UALR men at San Diego State
WHEN 3 p.m. Central
WHERE Viejas Arena, San Diego, Calif.
RECORDS UALR 2-0, San Diego State 2-1
SERIES First meeting
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Josh Hagins, 6-1, Sr. 11.0 5.0 G Kemy Osse, 6-1, Jr. 9.0 4.5 G Jermaine Ruttley, 6-3, Sr. 8.5 6.5 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, Jr. 1.0 5.0 F Lis Shoshi, 6-11, Jr. 6.5 8.0 COACH Chris Beard (2-0 in first season at UALR; 68-25 in fourth season overall)
SAN DIEGO STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Dakarai Allen, 6-5, Jr. 11.7 3.0 G Trey Kell, 6-4, So. 5.7 3.3 G Jeremy Hemsley, 6-3, Fr. 13.7 3.0 F Skylar Spencer, 6-10, Sr. 6.0 6.0 F Malik Pope, 6-10, So. 6.3 4.0 COACH Steve Fisher (341-186 in 17th season at San Diego State, 450-265 in 26th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR SDSU
85.5 Points for 72.7
53.0 Points against 67.3
+19.5 Rebound margin +5.0
+4.0 Turnover margin -2.7
46.5 FG pct. 44.6
40.4 3-pt. pct. 32.0
73.2 FT pct. 68.4
CHALK TALK Marcus Johnson Jr.’s 30 points in Wednesday’s victory over Centenary was the most for a UALR player since January 2014. … Six different UALR players have scored at least 10 points in either of its first two games. … This is the first of three consecutive games away from home. … San Diego Sate’s lone loss came Nov. 16 at then-No. 16 Utah. … San Diego State has won 23 or more games in each of the last seven seasons.
— Troy Schulte
UCA men at Rutgers
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, N.J.
RECORDS UCA 0-2; Rutgers 2-1
INTERNET ucasports.com
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Jeff Lowery, 6-2, Jr. 9.5 1.5 G Jordan Howard, 5-11, So. 13.5 4.5 G Derreck Brooks, 6-6, Jr. 16.5 5.0 F Justin Foreman, 6-5, Sr. 12.0 5.0 F Jake Zuilhof, 6-9, Sr. 6.5 3.5 COACH Russ Pennell (2-29 in second season at UCA; 95-87 in seventh season overall)
RUTGERS
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Corey Sanders, 6-2, Fr. 10.0 2.5 G Mike Williams, 6-2, So. 13.0 5.3 F D.J. Foreman, 6-8, So. 10.0 7.3 F Deshawn Freeman, 6-7, Jr. 12.3 5.0 C Greg Lewis, 6-9, Sr. 1.7 5.0 COACH Eddie Jordan (24-44 in third season at Rutgers and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA RU
65.3 Points for 71.0
82.2 Points against 63.3
-5.6 Rebound margin +6.0
-5.2 Turnover margin -1.3
42.4 FG pct. 44.9
35.3 3-pt. pct. 26.2
67.8 FT pct. 61.1
CHALK TALK One game after scoring 25 points in his UCA debut, guard Derreck Brooks was held to 8 points on 3-of-12 shooting in a loss to Massachusetts. … UCA has let its first two opponents shoot 49.6 percent from the floor. … Five Rutgers players are averaging 10.0 points or more per game through two games. In addition to four starters, Bishop Daniels is averaging 10.7 points off the bench.
— Troy Schulte
ASU women vs. Wichita State
WHEN 7:05 p.m.
WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 2-0, Wichita State 1-2
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Aundrea Gamble, 5-9, Sr. 20.0 4.5 G Brittney Gill, 5-8, Sr. 10.5 7.0 G Jessica Flanery, 5-10, Sr. 12.0 3.0 F K. Brown-Haywood, 5-11, Sr. 13.0 7.0 F Amanda Lawson, 5-10, Sr. 4.0 3.0 COACH Brian Boyer (275-223 in 17th season at ASU and overall)
WICHITA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Diamond Lockhart, 5-5, So. 7.5 3.0 G Jaleesa Chapel, 5-9, Jr. 9.0 1.0 G Aundra Stovall, 5-2, So. 3.0 1.5 F Jyar Francis, 6-1, Fr. 11.0 5.5 C Brittany Martin, 6-3, Jr. 4.0 3.5 COACH Jody Adams (148-85 in eighth season at Wichita State, 172-93 in ninth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU WSU
76.5 Points for 45.5
64.5 Points against 68.0
+7.0 Rebound margin -6.5
+2.0 Turnover margin -1.0
49.2 FG pct. 36.0
36.8 3-pt. pct. 31.4
74.2 FT pct. 50.0
CHALK TALK Aundrea Gamble’s 1,352 career points rank in the top 30 among active Division I players. … ASU almost let a seven-point lead in the final four minutes slip away Wednesday at Tennessee-Martin, but Brittney Gill’s late steal preserved the victory. … Wichita State went 29-5 last season while advancing to the NCAA Tournament. … It has lost to Creighton and Missouri this season.
UCA women at Murray State
WHEN 1 p.m. Central
WHERE CFSB Center, Murray, Ky.
RECORDS UCA 1-1; Murray State 2-1
INTERNET ucasports.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG F Kendra Watts, 5-10, Sr. 9.0 6.0 C Raquel Logan, 6-1, Jr. 6.5 6.5 G Maggie Proffitt, 5-6, Jr. 11.5 1.0 G Brianna Mullins, 5-6, Jr. 7.5 .3.0 G Jameka Watkins, 5-6, Sr. 1.5 .2.5 COACH Sandra Rushing (51-42 in five seasons at Central Arkansas; 453-297 in 26th season overall)
MURRAY STATE
POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G LeAsia Wright, 5-8, Jr. 18.3 6.7 G Ke’Shunan James, 6-1, So. 23.7 6.0 F Kyra Gulledge, 6-2, Sr. 7.0 10.3 G Jasmine Borders, 5-8, Sr. 4.7 4.3 G Daniella Pisano, 5-5, Jr. 4.0 0.7 COACH Rob Cross (95-117 in eighth season at Murray State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA MSU
59.5 Points for 81.0
72.5 Points against 71.7
0.0 Rebounding margin +4.7
-2.5 Turnover margin +2.7
35.2 FG pct. 37.3
37.5 3-pt FG pct. 27.3
63.3 FT pct. 75.0
CHALK TALK After scoring 20 points in the season-opener, Maggie Proffitt was held to 3 points on 1-of-12 shooting in a loss to Tennessee on Sunday. … Sophomore forward Taylor Baudoin had 13 points and 10 rebounds off the bench in the loss. … Murray State gets 50 percent of its scoring from Ke’shuna James and LeAsia Wright, who average 23.7 and 18.3 points, respectively.
— Troy Schulte