Arkansas women vs. No. 13 Kentucky
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 16-10, 5-8 SEC; Kentucky 19-8, 8-6
SERIES Kentucky leads 18-13
RADIO KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock; KQSM-FM, 92.1, in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM, 1230, KFPW-FM, 94.5, in Fort Smith; KURM-AM, 790, KURM-FM, 100.3, Rogers TICKETS $5 adults, free for children 12-and-under, $2 for groups of 10 or more.
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KENTUCKY
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Makayla Epps, 5-10, So. 14.7 4.9 G Bria Goss, 5-10, Sr. 8.8 3.5 G Liannae Harper, 5-8, So. 11.7 7.1 G Jennifer O’Neill, 5-6, So. 14.3 2.9 C Azia Bishop, 6-3, Sr. 6.2 5.6 COACH Matthew Mitchell (219-108 in nine seasons at Kentucky and overall)
ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Calli Berna, 5-10, Sr. 5.6 5.5 G Kelsey Brooks, 5-9, So. 15.0 5.1 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, So. 14.2 6.2 F Melissa Wolf, 6-0, Jr. 8.5 8.0 F Jhasmin Bowen, 6-1, Sr. 11.4 6.5 COACH Jimmy Dykes (16-10 in first season at Arkansas and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UK UA 75.9 Points for 61.9 69.8 Points against 55.0 -0.1 Rebound margin +6.1 +5.7 Turnover margin -0.1 39.4 FG pct. 38.6 28.4 3-pt pct. 29.9 66.6 FT pct. 65.2
CHALK TALK Arkansas forward Jessica Jackson is averaging 18.5 points and shooting 50 percent from the field (31 of 62) in the past four games. … Kentucky has lost three in a row — at Tennessee, to Texas A&M at home and at Ole Miss — since beating Mississippi State 92-90 in double overtime at Lexington. ... Arkansas is 5-2 in its past seven SEC games.
— Bob Holt
UALR men vs.
Georgia State
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 12-15, 7-10 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia State 19-8, 12-4
RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock
INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
TICKETS $7 for end-of-court bleacher seating, $11 for children on 200 level, $13 for 200 level, $115 for coaches’ row seating.
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UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G J.T. Thomas, 6-1, Jr. 5.5 1.8 G James Reid, 6-3, Jr. 7.6 2.3 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, So. 6.1 4.4 F Mareik Isom, 6-7, So. 6.0 2.8 F Roger Woods, 6-5, Jr. 11.7 6.5 COACH Steve Shields (191-175 in 12th season at UALR and overall)
GEORGIA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ryan Green, 6-1, Sr. 3.4 1.9 G Ryan Harrow, 6-2, Sr. 20.4
G R.J. Hunter, 6-6, Jr. 19.9 4.6 F Markus Crider, 6-6, Jr. 9.4 6.4 F Curtis Washington, 6-10, Sr. 4.4 5.0 COACH Ron Hunter (81-45 in fourth season at Georgia State, 355-264 in 21st season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR GSU 68.8 Points for 72.8 69.7 Points against 62.1 -1.7 Rebound margin -0.8 +2.7 Turnover margin +4.9 41.6 FG pct. 48.4 33.7 3-PT. pct. 34.4 70.9 FT pct. 71.6
CHALK TALK A victory would be UALR’s fifth in six games, a stretch not matched since it won five of six Dec. 30, 2012-Jan. 16, 2013.... Georgia State is 3-0 against UALR since joining the Sun Belt last season. UALR’s last victory over Georgia State came in 1991. ... Georgia State’s R.J. Hunter is second in the Sun Belt in scoring (19.9 points per game), free-throw percentage (86.3) and steals (2.0 per game). ... Maurius Hill had a career-high 12 rebounds in Saturday’s victory at Troy.
— Troy Schulte
UALR women vs.
Georgia State
WHEN 5:30 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 22-4, 15-2 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia State 12-13, 7-9
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
TICKETS $7 for end-of-court bleacher seating, $11 for children on 200 level, $13 for 200 level, $115 for coaches’ row seating.
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UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alexius Dawn, 5-4, Jr. 9.4 2.8 G Taylor Gault, 5-8, Sr. 15.3 3.0 G Ka’Nesheia Cobbins, 5-10, So. 5.7 5.1 F Shanity James, 5-11, Jr. 11.6 7.2 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, So. 6.1 4.8 COACH Joe Foley (236-130 in 12th season at UALR, 692-211 in 28th season overall)
GEORGIA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alisha Andrews, 4-11, Sr. 9.4 1.9 G Ashley Watson, 5-6, Sr. 6.0 2.5 G Gaby Moss, 5-8, Jr. 5.8 2.2 F Kennesha Nichols, 5-11, Fr. 6.2 4.7 F Haley Gerrin, 6-2, So. 3.4 4.0 COACH Sharon Baldwin-Tener (57-89 in fifth season at Georgia State, 252-231 in 16th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR GSU 64.7 Points for 68.2 50.8 Points against 66.9 +2.0 Rebound margin +2.6 +5.3 Turnover margin -0.8 43.7 FG pct. 41.0 36.4 3-pt. pct.FT. 34.8 66.8 pct.FT pct. 72.9
CHALK TALK UALR can cap its second consecutive undefeated home conference season with a victory. The Trojans have won 22 consecutive Sun Belt home games. ... UALR can clinch at least a top-two seed for next month’s Sun Belt Tournament with a victory. ... The Trojans beat the Panthers 75-55 on Jan. 3 in Atlanta. ... Alexius Dawn has been held to nine points or less in five consecutive games and is shooting 24.3 percent during that span.
— Troy Schulte
ASU men
vs. Texas-Arlington
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE Convention Center, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 10-15, 5-11 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 15-11, 9-7
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEAAM, 970, in Jonesboro; KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
INTERNET astateredwolves.com
TICKETS $8 (includes both men’s and women’s games)
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ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cameron Golden, 6-0, Jr. 14.1 3.1 G Frederic Dure, 6-5, Jr. 4.4 2.4 G C.J. Foster, 6-3, So. 2.6 1.1 F Anthony Livingston, 6-8, So. 14.8 9.7 F Nouhoum Bocoum, 6-10, Jr. 6.4 4.6 COACH John Brady (109-106 in seventh season at ASU, 390-322 in 24th season overall)
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Erick Neal, 5-11, Fr. 5.8 1.7 G Jamel Outler, 6-2, Sr. 8.1 1.3 G Lonnie McClanahan, 6-1, Sr. 11.4 3.2 F Greg Gainey, 6-5, Sr. 10.3 4.3 F Jorge Bilbao, 6-8, So. 3.7 3.0 COACH Scott Cross (152-124 in ninth season at Texas-Arlington and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU UTA 63.5 Points for 72.0 68.2 Points against 70.6 -1.8 Rebound margin +0.4 -1.5 Turnover margin 0.0 40.5 FG pct. 43.6 32.9 3-pt. pct. 31.9 70.4 FT pct. 67.0
CHALK TALK Frederic Dure earned his first start last Saturday and scored 22 points to lead ASU to an upset of Louisiana-Monroe. ... The Red Wolves’ guards made 16 of 33 shots in beating the Warhawks. ... Texas-Arlington beat ASU 77-50 last month in Arlington, Texas, a game in which the Red Wolves shot 31 percent from the field.
— Troy Schulte
ASU women vs.
Texas-Arlington
WHEN 5:05 p.m.
WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 18-8, 13-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 15-10, 9-7
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro; KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET astateredwolves.com
TICKETS $8 (includes both men’s and women’s games)
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ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, So. 2.1 2.6 G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Jr. 19.5 5.5 G Hanna Qedan, 5-11, Sr. 10.2 3.4 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Jr. 11.0 5.5 F Jasmine Hunt, 6-2, Sr. 10.3 5.9 COACH Brian Boyer (266-220 in 16th season at ASU and overall)
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cierra Johnson, 5-9, Fr. 7.2 4.0 G LaShanda Green, 5-7, Jr. 8.0 3.2 G Amara Wainwright, 5-7, Jr. 4.2 1.3 F Toma Zaleckaite, 6-3, Jr. 3.2 2.8 C Rebekah Van Dijk, 6-5, Fr. 13.1 10.3 COACH Krista Gerlich (19-35 in second season at Texas-Arlington, 187-88 in ninth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU UTA 71.7 Points for 59.9 64.2 Points against 53.3 -0.6 Rebound margin +3.3 +2.0 Turnover margin +1.6 45.6 FG pct. 39.6 33.2 3-pt. pct.FT. 29.0 67.6 pct.FT pct. 60.9
CHALK TALK Arkansas State is 7-0 in Sun Belt home games this season and has won 13 consecutive home conference games dating to last season. ... Three of ASU’s final four games are at home. ... Texas-Arlington has won three consecutive games and six of its past seven. ... ASU beat Texas-Arlington 80-77 in overtime in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 10.
— Troy Schulte
UCA women at
Sam Houston State
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas
RECORDS UCA 15-11, 8-6 Southland Conference; Sam Houston State 6-18, 5-9
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ucasports.com
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CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Brianna Mullins, 5-6, So. 10.9 5.2 G Maggie Proffitt, 5-7, So. 14.0 3.3 G Jameka Watkins, 5-6, Jr. 4.1 3.9 F Kendara Watts, 5-10, Jr. 11.4 3.4 F Brittany Agee, 5-11, Sr. 5.2 3.2 COACH Sandra Rushing (48-38 in third season at UCA, 451-292 in 26th season overall) SAM HOUSTON STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Shernise Robertson, 5-6, Jr. 19.6 2.7 G Morghen Day, 5-6, So. 4.9 2.7 G Taylor Dorsey, 5-6, So. 12.7 5.1 F Saundra Guillory, 6-1, Fr. 5.2 6.9 P Shadijah Moore, 6-2, Jr. 4.9 5.6 COACH Brenda Welch-Nichols (98-165 in eighth season at Sam Houston State, 149-217 in 13th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA SHSU 58.2 Points for 59.8 56.7 Points against 67.9 -0.2 Rebound margin -1.7 -0.7 Turnover margin -4.9 40.3 FG pct. 39.4 35.4 3-pt. pct. 31.0 71.9 FT pct. 66.6
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas and Sam Houston State are meeting for the second time in the past five games. Maggie Proffitt scored 18 points and the Sugar Bears shot 47.9 percent in Saturday’s 66-63 victory in Conway. ... UCA has won five of its past seven games. ... Sam Houston State has lost four of its past five and three in a row.