Scores

Final

ETSU 83

(8-9, 2-2 A-Sun)

Belmont 86

(11-7, 3-1 A-Sun)

8:00 PM ET, January 17, 2008

Curb Event Center, Nashville, TN

1 2 T
ETSU 40 4383
BEL 37 4986

Top Performers

East Tennessee State: K. Tiggs 30 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast, 4 Stl, 1 Blk

Belmont: A. Wicke 16 Pts, 3 Ast

Belmont 86, ETSU 83

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Reserve Andy Wicke scored 16 points as Belmont held off East Tennessee State 86-83 Thursday night despite 30 points by the Bucs' Kevin Tiggs.

Wicke hit two free throws with 10 seconds left to total the final score for Belmont (11-7, 3-1 Atlantic Sun).

East Tennessee (8-9, 2-2 A-Sun) nearly made up a 5-point deficit in the last 1:39.

Tiggs made 12-of-15 field goals and all 6 free throws.

Andrew Reed added 17 points and Courtney Pigram had 15 points for East Tennessee.

Belmont had balanced scoring with reserve Keaton Belcher adding 14, Shane Dansby 13 and Justin Hare 12.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ETSU
BEL
Points 83 86
FG Made-Attempted 31-51 (.608) 30-65 (.462)
3P Made-Attempted 3-10 (.300) 12-30 (.400)
FT Made-Attempted 18-21 (.857) 14-17 (.824)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 4

Game Leaders

 
ETSU
BEL
PointsK. Tiggs 30A. Wicke 16
ReboundsK. Tiggs 9S. Dansby 8
AssistsC. Pigram 3S. Dansby 3
StealsK. Tiggs 4S. Dansby 2
BlocksA. Reed 2A. Renfroe 1
Team Stats: E Tennessee State | Belmont

2007-08 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 17, 2008 @BEL 86, ETSU 83Recap
Feb 14, 2008 BEL 87, @ETSU 75Recap
Mar 7, 2008 @BEL 69, ETSU 65Recap

Next 5 Games

ETSU
BEL
01/19 @LIP 5:15pm
01/25 @JAC 7:30pm
01/27 UNF 2:00pm
02/01 MER 7:30pm
02/03 KENN 2:00pm
 01/19 SCUS 8:15pm
01/24 @KENN 7:30pm
01/26 @MER 7:30pm
01/31 @STET 7:00pm
02/02 FGCU 8:15pm
Complete Schedule: E Tennessee State | Belmont