TODAY’S GAMES

ASU men vs. Texas State WHEN 7:05 p.m.

WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 15-9, 8-5 Sun Belt; Texas State 8-18, 4-9 SERIES Arkansas State leads 1-0 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com TICKETS $6 children and seniors, $8 upper level, wings; $10 upper level, sides; $12 upper level, center; $25 lower level.

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. 15.3 4.4 G Ed Townsel, 6-0, Sr. 8.2 3.5 F Kendrick Washington, 6-7, Sr. 10.0 6.0 F Kirk Van Slyke, 6-10, Sr. 16.0 6.1

COACH John Brady (376-303 in 23rd season overall, 95-87 in sixth season at ASU)

TEXAS STATE

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Phil Hawkins, 6-0, Sr. 6.4 2.4 G Wes Davis, 6-3, Jr. 8.8 2.3 F Reid Koenen, 6-7, Sr. 6.4 2.4 F Joel Wright, 6-7, Sr. 14.8 6.2 F Emani Gant, 6-8, So. 9.5 5.1

COACH Danny Kaspar (473-211 in 23rd season overall, 8-18 in first season at Texas State)

CHALK TALK Arkansas State beat Texas-Arlington on Thursday night on the strength of 16 three-pointers, but its key in four victories over its past five games has been defense.

The Red Wolves have held teams to an average of 67.4 points a game during that stretch, more than 4 percent below its season average.

• Troy Schulte

UALR men vs. Texas-Arlington WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 12-14, 7-7 Sun Belt;

Texas-Arlington 11-14, 6-7 SERIES Tied 1-1 RADIO KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com TICKETS $7 end zones, $12 level 200, $18 level 100, $24 floor seats, $38 club seats

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UALR

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G DeVonte Smith, 5-11, Jr. 4.6 2.7 G Ben Dillard, 6-2, Jr. 7.0 2.0 F Stetson Billings, 6-5, So. 1.7 2.2 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, Fr. 2.2 1.3 F James White, 6-8, So. 11.4 6.2

COACH Steve Shields (176-157 in 11th season and overall)

TEXAS-ARLINGTON

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Jamel Outler, 6-3, Jr. 10.7 2.6 G Lonnie McClanahan, 6-1, Jr. 15.4 4.2 G Reger Dowell, 6-1, Sr. 20.2 2.3 F Brandon Edwards, 6-6, Sr. 15.9 9.6 F Jorge Bilbao, 6-8, Fr. 1.5 2.9

COACH Scott Cross (133-110 in eighth season)

CHALK TALK UALR needs a victory today to avoid its longest losing streak against Sun Belt Conference opponents since starting 0-6 in the league in 2009-2010. The Trojans are coming off a season-low points total in a 65-49 loss at Louisiana-Monroe. Texas-Arlington has the league’s fourth-highest scoring offense at 77.0 points per game.

• Troy Schulte

UCA men vs. Oral Roberts WHEN 4 p.m.

WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 6-18, 3-10 Southland; Oral Roberts 13-13, 7-6 SERIES Oral Roberts leads 3-2 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 DeShone McClure, 6-3, Sr. 13.0 2.3 G LaQuentin Miles, 6-5, Sr. 22.9 6.7 G DuShaun Rice, 6-0, Fr. 4.3 2.0 F Tirrell Brown, 6-5, So. 7.4 5.4 F Phabian Glasco, 6-7, Fr. 5.4 3.9

COACH Clarence Finley (6-18 in fi rst season and overall)

ORAL ROBERTS

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Korey Billbury, 6-3, So. 13.8 6.5 G Jabbar Singleton, 6-0, Fr. 3.6 1.8 G Bobby Word, 6-4, Fr. 6.6 2.6 F Brandon Conley, 6-6, So. 4.7 4.2 F Shawn Glover, 6-7, Sr. 21.8 5.7

COACH Scott Sutton (283-190 in 15th season at Oral Roberts and overall)

CHALK TALK Central Arkansas, which is 13th in the Southland Conference allowing an average of 81.4 points per game, will have a tough task today against Oral Roberts senior forward Shawn Glover. Glover, 6-7, leads the Southland in scoring with an average of 21.8 points per game. He finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds in the Golden Eagles’ 93-80 victory over the Bears on Jan. 11 in Tulsa.

• Jeremy Muck

UAPB men vs. Prairie View A&M WHEN 7:30 p.m.

WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff RECORDS UAPB 9-16, 6-6 SWAC; Prairie View A&M 8-16, 6-6 RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, in Pine Bluff INTERNET uapblionsroar.com TICKETS $15 reserved, $10 general admission, $5 general admission youth (kindergarten-12th grade)

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UAPB

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Tevin Hammond, 6-0, Jr. 13.3 2.8 G Marcel Mosley, 6-0, Jr. 12.7 2.6 G Ghiavonni Robinson, 6-3, Fr. 6.3 2.3 F Daniel Broughton, 6-8, Sr. 7.6 4.4 F Davon Haynes, 6-8, Jr. 11.8 6.3

COACH George Ivory (69-108 in sixth season at UAPB and overall)

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Tre Hagood, 6-2, Jr. 6.0 3.0 G John Brisco, 5-11, Jr. 12.6 2.2 G Montrael Scott, 6-3, Jr. 15.3 4.7 F Demondre Chapman, 6-7, Sr. 12.0 5.4 F Jules Montgomery, 6-11, Sr. 3.9 4.3

COACH Byron Rimm II (96-149 in eighth season at Prairie View A&M, 143-189 in 11th season overall)

CHALK TALK Arkansas-Pine Bluff had its five-game winning streak snapped Monday night in a 57-54 loss at Alcorn State. The Golden Lions shot 19.4 percent from the field in the first half.

• Jeremy Muck

ASU women vs. Texas State WHEN 3:05 p.m.

WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 17-9, 11-3 Sun Belt; Texas State 12-12, 9-4 SERIES Arkansas State leads 1-0 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEAAM, 970, in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com TICKETS $4 upper level, $6 lower level

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS STATE

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, So. 18.3 6.3 G Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, Fr. 2.6 2.0 G Hanna Qedan, 5-10, Jr. 11.1 3.3 F Carlisha Wyatt, 6-0, Sr. 4.8 5.2 F Jane Morrill, 6-2, Sr. 12.2 4.0

COACH Brian Boyer (243-209 in 14th season)

TEXAS STATE

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Meghan Braeur, 5-7, Jr. 6.0 1.0 G Kaylan Martin, 5-6, Sr. 8.3 2.4 G Erin Peoples, 6-0, So. 10.1 5.6 F Ashley Ezeh, 6-1, Sr. 13.2 6.0 F Jacqueline Jeffcoat, 6-2, Jr. 4.1 4.5

COACH Zenarae Antoine (39-46 in third season)

CHALK TALK Arkansas State can extend its lead in the Sun Belt Conference standings to 2½ games with a victory over second-place Texas State. A victory also will tie Coach Brian Boyer for the most career victories in Sun Belt play (135) with former Louisiana Tech Coach Leon Barmore and Florida International Coach Cindy Russo.

• Troy Schulte

UALR women vs. Texas-Arlington WHEN 4:30 p.m. Central WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 13-10, 8-5 Sun Belt;

Texas-Arlington 3-21, 2-11 SERIES Texas-Arlington leads 2-1 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com TICKETS $7 end zones, $12 level 200, $18 level 100, $24 floor seats, $38 club seats

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UALR

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Sharde’ Collins, 5-9, Fr. 4.4 2.1 G Taylor Gault, 5-8, Jr. 15.0 2.8 F Kiera Clark, 5-11, Jr. 10.2 6.4 F Hannah Fohne, 6-2, Sr. 2.7 3.4 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, Fr. 4.0 2.2

COACH Joe Foley (666-205 in 27th season overall, 210-124 in 11th season at UALR)

TEXAS-ARLINGTON

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Malaika Green, 5-4, Sr. 5.1 1.6 G Tahlia Pope, 5-11, Jr. 7.2 5.3 G Laila Suleiman, 5-3, Sr. 9.8 3.1 F Briana Walker, 6-1, Sr. 13.6 7.3 C Desherra Nwanguma, 6-3, Sr. 13.5 8.6

COACH Krista Gerlich (171-74 in eighth season overall, 3-21 in first season at Texas-Arlington)

CHALK TALK The Trojans have won three consecutive games by being more selective offensively. UALR is 2 of 5 from three-point range over the past three games. The Trojans shooting 46.5 percent over their past three games, almost 3 percent higher than their season scoring average.

• Troy Schulte

UCA women vs. Oral Roberts WHEN 2 p.m.

WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 16-8, 10-3 Southland; Oral Roberts 7-16, 6-7 SERIES Oral Roberts leads 7-1 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 Brianna Mullins, 5-6, Fr. 10.7 3.9 G Maggie Proffitt, 5-7, Fr. 10.4 2.6 G Jameka Watkins, 5-6, So. 2.6 0.9 F Terai Sadler, 5-10, Jr. 7.6 3.2 C Courtney Duever, 6-1, Sr. 14.5 9.2

COACH Sandra Rushing (30-23 in second season at UCA, 433-268 in 24th season overall)

ORAL ROBERTS

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Atoe’ Jackson, 5-9, Jr. 3.8 2.5 G Noora Jaervikangas, 6-0, Fr. 4.1 1.7 G Christian Key, 5-10, Sr. 14.1 3.5 G Kaylan Mayberry, 5-6, Fr. 11.0 2.2 C Sarah Shelton, 6-3, Sr. 4.6 7.5

COACH Misti Cussen (25-29 in second season at Oral Roberts and overall)

CHALK TALK Oral Roberts beat Central Arkansas 70-60 in the teams’ fi rst meeting Jan. 11 in Tulsa. … The Sugar Bears enter today leading the Southland Conference by one game over Lamar (9-4) and two games over McNeese State, Stephen F. Austin and Nicholls State, who are all 8-5.

• Jeremy Muck

UAPB women vs. Prairie View A&M WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff RECORDS UAPB 3-20, 2-11 SWAC; Prairie View A&M 8-14, 8-4 INTERNET uapblionsroar.com TICKETS $15 reserved, $10 general admission, $5 general admission youth (kindergarten-12th grade)

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UAPB

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Christina Lasane, 5-9, Sr. 11.5 4.0 G Charisse Carr, 5-7, Jr. 4.9 4.4 G Destiny Ham, 5-7, Jr. 4.6 1.4 F Mollie Campbell, 6-0, Fr. 3.1 3.0 F Marion Thompson, 6-0, Sr. 4.0 4.4

COACH Nate Kilbert (16-48 in second season at UAPB, 127-194 in 11th season overall)

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Jeanette Jackson, 5-7, Jr. 19.0 2.9 G Gabrielle Scott, 5-7, So. 7.9 2.3 G LaReahn Washington, 5-8, Sr. 9.2 4.3 F Larissa Scott, 6-0, Jr. 8.4 8.5 C Asha Hampton-Finch, 6-2, Jr. 4.7 4.5

COACH Dawn Brown (8-14 in first season at Prairie View A&M and overall)

CHALK TALK Prairie View A&M junior guard Jeanette Jackson is the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s second-leading scorer, averaging 19.0 points per game. Jackson scored 21 points in the Lady Panthers’ 75-62 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Jan. 25 in Prairie View, Texas.

• Jeremy Muck