Belmont men's basketball defeats Centre 75-45
Jack Smiley scored 16 points as Belmont improved to 2-0 at the Curb Event Center.
NASHVILLE - Belmont University men's basketball defeated Centre 75-45 Thursday night at the Curb Event Center, according to Belmont's official game recap and box score.
Jack Smiley led the Bruins with 16 points and six rebounds, 11 of the points coming in the second half. Vincent Neugebauer had 10 points and nine rebounds, and Aleksa Ristic added 10 points, five rebounds and a career-high seven assists.
Belmont held Centre to 28 percent shooting, forced 15 turnovers and outrebounded the Colonels 52-26. The Bruins outscored Centre 38-18 in the paint. Charlie Gersmehl had eight points in his Belmont debut.
Finn Louden and Graham Krezmien led Centre with 10 points each.
Belmont (2-0) plays at Lipscomb on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. CT.