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Pozzato's 22 lead Evansville past Belmont 80-75

AP
Feb 02, 2025

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Gabriel Pozzato scored 22 points as Evansville beat Belmont 80-75 on Sunday.

Pozzato shot 6 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Purple Aces (9-14, 6-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Tayshawn Comer scored 19 points and added five rebounds and six assists. Connor Turnbull finished 6 of 11 from the field to finish with 14 points, while adding six rebounds and three blocks.

The Bruins (15-8, 7-5) were led by Jonathan Pierre, who recorded 19 points. Sam Orme added 15 points for Belmont. Isaiah Walker also had 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

Pozzato scored nine points in the first half and Evansville went into the break trailing 38-37. Pozzato scored 13 second-half points and Evansville secured the victory after a second half that featured nine lead changes and was tied nine times.

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1st Half
EVAN
Aces
37
BELM
Bruins
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Connor Turnbull vs. Brigham Rogers (Tayshawn Comer gains possession)
19:38		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
19:36		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
19:30	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup	2-0
19:17		Carter Whitt turnover (lost ball)
18:59	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point jump shot	4-0
18:45	+2	Jonathan Pierre makes two point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists)	4-2
18:29		Connor Turnbull misses three point jump shot
18:27		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
18:16		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
18:14		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
17:54		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass)
17:48	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup	4-4
17:21		Brigham Rogers blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point layup
17:19		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	6-4
16:54		Connor Turnbull blocks Carter Whitt's three point jump shot
16:52		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
16:31		Tanner Cuff turnover (bad pass) (Carter Whitt steals)
16:28	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	6-6
16:20		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
16:18		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
16:12		Connor Turnbull misses two point layup
16:12		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
16:06	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	6-9
15:48	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point dunk (Gabriel Pozzato assists)	8-9
15:28		Carter Whitt misses three point jump shot
15:26		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
15:14		Tanner Cuff misses two point layup
15:12		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
15:06		Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot
15:04		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
15:00		TV timeout
14:56	+2	Sam Orme makes two point dunk	8-11
14:39	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point dunk (Connor Turnbull assists)	10-11
14:22		Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot
14:20		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Gabriel Pozzato makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	13-11
13:33	+3	Aidan Noyes makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Pierre assists)	13-14
13:17		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
13:15		Sam Orme defensive rebound
13:15		Jump ball. Sam Orme vs. Connor Turnbull (Sam Orme gains possession)
13:02		Brody Peebles misses two point jump shot
13:00		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
12:53		Joshua Hughes misses two point jump shot
12:46		Gui Tesch offensive rebound
12:46		Gui Tesch misses two point layup
12:45		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
12:39		Tyler Lundblade misses two point jump shot
12:38		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
12:26	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	16-14
12:00	+3	Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Aidan Noyes assists)	16-17
11:44		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
11:42		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
11:32	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot (Tanner Cuff assists)	19-17
11:17		Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot
11:15		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point dunk (Tanner Cuff assists)	21-17
10:39		Brigham Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Hughes steals)
10:32	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup	23-17
10:30		Bruins 30 second timeout
10:30		TV timeout
10:20		Brigham Rogers turnover (bad pass) (Connor Turnbull steals)
10:07		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
10:05		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
9:49		Isaiah Walker turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals)
9:29		Isaiah Walker blocks Tanner Cuff's two point layup
9:27		Bruins defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup	23-19
8:49	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point jump shot	25-19
8:31		Brigham Rogers turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals)
8:12		Connor Turnbull misses two point dunk
8:10		Gui Tesch offensive rebound
8:10		Gui Tesch misses three point jump shot
8:08		Brigham Rogers defensive rebound
8:08		Connor Turnbull personal foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
7:55	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	25-22
7:32		Connor Turnbull misses two point jump shot
7:30		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
7:25	+2	Sam Orme makes two point layup (Carter Whitt assists)	25-24
7:06		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
7:04		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
6:48		Jonathan Pierre misses two point jump shot
6:46		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
6:27	+2	Gui Tesch makes two point layup	27-24
6:12		Sam Orme offensive foul
6:12		Sam Orme turnover (offensive foul)
5:46		Tayshawn Comer misses two point jump shot
5:41		Gui Tesch offensive rebound
5:25		Carter Whitt blocks Tayshawn Comer's three point jump shot
5:23		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
5:18		Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot
5:16		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
4:45		Sam Orme blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point jump shot
4:43		Jonathan Pierre defensive rebound
4:23		Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
4:21		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
4:16	+3	Kaia Berridge makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	30-24
4:06		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
4:04		Carter Whitt offensive rebound
4:04		Gui Tesch personal foul (Carter Whitt draws the foul)
4:01		Jonathan Pierre turnover (bad pass)
3:50		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
3:48		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point layup	30-26
3:21	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point jump shot (Joshua Hughes assists)	32-26
3:00	+2	Jonathan Pierre makes two point layup	32-28
2:45		Kaia Berridge misses three point jump shot
2:43		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
2:27		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
2:25		Purple Aces defensive rebound
2:25		TV timeout
2:07		Connor Turnbull turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Walker steals)
2:02	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Walker assists)	32-31
1:44	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Connor Turnbull assists)	35-31
1:31		Connor Turnbull blocks Brigham Rogers's two point layup
1:29		Bruins offensive rebound
1:23	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	35-34
0:58		Aidan Noyes personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
0:56		Tanner Cuff turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Walker steals)
0:36		Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot
0:34		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
0:29	+2	Brigham Rogers makes two point layup	35-36
0:08		Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-36
0:08	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-36
0:05		Gui Tesch personal foul (Carter Whitt draws the foul)
0:01		Tanner Cuff shooting foul (Carter Whitt draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Carter Whitt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-37
0:01	+1	Carter Whitt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-38
0:01		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EVAN
Aces
43
BELM
Bruins
37

Time		Play	Score
19:29		Brigham Rogers shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
19:29	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 3	38-38
19:29	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 2 of 3	39-38
19:29	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 3 of 3	40-38
19:16		Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
19:14		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
19:07		Isaiah Walker misses two point layup
19:06		Sam Orme offensive rebound
19:05		Sam Orme misses two point layup
19:03		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
19:03		Carter Whitt shooting foul (Connor Turnbull draws the foul)
19:03	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-38
19:03	+1	Connor Turnbull makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-38
18:59		Gabriel Pozzato personal foul
18:50	+2	Tyler Lundblade makes two point layup (Sam Orme assists)	42-40
18:38		Tayshawn Comer turnover (bad pass)
18:23		Jonathan Pierre turnover (lost ball) (Tanner Cuff steals)
18:03		Jonathan Pierre blocks Joshua Hughes's two point layup
18:01		Purple Aces offensive rebound
17:55	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	44-40
17:39	+2	Sam Orme makes two point dunk	44-42
17:23		Connor Turnbull turnover (bad pass)
17:15	+3	Jonathan Pierre makes three point jump shot (Sam Orme assists)	44-45
16:52		Carter Whitt personal foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
16:52		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:52	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-45
16:39	+3	Tyler Lundblade makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	45-48
16:15	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point dunk	47-48
16:02		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
16:00		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
15:44		Gabriel Pozzato turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Pierre steals)
15:32		Connor Turnbull blocks Isaiah Walker's two point layup
15:30		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
15:24		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
15:22		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
15:04		Sam Orme shooting foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
15:04	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-48
15:04	+1	Tayshawn Comer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-48
14:52	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Tyler Lundblade assists)	49-51
14:23	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Connor Turnbull assists)	51-51
14:09		Sam Orme misses three point jump shot
14:07		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
13:58	+3	Joshua Hughes makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists)	54-51
13:48	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point layup	54-53
13:34	+2	Tanner Cuff makes two point layup (Tayshawn Comer assists)	56-53
13:22	+3	Isaiah Walker makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	56-56
12:58		Isaiah Walker shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
12:58	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 3	57-56
12:58	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 2 of 3	58-56
12:58		Gabriel Pozzato misses regular free throw 3 of 3
12:58		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
12:34		Gui Tesch shooting foul (Brigham Rogers draws the foul)
12:34		Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:34		Brigham Rogers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:34		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
12:16		Tanner Cuff misses two point layup
12:14		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
12:14		Tanner Cuff personal foul (Aidan Noyes draws the foul)
12:02		Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
12:00		Brigham Rogers offensive rebound
11:53		Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
11:51		Tanner Cuff defensive rebound
11:34		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
11:32		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
11:25		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
11:23		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
10:59		Joshua Hughes misses two point layup
10:58		Joshua Hughes offensive rebound
10:58		Jonathan Pierre shooting foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
10:58		TV timeout
10:58		Joshua Hughes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:58	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-56
10:28	+3	Aidan Noyes makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	59-59
10:00	+3	Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot	62-59
9:27		Jump ball. Isaiah Walker vs. Tanner Cuff (Isaiah Walker gains possession)
9:12	+3	Aidan Noyes makes three point jump shot (Brigham Rogers assists)	62-62
8:55		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
8:55		Purple Aces offensive rebound
8:42		Brigham Rogers personal foul (Tayshawn Comer draws the foul)
8:42		Tayshawn Comer misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:42		Isaiah Walker defensive rebound
8:36		Gabriel Pozzato personal foul
8:28		Carter Whitt misses three point jump shot
8:26		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
8:26		Tanner Cuff personal foul
8:24		Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot
8:22		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
7:55		Joshua Hughes misses three point jump shot
7:53		Kaia Berridge offensive rebound
7:47	+2	Gabriel Pozzato makes two point layup	64-62
7:32		Kaia Berridge personal foul (Carter Whitt draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:28		Gabriel Pozzato blocks Isaiah Walker's two point layup
7:28		Bruins offensive rebound
7:22		Carter Whitt misses two point layup
7:20		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
7:13		Jonathan Pierre personal foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
7:13	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-62
7:13	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-62
6:56		Aidan Noyes misses three point jump shot
6:54		Gui Tesch defensive rebound
6:36		Gabriel Pozzato misses two point jump shot
6:34		Aidan Noyes defensive rebound
6:26	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	66-64
6:04		Sam Orme shooting foul (Tanner Cuff draws the foul)
6:04		Tanner Cuff misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:04	+1	Tanner Cuff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-64
5:55		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
5:53		Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound
5:34		Gui Tesch misses three point jump shot
5:32		Tayshawn Comer offensive rebound
5:13	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	69-64
5:13		Bruins 30 second timeout
5:13		TV timeout
4:57		Jonathan Pierre misses two point layup
4:55		Sam Orme offensive rebound
4:55		Sam Orme misses two point layup
4:49		Jonathan Pierre offensive rebound
4:48		Gui Tesch shooting foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-65
4:48	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-66
4:38		Brigham Rogers blocks Tayshawn Comer's two point layup
4:36		Purple Aces offensive rebound
4:29		Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot
4:27		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
4:22		Connor Turnbull misses two point layup
4:20		Carter Whitt defensive rebound
4:16	+3	Sam Orme makes three point jump shot (Carter Whitt assists)	69-69
4:03		Gabriel Pozzato misses three point jump shot
4:01		Tanner Cuff offensive rebound
3:52		TV timeout
3:42		Brigham Rogers blocks Tanner Cuff's two point layup
3:40		Bruins defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Carter Whitt makes two point layup	69-71
3:15		Sam Orme shooting foul (Gabriel Pozzato draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-71
3:15	+1	Gabriel Pozzato makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-71
3:04		Isaiah Walker misses three point jump shot
3:02		Connor Turnbull defensive rebound
2:48		Tayshawn Comer misses two point layup
2:46		Connor Turnbull offensive rebound
2:43	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point dunk	73-71
2:38		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Jonathan Pierre draws the foul)
2:38		Jonathan Pierre misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:38	+1	Jonathan Pierre makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-72
2:22		Tanner Cuff misses two point jump shot
2:20		Bruins defensive rebound
1:57		Sam Orme misses two point layup
1:55		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
1:52	+2	Isaiah Walker makes two point layup	73-74
1:42	+2	Connor Turnbull makes two point dunk (Tayshawn Comer assists)	75-74
1:25		Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
1:23		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
0:54	+2	Joshua Hughes makes two point layup (Connor Turnbull assists)	77-74
0:54		Purple Aces 30 second timeout
0:42		Carter Whitt misses two point jump shot
0:41		Sam Orme offensive rebound
0:41		Joshua Hughes shooting foul (Sam Orme draws the foul)
0:41		Isaiah Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:41	+1	Isaiah Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-75
0:17	+2	Tayshawn Comer makes two point layup	79-75
0:11		Tyler Lundblade misses three point jump shot
0:10		Joshua Hughes defensive rebound
0:10		Isaiah Walker personal foul (Joshua Hughes draws the foul)
0:10		Joshua Hughes misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:10	+1	Joshua Hughes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-75
0:05		Jonathan Pierre misses three point jump shot
0:03		Isaiah Walker offensive rebound
0:03		Tanner Cuff blocks Aidan Noyes's three point jump shot
0:01		Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Gabriel Pozzato defensive rebound