Little Rock Trojans vs. SIU Edwardsville Cougars

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LR	32	41	73
SIUE	40	30	70

Game Recap

Little Rock defeats SIU-Edwardsville 73-70. Johnathan Lawson had 23 points in Little Rock's 73-70 win over SIU-Edwardsville on Thursday.

Player Stats

LITTLE ROCK	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Cameron Wallace	26	3-12	0-1	3-7	12	1	2	0	0	3	9
32Tuongthach Gatkek	36	6-9	0-0	2-2	4	3	3	0	1	4	14
15Kachi Nzeh	30	5-7	4-6	1-2	3	2	1	0	3	4	15
0Braxton Bayless	36	4-11	1-4	1-4	3	4	3	0	1	1	10
11Johnathan Lawson	40	6-13	1-5	10-10	1	5	2	0	1	0	23
22Truman Claytor IV	23	1-6	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	1	2
10Caleb Pennyfeather	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	25-6041.7%	6-1833.3%	17-2568.0%	28	15	11	0	7	13	73

SIU EDWARDSVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Jo Valrie	32	4-9	4-5	2-2	5	0	2	0	1	4	14
4Darrion Baker	23	3-6	2-3	1-2	5	0	0	0	3	2	9
34Arnas Sakenis	29	5-8	0-1	3-4	6	0	0	2	2	1	13
9Tyler King	19	3-7	0-2	0-2	4	1	0	0	0	2	6
5Jack Campion	26	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	8	1	0	5	4	0
24Kyle Thomas	28	5-8	1-2	4-5	8	2	0	0	2	1	15
17Corentin Efono	17	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	3	2
7Darius Robinson Jr.	14	3-6	2-5	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9
1Jordan Pickett	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	9-2240.9%	11-1668.8%	33	17	4	2	14	18	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLRSIUE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by SIU Edwardsville.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Little Rock.
+3 (19:40) Jo Valrie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
03
(19:21) Cameron Wallace misses layup.
(19:13) Tuongthach Gatkek Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:13) Tuongthach Gatkek makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
23
+3 (19:04) Darrion Baker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
26
(18:50) Foul on Darrion Baker.
(18:40) Cameron Wallace misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:38) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
(18:19) Darrion Baker bad pass turnover.
(18:19) Cameron Wallace Steal.
(18:11) Kachi Nzeh misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:07) Cameron Wallace Offensive Rebound.
(18:04) Cameron Wallace misses layup.
(18:04) Arnas Sakenis Block.
(18:04) Little Rock Offensive Rebound.
(17:58) Johnathan Lawson out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(17:29) Tyler King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:26) Darrion Baker Offensive Rebound.
(17:26) team shot clock turnover .
(17:12) Tuongthach Gatkek misses dunk.
(17:09) Darrion Baker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:08) Tyler King makes layup (Jack Campion assists).
28
+2 (16:54) Johnathan Lawson makes 12-foot jumper (Braxton Bayless assists).
48
(16:32) Kyle Thomas bad pass turnover.
(16:32) Kachi Nzeh Steal.
+2 (16:23) Kachi Nzeh makes layup (Johnathan Lawson assists).
68
(15:53) Jo Valrie misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:51) Kachi Nzeh Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Tuongthach Gatkek misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:37) Tyler King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:28) Arnas Sakenis makes layup (Jack Campion assists).
610
(15:05) Braxton Bayless bad pass turnover.
(14:43) Foul on Kachi Nzeh.
+1 (14:43) Kyle Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
611
+1 (14:43) Kyle Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
612
+2 (14:36) Truman Claytor IV makes layup.
812
+3 (14:21) Jo Valrie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
815
+2 (14:02) Braxton Bayless makes layup (Tuongthach Gatkek assists).
1015
(13:43) Darrion Baker bad pass turnover.
(13:43) Braxton Bayless Steal.
(13:37) Truman Claytor IV bad pass turnover.
(13:20) Foul on Truman Claytor IV.
+1 (13:20) Kyle Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2.
1016
+1 (13:20) Kyle Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2.
1017
(13:04) Truman Claytor IV misses 18-foot jumper.
(12:59) Cameron Wallace Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:59) Cameron Wallace makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1217
(12:41) Darrion Baker bad pass turnover.
(12:41) Johnathan Lawson Steal.
(12:27) Cameron Wallace misses 13-foot jumper.
(12:24) Caleb Pennyfeather Offensive Rebound.
(12:13) Cameron Wallace misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:10) Darius Robinson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:53) Foul on Cameron Wallace.
+1 (11:53) Jo Valrie makes free throw 1 of 2.
1218
+1 (11:53) Jo Valrie makes free throw 2 of 2.
1219
(11:36) Braxton Bayless misses 10-foot jumper.
(11:32) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(11:16) Darius Robinson Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:11) Braxton Bayless Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Johnathan Lawson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:05) Tuongthach Gatkek Offensive Rebound.
(11:01) Caleb Pennyfeather misses 12-foot jumper.
(10:58) Tyler King Defensive Rebound.
(10:30) Corentin Efono misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:27) Tyler King Offensive Rebound.
(10:24) Tyler King misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:22) Little Rock Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:54) Tuongthach Gatkek makes 20-foot jumper (Johnathan Lawson assists).
1419
+3 (9:27) Darius Robinson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Corentin Efono assists).
1422
+2 (8:57) Johnathan Lawson makes layup.
1622
(8:57) Foul on Tyler King.
+1 (8:57) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 1 of 1.
1722
+2 (8:32) Kyle Thomas makes 9-foot jumper (Jordan Pickett assists).
1724
+3 (8:15) Kachi Nzeh makes 23-foot three point jumper (Johnathan Lawson assists).
2024
(7:43) Jordan Pickett misses layup.
(7:38) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
(7:38) Arnas Sakenis misses tip in layup.
(7:38) Tuongthach Gatkek Defensive Rebound.
(7:34) Caleb Pennyfeather misses dunk.
(7:34) Arnas Sakenis Block.
(7:32) Little Rock Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:19) Kachi Nzeh makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tuongthach Gatkek assists).
2324
(6:52) Jo Valrie bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Tuongthach Gatkek Steal.
(6:50) Foul on Jack Campion.
(6:36) Kachi Nzeh bad pass turnover.
(6:36) Jordan Pickett Steal.
(6:36) Foul on Kachi Nzeh.
(6:22) Jordan Pickett misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:16) Kyle Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:16) Kyle Thomas makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2326
(5:59) Kachi Nzeh bad pass turnover.
(5:59) Jack Campion Steal.
(5:59) Foul on Kachi Nzeh.
+3 (5:43) Kyle Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Pickett assists).
2329
(5:20) Braxton Bayless misses 15-foot jumper.
(5:18) SIU Edwardsville Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:04) Jo Valrie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jack Campion assists).
2332
(4:46) Foul on Jordan Pickett.
+1 (4:46) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2432
+1 (4:46) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2532
(4:32) Foul on Cameron Wallace.
+1 (4:32) Arnas Sakenis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2533
(4:32) Arnas Sakenis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:31) Truman Claytor IV Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Braxton Bayless misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Arnas Sakenis Defensive Rebound.
(4:09) Jack Campion bad pass turnover.
(4:09) Braxton Bayless Steal.
(4:02) Johnathan Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:57) Cameron Wallace Offensive Rebound.
(3:57) Cameron Wallace misses tip in layup.
(3:56) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Jordan Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(3:34) Arnas Sakenis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:34) Arnas Sakenis makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2535
(3:16) Truman Claytor IV misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:12) Jack Campion Defensive Rebound.
(3:05) Arnas Sakenis traveling turnover.
(2:47) Tuongthach Gatkek bad pass turnover.
(2:47) Jo Valrie Steal.
(2:39) Kyle Thomas misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(2:34) Cameron Wallace Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Foul on Jo Valrie.
+1 (2:20) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2635
+1 (2:20) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2735
(2:18) Foul on Tuongthach Gatkek.
(2:18) Tyler King misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:15) Truman Claytor IV Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:59) Johnathan Lawson makes 15-foot jumper.
2935
(1:59) Foul on Tyler King.
+1 (1:59) Johnathan Lawson makes free throw 1 of 1.
3035
(1:42) Jack Campion bad pass turnover.
(1:42) Braxton Bayless Steal.
(1:36) Truman Claytor IV misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:34) Cameron Wallace Offensive Rebound.
(1:34) Foul on Jack Campion.
(1:34) Cameron Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:34) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:04) Darius Robinson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Thomas assists).
3038
+2 (0:42) Braxton Bayless makes 9-foot jumper.
3238
+2 (0:19) Jordan Pickett makes 8-foot jumper (Kyle Thomas assists).
3240
(0:00) Johnathan Lawson misses 16-foot jumper.
(0:00) Kyle Thomas Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SIUE

73Points70

25-60(41.7%)Field Goal(%)25-54(46.3%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)9-22(40.9%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)11-16(68.8%)

34(16)Rebounds(Offensive)37(15)

15Assists17

11Steals4

0Blocks2

7Turnovers16

13(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

5Largest Lead16

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 8:30 PM

First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center · Edwardsville, IL

attendance: 1,102 (27.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: SIUE -3.5

over/under: 131.5