Game 25
Lindenwood (14-10, 8-5 OVC)
at. Little Rock (9-14, 6-6 OVC)
Game Information:
Date: Thursday, February 5, 2026.
Location: Little Rock, Ark.
Venue: Jack Stephens Center
Tip-off: 7:00 PM CT
All-Time Series: 3-4
Last Meeting: L, 74-82
Live Stats: Lindenwood @ Little Rock
Watch: ESPN+

Last Time Out
Lindenwood fell for the third time on their home floor during OVC play with a 78-72 loss to SIUE on Tuesday night. In his return to the lineup, Jadis Jones scored a game-high 23 points on 9-11 shooting from the floor. The Sophomore Guard from New Madrid, Mo. recorded his team-leading seventh double-double of the season grabbing 10 boards to go along with his 23 points. Fellow Sophomore Guard Dontrez Williams recorded his first career double-double as well against the Cougars, scoring 10 points and grabbing a team-high and career-high 11 rebounds in the loss. The Lions have a quick turnaround as they will travel to Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday night for a matchup with the Little Rock Trojans. The Trojans defeated Lindenwood back on January 10 in St. Charles by a score of 82-74. Anias Futrell led all scorers with 30 points in that contest while Jadis Jones added 19 points and Robert Lewis had 13 points.

Scouting The Trojans
Little Rock is 6-6 in the OVC and is coming off a three point loss on Tuesday night to UT Martin by a final score of 55-52. Graduate Guard Braxton Bayless led ULR with 13 points on 5-11 shooting while Junior Forward Kachi Nzeh scored 11 points on 5-8 shooting from the floor. During OVC play, Redshirt Senior Guard Johnathan Lawson leads the Trojans offensively scoring 17.1 points per game. Lawson has scored in double digits in all but one conference game this season and has scored 20 or more points in six of Little Rock's 12 conference games played. The Trojans rank third in the OVC in three point percentage knocking down 34.3% of their attempts during OVC games and also rank second in the OVC in free throw percentage shooting 75.2% from the line. The Lions will look to get back into the win column on Thursday night and pick up a season split with Little Rock after dropping the first matchup at home earlier in the season.   

Stats to Know

• Jadis Jones is up to 12th in the country in field goal percentage shooting the ball at 64.6% on the 2025-26 season.  
• Jones's seven double-doubles this season ranks him tied for 40th in the country. 
• Jones, Dontrez Williams, Milos Nenadic, and Anias Futrell are all averaging 12 or more points per game in OVC play this season. 
• Futrell is shooting 39% from three point range in conference play which ranks him second in the OVC. 

Up Next
Lindenwood will have a week off in between games and will resume to action on Thursday, February 12 against UT Martin at home. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Hyland Arena.