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Belmont vs Northern Iowa Final: 83-75 - Recap
Belmont got 24 points from Ja'Kobi Gillespie en route to a 83-75 victory over Northern Iowa on Sunday at McLeod Center.
Belmont won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -3.5-point spread as favorites.
Keishawn Davidson had 17 points for Belmont and Cade Tyson chipped in with 15 points. Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 4 assists for them, while Keishawn Davidson was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Northern Iowa got 21 points from Landon Wolf in a losing cause and another 12 points from Michael Duax. Trey Campbell contributed 3 assists for them, while Michael Duax had 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Belmont were victorious, as the score was 38-37 at the break.
Belmont won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-33.