UALR vs. Appalachian State
WHEN 5 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 5-9, 0-4 Sun Belt; Appalachian State 4-8, 1-2
SERIES Tied 1-1
RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock
TICKETS $7 for end-of-court bleacher seating, $115 for coaches’ row seating, $13 for 200 level seating, $11 for children on 200 level. INTERNET ualrtrojans.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G J.T. Thomas, 6-1, Jr. 7.1 1.8 G Ben Dillard, 6-2, Sr. 8.4 1.6 F Roger Woods, 6-5, Jr. 12.2 6.3 F Mareik Isom, 6-7, So. 5.5 2.9 F James White, 6-8, Jr. 12.1 6.8 COACH Steve Shields (184-169 in 12th season at UALR and overall)
APPALACHIAN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G D.J. Brown, 6-2, Sr. 7.9 1.9 G Wes Davis, 6-3, Sr. 8.4 3.7 G J. Weatherspoon, 6-3, Jr. 6.3 2.3 F Kavin Tilbury, 6-7, So. 7.0 4.3 F Emani Gant, 6-8, Jr. 13.7 6.7 COACH Danny Kaspar (16-27 in second season at Texas State, 481-220 in 25th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR App. State
70.6 Points for 65.9
73.4 Points against 73.3
-3.6 Rebound margin +0.5
+2.4 Turnover margin +-2.1
41.4 FG pct. 41.2
35.0 3-pt. pct. 30.0
69.6 FT pct. 70.8
CHALK TALK UALR hasn’t won at home since Nov. 29, and its current four-game home losing streak is the longest since the Jack Stephens Center opened in 2005. … This is the first meeting between the teams since Dec. 20, 2005, when UALR won 78-63.
— Troy Schulte
Central Arkansas at Lamar
WHEN 6 p.m. Central
WHERE Montagne Center, Beaumont, Texas RECORDS UCA 0-13, 0-2 Southland Conference; Lamar 7-7, 1-1
SERIES Lamar leads 10-3
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. 15.2 2.4 G Mike Martin, 6-0, Jr. 11.0 3.6 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Fr. 6.5 2.0 F Joel Fiegler, 6-10, Jr. 2.8 2.7 C Jake Zuilhof, 6-9, Jr. 11.0 5.7 COACH Russ Pennell (0-13 in first season at UCA, 112-85 in sixth season overall)
LAMAR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kevin Booze, 5-10, Fr. 5.9 1.0 G Anthony Holliday, 6-1, Sr. 10.6 2.4 G Marcus Owens, 6-2, So. 5.4 3.9 F Donovan Ross, 6-5, Sr. 10.8 4.0 F Tyran de Lattibeaudiere, 6-6, Sr. 15.3 7.9 COACH Tic Price (8-11 in second season at Lamar, 175-133 in 12th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA UL
65.1 Points for 72.4
83.4 Points against 70.1
-7.8 Rebound margin +2.9
-4.7 Turnover margin +1.1
41.6 FG pct. 44.9
35.4 3-pt. pct.FT. 29.8
67.7 pct.FT pct. 64.5
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas ranks in the bottom 10 of Division I in scoring defense (83.4 points per game), scoring margin (minus-18.3), rebound margin (minus-7.8), turnover margin (minus-4.7) and field-goal percentage defense (48.2). … UCA has won three in a row in the series..
— Troy Schulte
Arkansas State at Texas-Arlington
WHEN 7:15 p.m. Central
WHERE College Park Arena, Arlington, Texas RECORDS ASU 6-7, 1-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 8-6, 2-2
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
INTERNET astateredwolves.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G P.J. Hardwick, 5-10, So. 6.8 3.9 G Cameron Golden, 6-0, Jr. 15.8 3.3 G Sean Gardner, 6-5, Jr. 13.3 4.4 F Anthony Livingston, 6-8, So. 15.8 8.7 C Nouhoum Bocoum, 6-10, Jr. 6.5 5.2 COACH John Brady (105-98 in seventh season at ASU, 386-314 in 24th season overall)
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jamel Outler, 6-2, Sr. 10.1 4.4 G Johnny Hill, 6-3, Jr. 11.0 4.4 G Lonnie McClanahan, 6-1, Sr. 9.6 2.5 F Greg Gainey, 6-5, Sr. 8.8 3.8 F Jorge Bilbao, 6-8, So. 3.3 2.8 COACH Scott Cross (145-119 in ninth season at Texas-Arlington and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU UTA
67.1 Points for 71.9
67.2 Points against 71.7
-0.4 Rebound margin -1.9
-0.4 Turnover margin +0.6
42.9 FG pct. 43.3
34.6 3-pt. pct. 35.4
70.4 FT pct. 64.0
CHALK TALK Arkansas State has lost three in a row after winning five in a row. …ASU’s Anthony Livingston is the only Sun Belt player in the top five in scoring and rebounding. … The Red Wolves are allowing 72.3 points in their three conference losses. … Johnny Hill has led Texas-Arlington in scoring in each of the past four games.
— Troy Schulte
UAPB vs. Alabama State
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff
RECORDS UAPB 3-11, 0-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Alabama State 6-5, 2-0
INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Tevin Hammond, 6-0, Sr. 7.4 2.8 G Marcel Mosley, 6-0, Sr. 17.1 2.3 G Ghiavonnie Robinson, 6-3, So. 7.2 2.7 F Devin Berry, 6-7, So. 2.4 2.5 F JoVaughn Love, 6-9, Jr. 11.3 5.3 COACH George Ivory (81-123 in seventh season at UAPB and overall)
ALABAMA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G DeMarcus Robinson, 5-10, Sr. 11.8 3.2 G Jamel Waters, 5-9, Jr. 11.8 3.2 F Bobby Brown, 6-6, Jr. 8.7 5.1 F Maurice Strong, 6-5, Sr. 10.4 7.6 C Wendell Lewis, 6-10, Sr. 8.5 5.1 COACH Lewis Jackson (144-151 in 10th season at Alabama State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB Ala. State
55.2 Points for 75.9
70.4 Points against 71.7
-8.9 Rebound margin +4.5
+0.5 Turnover margin -0.8
36.5 FG pct. 44.8
31.4 3-pt. pct. 38.3
67.6 FT pct. 62.9
CHALK TALK JoVaughn Love had 24 points and 11 rebounds in last week’s victory over Mississippi Valley Sate. … Alabama State has won three in a row and has won both SWAC games by at least 20 points. … Alabama State has four players averaging 10 points or more and have had five players lead it in scoring over the past four games.