Jadis Jones had 20 points and 10 rebounds in Lindenwood’s win over SEMO on Thursday. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
| NCAA Men’s Basketball | 1 | 2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood (11-7, 5-2) | 45 | 43 | 88 |
| SEMO (9-9, 4-3) | 18 | 58 | 76 |
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO — The Lindenwood Lions were ready for prime time.
It was Lindenwood’s first ever nationally televised men’s basketball game, when the Lions took on rival Southeast Missouri State, Thursday night at the Show Me Center.
And Lindenwood proved to be ready for the big stage, as the Lions stormed past SEMO for an 88-76 victory.
Anias Futrell scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Lindenwood’s win over SEMO, Thursday night in Cape Girardeau. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
Anias Futrell recorded his first double-double of the season and led all scorers with a game-high 28 points on 8-13 shooting and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
Dontrez Williams and Jadis Jones also had great performances tonight in the win, as Williams dropped 22 points and added seven steals, while Jones picked up his sixth double-double of the season as he scored 20 points and grabbed 10 boards.
After SEMO scored a bucket to put them up 5-4 with 17:40 to go in the opening half, the Lions settled in and took over the rest of the first half going on a 22-3 run over the next six minutes to take a commanding 26-7 lead with 11:47 left in the first half.
The Lions defense didn’t allow a basket for nearly seven minutes of game time and led 26-10 with just under nine minutes left in the half.
Lindenwood used their second big run of the half to take a 45-18 lead into the locker room behind a 12-3 run that was sparked by Futrell who knocked down two more threes to finish the first half with 15 points on 4-6 shooting from the three point line.
Lindenwood led by as many as 31 points in the second half before SEMO mounted a rally that pulled the host Redhawks to within seven points three times. But each time SEMO got that close, Lindenwood made the play it needed to stretch its lead back to double digits.
The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Lions and moved the team into a three-way tie for second place in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. Lindenwood is 11-7 overall and 5-2 in the OVC. SEMO, which won the OVC regular season championship last season, fell to 9-9 and 4-3.
LINDENWOOD 88
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | Futrell, Anias | * | 40 | 8-13 | 5-9 | 7-7 | 4-7 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 01 | Williams, Dontrez | * | 38 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Jones, Jadis | * | 37 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 07 | Nenadic, Milos | * | 28 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 00 | Cooper, Mekhi | * | 25 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Jackson, Clayton | 21 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | Lewis, Robert | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Anthony, Kevin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 29-59 | 7-19 | 23-35 | 13-27 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 88 |
SEMO 76
| ## | Player | GS | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | ORB-DRB | REB | PF | A | TO | BLK | STL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Stacker,Braxton | * | 29 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Terry,Brendan | * | 22 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 1-5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 07 | Blocker,Landren | * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 2-7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 02 | Ward,BJ | * | 30 | 1-11 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 | Bell,Marqueas | * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Almodovar,Luke | 25 | 8-19 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| 01 | Farmer,PJ | 21 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 18 | Idada,David | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 2-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 09 | Sagna,Blaize | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 04 | Cole Jr.,Troy | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 30 | Lowndes,Elliot | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 03 | Sadler,Trace | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TM | TEAM | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | – | 200 | 26-70 | 7-26 | 17-26 | 12-24 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 76 |
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 | | |
| January 22, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee Tech | Hyland Arena | | |
| January 24, 2026 (Saturday) | 3:30 p.m. | Home | Tennessee State | Hyland Arena | | |
| January 29, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:30 p.m. | Away | Southern Indiana | Evansville, IN | | |
| January 31, 2026 (Saturday) | 2:30 p.m. | Away | Morehead State | Morehead, KY | | |
| February 3, 2026 (Tuesday) | 7:30 p.m. | Home | SIU-Edwardsville | Hyland Arena | | |
| February 5, 2026 (Thursday) | 7:00 p.m. | Away | Little Rock | Little Rock, AR | | |
| 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 |
That was a fun win! Watched every second on ESPN2!!!
Go LIONS!
Great win for Lions! Always fun at their games!!