ASU at Texas State
WHEN 4:30 p.m.
WHERE Strahan Coliseum, San Marcos, Texas RECORDS ASU 11-15, 6-11 Sun Belt; Texas State 12-14, 6-11
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEAAM, 970, in Jonesboro
INTERNET astateredwolves.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cameron Golden, 6-0, Jr. 14.0 3.1 G Frederic Dure, 6-5, Jr. 5.8 2.5 G C.J. Foster, 6-3, So. 2.5 1.1 F Anthony Livingston, 6-8, So. 15.5 9.9 F Nouhoum Bocoum, 6-10, Jr. 6.3 4.4 COACH John Brady (110-106 in seventh season at ASU, 391-322 in 24th season overall)
TEXAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G D.J. Brown, 6-2, Sr. 7.6 2.4 G Wes Davis, 6-3, Sr. 7.3 3.2 G Ethan Montalvo, 6-0, Jr. 7.6 1.3 F Emani Gant, 6-8, Jr. 13.2 7.1 F Cameron Naylor, 6-7, Jr. 8.3 5.0 COACH Danny Kaspar (20-37 in second season at Texas State, 485-230 in 24th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU TSU 64.5 Points for 61.8 68.7 Points against 59.8 -1.4 Rebound margin -2.0 -1.4 Turnover margin +2.6 40.8 FG pct. 40.6 33.5 3-pt. pct. 31.1 70.5 FT pct. 69.2
CHALK TALK Anthony Livingston’s 31 points in Thursday’s victory over Texas-Arlington was the most for an Arkansas State player in any game this season. … Fredric Dure has scored 42 points in the last two games, and has made 8 of 14 three-pointers. … A victory would be ASU’s first three-game winning streak of the Sun Belt season. … An ASU victory would complete a season sweep of Texas State, which is the first tiebreaker in Sun Belt tournament scenarios.
— Troy Schulte
Central Arkansas
vs. SE Louisiana
WHEN 4 p.m.
WHERE Farris Center, Conway
RECORDS UCA 1-24, 1-13 Southland; Southeastern Louisiana 9-18, 6-8
TICKETS $15 courtside, $10 reserved, $8 general admission
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Fr. 15.9 2.6 G Mike Martin, 6-0, Jr. 11.3 3.9 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Fr. 6.2 2.4 F Mathieu Kambam 6-5, Fr. 7.4 4.3 C Jake Zuilhof, 6-9, Jr. 9.6 6.1 COACH Russ Pennell (1-24 in first season at UCA, 94-82 in sixth season overall)
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cedric Jenkins, 6-2, Sr. 8.0 2.8 G Zay Jackson, 6-0, Jr. 15.4 4.5 G Justin Lobell, 6-1, Fr. 2.6 0.8 F DeVonte Upson, 6-9, Sr. 10.3 7.3 F Onochie Ochie, 6-6, Sr. 8.4 4.6 COACH Jay Ladner (9-18 in first season at Southeastern Louisiana and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA SELA 65.5 Points for 67.7 83.8 Points against 71.6 -5.6 Rebound margin -2.9 -6.3 Turnover margin -1.3 43.3 FG pct. 45.5 35.4 3-pt. pct.FT. 31.7 66.7 pct.FT pct. 65.6
CHALK TALK Today is UCA’s home finale, but without a senior on the team the school will honor Monty Rowell, who spent more than 30 years as the team’s radio voice before retiring after last season. … UCA has been eliminated from Southland Tournament contention. … Mathieu Kamba scored 14 points in Tuesday’s loss to McNeese State, the first time in eight games that Jordan Howard wasn’t the Bears’ leading scorer.
— Troy Schulte
UALR at Texas-Arlington
WHEN 7:15 p.m. Central WHERE College Park Center, Arlington, Texas RECORDS UALR 13-15, 8-10 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 15-12, 9-8 RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ESPN3.com, ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G J.T. Thomas, 6-1, Jr. 5.9 1.9 G James Reid, 6-3, Jr. 7.9 2.3 G Ben Dillard, 6-2, Sr. 8.0 1.8 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, So. 6.5 4.5 F Gus Leeper, 6-10, Sr. 4.2 2.9 COACH Steve Shields (192-175 in 12th season at UALR and overall)
TEXAS-ARLINGTON POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Erick Neal, 5-11, Fr. 6.4 1.6 G Jamel Outler, 6-3, Sr. 8.6 1.3 G Lonnie McClanahan, 6-1, Sr. 11.4 3.3 F Greg Gainey, 6-5, Sr. 10.1 4.3 C Anthony Walker, 6-9, Sr. 3.8 2.4 COACH Scott Cross (152-125 in nine seasons at Texas-Arlington and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR UTA 69.6 Points for 72.3 70.2 Points against 71.0 -1.7 Rebound margin +0.1 +2.7 Turnover margin +0.1 41.9 FG pct. 43.6 34.4 3-pt. pct.FT. 32.2 70.6 pct.FT pct. 67.0
CHALK TALK UALR can clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Tournament with a victory tonight. … J.T. Thomas’ 17 points in Thursday’s victory were his most in a Sun Belt game, and he’s shooting 50 percent from the field over his past nine games. UALR is 5-1 since his return to the starting lineup. … UALR was held to 37 percent shooting in the first game between the teams, a 75-68 loss Jan. 24 in Little Rock. … UALR hasn’t gone 6-1 during any stretch of Sun Belt play since the end of the 2012 season.
— Troy Schulte
UAPB vs.
Grambling State
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff
RECORDS UAPB 9-20, 6-9 SWAC; Grambling State 2-22, 0-14
INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG F Devin Berry, 6-7, So. 2.8 2.8 G DeAndre McIntyre, 6-3, Sr. 3.0 2.2 G Ghiavonni Robinson, 6-3, So. 7.9 2.4 F Thaddeus Handley, 6-6, Jr. 5.4 2.7 F JoVaughn Love, 6-9, Jr. 11.1 5.0 COACH George Ivory (56-131 in seventh season at UAPB and overall)
GRAMBLING STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Remond Brown, 6-4, So. 5.5 3.1 G A’Torri Shine, 6-6, Sr. 12.6 3.3 G Carlton Lowe, 6-3, So. 2.7 1.5 F Kyle Williams, 6-9, Fr. 2.6 3.5 F Mark Gray, 6-7, Jr. 9.7 5.8 COACH Shawn Walker (2-22 in first season at Grambling State, 196-199 in 14th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB GSU 58.3 Points for 51.1 67.1 Points against 73.3 -6.8 Rebound margin -4.2 +0.9 Turnover margin -5.7 39.0 FG pct. 35.4 31.8 3-pt. pct. 28.8 68.3 FT pct. 65.1
CHALK TALK Arkansas-Pine Bluff is 0-3 since leading scorer Marcel Mosley was suspended by the university for his suspected role in an on-campus shooting. The Golden Lions are averaging 54.7 points per game in their three games without Mosley. … JoVaughn Love scored 22 points in Monday’s loss at Prairie View A&M. … Grambling State has lost
17 consecutive games and 16 consecutive regular-season conference games dating to last season.