Game 23
Lindenwood (13-9, 7-4 OVC)
at. Morehead State (12-10, 8-3 OVC)
Game Information:
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026.
Location: Morehead, KY.
Venue: Johnson Arena
Tip-off: 2:30 PM CT
All-Time Series: 3-4
Last Meeting: W, 77-64
Live Stats: Lindenwood @ Morehead State
Watch: ESPN+

Last Time Out
The Lindenwood Men's Basketball team improved to 7-2 this season following a loss with a 73-60 win on the road at Southern Indiana on Thursday night. Dontrez Williams, Anias Futrell, and Milos Nenadic all scored in double figures for the Lions with Williams and Futrell each scoring 20+ points in the victory. Nenadic finished one rebound shy of recording a triple double as the Graduate Student scored 18 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and blocked 10 shots against the Screaming Eagles. LU used a 12-1 run in the later stages of the second half behind five points from Futrell and three points from Williams to help the Lions improve to 3-2 on the road in the OVC and 7-4 overall in the conference. Nenadic became the first Lindenwood Men's Basketball player in the NCAA Era to record 10 blocked shots in a single game and became the first player in the OVC this season to record 10 blocked shots in a game. His 10 blocked shots on Thursday night also ranks second in the country for blocks in a single game. 

Scouting The Eagles
Since dropping the first matchup of the season in St. Charles, Morehead State has gone 6-2 over their last eight OVC games to put themselves in third place in the conference with a record of 8-3. The Eagles are currently on a four game winning streak and have been balanced offensively during their streak. Guards Davion Cunningham and George Marshall have been averaged 12.75 points per game over their last four games while Forward Anouar Mellouk has averaged 11.25. MSU has a home record of 5-1 during conference play and 8-1 overall this season which ranks second best among OVC teams this season. The Lions have an 0-3 record inside of Johnson Arena since joining the conference back in the 2022-23 season, but the Lions have taken the last three overall matchups in the all-time series dating back to February 13, 2025. 

In the most recent matchup, Lindenwood defeated Morehead State at home by a score of 77-64 behind 20+ point performances from Milos Nenadic and Dontrez Williams. Clayton Jackson scored 17 points off the bench as well to help the Lions improve to 3-0 in the OVC at the time. 

Stats to Know

• Lindenwood's four road wins this season is the most wins on the road in a single season in the Division I Era.
• Anias Futrell and Dontrez Williams both have six games this season in which they have scored 20 or more points.
• Milos Nenadic and Mekhi Cooper are the only two players this season to play and start all 22 games.
• Futrell is 102 points away from 2,000 career points. 

Up Next
Lindenwood will return to Hyland Arena on Tuesday night for a rematch with the SIUE Cougars. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT on February 3 and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.