Behind stingy half-court defense and a career-high 17 points from senior Keaton Belcher, the Belmont men's basketball team defeated Alabama State 78-42 on Nov.

Haley Nelson scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as Belmont rallied for a stunning 69-67 overtime win over Alabama on Saturday night at Curb Event Center.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 20 -- Alabama State University issued the following news release: The Alabama State University men's basketball team concludes its season opening road set Saturday at 7:15 p.m., against Belmont University in the Curb Event Center.

Keaton Belcher scored a career-high 17 points and Belmont defeated Alabama State 78-42 on Saturday night.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Ian Clark scored 21 points to lead Belmont past Portland State 74-67 on Friday night in the season opening game of the Athletes In Action Classic.

Alysha Clark might not lead the nation in scoring again this season, but she got off to a great start in MTSU's season opener Sunday afternoon.

It was almost two years ago now. Belmont befuddled the country in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Ian Clark scored 21 points to lead Belmont past Portland State 74-67 in the opening game of the Athletes In Action Classic at Seattle.

Final score: 96-78. Pondexter leads all scorers with 25 points, Thomas and Bryan-Amaning have 23.

Since going from the NAIA to NCAA Division I in 1996, Belmont has made the third most three-point field goals in the nation.

The 14th-ranked Washington Huskies and Belmont Bruins get right back to action tonight, as they continue the Athletes in Action Classic in Seattle.

Ian Clark scored 21 points to lead Belmont past Portland State 74-67 on Friday night in the season opening game of the Athletes In Action Classic.

Outlook. After graduating five seniors the Bruins were picked fifth in the Atlantic Sun coaches poll and did not have a player named to the 10-member preseason all-conference team.

Bill Clinton was president the last time Rick Byrd faced a rebuilding effort like the one he faces this season as Belmont's men's basketball coach.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: With so many veteran players gone, the Bruins will have to get key contributions from the newbies.

It's hard to believe that the Bruins are actually ranked in the middle of the Atlantic Sun Conference pack, since they have become one of the more recognizable mid-major programs the last five years.

The ETSU men's basketball team was picked fourth by the Atlantic Sun Conference coaches and fifth by the league's media in preseason polls release Wednesday by the conference office.

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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Single Page Which top teams will the Huskies be taking on in their non-conference schedule? The Huskies will be hosting the Athletes in Action Basketball Classic at Hec Ed to kick off the season.

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