Final
for this game
Belmont beats Middle Tennessee 83-71
Dec 9, 2009 - 3:53 AM MURFREESBORO, Tenn.(AP) -- Ian Clark scored 20 points, leading four Belmont players in double figures as the Bruins outlasted Middle Tennessee 83-71 on Tuesday night.Jon House added 17 points for the Bruins (7-2), while Mick Hedgepeth had 13 and Kerron Johnson 11. Clark went 3-for-5 from 3-point range and House was 3-for-3 for Belmont, which finished 9-for-16 from long range (56.3 percent).
The Blue Raiders (4-4) were just 6 of 21 from beyond the arc (28.6 percent).
Belmont opened the game on a 12-4 run, including 3s from both Clark and House, and never trailed again.
The Blue Raiders stayed with Belmont at times in the first and second halves, but could never retake the only lead they held after the game's first basket. Belmont led by six at halftime and outscored Middle Tennessee 45-39 in the second.
Desmond Yates led Middle Tennessee with 20 points.
- NCAA BB
BELMONT 83
MIDDLE TENN 71 FINAL
Dec 8 9:48 PM - NCAA BB
BELMONT 38
MIDDLE TENN 32 HALFTIME
Dec 8 8:43 PM
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