Western Illinois Leathernecks at Lindenwood Lions

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Western Illinois Leathernecks

4-7, 1-5 Away

Lindenwood Lions

6-4, 3-0 Home

Lindenwood faces Western Illinois, aims for 5th straight win

Game Preview

Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-7) at Lindenwood Lions (6-4, 1-0 OVC)

Saint Charles, Missouri; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lindenwood will try to build upon its four-game win streak with a victory over Western Illinois.

The Lions have gone 3-0 at home. Lindenwood ranks third in the OVC in rebounding averaging 36.1 rebounds. Jadis Jones leads the Lions with 8.0 boards.

The Leathernecks are 1-5 on the road. Western Illinois is 3-6 against opponents with a winning record.

Lindenwood's average of 6.3 made 3-pointers per game is 3.0 fewer made shots on average than the 9.3 per game Western Illinois gives up. Western Illinois averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 7.5 per game Lindenwood gives up.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anias Futrell averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, scoring 13.2 points while shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc. Jones is shooting 67.5% and averaging 15.8 points.

Lucas Lorenzen is averaging 13.8 points for the Leathernecks. Francis Okwuosah is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

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Lindenwood: 88.8%

Western Illinois: 11.2%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

WIU		LIN
W2	Streak	W4
74.5	Points Against	73.1
68.2	Points Per Game	81.4
42	Field Goal %	47
32	Three Point %	32
35.5	Rebounds Per Game	41.2
7.7	Assists Per Game	16.4
2.0	Blocks Per Game	4.8
5.3	Steals Per Game	9.7
0.9	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.7
13.2	Total Turnovers Per Game	14.8
74.5	Points Against	73.1

Game Information

Venue: Hyland Arena

Location: Saint Charles, MO -

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2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Lindenwood	1-0	-	6-4
Morehead State	1-0	-	4-7
UT Martin	0-0	0.5	8-3
SIU Edwardsville	0-0	0.5	7-4
Tennessee State	0-0	0.5	6-4
Southeast Missouri State	0-0	0.5	5-6
Tennessee Tech	0-0	0.5	5-6
Western Illinois	0-0	0.5	4-7
Southern Indiana	0-0	0.5	3-7
Eastern Illinois	0-1	1	2-8
Little Rock	0-1	1	2-9