# 2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 28th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 26–10, 14–2 in OVC play to be champions of the East Division and overall regular season OVC champions. They advanced to the championship game of the OVC tournament where they lost to Eastern Kentucky. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Green Bay and Robert Morris to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Clemson.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 87–83 | 1–0 | Allen Arena (4,982) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/11/2013* 7:00 pm | | at Richmond Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 61–69 | 1–1 | Robins Center (4,125) Richmond, Virginia |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Indiana State | W 96–95 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center (2,613) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/17/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 12 North Carolina Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 83–80 | 3–1 | Dean Smith Center (15,205) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 11/20/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 94–64 | 4–1 | Curb Event Center (4,054) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/23/2013* 6:30 pm | | vs. Holy Cross Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 81–70 | 5–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (2,073) Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 11/24/2013* 7:30 pm | | vs. Hofstra Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 85–75 | 6–1 | Mohegan Sun Arena (1,506) Uncasville, Connecticut |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Brescia | W 102–68 | 7–1 | Curb Event Center (1,322) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/01/2013* 4:00 pm | | No. 24 VCU OVC Digital Network | L 68–81 | 7–2 | Curb Event Center (4,811) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/03/2013* 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at Middle Tennessee | W 70–58 | 8–2 | Murphy Center (7,307) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 12/11/2013* 7:00 pm | | Fairfield | | | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/14/2013* 4:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 72–85 | 8–3 | Frost Arena (2,037) Brookings, South Dakota |
| 12/17/2013* 9:00 pm | | at Denver | L 62–90 | 8–4 | Magness Arena (1,003) Denver, Colorado |
| 12/21/2013* 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at No. 19 Kentucky | L 80–93 | 8–5 | Rupp Arena (24,224) Lexington, Kentucky |
| 12/28/2013* 12:00 pm | | at Indiana State | L 73–85 | 8–6 | Hulman Center (4,837) Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Jacksonville State | W 78–67 | 9–6 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (1,790) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/04/2014 4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Tennessee Tech | W 64–62 | 10–6 (2–0) | Curb Event Center (2,520) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 107–94 | 11–6 (3–0) | Show Me Center (2,168) Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at UT Martin | W 87–72 | 12–6 (4–0) | Skyhawk Arena (2,914) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/16/2014 6:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 63–74 | 12–7 (4–1) | McBrayer Arena (5,200) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 01/18/2014 7:30 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at Tennessee State | W 79–65 | 13–7 (5–1) | Gentry Complex (2,132) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/20/2014* 2:30 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Fairfield * | W 62–53 | 14–7 | Curb Event Center (1,582) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Morehead State | W 80–66 | 15–7 (6–1) | Curb Event Center (2,468) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Eastern Kentucky | W 84–81 | 16–7 (7–1) | Curb Event Center (3,182) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/29/2014 8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at Morehead State | W 76–73 | 17–7 (8–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,823) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 02/01/2014 7:30 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at Tennessee Tech | L 76–81 | 17–8 (8–2) | Eblen Center (3,277) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/06/2014 8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Murray State | W 99–96 | 18–8 (9–2) | Curb Event Center (3,104) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Austin Peay | W 93–68 | 19–8 (10–2) | Curb Event Center (3,702) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/13/2014 8:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Tennessee State | W 73–71 | 20–8 (11–2) | Curb Event Center (2,007) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | Eastern Illinois | W 82–63 | 21–8 (12–2) | Curb Event Center (2,345) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 94–75 | 22–8 (13–2) | Vadalabene Center (1,644) Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 03/01/2014 4:30 pm, OVC Digital Network | | at Jacksonville State | W 76–53 | 23–8 (14–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,806) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2014 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Morehead State Semifinals | W 86–63 | 24–8 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,650) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 03/08/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Eastern Kentucky Championship | L 73–79 | 24–9 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,979) Nashville, Tennessee |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/18/2014* 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | No. (5) | at (4) Green Bay First round | W 80–65 | 25–9 | Resch Center (2,770) Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| 03/21/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | No. (5) | (8) Robert Morris Second round | W 82–71 | 26–9 | Curb Event Center (2,567) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 03/25/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. (5) | at (3) Clemson Quarterfinals | L 68–73 | 26–10 | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
* The December 11 game was postponed after Fairfield's flight to Nashville was cancelled to due inclement weather. The game was rescheduled for January 20.