Three Lindenwood defenders battle a Little Rock player for the ball during Saturday’s OVC league game in Arkansas. (Photo courtesy: Little Rock Athletics)
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LITTLE ROCK, AR — Senior guard Anias Futrell scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half to lead the Lindenwood University men’s basketball team to a 79-74 come-from-behind victory over Little Rock, Saturday afternoon in an Ohio Valley Conference game at ULR’s Jack Stephens Center.
Lindenwood led 31-30 at halftime, but fell behind early in the second, until a short jumper by junior Robert Lewis midway through gave the Lions a 51-50 lead. Lindenwood never trailed again the rest of the game.
Little Rock stayed close and tied the score three times in the final 10 minutes, but Lindenwood responded with a basket or free throws every time to retake the lead.
The Lions led by just a point with just under three minutes to go, but a clutch three-pointer by Futrell and a putback tip-in by Milos Nenadic pushed the lead to six with just over a minute left.
From that point on, Little Rock fire up desperate shots and watch as Lindenwood made its free throws to close out the game.
Lindenwood’s Jadis Jones goes up for a shot against a defender in the Lions’ game against Little Rock, Saturday night in Arkansas. (Photo courtesy: LU Athletics)
Other Lindenwood players who had strong nights included Nenadic, who had 18 points and seven rebounds, Dontrez Williams, who had 14 points and five rebounds, Mekhi Cooper, who had 10 points and seven assists, and Jadis Jones, who seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
The Lions are now 15-10 on the season and 9-5 in OVC play.
LU will be back in action on Thursday, when it will Tennessee-Martin in another OVC game at Hyland Arena. Tip off that evening is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
LINDENWOOD 79
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Futrell, Anias | * | 39 | 8-18 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 07 | Nenadic, Milos | * | 36 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4-3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 01 | Williams, Dontrez | * | 36 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 00 | Cooper, Mekhi | * | 34 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Jones, Jadis | * | 33 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 6-5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 22 | Lewis, Robert | 15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 34 | Jackson, Clayton | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 28-63 | 9-17 | 14-21 | 16-25 | 41 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 79 |
LITTLE ROCK 74
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Lawson,Johnathan | * | 40 | 9-20 | 2-11 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| 15 | Nzeh,Kachi | * | 35 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 32 | Gatkek,Tuongthach | * | 35 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 24 | Wallace,Cameron | * | 30 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 6-10 | 3-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 00 | Bayless,Braxton | * | 29 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Pennyfeather,Caleb | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Steele Jr.,Tracy | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 28-64 | 5-24 | 13-18 | 14-23 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 74 |
2025-26 LINDENWOOD LIONS MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2025 (Tuesday) | 7 p.m. | Away | #10 Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |  | L, 98-60 (0-1) |
| November 6, 2025 (Thursday) | 6:00 p.m. | Home | University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy | Hyland Arena | | W, 116-51 (1-1) |
| November 10, 2025 (Monday) | 7:00 p.m. | Away | SLU | St. Louis, MO | | L, 109-66 (1-2) |
| November 14, 2025 (Friday) | 5:30 p.m. | Neutral | Charleston Southern | Huntsville, AL | W, 83-77 (2-2) | |
| November 16, 2025 (Sunday) | 3:00 p.m. | Away | Alabama A&M | Huntsville, AL | L, 74-65 (2-3) | |
| November 20, 2025 (Thursday) | 5:00 p.m. | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, IN |  | L, 73-53 (2-4) |
| November 24, 2025 (Monday) | 6:00 p.m. | Home | Kansas City | Hyland Arena | | W, 80-67 (3-4) |
| December 2, 2025 (Tuesday) | 7:00 p.m. | Away | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL | W, 99-64 (4-4) | |
| December 6, 2025 (Saturday) | 7:00 p.m. | Away | Eastern Illinois | Charleston, IL | | W, 82-74 (5-4) |
| December 9, 2025 (Tuesday) | 6:00 p.m. | Home | Culver-Stockton | Hyland Arena | | W, 110-44 (6-4) |
| December 18, 2025 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Western Illinois | Hyland Arena | | W, 92-76 (7-4) |
| December 20, 2025 (Saturday) | 1:00 p.m. | Home | Harris-Stowe | Hyland Arena | | W, 109-52 (8-4) |
| December 23, 2025 (Tuesday) | 2:00 p.m. | Away | Missouri State | Springfield, MO | L, 70-65 (8-5) | |
| January 1, 2026 (Thursday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Morehead State | Hyland Arena | | W, 77-64 (9-5) |
| January 3, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Southern Indiana | Hyland Arena | | W, 83-80 (10-5) |
| January 6, 2026 (Tuesday) | 8 p.m. | Away | SIU-Edwardsville | Edwardsville, IL | | L, 66-62 (10-6) |
| January 10, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Little Rock | Hyland Arena | | L, 82-74 (10-7) |
| January 15, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Southeast Missouri State | Cape Girardeau, MO |  | W, 88-76 (11-7) |
| January 17, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Away | Tennessee-Martin | Martin, TN | | L, 69-55 (11-8) |
| January 22, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee Tech | Hyland Arena | | W, 89-68 (12-8) |
| January 24, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee State | Hyland Arena | | L, 96-86 (12-9) |
| January 29, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | | W, 73-60 (13-9) |
| January 31, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Morehead State | Morehead, KY | | W, 79-78 (14-9) |
| February 3, 2026 (Tuesday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | SIU-Edwardsville | Hyland Arena | | L, 78-72 (14-10) |
| February 5, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:00 p.m. | Away | Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | | W, 79-74 (15-10) |
| February 12, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee-Martin | Hyland Arena | | |
| February 14, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Southeast Missouri State | Hyland Arena | | |
| February 19, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Tennessee State | Nashville, TN | | |
| February 21, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:00 p.m. | Away | Tennessee Tech | Cookeville, TN | | |
| February 26, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Eastern Illinois | Hyland Arena | | |
| February 28, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Away | Western Illinois | Macomb, IL | | |
| March 4-7, 2026 | TBD | Away | Ohio Valley Conference Championships | Evansville, IN |