# 2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 22nd year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 14–2 in A-Sun play to win the regular season conference championship. They also were champions of the 2008 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the West region, the Bruins lost to No. 2 seed Duke by a single point, 71–70.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | | at Cincinnati | W 86–75 | 1–0 | Fifth Third Arena (7,723) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 10, 2007* | | vs. Bowling Green State | L 67–78 | 1–1 | Fifth Third Arena (8,119) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 11, 2007* | | vs. Western Carolina | W 79–70 | 2–1 | Fifth Third Arena (7,073) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 15, 2007* | | at Samford | W 82–73 | 3–1 | Pete Hanna Center (1,518) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | at Austin Peay | L 56–71 | 3–2 | Dunn Center (2,800) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Nov 19, 2007* | | at Alabama | W 85–83 | 4–2 | Coleman Coliseum (9,094) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Nov 26, 2007* | | Middle Tennessee | W 85–62 | 5–2 | Curb Event Center (1,516) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | at No. 23 Xavier | L 49–90 | 5–3 | Cintas Center (9,761) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 4, 2007* | | Fisk | W 106–49 | 6–3 | Curb Event Center (814) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 12, 2007* | | at Middle Tennessee | L 80–86 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Murphy Center (2,812) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Dec 17, 2007* | | Tennessee State | W 82–71 | 7–4 | Curb Event Center (1,203) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 2007* | | Austin Peay | L 84–93 | 7–5 | Curb Event Center (1,337) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | vs. Wright State | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 | McKenzie Arena (4,108) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 2007* | | vs. Murray State | W 84–67 | 8–6 | McKenzie Arena (3,652) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 3, 2008 | | at Gardner-Webb | W 87–84 | 9–6 (1–0) | Paul Porter Arena (1,760) Boiling Springs, North Carolina |
| Jan 5, 2008 | | at Campbell | L 75–83 | 9–7 (1–1) | Carter Gymnasium (847) Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | at Lipscomb | W 99–91 $^{2OT}$ | 10–7 (2–1) | Allen Arena (5,107) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 2008 | | East Tennessee State | W 86–83 | 11–7 (3–1) | Curb Event Center (1,596) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | South Carolina Upstate | W 76–52 | 12–7 (4–1) | Curb Event Center (1,627) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 24, 2008 | | at Kennesaw State | L 79–81 | 12–8 (4–2) | KSU Convocation Center (1,289) Kennesaw, Georgia |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at Mercer | W 93–82 | 13–8 (5–2) | University Center (949) Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 31, 2008 | | at Stetson | W 83–75 | 14–8 (6–2) | Edmunds Center (1,816) DeLand, Florida |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 86–74 | 15–8 (7–2) | Curb Event Center (1,133) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 7, 2008 | | Jacksonville | W 85–78 | 16–8 (8–2) | Curb Event Center (1,447) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | North Florida | W 79–56 | 17–8 (9–2) | Curb Event Center (1,603) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 14, 2008 | | at East Tennessee State | W 87–75 | 18–8 (10–2) | Memorial Center (4,262) Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | at South Carolina Upstate | W 82–72 | 19–8 (11–2) | G.B. Hodge Center (775) Valley Falls, South Carolina |
| Feb 22, 2008 | | Lipscomb | W 74–65 | 20–8 (12–2) | Curb Event Center (5,072) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 28, 2008 | | Campbell | W 75–64 | 21–8 (13–2) | Curb Event Center (1,162) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | Gardner-Webb | W 76–73 | 22–8 (14–2) | Curb Event Center (1,367) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2008* | | Campbell Quarterfinals | W 75–66 | 23–8 | Allen Arena (1,537) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 7, 2008* | | East Tennessee State Semifinals | W 69–65 | 24–8 | Allen Arena (1,948) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 8, 2008* | | Jacksonville Championship Game | W 79–61 | 25–8 | Allen Arena (2,510) Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 9 Duke First Round | L 70–71 | 25–9 | Verizon Center (18,400) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||