Lindenwood Lions @ Missouri State Bears
Palek and Missouri State host Lindenwood
Lindenwood Lions (8-4, 2-0 OVC) at Missouri State Bears (5-5)
Springfield, Missouri; Tuesday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State hosts Lindenwood after Keith Palek III scored 27 points in Missouri State's 63-62 victory against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles.
The Bears are 5-2 in home games. Missouri State is seventh in the CUSA scoring 74.9 points while shooting 45.0% from the field.
The Lions are 2-4 on the road. Lindenwood leads the OVC with 17.6 assists. Clayton Jackson paces the Lions with 4.1.
Missouri State makes 45.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than Lindenwood has allowed to its opponents (40.4%). Lindenwood averages 6.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.9 fewer makes per game than Missouri State allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kobi Williams is shooting 31.7% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, while averaging 12.5 points. Palek is shooting 44.7% and averaging 18.4 points.
Anias Futrell is shooting 42.2% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Lions, while averaging 15.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals. Jadis Jones is shooting 66.3% and averaging 15.9 points over the last 10 games.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood | 2-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Morehead State | 2-0 | - | 5-7 |
| UT Martin | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| 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 | 3-8 |
| Little Rock | 1-1 | 1 | 3-9 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
| Western Illinois | 0-1 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| Southern Indiana | 0-2 | 2 | 3-9 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 1-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Middle Tennessee | 1-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Liberty | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| Western Kentucky | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Florida International | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Missouri State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-5 |
| Jacksonville State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
| Delaware | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Sam Houston | 0-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
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