By GREG MENGELT MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bellarmine led 12-11 early against host West Virginia, but the Mountaineers pulled away for a 74-55 win over the Knights at WVU Coliseum on Tuesday evening. The Knights stayed within 37-30 at halftime before West Virginia’s early second-half spurt put Bellarmine (2-6) away. Bellarmine has now faced No. 2 […]

By GREG MENGELT LOUISVILLE — A pair of Southern Indiana stars had big games and Bellarmine crushed Division III Franklin 75-37 on Sunday. Curt Hopf, freshman from Barr-Reeve, led the Knights with 14 points and senior Juston Betz, a Providence graduate, was the game’s most effective player with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists […]

By GREG MENGELT LAS VEGAS — Bellarmine won its first game of the season, 76-69 over Central Michigan on Tuesday in the Knights’ final game in Las Vegas. The Knights jumped out to an 8-0 lead, then fell behind 19-13, then went on a 22-7 run and led 39-32 at the break. The Chippewas got […]

By GREG MENGELT SPOKANE, Wash. — Bellarmine jumped out to an 11-10 lead after a Juston Betz 3-pointer in a showdown with top-ranked Gonzaga on Friday at the McCarthy Athletic Center in Spokane. The lead didn’t last long. The Bulldogs scored the game’s next 10 points and pulled away for a 92-50 victory. Betz scored […]

By GREG MENGELT MORAGA, Calif. — Bellmarine’s trip to the West Coast began with a pretty impressive performance, yet in defeat, 73-64 at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) on Wednesday evening. Senior guard Dylan Penn did everything he could to keep the Knights in the game with the unbeaten Gaels (4-0). He had a game-high 27 points […]

By GREG MENGELT WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue opened its 124th men’s basketball season with a resounding 96-67 win over Bellarmine at Mackey Arena. The easy win was expected for the seventh-ranked Boilermakers. The surprise came earlier in the day when head coach Matt Painter announced that Silver Creek graduate Trey Kaufman-Renn would redshirt his first […]