Scores

Final

Belmont 86

(7-5, 2-0 A-Sun)

Marshall 87

(8-2, 6-1 home)

7:00 PM ET, December 19, 2011

Henderson Center, Huntington, WV

1 2 T
BEL 39 4786
MRSH 46 4187

Top Performers

Belmont: K. Johnson 18 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Marshall: D. Tinnon 24 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Marshall 87, Belmont 86

Associated Press

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Dennis Tinnon and Damier Pitts each had double-doubles to lead Marshall past Belmont 87-86 on Monday night.

Tinnon had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Pitts had 19 points and 11 assists in the third straight win for the Thundering Herd (8-2).

Pitts missed two free throws with 5 seconds to go. However, Kerron Johnson, whose free throws made it 87-86, missed a potential game-winning layup for the Bruins with 1 second left.

Adam Barnes' free throws capped a 5-0 run by Belmont to put the Bruins up 84-83 with 1:55 left. Pitts' layup gave Marshall an 85-83 lead with 32 seconds to go.

Tinnon finished the scoring for Marshall with two free throws with 11 seconds left.

DeAndre Kane added 29 points for Marshall, which stifled Belmont from beyond the arc. The Bruins (7-5), averaging 9.2 3-pointers a game, were just 7 of 22.

Johnson finished with 18 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BEL
MRSH
Points 86 87
FG Made-Attempted 27-58 (.466) 32-67 (.478)
3P Made-Attempted 7-22 (.318) 6-14 (.429)
FT Made-Attempted 25-29 (.862) 17-23 (.739)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (1/0) 24 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 13

Game Leaders

 
BEL
MRSH
PointsK. Johnson 18D. Kane 29
ReboundsS. Saunders 7D. Tinnon 10
AssistsK. Johnson 5D. Pitts 11
StealsD. Hanlen 3D. Kane 2
BlocksA. Barnes 1D. Tinnon 2
Team Stats: Belmont | Marshall

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 19, 2011 @MRSH 87, BEL 86Recap
Dec 29, 2011 @BEL 79, MRSH 74Recap

Next 5 Games

BEL
MRSH
12/21 @PEAY 8:30pm
12/29 MRSH 8:00pm
01/02 @UNF 7:45pm
01/04 @JAC 7:15pm
01/06 LIP 8:00pm
 12/21 WVTU 7:00pm
12/29 @BEL 8:00pm
01/01 AKR 4:00pm
01/04 UTEP 8:00pm
01/07 @RICE 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Belmont | Marshall