On Saturday Lindenwood picked up a non-conference win while three other OVC schools lost by one possession.
 

SATURDAY'S SCORES
@#11 Louisville 107, Morehead State 57	Box Score
@Lindenwood 115, East-West University 44	Box Score
@Lipscomb 78, SIUE 77	Box Score
@IU Indy 75, UT Martin 74	Box Score
HCU 74, Western Illinois 67 (Canton, Ill.)	Box Score
@Evansville 78, Southern Indiana 76 (OT)	Box Score

#11 LOUISVILLE 107, MOREHEAD STATE 57
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A close game early eventually evaporated for the Morehead State men's basketball team at No. 11 Louisville in the KFC Yum! Center Saturday. Louisville used a 33-0 second-half flurry to distance itself for the 107-57 decision.

MSU fell to 1-2 on the young 2026-27 season, while the home team moved to 2-0.

MSU held early 14-9 and 18-17 leads but an 18-4 run pushed the 'Cards ahead for good, 35-22. MSU trailed 46-32 at the half.

Dawson's bucket with 17:49 left in the game set the score at Louisville ahead 53-35, but that's the last field goal the Eagles managed until Parker finally hit a hook shot at 6:48. In between, Louisville outscored MSU 33-0 to lead 86-35.

The hosts ended up outscoring MSU 61-24 in the final 20 minutes and shot percent for the game. Louisville also nailed 13 of 38 three-pointers and out-boarded the Eagles 59-23.

Parker had his third straight double-figure scoring game with a team-high 19. Kyrell Shaw posted a career-high nine rebounds. The Eagles were held to 27 percent from the floor in the second half and 33 percent for the day.

Louisville saw seven score 10+, led by Obinna Ekezie, Jr., with 20.


LINDENWOOD 115, EAST-WEST UNIVERSITY 44
ST. CHARLES, Mo. - The Lindenwood Men's Basketball team (2-1, 0-0 OVC) earned their second consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating East-West University by a final score of 115-44. Makhan Diouf and Malek Archie each recorded the first double-doubles of their careers, with Diouf leading the way offensively with a team-high 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the floor.

After the Phantoms grabbed an early 3-1 lead less than a minute into the contest, the Lions responded with an 8-0 run, highlighted by four points from Diouf. Just before the under 16 media timeout, Archie scored five consecutive points, including his first three pointer of the contest, to extend the Lindenwood lead to 21-9 with 14:52 remaining. The Lions continued to find success from beyond the arc following the timeout, as Noah Taitz and Shamiere Green connected on back-to-back three pointers to spark another Lindenwood run. Green added two more triples in the first half, while the Lions' defense limited East-West to 24% shooting from the floor in the opening 20 minutes of the contest as Lindenwood carried a 63-24 advantage into halftime. Diouf led the way with 10 points and eight rebounds in the opening half, while the Lions knocked down seven three pointers and outrebounded the Phantoms 30-15.

Following the opening two minutes of the second half, Lindenwood put together a dominant 27-0 run over a nine minute stretch to extend their advantage to 61 points at 92-31. Diouf contributed eight points during the run, while Kellen Robinson added six points and capped the stretch with a steal that led to a fastbreak layup on the other end of the floor. During the final six minutes, Marko Lukanowski, RJ Chastang, Parker Seithel, and Miles Elliott combined to score 16 of Lindenwood's final 18 points as the Lions cruised to a 71-point victory.

Defensively, the Lions forced 17 East-West turnovers that resulted in 24 points and held the Phantoms to just 25.8% shooting from the floor for the game.


LIPSCOMB 78, SIUE 77
NASHVILLE - Gianni Cobb led three Cougars in double figures, but SIUE men's basketball's furious second-half comeback came up short as Lipscomb escaped with a 78-77 win over SIUE men's basketball Saturday at Allen Arena.

Jordan Pickett's three-attempt as time expired in the second half, bounced out to secure the victory for the Bisons. The Cougars got the ball with just under eight seconds remaining and Gianni Cobb drove the length of the floor. Cobb turned on the baseline from the right side and kicked up top for Pickett's attempt.

The Cougars slipped to 2-1 while Lipscomb improved to 2-1.

Cobb finished with a game-high 20 points on 10-19 shooting. David Wilson added a career-high 15 points and Pickett finished 12 for SIUE. Dehrio McCaskill and Darrion Baker each scored nine points. Brennan Miller scored seven points and tied his career high with eight rebounds.

The Bisons built as much as a 13-point lead in the first half and led 46-35 at halftime, but SIUE mounted the comeback following the break.

The Bisons led 54-44 with 15:46 to play when SIUE scored 12 of the next 14 points. Jordan Pickett's first three-pointer of the night cut the lead to 56-54 with 12:27 left. A right-handed floater from Cobb tied at 56 with 10:56 left.

SIUE took its first lead since 9-8 when Pickett drained a three-pointer put the Cougars up 69-68 with 5:06 left. A runner by Cobb made it 75-72 SIUE with 2:23 left.

Titas Sargiunas hit one of two free throws to trim the lead to 75-73 an offensive rebound and putback by Devyn Martin tied the score again at 75.

Wilson was fouled and made both free throws to give the Cougars the lead back at 77-75 with less than a minute to play before the Bisons tied the score again.

Martin put Lipscomb back on top with a free throw with 7.7 to play.

SIUE dominated again inside, scoring 58 points in the paint. For the game, the Cougars connected on 49 percent (33-67) of their shots.

Martin led Liscomb with 17 points and 10 rebounds. The Bisons shot 44 percent (24-54) for the game and outrebounded SIUE 36-31.


IU INDY 75, UT MARTIN 74
INDIANAPOLIS - Despite trailing for less than five minutes today, the University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball team dropped another tight result as the Skyhawks were edged out by IU Indy, 75-74.
               
UT Martin held the lead for 32:36 of clock time and owned a 13-point advantage with under seven minutes to go. The Jaguars then concluded the game on a 22-8 run, capped off by the go-ahead game-winning free throws with 16 seconds remaining.
               
Davi Remagen topped the Skyhawks (0-2) in scoring for the second straight game, tallying 19 points in his first career start. Vladimir Khryapa chipped in a career-best 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting while adding three rebounds, two assists and two steals for UT Martin, who also saw Filip Petkovski haul in a career-high eight rebounds. The Skyhawks outshot IU Indy 52.8 percent to 37.1 percent while outrebounding the Jaguars 43-25 and holding a 46-20 advantage in points in the paint.
               
IU Indy (2-0) was led by Gus Etchison’s 24 points and game-high three assists while Kameron Tinsley tallied 16 points and a team-best six rebounds.
               
UT Martin only trailed for 32 seconds in the first half as an early 8-0 Skyhawk run featured a tip-in layup from Arminas Vilkas, a driving layup by Remagen, a dunk from Armandas Bancevicius and a driving layup by Khryapa. With the score knotted at 19-all, Nikola Janicic scored five straight points as UT Martin claimed a 26-19 advantage with seven minutes remaining before the halftime break. However, the Jaguars hit a go-ahead three-pointer with two seconds before the halftime buzzer to take a 36-34 lead into the locker room. Khryapa and Etchison each had game-highs of 12 points for their respective squads.
               
The Skyhawks trailed by five points after the opening possession of the second half before an old-fashioned three-point play by Kaan Onat at the 15:28 mark gave UT Martin a lead it would not relinquish until under two minutes to go. Ousseynou Sambe was responsible for a pair of dunks and a layup at the rim over a stretch of 2:42 before a Bancevicius layup boosted the Skyhawk advantage out to 64-51. IU Indy used an 8-0 run over 1:19 to reclaim a brief lead but a pair of Remagen free throws with 33 seconds left tilted the score back in UT Martin’s favor at 74-33. Etchison then knocked down two attempts from the charity stripe to close the scoring.


HCU 74, WESTERN ILLINOIS 67
CANTON, Ill. - The Western Illinois men's basketball team fell 74-67 to Houston Christian on Saturday, as the Leathernecks battled throughout the contest but were unable to complete the comeback on the road.

Western Illinois came out strong in the opening minutes, getting an early dunk from Daivion Traylor before Jack Riley knocked down a three-pointer to give the Leathernecks a 5-0 advantage. Traylor continued to provide an offensive spark, finishing around the rim and helping Western Illinois build an early lead.

Houston Christian responded with a run of its own, taking control of the game midway through the first half. The Leathernecks continued to battle, with contributions from Makai Kvamme, Danny Stephens and Davee Flowers helping keep the game close.

Western Illinois remained within striking distance heading into halftime, trailing 37-31.

The Leathernecks opened the second half with renewed energy, quickly cutting into the deficit. Riley and Traylor helped spark the offense, while Kvamme added a fastbreak dunk to bring Western Illinois even at 37-37.

The two teams traded baskets throughout the next several minutes, with Stephens providing an offensive presence in the paint. A dunk from Kvamme gave the Leathernecks a 49-47 advantage, but Houston Christian responded with a scoring run to regain control.

Houston Christian extended its lead to 56-49 before Stephens answered with a layup. Despite another basket from the Huskies, Western Illinois continued to fight, with Stephens and Kvamme helping trim the deficit to three points at 60-57 with just over eight minutes remaining.

The Huskies responded with another push, extending their advantage to 66-58. Stephens continued to find opportunities inside, while Davée Flowers converted a pair of free throws to keep the Leathernecks within reach.

Western Illinois continued to battle in the closing minutes, but Houston Christian made its free throws down the stretch to maintain the advantage. Kvamme added a late fastbreak layup, and Abdoulaye Konate finished a tip-in in the final seconds, but the Leathernecks ultimately fell 74-67.


EVANSVILLE 78, SOUTHERN INDIANA 76 (OT)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Recap coming soon