Men's Basketball Defeats Fisk

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Behind strong defense and six double figure scorers, Belmont University men's basketball defeated Fisk, 96-49, Friday night from the Curb Event Center.
 
Brigham Rogers had a career-high 17 points and 13 rebounds while Sam Orme added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the duo became the first Belmont teammates to record double-doubles in the same game since Carter Whitt and Jonathan Pierre vs. Illinois State last season.
 
Belmont limited Fisk to one made field goal the first seven minutes as an Orme 3-pointer gave the Bruins a 17-2 lead.
 
Nic McClain continued his impactful all-around play, as his scoring and assists lifted Belmont to a 46-25 halftime lead.
 
Consecutive steals and scores from Cooper Haynes increased the lead to 30, 58-28, with 15:01 remaining.
 
As Rogers and Orme controlled the paint, Belmont got outstanding bench contributions from Isaiah West and Win Miller to extended the margin.
 
Miller's fourth 3-pointer made the score 89-40 with 4:31 left.
 
Belmont limited Fisk to 27 percent shooting and outscored the Bulldogs by 30 points in the paint.
 
Belmont handed out 22 assists while committing a season-low seven turnovers.
 
10 Bruins scored.
 
Aside from the major contributions from Rogers and Orme, Bez Jenkins had 14 points, four rebounds, and three steals.
 
Miller had 12 points, while McClain had 11 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and two steals. McClain also went over 1,000 career points during the game.
 
Tyler Lundblade provided 10 points and five rebounds.
 
Trenton Connolly led Fisk (2-8) with 11 points.
 
With the victory, Belmont opens the season 5-0 for the first time since its NCAA Tournament at-large bid season of 2019.
 
Belmont (5-0) returns to game action Monday, Nov. 24 vs. Saint Francis in GEICO Coconut Hoops. Tip-off is set for 12:30 p.m. CT from Alico Arena in Ft. Myers, Florida.
 
Belmont season tickets – which include the entire men's and women's basketball home schedule – are on sale now at belmontbruins.com/tickets. 
 
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Belmont University men's basketball has been a postseason fixture for the last two decades, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (behind Gonzaga and Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 15 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and Oregon) and 19 or more games in 20 consecutive seasons (alongside Gonzaga, Kansas, and San Diego State). Belmont is among select programs with two or more first-round selections in the NBA Draft over the last six years (Ben Sheppard, Dylan Windler). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19 Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of its existence. Belmont is the only NCAA Division I institution in America whose men's and women's basketball programs have won 20 or more games in 10 consecutive seasons.
 
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