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Little Rock Trojans at Western Illinois Leathernecks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Little Rock Trojans
12-7, 6-5 Away
Final
62 - 51
Western Illinois Leathernecks
8-12, 5-4 Home

Lawson scores 25 in Little Rock's 62-51 victory over Western Illinois

Lawson shot 9 of 19 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Trojans (12-7, 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Ante Beljan scored 12 points and added six rebounds. Isaiah Lewis finished 4 of 13 from the field to finish with eight points.

Sean Smith led the Leathernecks (8-12, 2-7) in scoring, finishing with 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Marko Maletic added 15 points for Western Illinois. Massal Diouf also had six points and seven rebounds.

NEXT UP

Both teams next play Saturday. Little Rock visits Lindenwood and Western Illinois plays Southeast Missouri State at home.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 62 - 51
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 62 - 51
2nd 0:21 Sean Smith made Dunk. 62 - 51
2nd 0:25 Sean Smith Steal. 62 - 49
2nd 0:25 Jordan Jefferson Turnover. 62 - 49

Statistics

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24-60 FG 19-50
40 Field Goal % 38
5-14 3PT 4-18
36 Three Point % 22
9-12 FT 9-21
75 Free Throw % 43
37 Rebounds 37
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
27 Defensive Rebounds 28
13 Assists 7
5 Steals 3
3 Blocks 2
7 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 2
7 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 7
6 Fast Break Points 2
30 Points in Paint 22
17 Fouls 14
14 Largest Lead 4

Game Information

Venue: Western Hall

Location: Macomb, IL
Attendance: 743 | Capacity:

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Lindenwood 2-0 - 8-5
Morehead State 2-0 - 5-7
UT Martin 1-1 1 9-4
SIU Edwardsville 1-1 1 8-5
Tennessee State 1-1 1 7-5
Tennessee Tech 1-1 1 6-7
Southeast Missouri State 1-1 1 6-7
Eastern Illinois 1-1 1 4-8
Little Rock 1-1 1 4-9
Western Illinois 0-2 2 4-9
Southern Indiana 0-2 2 3-9
Full Standings