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Western Illinois 79, at Arkansas-Little Rock 86

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · Final · Ohio Valley

Ohio Valley 1 2 PTS

Western Illinois Leathernecks

5-26 · L5 · #363 (721 ELO -4)

41 38 79

Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans

12-20 · L1 · #311 (985 ELO +4)

50 36 86

Jack Stephens Center · Little Rock, AR

Attendance: 1,454

Officials: Blake Thomas, Michael Smith., Cedric Coleman

Lawson, Wallace Lead Trojans Past Leathernecks in OVC Contest

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Interstat) — In a game defined by a blistering first-half offensive display, Arkansas-Little Rock built a commanding lead and then withstood a persistent second-half challenge from Western Illinois to secure an 86-79 victory in an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at Jack Stephens Center. A crowd of 1,454 watched the Trojans improve to 9-10 overall, while the Leathernecks fell to 4-15. The most pivotal phase of the contest was unquestionably the opening 20 minutes. Arkansas-Little Rock came out scorching from the field, shooting 57.6% in the first half and connecting on 7 of 13… Read more...

Top Statlines

Cameron Wallace UALR 36m 21p 8r 3a
Johnathan Lawson UALR 37m 20p 5r 4a 1b
Kachi Nzeh UALR 31m 18p 7r 2a 1b

Forecasting

ELO Probability UALR 90.1%

Money Line UALR -550/WIU +400

Over/Under 135.5 (Over)