In a shocking turn of events during the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals, Belmont Bruins were upset by the Drake Bulldogs following a stunning 100-79 loss. Belmont was the No. 1 overall seed in the MVC Tournament and had received a bye in the opening round.
Belmont’s upset loss is even more stunning considering the fact that Drake had come into the conference tournament on a nine-game losing streak. Prior to beating Southern Illinois in the opening round of the MVC Tournament, they had not won a game since Jan. 28. Drake had also suffered the loss of head coach Ben McCollum and star guard Bennett Stirtz to Iowa back in the offseason.
Following the upset loss, social media came alive with reactions to Belmont being eliminated from the conference tournament after only one game…