Jones, Lindenwood Lions square off against the Western Illinois Leathernecks

By Canadian Press on February 24, 2025.

Lindenwood Lions (14-15, 9-9 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (10-19, 4-14 OVC)

Macomb, Illinois; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Sean Smith and Western Illinois host Jadis Jones and Lindenwood in OVC play.

The Leathernecks are 7-7 in home games. Western Illinois has a 3-1 record in one-possession games.

The Lions are 9-9 against conference opponents. Lindenwood is sixth in the OVC allowing 71.0 points while holding opponents to 42.4% shooting.

Western Illinois’ average of 7.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.6 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Lindenwood allows. Lindenwood has shot at a 42.7% clip from the field this season, 1.4 percentage points fewer than the 44.1% shooting opponents of Western Illinois have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marko Maletic averages 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Leathernecks, scoring 16.5 points while shooting 47.1% from beyond the arc. Trey Deveaux is shooting 52.8% and averaging 14.4 points over the past 10 games.

Jones is averaging 12.3 points and six rebounds for the Lions. Reggie Bass is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Leathernecks: 2-8, averaging 65.1 points, 30.8 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 4.5 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.

Lions: 6-4, averaging 68.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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