LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas women vs. Furman
WHEN 1 p.m. Central WHERE Timmons Center, Greenville, S.C.
RECORDS Arkansas 8-1; Furman 3-5 SERIES Arkansas leads 1-0 RADIO KABZ-FM, 103.7, Little Rock; KQSM-FM, 92.1, Fayetteville; KFPW-AM, 1230, Fort Smith, KURM-AM, 790, Rogers
CHALK TALK Furman is playing without its leading scorer, sophomore forward Sarah Durdaller, who is sidelined by a broken foot. She averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in the Paladins’ first four games. ... Arkansas senior forward Sarah Watkins is continuing to play off the bench to stay out of early foul trouble. She is averaging 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds.
Arkansas State men vs. Austin Peay
WHEN 2.05 p.m. WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU: 5-3; Austin Peay: 4-5 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, Jonesboro SERIES Austin Peay leads 14-12 INTERNET astateredwolves.com
CHALK TALK Arkansas State can’t be caught looking ahead to a matchup Wednesday against last season’s midmajor star Murray State. Coach John Brady shuffled his back court, and forward Kendrick Washington will come off the bench after being a mainstay since the preseason. Outside of a tough visit from the Racers, the Red Wolves enter a somewhat favorable stretch on the schedule.
Sports, Pages 36 on 12/16/2012