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12/13 17:27 CST Nic McClain, Tyler Lundblade lift Belmont over UIC 87-84 in
Missouri Valley Conference opener
Nic McClain, Tyler Lundblade lift Belmont over UIC 87-84 in Missouri Valley
Conference opener
By The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) --- Nic McClain and Tyler Lundblade both scored 17 points
to help Belmont hold off UIC 87-84 on Saturday in a Missouri Valley Conference
opener.
McClain also had seven assists for the Bruins (10-1, 1-0). Lundblade shot 5 for
11 from 3-point range. Sam Orme shot 6 of 10 from the field, including 2 for 5
from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 16 points.
Josiah Hammons led the Flames (4-6, 0-1) with a career-high 31 points off the
bench. Andy Johnson added 17 points and five assists, while Rashund Washington
Jr. scored 11.
McClain scored 13 points in the first half and Belmont went into halftime
trailing 43-30. Lundblade made two free throws with eight seconds to go, and
Hammons missed a 3-pointer on the game's final shot to help the Bruins prevail
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