ST. CHARLES, Mo. - Lindenwood Men's Basketball (6-4, 1-0 OVC) extended their winning streak to four games on Tuesday night with a 66 point win over Culver Stockton by a final score of 110-44. Six different players scored in double figures for the Lions, while 12 players scored in the contest. Anias Futrell finished with a game-high 17 points on 7-9 shooting and knocked down all three of his three point attempts to shoot a perfect 100% from beyond the arc. 

The first half started out slow for the Black and Gold as they led 12-10 with 13:30 to go in the opening half, but after the under 12 media timeout it would be all Lindenwood for the rest of the game. Futrell scored five straight points coming out of the timeout to push the Lions lead to double digits before Mekhi Cooper connected from behind the three point line to quickly spark an 8-0 run in less than a minute to give Lindenwood a 24-10 lead.

Later in the half, Jadis Jones went coast-to-coast and rocked the rim with a loud dunk to spark yet another run for the Lions. Dontrez Williams buried a three pointer on the next trip down the floor which led to the Lions going on a 12-0 run and going up by 27 points with five minutes to go in the half. Lindenwood took a commanding 60-19 lead into the locker room and were led in scoring during the first half by Futrell, who scored all 17 of his points in the first 20 minutes of action. As a team, the Lions assisted on 16 of 23 made field goals in the first half and shot 71.9% from the floor. Clayton Jackson had five assists and was followed closely by Cooper who had four assists of his own. 

Lindenwood opened the second half on an 11-0 run thanks to five points from Williams and four points from Milos Nenadic to extend the Lion lead to 52 points by a score of 71-19. Culver Stockton was limited to 29.7% from the field in the last 20 minutes of play as the Lions defense forced nine turnovers and had three blocked shots coming from Todd Bieg, Kevin Anthony, and Jadis Jones. Jones recorded his fourth double-double of the season in the victory over the Wildcats, scoring 11 points on a perfect 3-3 shooting and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. The Sophomore from New Madrid, Missouri has raised his field goal percentage to 67.1% and continues to lead the OVC in that category.

The Lions finished the contest with 30 total assists as Clayton Jackson led the way with seven. 10 different players recorded at least one or more assists and Lindenwood ended the game shooting 70% from the field. Senior Forward Jaylon McDaniel ended the game with six points, four rebounds, and two assists in just nine minutes of action as the Lions went on to win their sixth game of the season 110-44. The 44 points given up tonight was a season-best for the Black and Gold, who forced 19 turnovers in the game which led to 27 points. The defense also recorded eight blocked shots, with Milos Nenadic and Jeremiah Talton leading the charge with two each. 

Lindenwood will now remain at home for their next matchup as they will play their second conference game of the season against Western Illinois on December 18 at 7:30 p.m.