Belmont 75, Jacksonville 63

Belmont 75, Jacksonville 63

Published Jan. 4, 2012 11:10 p.m. ET

Drew Hanlen scored a career-high 19 points to lead Belmont over Jacksonville 75-63 on Wednesday night.

The Bruins (11-5, 4-0 Atlantic Sun Conference) held Jacksonville to just 20.7 percent from the field in the first half (6 of 29), as they took a 34-19 lead at the break.

Belmont led by as many as 20 points in the second half and never let the margin dip below double figures.

The Bruins took the halftime lead, despite shooting just 9 of 23 in the first half. They improved in the second, however, making 45.8 percent of their shots (11 of 24).

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Kerron Johnson added 17 points, Mick Hedgepeth 13 and Ian Clark 10 for the Bruins.

Glenn Powell led the Dolphins (2-11, 0-3) with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Aloys Cabell added 16 points off the bench for Jacksonville (2-11, 0-3), which lost its 10th straight.

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