UCA men at Tulsa
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Donald W. Reynolds Center, Tulsa RECORDS UCA 0-0; Tulsa 0-0
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ESPN3.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, So. 15.7 2.5 G Mike Martin, 6-0, Sr. 11.5 3.8 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, So. 7.9 4.4 F Boo Milligan, 6-6, So. 7.2 3.2 F Jake Zuilhof, 6-9, Sr. 9.4 6.1 COACH Russ Pennell (2-27 in second season at UCA; 95-85 in seventh season overall)
TULSA
POS. NAME, HT., YR PPG RPG G James Woodard, 6-3, Sr. 14.5 4.9 F D’Andre Wright, 6-9, Sr. 7.0 4.4 F Rashad Smith, 6-7, Sr. 8.4 6.0 G Marquel Curtis, 6-3, Sr. 7.3 3.3 G Shaquille Harrison, 6-4, Sr. 13.1 5.1 COACH Frank Haith (23-11 in second season at Tulsa, 223-140 in 12th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA TU 65.3 Points for 64.4 82.2 Points against 60.7 -5.6 Rebound margin +2.0 -5.2 Turnover margin +1.5 42.4 FG pct. 41.6 35.3 3-pt. pct. 32.1 67.8 FT pct. 64.9
*Statistics from 2014-2015 season.
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas is starting its second season under Coach Russ Pennell with 10 of the 11 players who logged minutes last season, including six who averaged 20 minutes per game or more. … Derreck Brooks, a transfer who sat out last season, had 26 points in an exhibition victory for the Bears. … Tulsa returns three players who started every game last season that ended in an NIT appearance.
— Troy Schulte
ASU women at Tennessee Tech
WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Convocation Center, Cookeville, Tenn. RECORDS ASU 0-0; Tennessee Tech 0-0
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Sr. 19.2 5.3 G Brittney Gill, 5-8, Sr. 5.7 3.0 G Jessica Flanery, 5-10, Sr. 4.0 1.6 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Sr. 11.5 5.9 F Amanda Lawson, 5-10, Sr. 5.9 3.0 COACH Brian Boyer (273-223 in 17th season overall)
TENNESSEE TECH
POS. NAME, HT., YR PPG RPG G Yaktavia Hickson, 5-11, So. 6.3 1.7 G Hannah Goolsby, 5-9, Jr. 9.2 2.2 G Samaria Howard, 5-7, Sr. 15.6 5.8 F Treyvonna Brooks, 6-2, Jr. n/a n/a F Asia Harper, 6-0, So. 0.7 0.9 COACH Jim Davis (37-53 in fourth season at Tennessee Tech, 411-258 in 23rd season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR TTU 71.0 Points for 64.3 64.2 Points against 66.4 +0.3 Rebound margin -2.3 +1.8 Turnover margin +0.6 44.8 FG pct. 40.0 31.7 3-pt. pct. 34.0 70.1 FT pct. 69.9
*Statistics from 2014-2015 season.
CHALK TALK Arkansas State begins the season as the preseason Sun Belt favorite on the strength of its returning offense. … Aundrea Gamble, the two-time defending Sun Belt Player of the Year, was 9 for 9 in an exhibition victory over Henderson State last week. … Tennessee Tech was 6-23 last season.