Jonathan Pierre led Belmont with 21 points, Tyler Lundblade made three free throws with 20 seconds left and the Bruins knocked off Southern Illinois 90-86 on Wednesday night. Pierre had five rebounds for the Bruins (11-5,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jonathan Pierre had 22 points in Belmont's 92-87 victory over UIC on Saturday night.

Belmont 9-23 (Pierre 3-4, Lundblade 3-7, Noyes 1-2, Walker 1-2, Whitt 1-3, Peebles 0-2, Miller 0-3). Fouled Out_Hensley. Rebounds_S. Illinois 25 (Dibba 9), Belmont 32 (Rogers 9). Assists_S. Illinois 22 (Davis,

Nashville, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -11; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Belmont hosts Southern Illinois after Jonathan Pierre scored 22 points in Belmont's 92-87 victory against the UIC Flames.