Arkansas women vs. Oklahoma
WHEN 3 p.m. WHERE Verizon Arena, North Little Rock RECORDS Oklahoma 5-4, Arkansas 8-2 RANKINGS Neither team is ranked SERIES Oklahoma leads 10-7 overall, Arkansas leads 4-2 in Arkansas 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 KURMAM, 790, and KURM-FM, 100.3, in Rogers. TELEVISION SEC Network TICKETS $18 adults, $12 children ages 2-18.
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
OKLAHOMA
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Sharane Campbell, 5-10, Sr. 14.0 5.4 G Gabbi Ortiz, 5-9, Fr. 7.6 3.9 G Peyton Little, 5-11, So. 9.8 2.8 C LaNesia Williams, 5-7, Fr. 7.2 2.8 F Kaylon Williams, 6-3, Jr. 9.3 5.2 COACH Sherri Coale (404-198 in 19th year at Oklahoma and overall)
ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Calli Berna, 5-10, Sr. 5.5 5.2 G Kelsey Brooks, 5-9, So. 16.8 6.0 G Melissa Wolff, 6-0, Jr. 10.3 9.3 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, So. 14.6 6.3 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Sr. 12.4,8.0
COACH Jimmy Dykes (8-2 in 1st season at Arkansas)
TEAM COMPARISON
Oklahoma Arkansas
81.1 Points for 67.5
72.9 Points against 54.8
+2.0 Rebound margin +12.4
+1.7 Turnover margin -1.3
46.7 FG pct. 40.5
36.5 3-pt pct.FT. 33.7
59.0 pct. FT pct. 64.3
CHALK TALK Arkansas is No. 24 in field-goal defense (34.0 percent). … The Razorbacks are playing their first nationally televised game of the season. … Arkansas ranks No. 253 in free-throw shooting (64.3) and Oklahoma is No. 327 (59.0) out of 343 teams. … The Razorbacks notched program victory No. 700 with their 64-53 victory at Tulsa last Sunday.
UALR men vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay
WHEN 1 p.m. Central WHERE South Point Arena, Las Vegas RECORDS UALR 4-4, Wisconsin-Green Bay 8-2 SERIES First meeting RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G J.T. Thomas, 6-1, Jr. 8.4 x.x G Ben Dillard, 6-2, Sr. 7.6 1.3 G Josh Hagins, 6-1, Jr. 10.0 3.1 F Roger Woods, 6-5, Jr. 12.0 6.3 F James White, 6-8, Jr. 13.9 8.0 COACH Steve Shields (183-164 in 12th season at UALR and overall)
WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Carrington Love, 6-1, Jr. 8.2 3.0 G Keifer Sykes, 6-0, Sr. 18.5 4.3 F Jordan Fouse, 6-7, Jr. 5.8 6.7 F Kenneth Lowe, 6-8, So. 4.5 2.4 C Greg Mays, 6-9, Sr. 10.2 4.1 COACH Brian Wardle (79-58 in fifth season at Wisconsin-Green Bay and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR WGB
73.4 Points for 66.1
74.1 Points against 57.4
-1.9 Rebound margin +1.6
+3.6 Turnover margin +1.1
42.5 FG pct. 45.7
38.4 3-PT. pct. FT. 30.8
70.1 pct.FT pct. 63.0
CHALK TALK UALR has lost three consecutive games, all decided by five points. The Trojans have lost seven of their past eight games decided by five points or less dating to last season. … UALR’s 73.4 per-game scoring average puts it on pace for its highest scoring season since 1989-1990. … James White’s 8.0 rebounds per-game is second among Sun Belt Conference players.
— Troy Schulte
UALR women at Tulsa
WHEN 2 p.m. Central
WHERE Reynolds Center, Tulsa RECORDS UALR 6-2, Tulsa 5-5 SERIES UALR leads 8-1 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alexius Dawn, 5-4, Jr. 9.0 1.6 G Ka’Nesheia Cobbins, 5-10, Sr. 4.0 3.9 G Sharde’ Collins, 5-9, So. 6.0 0.5 F Shanity James, 5-11, Jr. 9.6 5.9 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, So. 4.7 4.3 COACH Joe Foley (221-128 in 12th season at UALR, 677-209 in 28th season overall)
TULSA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kelsee Grovey, 5-8, Jr. 8.3 2.2 G Erika Wakefield, 5-4, Fr. 5.0 1.7 G Ashley Clark, 5-11, Jr. 13.9 8.0 G Kadan Brady, 5-9, Sr. 7.8 6.5 F Mariah Turner, 6-2, Sr. 13.8 4.9 COACH Matilda Mossman (47-53 in third year at Tulsa, 197-148 in 13th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR TU
59.0 Points for 69.7
55.9 Points against 66.6
-4.9 Rebound margin -5.0
+7.0 Turnover margin +2.5
39.9 FG pct. 43.7
31.9 3-pt. pct.FT. 35.6
68.2 pct.FT pct. 68.0
CHALK TALK UALR has won five consecutive games in the series. Tulsa’a only victory in the series came in 2001. … Tulsa Coach Matilda Mossman spent three years as the University of Arkansas’ coach, compiling a 67-27 record in 1981-1984. … UALR’s plus-7.0 turnover margin is 13th best in Division I.
— Troy Schulte
UCA men vs. Coastal Carolina
WHEN 12:30 p.m. WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS UCA 0-9, Coastal Carolina 8-3 SERIES First meeting RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com TICKETS $8 general admission, $10 reserved, $15 courtside
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Fr. 16.1 2.3 G Mike Martin, 6-0, Jr. 11.2 3.3 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Fr. 5.1 4.2 F Joel Fiegler, 6-10, Jr. 2.8 2.6 C Jake Zuilhof, 6-9, Jr. 10.4 5.1 COACH Russ Pennell (0-9 in first season at UCA 93-65 in sixth season overall)
COASTAL CAROLINA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Warren Gillis, 6-3, Sr. 11.1 2.6 G S. Wiggins, 5-11, So. 10.5 3.5 G Elijah Wilson, 6-4, So. 9.2 3.3 F Tristian Curtis, 6-7, Jr. 4.3 4.5 F Badou Diagne, 6-7, Jr. 7.8 8.0 COACH Cliff Ellis (142-91 in eight season at Coastal Carolina, 676-428 in 37th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA CC
65.7 Points for 70.0
83.7 Points against 53.6
-8.7 Rebound margin +12.7
-4.3 Turnover margin +0.9
41.4 FG pct. 42.8
36.8 3-pt. pct.FT. 33.5
65.6 pct.FT pct. 64.4
CHALK TALK The Bears are one of three Division I teams still searching for its first victory. Delaware and Florida A&M are the others. … UCA has been outrebounded six time and has had rebounding deficiencies of minus-26 in a loss at Nebraska-Omaha and minus-17 in losses at Creighton and New Mexico. … Coastal Carolina’s plus-12.7 rebounding margin is fourth-best in Division I.