WHEN 1 p.m. Central
WHERE Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
RECORDS UALR 3-0, East Carolina 2-2
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. 12.0 5.3 G Kemy Osse, 6-1, Jr. 6.0 3.3 G J. Ruttley, 6-3, Sr. 8.7 6.7 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, Jr. 2.7 4.3 F Lis Shoshi, 6-11, Jr. 6.3 5.7 COACH Chris Beard (3-0 in first season at UALR, 69-25 in fourth season overall)
EAST CAROLINA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Prince Williams, 6-5, Sr. 6.8 2.8 G B.J. Tyson, 6-3, So. 7.8 5.0 F Caleb White, 6-7, Jr. 14.8 3.3 F Michel Nzege, 6-8, Jr. 9.5 3.8 F Michael Zangari, 6-9, Sr. 8.3 3.8 COACH Jeff Lebo (89-82 in sixth season at East Carolina, 300-238 in 18th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR ECU
73.3 Points for 66.2
49.7 Points against 69.0
+8.3 Rebound margin +1.0
+6.0 Turnover margin +0.0
43.3 FG pct. 38.3
36.8 3-pt. pct. 35.9
73.5 FT pct. 75.2
CHALK TALK UALR’s victory at San Diego State on Saturday was just its second over a team that had reached the previous year’s NCAA Tournament since the 2008-2009 season. The Trojans beat Creighton in 2008 and Southern in 2013. … San Diego State beat East Carolina 79-54 on Monday. … UALR is 3-0 for the first time since 2008. … The Trojans are holding teams to an average of 49.7 points per game, second-best nationally.