ST. CHARLES, Mo. – After come-back win at SIUE Thursday night, the Trojans are looking to leave the St. Louis metro area with two wins. Little Rock plays at Lindenwood at 3:30 p.m., Saturday.
Little Rock has won four of its past five games. Lindenwood began OVC play 4-0 before losing at SIUE Tuesday night.
GAME INFO
Who: Little Rock (6-10, 3-2) at Lindenwood (10-6, 4-1)
When: 3:30 p.m., Saturday, January 10
Where: Hyland Arena (3,700), St. Charles, Mo.
SERIES HISTORY
The series is tied 3-3.
COACH SPEAK
"I was proud of our response Thursday night," Walker said. "We fell behind but never quit, and that resilience helped us pull out the win. We'll rest, regroup, and get ready for a very good Lindenwood team. I like where we are right now."
-Darrell Walker, Little Rock Head Coach
Trojan Tidbits
•Little Rock trailed by 15 points with 18 minutes to play in the game on Thursday. SIUE also led by 12 with 10:30 to play before the Trojans made their run.
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Johnathan Lawson played all 40 minutes of the win and scored a game-high 23 points and five assists. He was 10-for-10 from the free-throw line.
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Kachi Nzeh hit a career-high four three-pointers in the win. He finished with 15 points.
•SIUE made 7-of-12 three-pointers in the first half, but the Trojans held them to 2-of-10 behind the arc in the second half.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
•Jadis Jones ranks among the Ohio Valley Conference's top performers, sitting
second in rebounds per game (8.2) and
fourth in scoring (16.5 ppg). His
64.8 percent field-goal shooting leads the conference and ranks
11th nationally.
•The Lions lead the OVC in
rebounds per game during conference play (39.6) and pace the league in
defensive three-point percentage, holding opponents to
28.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
•Dontrez Williams ranks
fifth in the OVC in field-goal percentage (47.0) and has elevated his production in conference play, sitting
third in the league in scoring at 18.2 points per game over five OVC contests.
•Clayton Jackson leads the OVC in
assist-to-turnover ratio during conference play, posting a mark of
2.83.
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