mick Hedgepeth scored 17 points to lead five Belmont players in double figures as the Bruins cruised to an 82-70 Atlantic Sun Conference win over East Tennessee State on Monday night.

Belmont (14-7, 7-2) shot 52.7 percent (29 of 55) compared to 36.8 percent (21 of 57) for the Buccaneers.

The Bruins, coming off a 79-78 loss to South Carolina-Upstate, led 27-12 at halftime and maintained a double-digit lead until Jarvis Jones drained three free throws to make it 79-70 with 36 seconds left.

Ian Clark added 14 points, Kerron Johnson and Adam Barnes scored 12 each and Drew Hanlon chipped in 10 for Belmont, which has won three of its last four.

Sheldon Cooley and Marcus Dubose scored 18 each to lead East Tennessee (10-9, 5-4), whose only lead was at 1-0.

Belmont and ETSU have been the lone A-Sun representatives in the NCAA Tournament the last six years.

Leaders

Belmont	Pts	+/-	Ast	Reb	St	Blk
M. Hedgepeth	17	0	0	7	1	0
I. Clark	14	0	5	2	0	0
East Tennessee State	Pts	+/-	Ast	Reb	St	Blk
M. Dubose	18	0	0	4	0	1
S. Cooley	18	0	3	5	4	0

Team Comparison

	Belm	ETSU
Points For	82	70
Field Goals	29/55-53%	21/57-37%
Three Pointers	5/19-26%	8/20-40%
Free Throws	19/27-70%	20/32-62%
Offensive Rebounds	12	14
Defensive Rebounds	28	21
Rebounds	42	36
Blocks	0	2
Steals	9	14
Turnovers	19	15
Personal Fouls	23	25
Technical Fouls	0	0
Ejections	0	0

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2011-2012 Regular Season - Belm Leads Series 1-0

Date	Result	Away Pts Ldr	Home Pts Ldr
Mon Jan 23	Belm 82 @ ETSU 70	M. Hedgepeth 17	M. Dubose 18

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Game Information

Stadium: MSHA Athletic Center, Johnson City, Tennessee

Attendance: 3,965

Game Time: 0:48