# 2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 29th 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 22–11, 11–5 in OVC play to finish a tie for the East Division championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to be champions of the Ohio Valley tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Virginia.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm | | at Wright State | L 70–73 | 0–1 | Nutter Center (5,437) Fairborn, Ohio |
| 11/17/2014* 6:30 pm | | at Lipscomb | W 87–62 | 1–1 | Allen Arena (4,734) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | | Trevecca Nazarene | W 96–76 | 2–1 | Curb Event Center (2,478) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm | | at WKU | W 64–63 | 3–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (5,194) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 11/24/2014* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 82–77 | 4–1 | Curb Event Center (3,018) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/26/2014* 1:00 pm | | Denver | W 78–57 | 5–1 | Curb Event Center (1,035) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm | | at Ohio | W 83–81 | 6–1 | Convocation Center (5,611) Athens, Ohio |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 63–59 | 7–1 | Curb Event Center (1,608) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/09/2014* 7:00 pm | | Evansville | L 62–65 | 7–2 | Curb Event Center (1,160) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/11/2014* 6:00 pm | | Wright State | L 71–79 | 7–3 | Curb Event Center (1,234) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/16/2014* 6:00 pm | | at VCU | L 51–78 | 7–4 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (N/A) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/20/2014* 12:30 pm | | at Fairfield | W 73–61 | 8–4 | Webster Bank Arena (1,571) Bridgeport, Connecticut |
| 12/28/2014* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | at Butler | L 56–67 | 8–5 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,752) Indianapolis |
| 01/01/2015 1:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 78–77 | 9–5 (1–0) | Curb Event Center (1,597) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/07/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | SIU Edwardsville | W 73–69 | 10–5 (2–0) | Curb Event Center (1,696) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/10/2015 3:15 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | L 73–84 | 10–6 (2–1) | Lantz Arena (1,204) Charleston, Illinois |
| 01/15/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Murray State | L 77–92 | 10–7 (2–2) | CFSB Center (5,960) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/17/2015 7:30 pm | | at Austin Peay | W 89–83 | 11–7 (3–2) | Dunn Center (3,905) Clarksville, Tennessee |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | | UT Martin | W 72–67 | 12–7 (4–2) | Curb Event Center (2,426) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/25/2015 7:30 pm, ASN | | at Tennessee State | W 63–55 | 13–7 (5–2) | Gentry Complex (1,561) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 103–82 | 14–7 (6–2) | Curb Event Center (1,562) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 71–53 | 15–7 (7–2) | Curb Event Center (2,194) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 69–81 | 15–8 (7–3) | McBrayer Arena (4,700) Richmond, Kentucky |
| 02/07/2015 6:30 pm | | at Morehead State | L 71–73 | 15–9 (7–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (4,489) Morehead, Kentucky |
| 02/11/2015 8:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | L 70–72 | 15–10 (7–5) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,452) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 02/14/2015 6:00 pm | | Morehead State | W 58–57 | 16–10 (8–5) | Curb Event Center (2,046) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 66–61 | 17–10 (9–5) | Curb Event Center (1,904) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 02/21/2015 7:30 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 88–82 | 18–10 (10–5) | Eblen Center (1,614) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 02/28/2015 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | Tennessee State | W 88–62 | 19–10 (11–5) | Curb Event Center (3,835) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 8:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 97–64 | 20–10 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (839) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 03/06/2015 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Eastern Kentucky Semifinals | W 53–52 | 21–10 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 25 Murray State Championship game | W 88–87 | 22–10 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (5,293) Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 2:10 pm, truTV | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Virginia Second round | L 67–79 | 22–11 | Time Warner Cable Arena (16,551) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||