UALR men at Troy WHEN 7 p.m. Central WHERE Trojan Arena, Troy, Ala.
RECORDS UALR 12-15, 7-8 Sun Belt; Troy 9-17, 4-10 SERIES Tied 6-6 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. 4.9 2.6 G Ben Dillard, 6-2, Jr. 6.8 2.0 F Leroy Isler, 6-5, Sr. 6.3 3.2 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, Fr. 1.9 1.3 F James White, 6-8, So. 11.1 6.2
COACH Steve Shields (176-158 in 11th season)
TROY
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Hunter Williams, 6-0, Sr. 13.0 2.8 G Antoine Meyers, 6-3, Sr. 11.9 5.1 G Jeff Mullahey, 6-3, Sr. 9.3 4.7 F Tevin Calhoun, 6-7, Sr. 9.8 3.9 F Kevin Thomas, 6-8, Jr. 9.9 7.4
COACH Phillip Cunningham (9-17 in first season)
CHALK TALK During its five-game losing streak, UALR is 75 of 111 from the line, while opponents are 108 of 157. Will Neighbour, who will miss tonight’s game with a shoulder injury, has made 131 free throws, fifth most in the Sun Belt Conference.
- Troy Schulte
Arkansas women at Texas A&M WHEN 7 p.m. Central WHERE Reed Arena, College Station, Texas RECORDS Arkansas 18-9, 5-9 SEC ; Texas A&M 21-7, 11-3 RANKINGS Texas A&M No. 17 in the AP poll SERIES Arkansas leads 20-4 RADIO KQSM-FM, 92.1, in Fayetteville, KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock (tape delay)
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Calli Berna, 5-10, Jr. 6.8 4.1 G McKenzie Adams, 5-9, Fr, 9.1 2.1 F Keira Peak, 5-9, Sr. 9.9 5.0 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, Fr. 16.6 6.0 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Jr. 8.7 4.8
COACH Tom Collen (131-88 in 7th year at Arkansas; 348-158 in 16th year overall)
TEXAS A&M
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Courtney Walker, 5-8, So. 14.6 4.0 G Jordan Jones, 5-6, So. 6.3 3.0 G/F Courtney Williams, 6-1, So. 13.6 5.4 F Achiri Ade, 6-1, Jr. 7.5 7.2 C Karla Gilbert, 6-5, Sr. 11.0 7.8
COACH Gary Blair (258-107 in 11th year at Texas A&M; 666-270 in 29th year overall)
CHALK TALK Texas A&M leads the SEC in three-point defense, allowing 25.3 percent shooting.
- Tom MurphyUCA men vs. Sam Houston St.
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 6-19, 3-11 Southland; Sam Houston State 19-7, 11-3 SERIES Sam Houston State leads 11-0 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. 12.9 2.2 G LaQuentin Miles, 6-5, Sr. 22.5 6.6 G DuShaun Rice, 6-0, Fr. 4.2 2.0 G Daouda Berete, 6-4, So. 4.5 3.3 F Phabian Glasco, 6-7, Fr. 5.3 4.1
COACH Clarence Finley (6-19 in first season)
SAM HOUSTON STATE
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Paul Baxter, 6-1, So. 9.7 2.3 G Jabari Peters, 6-4, Jr. 12.5 4.5 G Kaheem Ransom, 6-1, Jr. 11.3 4.4 F James Thomas, 6-5, Sr. 8.3 4.0 C Michael Holyfield, 6-11, Jr. 6.9 6.6
COACH Jason Hooten (49-49 in fourth season)
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas senior guard LaQuentin Miles leads the Southland Conference in scoring, averaging 22.5 points per game.
- Jeremy Muck
UCA women vs. Sam Houston St.
WHEN 5:30 p.m.
WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 17-8, 11-3 Southland; Sam Houston State 11-14, 6-8 SERIES Central Arkansas leads 5-4 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. 10.3 3.8 G Maggie Proffitt, 5-7, Fr. 10.4 2.4 G Jameka Watkins, 5-6, So. 2.3 1.2 F Terai Sadler, 5-10, Jr. 7.3 3.4 C Courtney Duever, 6-1, Sr. 15.5 9.4
COACH Sandra Rushing (32-23 in second season at UCA ; 435-268 in 24th season overall)
SAM HOUSTON STATE
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG
G Amanda Barnes, 5-5, So. 6.9 2.4 G Jasmine Johnson, 5-7, Sr. 11.8 3.8 G Jazmin Wiley, 5-11, Jr. 6.6 4.1 F Angela Beadle, 6-3, Jr. 15.6 10.3 F Nyha Carter, 5-10, Sr. 6.2 7.0
COACH Brenda Welch-Nichols (89-144 in eighth season)
CHALK TALK UCA can clinch at least a share of the Southland Conference regular-season title with victories against Sam Houston State today and Lamar on Saturday.
- Jeremy Muck
Sports, Pages 20 on 02/27/2014