Editor’s Note: The following is a compilation of photos and tweets about the Belmont Bruins’ win in the Atlantic Sun championship Saturday night.
Coming into the tournament as the No. 1 seed, Belmont played past an physical ETSU team to head into the championship game.
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The other half of the bracket was unexpectedly altered with the host Mercer Bears lost Friday night.
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@MercerBears fall to @FGCUEagles in semifinals, 62-58. #FGCU advances to finals
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Some lucky #CharlieBuckets will secure their golden tickets to the #NCAAtourney today: #Belmont v #FGCU in #ASUN, v.# UNCA #VMI in #BigSouth
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#FGCU vs Belmont > Duke vs UNC #MaconMadness #ESPN2 #GoEagles
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The venerable @kenpomeroy says FGCU has a 6 percent chance in today’s @AtlanticSun championship game. FGCU fans react: youtu.be/KX5jNnDMfxA
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Shoutout to Belmont men’s basketball as they play for the asun championship tonight.
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The A-Sun has taken over the NCAA.com front page: Belmont Bruins take the top spot! fb.me/1QwsSJ0TE
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We’re here and we’re ready! @BelmontMBB @belmontuniv @DrewHanlen @kjbbruin03 @iclark21 t.co/UUxXyigR
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Dont sleep on the Mid Majors in NCAA Basketball. #MurrayState #Belmont going to make a statement in the tourney
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Despite the early Belmont hype, FGCU took an early 10-6 lead.
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Can’t figure out why no one is tweeting about #Belmont basketball game. It’s as if Duke and UNC were playing on the opposite channel.
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In other Nashville basketball news Belmont is losing to some school called Florida Gulf Coast. Rough day in Music City.
The Eagles extended their lead to 13 points during the first half. The Bruins trimmed the lead during the final minutes of the half. A buzzer-beater 3-pointer for Ian Clark cut their Eagle lead to three points.
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Belmont goes on a 10-2 run to end the first half. Your #BLAPP sponsored half time score: #FGCU – 42 | #Belmont – 39 #champfortnight #ASUN
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Belmont Bruins…strong comeback to end the first half. Let’s go BU!
After the half, the Bruins came out more focused on both sides of the ball and shut down FGCU’s shooting game. Two threes from Drew Hanlen and Blake Jenkins gave the Bruins a lead they would never give up
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83-69 Belmont final. It’s time to dance.
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Coach Rick Byrd and the Belmont Bruins are headed to the NCAA tournament again, an amazing job Coach Byrd does every year, congratulations
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RT @CaseyAlexander_: Congrats Belmont. 5 ncaa tourneys, 5 reg season champs, 16-2 in asun tourney last 7 yrs. Not to mention classy. Great model for rest of us.
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This win secured a NCAA tournament bid for the Bruins. The bid is their fifth in seven seasons.