TODAY’S GAMES

LITTLE ROCK — UALR women at Florida Atlantic

WHEN 2 p.m. Central WHERE FAU Arena RECORDS UALR: 19-7, 11-6; Florida Atlantic: 12-14, 9-9 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com, fausports.com

PROBABLE STARTERS

FLORIDA ATLANTIC POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Briah Blakeley, 5-8, Jr. 5.4 2.5 G Kimberly Smith, 5-8, Jr. 9.1 4.7 G Breanna Turner, 5-10, Sr. 12.5 4.6 G Takia Brooks, 5-7, Jr. 11.0 3.6 F Chenise Miller, 6-0, Jr. 12.0 7.0 COACH Kellie Lewis-Jay (12-14 in first season overall and at Florida Atlantic)

UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Taylor Ford, 5-9, Jr. 10.1 5.5 G K. Cobbins, 5-10, So. 5.1 3.4 F Kiera Clark, 5-11, So. 7.5 4.5 F Shanity James, 5-11, Fr. 6.2 5.0 F Hannah Fohne, 6-2, Jr. 6.3 6.6 COACH Joe Foley (648-193 in 26th season overall; 192-112 in 10th season at UALR)

CHALK TALK UALR is playing the team it beat to start its current eight game winning streak a month ago. A ninth consecutive victory would give the Trojans their 20th victory for the seventh consecutive season. UALR is tied for first in the Sun Belt Conference West Division with Arkansas State.

• Troy Schulte

ASU women vs. Troy

WHEN 3:05 p.m. WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State: 14-12, 11-6 Sun Belt Conference; Troy: 6-20, 3-14 SERIES ASU leads 7-3 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, Jonesboro;

KNEA-AM, 970, Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com

PROBABLE STARTERS

ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Q. McDowell, 5-8, Sr. 5.3 2.8 G Ashley Olvera, 5-8, Sr. 8.9 3.0 F Jane Morrill, 6-2, Jr. 15.1 5.6 F Hanna Qedan, 5-11, So. 8.3 4.2 F Jalen O’Bannon, 6-1, Fr. 8.7 3.3 COACH Brian Boyer (225-197 in 14 seasons at ASU and overall)

TROY POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Joanna Harden, 5-7, Jr. 15.2 3.6 G A. Kelley-Beverly, 5-6, Fr. 12.6 4.6 G Sarah McAppion, 5-9, Sr. 9.4 5.9 G Jasmine Pitts, 5-6, Jr. 6.7 2.8 F Dominique Ross, 6-0, Jr. 3.5 5.0 COACH Chanda Rigby (3-14 in first season at Troy and overall)

CHALK TALK Freshman forward Jalen O’Bannon has averaged 18.6 points and has made 55 percent of hers hots over the past three games. She had 20 points in a Feb. 9 victory over Western Kentucky and in a Feb. 16 victory over Louisiana-Monroe.

• Troy Schulte

UCA men vs. SIU-Edwardsville

WHEN 4:30 p.m.

WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 9-16, 4-11 Southland Conference; Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 9-15, 5-9 Ohio Valley Conference SERIES Central Arkansas leads 1-0 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, Conway INTERNET ucasports.com

PROBABLE STARTERS

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS-EDWARDSVILLE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kris Davis, 6-2, So. 11.4 2.8 G Tim Johnson, 6-4, Jr. 6.6 2.6 G Michael Messer, 6-6, So. 9.0 4.4 F Derian Shaffer, 6-7, Sr. 6.6 4.8 F Mark Yelovich, 6-6, Sr. 11.3 5.8 COACH Lennox Forrester (59-107 in sixth season at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and overall)

CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Robert Crawford, 6-5, Sr. 14.0 4.3 G LaQuentin Miles, 6-5, Jr. 14.9 4.7 G Oliver Wells, 6-0, So. 2.4 1.1 F Jarvis Garner, 6-7, Sr. 15.5 6.5 C Anthony Borden, 6-10, Sr. 6.6 4.7 COACH Corliss Williamson (22-61 in third season at UCA and overall)

CHALK TALK Central Arkansas is 3-0 against Ohio Valley Conference teams this season, with victories against Tennessee-Martin, Eastern Illinois and Southeast Missouri.

• Jeremy Muck

UAPB women vs. Grambling State

WHEN 5 p.m.

WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff RECORDS Arkansas-Pine Bluff 9-16, 5-10 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Grambling State 5-21, 3-11 RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, Pine Bluff INTERNET uapblionsroar.com

PROBABLE STARTERS

GRAMBLING STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kamiya Burwell, 5-7, Jr. 9.3 3.0 G Cierra Ceazer, 5-10, So. 11.5 4.0 G Joanna Miller, 5-8, Jr. 15.1 4.5 G Dayla Threatt, 5-11, So. 4.4 1.2 F Victoya Ricks, 6-1, Jr. 5.3 5.0 COACH Patricia Cage Bibbs (249-144 in 14th season at Grambling State; 506-315 in 27 seasons overall)

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Christina Lasane, 5-8, Jr. 7.6 3.4 G Cassidy Wright, 5-6, Fr. 10.6 2.0 G Lakendra Marsh, 5-3, Sr. 11.0 2.3 F C. Okwumbua, 6-0, Sr. 11.6 5.2 F Marion Thompson, 6-0, Jr. 3.6 4.3 COACH Nate Kilbert (9-16 in first season at Arkansas-Pine Bluff; 120-172 in 10 seasons overall)

CHALK TALK In its past two games, Arkansas-Pine Bluff has lost by a total of seven points. But the Lady Lions return home today, where they are 4-3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play.

• Jeremy Muck

UALR men at Florida Atlantic WHEN 6 p.m. Central WHERE FAU Arena, Boca Raton, Fla.

RECORDS UALR: 15-13, 9-8 Sun Belt Conference; Florida Atlantic: 12-17 7-11 SERIES UALR leads 5-3 RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com, fausports com

PROBABLE STARTERS

FLORIDA ATLANTIC POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Richard Morrow, 6-3, So. 3.8 3.5 G Greg Gantt, 6-2, Sr. 21.2 4.1 G Stefan Moody, 5-10, Fr. 14.3 4.0 F Jordan McCoy, 6-6, Sr. 5.8 6.3 F Kelvin Penn, 6-6, So. 1.3 4.1 COACH Mike Jarvis (383-291 in 24th season overall; 64-89 in fifth year at Florida Atlantic)

UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Josh Hagins, 6-1, Fr. 8.1 2.7 G Ben Dillard, 6-2, So. 6.3 1.5 G Leroy Isler, 6-5, Jr. 6.7 3.0 F Will Neighbour, 6-10, Jr. 10.9 7.0 F Michael Javes, 6-10, So. 6.0 3.9 COACH Steve Shields (162-141 in 10th season overall and at UALR)

CHALK TALK UALR has shot 39.3 percent or less in its last three games, all losses that dropped them to two games behind Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Conference West Division.

• Troy Schulte

ASU men vs. Troy

WHEN 7:05 p.m.

WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State: 17-9, 11-6 Sun Belt Conference; Troy 11-17, 6-11 RADIO KKSP-FM, 93.3, Little Rock KFIN-FM, 107.9, Jonesboro SERIES Arkansas State leads 31-21 INTERNET astateredwolves.com

PROBABLE STARTERS

ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cameron Golden, 6-0, Fr. 7.7 2.8 G Trey Finn, 6-2, Sr. 10.3 4.8 G Marcus Hooten, 6-3, Sr. 6.4 2.0 F K. Washington, 6-7, Jr. 7.5 4.4 F B. Peterson, 6-8, Sr. 10.7 9.7 COACH John Brady (78-75 in fifth season at ASU; 359-291 in 22nd season overall)

TROY POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Deonata Jethroe, 6-4, So. 6.5 3.1 G Hunter Williams, 6-0, Jr. 10.6 1.9 G Emil Jones, 6-3, Sr. 11.5 5.5 G Antoine Myers, 6-3, Jr. 7.6 2.7 C Josh Warren, 6-9, Jr. 2.4 3.3 COACH Don Maestri (499-400 in 31st season at Troy and overall)

CHALK TALK A victory today would give Arkansas State its most in one season under Coach John Brady.

It could also clinch at least a share of the Sun Belt Conference West Division. An ASU victory and a UALR loss would give the Red Wolves the division title outright and the No.

2 seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

• Troy Schulte

UAPB men vs. Grambling State WHEN 7:30 p.m.

WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff RECORDS Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13-14, 12-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference;

Grambling State 0-23, 0-14 RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, Pine Bluff INTERNET uapblionsroar.com

PROBABLE STARTERS

GRAMBLING STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G David Copeland, 6-0, So. 3.5 2.8 G Will Hornsby, 6-2, Fr. 3.5 1.7 G Terry Rose, 6-4, Fr. 13.5 3.1 F Steven Dandridge, 6-8, Jr. 3.9 3.1 F Demetri Wheeler, 6-5, So. 4.2 4.4 COACH Joseph Price (0-23 in first season at Grambling State and overall)

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Tevin Hammond, 6-0, Jr. 7.3 3.3 G L. Jackson, 6-0, Sr. 11.9 4.4 F Davon Haynes, 6-8, Jr. 11.6 6.9 F Terrell Kennedy, 6-6, Sr. 13.6 4.9 F Daniel Broughton, 6-8, Jr. 7.7 4.3 COACH George Ivory (62-94 in fifth season at Arkansas-Pine Bluff and overall)

CHALK TALK Entering today’s game, Arkansas-Pine Bluff sits a half game behind Southern and Texas Southern in the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings. Grambling State (0-23) is the only NCAA Division I team without a victory this season.

• Jeremy Muck