Arkansas women at Texas A&M
WHEN 8 p.m. Central
WHERE Reed Arena, College Station, Texas RECORDS Arkansas 14-8, 4-6 SEC
Texas A&M 18-6, 6-4
SERIES Arkansas leads 20-6
RADIO KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock; KQSMFM, 92.1, in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM, 1230, and KPFW-FM, 94.5, in Fort Smith; KURM-AM, 790, and KURM-FM, 100.3, in Rogers
TELEVISION SEC Network
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Calli Berna, 5-10, Sr. 5.7 5.4 G Kelsey Brooks, 5-9, So. 15.6 5.2 G Melissa Wolff, 6-0, Jr. 8.9 8.2 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, So. 13.4 5.7 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Sr. 11.2 6.6 COACH Jimmy Dykes (14-8 in first season at Arkansas)
TEXAS A&M
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Jordan Jones, 5-6, Jr. 9.4 3.8 G Courtney Walker, 5-8, Jr. 14.8 3.7 G/F Courtney Williams, 6-1, Jr. 14.2 5.9 F Achiri Ade, 6-1, Sr. 6.4 8.3 C Khaalia Hilsman, 6-5, Fr. 4.1 3.8 COACH Gary Blair (282-115 in 12th year at Texas A&M, 690-278 in 30th year overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
Arkansas Texas A&M 62.8 Points for 67.1 55.5 Points against 56.1 +7.3 Rebound margin +3.3 -0.3 Turnover margin +2.2 38.0 FG pct. 43.2 29.4 3-pt pct.FT. 29.2 66.3 pct.FT pct. 66.9
CHALK TALK Arkansas has held three consecutive SEC opponents to 50 points or less for the first time ever. ... The Razorbacks have won three consecutive SEC games for the first time since 2012, when they won eight in a row. ... Texas A&M has won four in a row in the series and all three games as a member of the SEC ... Texas A&M Coach Gary Blair, a former Arkansas head coach, has 690 career victories, 10 shy of becoming the 15th women’s coach with 700 victories.
UALR men at
Appalachian State
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, N.C.
RECORDS UALR 9-14, 4-9 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 9-12, 6-6
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. 5.8 1.9 G James Reid, 6-3, Jr. 6.8 2.3 G Jerron Washington, 6-4, Jr. 0.6 1.1 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, So. 4.8 3.9 F Andre Brown, 6-6, Jr. 0.5 1.0 COACH Steve Shields (188-174 in 12th season at UALR and overall)
APPALACHIAN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Chris Burgess, 5-8, Jr. 8.8 2.8 G Frank Eaves, 6-2, Jr. 17.4 4.4 F Michael Obacha, 6-8, Jr. 2.8 3.4 F Tommy Spagnola, 6-7, Sr. 10.7 7.4 F Jake Babic, 6-5, Fr. 5.0 2.6 COACH Jim Fox (9-12 in first season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR APP.ST. 68.5 Points for 63.6 70.5 Points against 70.1 -2.1 Rebound margin +1.5 +2.7 Turnover margin -2.2 40.8 FG pct. 39.1 33.1 3-PT. pct. 31.6 71.0 FT pct. 69.7
CHALK TALK A loss today would be UALR’s 10th in Sun Belt Conference play, the most since it was 4-14 in 2009-2010. ... UALR has used 11 different starting lineups this season, including eight different lineups in the past 11 games. ... UALR held Appalachian State to 30.2 percent shooting in a 64-46 victory on Jan. 10 in Little Rock. ... UALR is in a three-way tie with Arkansas State and Troy for eighth place in the Sun Belt, but holds a head-to-head tiebreaker over both.
UALR women at
Appalachian State
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Holmes Convocation Center, Boone, N.C.
RECORDS UALR 19-3, 12-1 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 10-11, 5-7
RADIO KAAY-AM, 1090, in Little Rock
INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alexius Dawn, 5-4, Jr. 10.3 2.5 G Taylor Gault, 5-8, Sr. 15.8 3.1 G Ka’Nesheia Cobbins, 5-10, Sr. 5.3 5.0 F Shanity James, 5-11, Jr. 11.6 7.4 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, So. 5.3 4.3 COACH Joe Foley (234-129 in 12th season at UALR, 690-210 in 28th season overall) APPALACHIAN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Joi Jones, 5-6, So. 8.6 2.8 G Katie Mallow, 5-9, Sr. 11.7 2.7 F Mia Marshall, 6-2, So. 3.5 3.6 F Bria Huffman, 5-10, Jr. 7.1 3.6 C KeKe Cooper, 6-2, Jr. 6.0 5.7 COACH Angel Elderkin (10-11 in first season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR APP.ST. 65.1 Points for 71.4 50.1 Points against 75.1 +2.4 Rebound margin -0.9 +5.5 Turnover margin -1.7 43.8 FG pct. 42.1 38.1 3-pt. pct.FT. 31.4 67.7 pct.FT pct. 74.8
CHALK TALK UALR has surpassed its victory total from last season. A victory tonight would be its eighth 20-victory season under Coach Joe Foley. ... The Trojans have clinched a berth in the Sun Belt ConferenceTournament, the first men’s or women’s team to do so. ... UALR is receiving 10 votes in this week’s USA Today coaches poll, its highest total of the season. ... UALR beat Appalachian State 69-48 on Jan. 10 in Little Rock, the teams’ first meeting.
— Troy Schulte
ASU men at
Georgia Southern
WHEN 7:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Hanner Fieldhouse, Statesboro, Ga. RECORDS ASU 9-13, 4-9 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia Southern 16-5, 9-3
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, and KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro; KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
INTERNET astateredwolves.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G P.J. Hardwick, 5-10, So. 5.9 3.6 G Cameron Golden, 6-0, Jr. 14.6 3.0 G Sean Gardner, 6-5, Jr. 13.1 3.9 F Anthony Livingston, 6-8, So. 14.5 9.1 F Charles Waters, 6-6, Jr. 2.9 3.2 COACH John Brady (116-114 in seventh season at ASU, 389-320 in 24th season overall)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Mike Hughes, 6-3, Fr. 7.6 4.9 G Jelani Hewitt, 6-2, Sr. 19.0 4.2 G Jake Allsmiller, 6-5, Fr. 3.9 1.9 F Angel Matias, 6-4, Sr. 7.5 5.5 F Trent Wiedeman, 6-8, Sr. 12.0 6.0 COACH Mark Byington (31-24 in second season at Georgia Southern, 38-28 in third season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU GSU 64.0 Points for 70.8 68.3 Points against 59.7 -2.7 Rebound margin +3.9 -1.0 Turnover margin +2.2 40.5 FG pct. 42.6 33.3 3-pt. pct.FT. 33.5 71.1 pct.FT pct. 69.9
CHALK TALK ASU has let opponents shoot 44 percent or better from the floor in each of its three consecutive losses. Georgia Southern beat ASU 73-61 on Jan. 8 in Jonesboro.... Georgia Southern’s Jelani Hewitt is third in the Sun Belt at 19.0 points per game, although his average is 15.9 points per Sun Belt Conference game. ... Anthony Livingston’s 9.6 rebounds per Sun Belt game is second in the conference.
— Troy Schulte
ASU women at
Georgia Southern
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Hanner Fieldhouse, Statesboro, Ga. RECORDS ASU 16-7, 11-2 Sun Belt Cofnerence; Georgia Southern 4-17, 1-11
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, and KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro; KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
INTERNET astateredwolves.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, So. 1.9 2.5 G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Jr. 19.3 5.4 G Hanna Qedan, 5-11, Sr. 10.7 3.5 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Jr. 10.6 5.3 F Jasmine Hunt, 6-2, Sr. 10.2 5.7 COACH Brian Boyer (264-219 in 16th season at ASU and overall)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Angel McGowan, 5-9, So. 13.1 2.7 G Alexis Sams, 5-5, So. 5.4 2.3 G Anna Claire Knight, 5-10, Sr. 11.5 5.5 F Alexis Foulks, 6-0, Fr. 1.3 1.1 F Patrice Butler, 6-2, So. 11.5 5.3 COACH Chris Vozab (22-61 in third season at Georgia Southern and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU GSU 71.9 Points for 61.2 64.0 Points against 69.7 -1.0 Rebound margin -4.6 +2.3 Turnover margin -3.1 46.0 FG pct. 38.1 33.0 3-pt. pct. 28.7 66.6 FT pct. 71.3
CHALK TALK Arkansas State is coming off a seven-day break, its longest of the Sun Belt Conference season. … Georgia Southern has lost eight games in a row, five of which were by 10 or more points. ... ASU beat Georgia Southern 86-63 on Jan. 8 in Jonesboro. ... ASU’s 46.0 field-goal percentage is 11th best in Division I.
— Troy Schulte
UCA women
at NW (La.) State
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, La.
RECORDS UCA 13-9, 6-4 Southland Conference; Northwestern State 12-10, 7-4
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Maggie Proffitt, 5-7, So. 14.1 3.4 G Jameka Watkins, 5-6, Jr. 3.5 3.2 G Brianna Mullins, 5-6, So. 10.4 5.4 F Kendara Watts, 5-10, Jr. 11.2 3.7 F Terai Sadler, 5-10, Sr. 4.2 4.5 COACH Sandra Rushing (46-36 in third
season at UCA, 449-291 in 26th season
overall)
NORTHWESTERN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Keisha Lee, 5-5, Jr. 11.0 3.4 G Chelsea Rogers, 5-9, Sr. 8.5 5.9 G Janelle Perez, 5-2, Jr. 13.3 2.8 F Presley Owens, 6-1, Sr. 7.7 3.9 F Tia Youngblood, 5-10, Fr. 2.4 3.5 COACH Brooke Stoehr (45-41 in third season at Northwestern State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA NWSU 57.9 Points for 61.0 56.5 Points against 61.8 +1.2 Rebound margin -5.1 -1.3 Turnover margin +3.0 39.4 FG pct. 39.1 34.0 3-pt. pct. 30.0 72.1 FT pct. 69.9
CHALK TALK The last time these teams met, it started a Central Arkansas winning streak and a Northwestern State losing streak. UCA won 63-46 on Jan. 28 in Conway to start three consecutive victories. Northwestern State has lost four in a row. … Maggie Proffitt is averaging 23.0 points during the three victories.
— Troy Schulte