WHEN 5 p.m. Central
WHERE Lakefront Arena, New Orleans
RECORDS ASU 21-9, Appalachian State 14-15 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 Jamie Ruffins, 5-8, So. 11.0 6.1 G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Jr. 19.1 5.3 G Hanna Qedan, 5-11, Sr. 10.1 3.4 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Jr. 11.5 5.7 F Jasmine Hunt, 6-2, Sr. 11.0 6.1 COACH Brian Boyer (268-221 in 16th season at ASU and overall)
APPALACHIAN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Bria Carter, 6-0, So. 5.6 3.9 G Joi Jones, 5-6, So. 8.5 2.9 G Katie Mallow, 5-9, Sr. 10.8 2.7 F Maryah Sydnor, 6-1, Sr. 17.6 8.8 C Mia Marshall, 6-2, So. 3.3 4.1 COACH Angela Elderkin (14-15 in first season at Appalachian State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU APP. STATE 72.1 Points for 68.2 64.6 Points against 70.6 +0.3 Rebound margin +0.8 +2.2 Turnover margin -1.9 45.1 FG pct. 41.5 32.9 3-pt. pct. 30.3 69.0 FT pct. 71.2
CHALK TALK The two teams split the season series, with ASU beating Appalachian State 89-75 on Jan. 3 and Appalachian State winning 70-69 on Jan. 15. … Appalachian State’s Maryah Sydnor is the Sun Belt’s third leading scorer and third-leading rebounder. … ASU leading scorer Aundrea Gamble averaged 15.7 points and 10.3 rebounds in last year’s Sun Belt tournament.