Arkansas men vs. Stephen F. Austin
WHEN 8 p.m. today
WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 4-1, Stephen F. Austin 2-2 SERIES Arkansas leads 4-0
RADIO Razorback Sports Network
TELEVISION SEC Network
TICKETS $30, $25, $20
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Dallas Cameron, 6-3, Sr. 12.3 1.8 G Ivan Canete, 6-4, Jr. 13.5 3.8 F TJ Holyfield, 6-8, So. 13.8 7.3 F Kevon Harris, 6-6, Fr. 5.0 1.0 C Jovan Grujic, 7-0, So. 1.8 2.0 COACH Kyle Keller (2-2 in first season)
ARKANSAS
POS., NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG G Dusty Hannahs, 6-3, Sr. 18.3 2.3 G Manny Watkins, 6-3, Sr. 6.6 3.8 G Anton Beard, 6-0, Jr. 8.8 3.4 F Dustin Thomas, 6-8, Jr. 7.6 4.0 C Moses Kingsley, 6-10, Sr. 9.6 8.4 COACH Mike Anderson (106-65 in six seasons at Arkansas, 306-163 overall in 15 seasons)
TEAM COMPARISON
SFA Ark. 69.2 Points for 82.6 73.5 Points against 75.2 +4.0 Rebound margin +3.6 -7.5 Turnover margin +0.6 43.1 FG pct. 46.8 35.1 3-PT pct. 41.3 80.4 FT pct. 75.4 CHALK TALK Arkansas junior guards Jaylen Barford (12.2 points per game) and Daryl Macon (11.8 points) played off the bench in Monday night’s 89-76 victory over Mount St. Mary’s after starting the first four games. Macon led the Razorbacks with 15 points and Barford scored 13. … TJ Holyfield is the only healthy returning starter from Stephen F. Austin’s NCAA Tournament team last season that went 28-6 and beat West Virginia 70-56 before losing to Notre Dame 76-75. Another returning starter, junior guard Ty Charles, is out because of a broken finger. … The Razorbacks and Lumberjacks most recently played during the 2009-10 season when Arkansas won 72-69.
— Bob Holt
UCA men at SE Missouri State
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, Mo. RECORDS Central Arkansas 1-5, SE Missouri State 3-3
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Jr. 16.0 3.8 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Jr. 12.8 7.4 G Jeff Lowery, 6-2, Sr. 8.4 2.0 G Derreck Brooks, 6-6, Jr. 17.3 6.0 F Albert Christensson, 6-9, Jr. 2.0 2.6 COACH Russ Pennell (10-53 in third season at Central Arkansas, 103-111 in eighth season overall)
SE MISSOURI STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jamaal Calvin, 6-1, Sr. 5.3 2.7 G Antonius Cleveland, 6-6, Sr. 16.5 5.2 G Jaylen Benton, 6-3, Jr. 4.2 1.6 F Denzel Mahoney, 6-4, Fr. 10.3 3.7 F Trey Kellum, 6-7, Sr. 11.5 6.7 COACH Rick Ray (8-27 in second season at SE Missouri State, 45-87 in fifth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA SEMO 72.0 Points for 76.3 83.5 Points against 74.7 -1.0 Rebound margin -1.8 -3.3 Turnover margin +6.3 41.9 FG PCT. 44.0 40.2 3-PT. PCT. 35.3 70.6 FT PCT. 73.6 CHALK TALK UCA is playing two days after an overtime loss to UALR in which it erased a six point deficit in the final 1:01. … The Bears had 12 turnovers in the game and have had 12 or more in every game this season. … UCA’s Tanner Schmit scored a season-high 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting in the loss, which equaled his season total before the game. .. The Redhawks have two victories over Division I opponents this season, which is one off their total from all of last season.
— Troy Schulte
UAPB men vs. Tenn.-Martin
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff
RECORDS UAPB 1-5, Tennessee-Martin 6-2
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G J. Cunningham, 6-4, Jr. 6.0 2.2 G Ghiavonni Robinson, 6-3, Sr. 12.8 3.3 F Travon Harper, 6-8, Jr. 6.2 3.5 F Trent Steen, 6-8, Jr. 7.2 5.2 G Jaquan Lynch, 6-3, Sr. 4.8 2.0 COACH George Ivory (68-161 in ninth season at UAPB and overall)
TENNESSEE-MARTIN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Matthew Butler, 6-2, Jr. 13.9 3.8 F Kedar Edwards, 6-5, Sr. 14.6 5.9 F Javier Martinez, 6-7, Sr. 9.6 6.8 G Jacolby Mobley, 6-0, Sr. 17.1 3.9 F Chandler Rowe, 6-7, Sr. 5.1 4.8 COACH Anthony Stewart (6-2 in first season at Tennessee-Martin and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB UTM 58.5 Points for 80.9 66.8 Points against 78.5 -8.3 Rebound margin +2.5 +0.8 Turnover margin -1.3 36.7 FG PCT. 46.1 26.3 3-PT. PCT. 34.8 61.5 FT PCT. 71.0 CHALK TALK UAPB is playing its first nonconference home game against a Division I opponent since George Ivory took over as coach in 2008. … Tonight’s game is the third home game for the Golden Lions so far this year, the most since Ivory took over. They beat Ecclesia 83-47 on Nov. 14 and lost to NAIA Blue Mountain College 77-74 in three overtimes on Nov. 21. … UAPB had a combined 41 turnovers in losses at Siena and at Hawaii, which were separated by four days. … Tennessee-Martin’s two losses came at Ole Miss, 83-66, and at Kentucky, 111-76.
— Troy Schulte
UALR women vs. Oral Roberts
WHEN 6:30 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 3-4, Oral Roberts 3-3
SERIES UALR leads 4-2
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in central Arkansas TICKETS $17 lower chair back, $13 upper chair backs, $7 general admission
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Jr. 7.7 3.4 G Sharde Collins, 5-9, Sr. 13.0 2.9 G Kyra Collier, 5-9, Fr. 5.7 4.0 F Ronjanae DeGray, 6-0, So. 4.6 5.3 F Kaitlyn Pratt, 6-1, Sr. 11.3 7.1 COACH Joe Foley (267-148 in 14th season at UALR, 723-258 in 30th season overall)
ORAL ROBERTS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG F Faith Ihim, 5-10, Jr. 16.0 8.3 F Maria Martinez, 6-3, So. 10.3 8.0 G Kaylan Mayberry, 5-6, Sr. 10.3 3.0 G Lakota Beatty, 5-8, Jr. 13.2 4.0 G Jordan Gilbert, 5-10, SO. 6.8 5.5 COACH Misti Cussen (62-68 in fifth season at Oral Roberts and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR ORU 48.3 Points for 67.5 54.1 Points against 65.3 -1.1 Rebound margin +0.8 +1.0 Turnover margin +0.8 33.7 FG pct. 38.5 22.6 3-pt. pct. 24.1 72.4 FT pct. 60.3 CHALK TALK Both teams enter tonight’s game wanting to win a third in a row. … UALR beat Saint Louis at home, 56-43 and won at Missouri State, 58-47. Oral Roberts won at Houston Baptist, 75-65 and beat Oklahoma Science & Arts, 67-35. … Kyra Collier, a freshman guard from North Little Rock, has started three games for the Trojans, playing 25, 31 and 35 minutes. She had 13 points against Saint Louis and 11 at Missouri State. … Senior guard Sharde Collins has scored a combined 31 points on a combined 15-for-34 shooting in the two victories. … UALR beat Oral Roberts 66-52 last season in Tulsa.
— Troy Schulte