UCA men vs. Nebraska-Omaha
WHEN Noon WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 2-7, Nebraska-Omaha 9-4 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS, NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G LaQuentin Miles, 6-5, Sr. 28.0 8.0 G DeShone McClure, 6-3, Sr. 14.0 3.0 F Tirrell Brown, 6-5, So. 9.0 8.0 F Phabian Glasco, 6-7, Fr. 6.6 4.7 F Jalen Jackson, 6-6, Fr. 13.6 5.0 COACH Clarence Finley (2-7 in first season at Central Arkansas and overall)
NEBRASKA-OMAHA POS, NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G CJ Carter, 6-1, Jr. 15.2 2.8 G Devin Patterson, 5-11, So. 12.8 3.2 G Marcus Tyus, 6-1, So. 9.5 1.8 F Mike Rostampour, 6-8, Jr. 7.8 5.5 C John Karhoff, 6-8, Sr. 12.5 3.8 COACH Derrin Hansen (141-110 in ninth season at Nebraska-Omaha and overall)
CHALK TALK Today’s game was originally scheduled for Dec. 7, but it was postponed because of inclement weather. … Central Arkansas has struggled from the free-throw line this season. The Bears are 340th (out of 345 teams) in the nation in free-throw shooting, averaging 58.2 percent from the line. The Bears shot just 46.7 percent (14 of 30) from the free-throw line Dec. 21 in a 97-90 loss to Charleston Southern in double overtime.
— Jeremy Muck
Arkansas women vs. Miss. Valley State
WHEN 2 p.m. WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 12-0, Mississippi Valley State 1-8 SERIES Arkansas leads 9-0 RADIO KQSM-FM, 92.1, in Fayetteville; KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock; KFPW-AM, 1230, and KFPW-FM, 94.5, in Fort Smith and KURM-AM, 790, in Rogers.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE POS, NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Joncyee Sanders, 5-8, Sr. 6.9 6.4 G Olivia Kennedy, 5-5, Sr. 10.1 4.3 F Ashley Beals, 6-0, Fr. 12.4 6.6 F Jasmyne Sanders, 5-10, Sr. 10.1 5.1 F A’Shanti Weathers, 5-10, Jr. 6.1 3.8 COACH Elvis Robinson (18-23 in 2nd year at Mississippi Valley State and overall)
ARKANSAS POS, NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Calli Berna, 5-10, Jr. 7.8 4.8 G McKenzie Adams, 5-9, Fr, 10.4 2.4 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, Fr. 14.8 5.3 F Keira Peak, 5-9, Sr. 12.1 5.2 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Jr. 9.9 5.5 COACH Tom Collen (121-79 in his 7th year at Arkansas, 338-149 in 16th season overall)
CHALK TALK Arkansas guard McKenzie Adams has made 15 of 20 three-pointers (75 percent) over the past three games and has scored a combined 40 points in the past two games. … Razorbacks forward Jessica Jackson had 18 points and 11 rebounds in last Friday’s 79-53 victory over Tennessee Tech. It was her first game with at least 10 of each. … The Delta Devilettes haven’t played a home game this season.
— Tom Murphy
Arkansas men vs. High Point (N.C.)
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 9-2, High Point 3-7 SERIES First meeting RADIO Razorback Sports Network TELEVISION Razorback Sports Network on KATV, Channel 7, in Little Rock; KFTA, Channel 24, in Fayetteville and KAIT, Channel 8, in Jonesboro.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
HIGH POINT POS, NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Derrell Edwards, 6-2, Sr. 3.9 1.4 G Jorge Perez-Laham, 6-1, Fr. 2.6 2.3 G Devante Wallace, 6-5, Jr 9.2 4.8 F John Brown, 6-8, So. 18.7 8.1 F Cliff Cornish, 6-9, Fr. 2.5 1.8 COACH Scotty Cherry (60-73 in five seasons at High Point)
ARKANSAS POS, NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ky Madden, 6-5, Jr. 10.4 2.2 G Anthlon Bell, 6-3, So. 7.6 1.3 F Michael Qualls, 6-6, So. 14.1 5.0 F Bobby Portis, 6-10, Fr, 12.0 5.6 F Coty Clarke, 6-7, Sr. 7.9 5.6 COACH Mike Anderson (46-29 in three seasons at Arkansas, 246-127 in 12 seasons overall)
CHALK TALK Arkansas has won 21 consecutive games in Walton Arena since losing to Syracuse last season … High Point plays in the Big South Conference … Bobby Portis is averaging 14.1 points and 7.0 rebounds over the past seven games … Nine Razorbacks have scored 10 or more points in a game this season … High Point Coach Scott Cherry played at North Carolina and was on Tar Heels teams that went 1-1 against Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament. … High Point is 0-10 all-time against SEC teams.
— Bob Holt