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CHICAGO -- The 14th-ranked Bellevue University men's basketball team posted an 82-76 nonconference win over No. 9 Davenport University Saturday night at Bob Hallberg Court at the Shannon Center in the Saint Xavier (Ill.) Midwest Tournament.
Bellevue won its fifth-straight game and improved to 9-2 while Davenport fell to 10-3 on the season.
Isaiah Strong led the Bruins with 15 points off the bench and added two rebounds, two assists and a steal.
Lee Ames, Thomas Hammock and Taylor Young each scored 12 points. Young posted a team-high eight rebounds and three assists while Ames made four 3-pointers.
Russell Droll chipped in 11 points, six rebounds and a block.
Trailing 11-7 early in the first half, the Panthers went on a 14-2 run to take a 21-13 advantage. The Bruins answered back with a 12-4 spurt to tie the game at 25-all.
The two teams exchanged points the remainder of the period as neither team led by more than four points. BU shot 48.1 percent from the field as they took a 41-38 lead at intermission.
DU opened the second half on a 9-2 run and scored the first five points to take a 47-43 lead before a 13-5 BU run gave the Bruins a 56-52 advantage with 12:01 remaining in the half.
Following a Panthers' layup trimmed BU's lead down to two, 56-54, the remaining of the stanza would remain close as neither team led by more than four points.
Leading 78-76 in the final minute, the Bruins made all four of their free throws to post the 82-76 win.
The Bruins made 31 of their 39 free throw attempts (79.5 percent) with nine 3-pointers. BU also forced 19 turnovers that led to 20 points.
Dominez Burnett led the Panthers with a game-high 25 points and six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The Bruins will continue tournament action tomorrow (Dec. 22) with an 8:00 p.m. game against Aquinas College.
Game Scoring
Bellevue.......41-41--82
Davenport....38-38--76
BU: Strong, 15; Young, 12; Ames, 12; Hammock, 12; Droll, 11; Kalipinde, 9; Worthen-Harris, 6; Redstar, 3; Dotson, 2.
DU: Burnett, 25; Betcher, 14; Rich, 14; Ford, 12; Davis, 6; Gamble, 5.
