Game 21
Lindenwood (12-8, 6-3 OVC)
vs. Tennessee State (12-7, 6-3 OVC)
Game Information:
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Location: St. Charles, Mo.
Venue: Hyland Arena
Tip-off: 2:30 PM CT
All-Time Series: 1-6
Last Meeting: L, 55-69
Live Stats: Lindenwood vs Tennessee State
Watch: ESPN+

Last Time Out
Lindenwood Men's Basketball bounced back on Thursday night with a dominant 89-68 win over Tennessee Tech at home after dropping their previous contest at UT Martin last Saturday. The Lions started the game on a 21-5 run to start the game and led by 21 points at the break. In the second half, Lindenwood went up by as much as 30 points behind Anias Futrell's second double-double of the season that led to a win over the Golden Eagles, scoring a game-high 25 points and pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds. Jadis Jones, Dontrez Williams, and Milos Nenadic all scored in double figures as well in the win over Tennesee Tech to help the Lions improve to 6-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play. 

LU hosts Tennessee State on Saturday afternoon in a big time OVC matchup with the winner between the Lions and Tigers being half a game back of UT Martin (7-2) with a conference record of 7-3. The conclusion of this game also marks the halfway point of conference play for both squads. 

Scouting The Tigers
Tennessee State sits in second place in the Ohio Valley Conference with a conference record of 6-3 as the Lions are right behind the Tigers in third place. Tennessee State is coming off a loss at SIUE on Thursday night behind SIUE's Jack Campion's first career double double scoring 14 points and dishing out 10 assists. Despite the loss, the Tigers lead the conference in points per game averaging 81.78 points per game in nine conference games played. They are led in scoring by Guards Travis Harper II and Aaron Nkrumah who are both averaging over 16 points per contest this season. Nkrumah has won the OVC Player of the Week award three different times so far this season while Harper II leads the team with 17.1 points per game. The Tigers are also second in the OVC during conference play with a three point percentage of 37.6%. Meanwhile, the Lions are third in the OVC during conference play in defensive three point percentage, holding teams to 28.2% from beyond the arc through nine conference contests.

Stats to Know

• Lindenwood has three top 10 scorers in the OVC this season in Anias Futrell, Jadis Jones, and Dontrez Williams.
• During conference play, the Lions lead the league in steals with 80 for an average of 8.89 steals per game.
• Williams ranks first in the conference in steals per game during OVC play with 3.38 steals per contest.
• Jadis Jones is up to 11th in the nation in field goal percentage shooting the ball at 64.1% on the season.

Up Next
The Lions will travel to Evansville, Indiana on Thursday for a matchup with Southern Indiana. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m. CT