# 2012–13 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 27th-year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were first year members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 26–7, 14–2 in OVC play to be champions of the West Division. They were also champions of the OVC tournament, winning the championship game in overtime over Murray State, to earn their third consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Arizona.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | | at Lipscomb | W 89–60 | 1–0 | Allen Arena (4,685) Nashville, TN |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | | Maryville | W 88–49 | 2–0 | Curb Event Center (1,609) Nashville, TN |
| 11/18/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | W 70–62 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion (4,365) Stanford |
| 11/22/2012* 1:00 am, CBSSN | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout First Round | W 74–60 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena (4,418) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/23/2012* 11:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Northeastern Great Alaska Shootout | L 71–74 | 4–1 | Sullivan Arena (4,699) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/24/2012* 10:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Oral Roberts Great Alaska Shootout | W 70–67 | 5–1 | Sullivan Arena (4,452) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | | at VCU | L 65–75 | 5–2 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 100–66 | 6–2 | Curb Event Center (3,196) Nashville, TN |
| 12/13/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Middle Tennessee | W 64–49 | 7–2 | Curb Event Center (2,562) Nashville, TN |
| 12/15/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 9 Kansas | L 60–89 | 7–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | W 76–49 | 8–3 | Curb Event Center (2,162) Nashville, TN |
| 12/28/2012* 8:30 pm | | vs. Boston University UCF Holiday Classic | W 64–48 | 9–3 | UCF Arena (4,401) Orlando, FL |
| 12/29/2012* 6:30 pm | | at UCF UCF Holiday Classic | L 63–66 | 9–4 | UCF Arena (4,278) Orlando, FL |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 73–62 | 10–4 (1–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (819) Jacksonville, AL |
| 01/05/2013 7:45 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 83–52 | 11–4 (2–0) | Eblen Center (3,582) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 107–72 | 12–4 (3–0) | Curb Event Center (1,923) Nashville, TN |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm | | Tennessee–Martin | W 90–53 | 13–4 (4–0) | Curb Event Center (2,254) Nashville, TN |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 83–76 | 14–4 (5–0) | Curb Event Center (2,764) Nashville, TN |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State | W 78–66 | 15–4 (6–0) | Curb Event Center (4,102) Nashville, TN |
| 01/24/2013 6:00 pm | | at Morehead State | W 64–63 | 16–4 (7–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (3,412) Morehead, KY |
| 01/26/2013 6:00 pm | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 85–74 | 17–4 (8–0) | Alumni Coliseum (5,500) Richmond, KY |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | | Morehead State | W 93–74 | 18–4 (9–0) | Curb Event Center (2,565) Nashville, TN |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 74–52 | 19–4 (10–0) | Curb Event Center (3,641) Nashville, TN |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Murray State | L 74–79 | 19–5 (10–1) | CFSB Center (7,141) Murray, KY |
| 02/09/2013 7:30 pm | | at Austin Peay | W 78–65 | 20–5 (11–1) | Dunn Center (4,097) Clarksville, TN |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Tennessee State | L 69–80 | 20–6 (11–2) | Gentry Complex (3,215) Nashville, TN |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | W 80–49 | 21–6 (12–2) | Lantz Arena (795) Charleston, IL |
| 02/23/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Ohio BracketBusters | W 81–62 | 22–6 | Curb Event Center (4,813) Nashville, TN |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 73–43 | 23–6 (13–2) | Curb Event Center (1,364) Nashville, TN |
| 03/02/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Jacksonville State | W 78–71 | 24–6 (14–2) | Curb Event Center (2,584) Nashville, TN |
| 2013 OVC Basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Tennessee State Semifinals | W 82–73 | 25–6 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,977) Nashville, TN |
| 03/09/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Murray State Championship Game | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 26–6 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (4,590) Nashville, TN |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013 6:30 pm, TNT | No. (11 W) | vs. No. 21 (6 W) Arizona Second Round | L 64–81 | 26–7 | EnergySolutions Arena (14,345) Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West. ||||||