Arkansas men at Missouri WHEN 6 p.m. Central WHERE Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Mo.
RECORDS Arkansas 15-8, 4-6 SEC; Missouri 16-7, 4-6.
SERIES Tied 20-20 RADIO Razorback Sports Network TELEVISION ESPN2
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
MISSOURI
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Jabari Brown, 6-5, Jr. 20.1 4.7 G Jordan Clarkson, 6-5, Jr. 18.9 3.9 G Earnest Ross, 6-5, Sr. 14.1 6.5 F Johnathan Williams, 6-9, Fr. 6.2 7.3 C Ryan Rossburg, 6-10, So. 5.0 4.6
COACH Frank Haith (69-23 in three seasons at Missouri, 198-124 in 10 seasons overall) ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Ky Madden, 6-5, Jr. 12.7 2.8 G Fred Gulley, 6-3, Sr. 4.7 1.6 G Kikko Haydar, 5-10, Sr. 3.7 1.5 F Bobby Portis, 6-10, Fr. 13.1 6.6 F Coty Clarke, 6-7, Sr. 8.7 5.5
COACH Mike Anderson (52-35 in three seasons at Arkansas, 252-133 in 12 seasons overall)
CHALK TALK Missouri has lost three consecutive games (at home vs. Kentucky and at Florida and Ole Miss) since beating Arkansas 75-71at Walton Arena in Fayetteville on Jan. 28 … Ky Madden led the Razorbacks with 20 points against Missouri and Bobby Portis and Michael Qualls had 16 each. … Mike Anderson was 111-57 in five seasons at Missouri before coming to Arkansas in 2011. … Missouri beat Arkansas 93-63 in Columbia, Mo., last season.
- Bob Holt
Arkansas women vs. Alabama WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Alabama 11-12, 4-6 SEC; Arkansas 16-8, 3-8 SEC SERIES Arkansas leads 17-14.
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, in Rogers.
TICKETS Adult $6, youth $5, groups $2, UA students free
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ALABAMA
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Daisha Simmons, 5-10, Jr. 13.3 5.0 G Sharin Rivers, 5-3, Jr. 3.7 1.8 G Shafontaye Myers, 5-8, Sr. 14.6 4.2 F Nikki Hegstetter, 6-2, So. 5.6 4.7 F Ashley Williams, 6-0, Fr. 11.6 6.0
COACH Kristy Curry (11-12 in first season at Alabama, 320-161 in 15th season overall) ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Calli Berna, 5-10, Jr. 6.9 4.2 G McKenzie Adams, 5-9, Fr. 9.4 2.3 F Keira Peak, 5-9, Sr. 10.1 4.8 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, Fr. 16.3 6.0 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Jr. 9.1 5.0
COACH Tom Collen (129-87 in 7th season at Arkansas, 346-157 in 16th season overall)
CHALK TALK Arkansas won last year’s game, 91-80 in triple overtime, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. … The Razorbacks have not posted back-to-back victories since Dec. 20 and 28, prior to SEC play. … The Crimson Tide won its last game, a 59-56 decision at Missouri, on Sunday.
- Tom Murphy
Arkansas State men at South Alabama WHEN 7:05 p.m. Central WHERE Mitchell Center, Mobile, Ala.
RECORDS Arkansas State 13-8, 6-4 Sun Belt Conference; South Alabama 7-16, 1-9 SERIES Arkansas State leads 20-7 RADIO KFIN-FM 107.9 in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Rakeem Dickerson, 6-0, Jr. 4.7 2.0 G Melvin Johnson III, 6-6, Sr. 14.8 4.6 G Ed Townsel, 6-0, Sr. 8.0 3.6 F Kendrick Washington, 6-7, Sr. 9.7 6.5 F Kirk Van Slyke, 6-10, Sr. 16.0 6.2
COACH John Brady (374-302 in 23rd season overall; 93-86 in sixth season at ASU) SOUTH ALABAMA
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G B. Stevens III, 5-10, So. 7.1 2.1 G Antoine Allen, 6-1, Sr. 10.8 3.0 G Ken Williams, 6-2, Fr. 8.4 3.3 F Mychal Ammons, 6-6, Jr. 8.9 7.3 F Augustine Rubit, 6-7, Sr. 16.7 9.4
COACH Matthew Graves (7-16 in first season)
CHALK TALK Arkansas State is in the middle of a stretch of three games in six days. The Red Wolves beat Western Kentucky on Monday and will play at Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. … ASU has won three consecutive in the series, holding South Alabama to 58.7 points per game. That mirrors its formula for winning so far this season. In six Sun Belt victories, ASU is allowing 62.5 points per game. In four losses, the Red Wolves are giving up 81.3 points per game.
- Troy Schulte
UALR men at La.-Lafayette WHEN 7:05 p.m. Central WHERE Cajundome, Lafayette, La.
RECORDS UALR 12-12, 7-5 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 6-5 SERIES Louisiana-Lafayette leads 22-18 RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G DeVonte Smith, 5-11, Jr. 4.3 2.9 G Ben Dillard, 6-2, Jr. 6.5 2.0 F Leroy Isler, 6-5, Sr. 6.7 3.2 F James White, 6-8, So. 11.7 6.2 F Will Neighbour, 6-10, Sr. 16.7 7.2
COACH Steve Shields (176-155 in 11th season)
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Elfrid Payton, 6-3, Jr. 19.7 5.8 G Xavian Rimmer, 6-2, Jr. 7.8 2.0 G Bryant Mbamalu, 6-2, Sr. 8.4 3.4 F Elridge Moore, 6-5, Sr. 4.6 3.7 F Shawn Long, 6-9, So. 20.3 10.9
COACH Bob Marlin (283-191 in 16th season overall, 58-60 in fourth year at Louisiana-Lafayette)
CHALK TALK UALR is trying to bounce back from consecutive losses for the first time in the Sun Belt Conference season. The Trojans beat the Ragin’ Cajuns 80-69 on Jan. 30, but they didn’t see forward Shawn Long, who served a one-game suspension and missed the matchup. Long has scored 12, 31 and 20 points in the three games since and is averaging 20.3 points and a league-best 10.9 rebounds per game.
- Troy Schulte
UCA men at Texas A&M-CC WHEN 7:30 p.m. Central WHERE American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas RECORDS Central Arkansas 6-16, 3-8 Southland Conference; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 11-14, 8-4 SERIES Texas A&M-Corpus Christi leads 8-1 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Ethan Lee, 6-7, Fr. 4.2 2.6 G DeShone McClure, 6-3, Sr. 13.6 2.2 G LaQuentin Miles, 6-5, Sr. 22.4 6.6 G DuShaun Rice, 6-0, Fr. 3.7 1.8 F Phabian Glasco, 6-7, Fr. 5.5 3.8
COACH Clarence Finley (6-16 in first season at UCA and overall)
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Brandon Pye, 6-0, So. 5.4 0.8 G Hameed Ali, 6-2, Jr. 7.3 2.0 G John Jordan, 5-10, Jr. 15.4 4.7 F Zane Knowles, 6-10, Sr. 7.0 7.1 F Jeff Beverly, 6-6, Fr. 8.6 3.0
COACH Willis Wilson (23-61 in third season at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; 242-307 in 19th season overall)
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas has lost of its past three games going into its two-game road trip this weekend in Texas. The Bears head to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi today, where they have won once in four tries, before traveling to conference newcomer Houston Baptist on Saturday.
- Jeremy Muck
UCA women at Texas A&M-CC WHEN 5 p.m. Central WHERE American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas RECORDS Central Arkansas 15-7, 9-2 Southland Conference; Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12-11, 5-7 SERIES Texas A&M-Corpus Christi leads 5-4 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Brianna Mullins, 5-6, Fr. 10.4 3.7 G Maggie Proffitt, 5-7, Fr. 11.0 2.5 G Jameka Watkins, 5-6, So. 2.5 1.1 F Terai Sadler, 5-10, Jr. 8.0 3.4 C Courtney Duever, 6-1, Sr. 14.6 9.3
COACH Sandra Rushing (29-22 in second season at UCA; 432-267 in 24th season overall)
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Jasmine Shaw, 5-7, Sr. 16.2 5.0 G Camesha Davis, 6-1, Fr. 4.9 4.2 G Brittany Mbamalu, 5-8, Fr. 10.2 3.1 G Taryn Gregory, 5-6, Sr. 4.6 2.2 F Brandi Huff, 6-0, Sr. 7.8 5.3
COACH Royce Chadwick (15-36 in second season at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi; 577-337 in 30th season overall)
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas leads the Southland Conference by one game over Lamar and two games over Stephen F. Austin and Nicholls State. The Sugar Bears have already surpassed their 2012-2013 conference record as they look to win their second league title in three seasons.
- Jeremy Muck
Sports, Pages 20 on 02/13/2014