Arkansas women vs. Oral Roberts
WHEN 1 p.m.
WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville
RECORDS Arkansas 10-1; Oral Roberts 7-5 SERIES Arkansas leads 19-8
RADIO KQSM-FM 92.1 in Fayetteville;
KFPW-AM 1230 and KFPW-FM 94.5 in
Fort Smith; KURM-AM 790 and KURM-FM 100.3 in Rogers. KABZ-FM, 103.7, in
Little Rock will air the game on tape delay beginning at 8 p.m.
INTERNET ESPN3.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Malica Monk, 5-5, So. 10.2 2.5 G Jailyn Mason, 5-9, Fr. 6.5 4.5 F Bailey Zimmerman, 6-0, So. 5.5 4.4 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, Sr. 16.7 6.8 C Alecia Cooley, 6-4, Sr. 7.5 6.0 COACH Jimmy Dykes (40-33 in third season at Arkansas)
ORAL ROBERTS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kaylan Mayberry, 5-6, Sr. 10.8 2.6 G Lakota Beatty, 5-8, Jr. 13.6 3.7 G Jordan Gilbert, 5-10, So. 5.7 5.0 F Faith Ihim, 5-10, Jr. 14.3 8.2 C Maria Martinez, 6-3, So. 11.1 7.4 COACH Misti Cussen (59-65 in fifth season at Oral Roberts)
TEAM COMPARISON
Oral Roberts Arkansas 69.9 Points for 71.9 63.8 Points against 54.7 -0.8 Rebound margin +10.6 +2.7 Turnover margin +1.8 41.1 FG PCT. 44.2 28.1 3-PT. PCT. 37.4 65.7 FT PCT. 67.9 CHALK TALK Oral Roberts had a four-game winning streak come to an end with a 79-52 loss at No. 23 Arizona State on Saturday. The streak began Dec. 4 with a 74-67 victory at then-No. 12 Oklahoma. … ORU guard Kaylan Mayberry is the daughter of former Arkansas point guard and current Arkansas basketball support staff assistant Lee Mayberry. Kaylan also has two sisters Maya and Wyvette, who play basketball at Fayetteville High School. … Oral Roberts is 9-46 alltime against SEC opponents. … Arkansas senior Jessica Jackson led the way Sunday for the Razorbacks with a season-high 23 points.
— Vernon Tarver
UALR men at Florida
WHEN 6 p.m. Central
WHERE Exactech Arena, Gainesville, Fla.
RECORDS UALR 9-3; Florida 8-3
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
TV SEC Network
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G M. Johnson Jr., 5-11, Sr. 14.8 3.2 G Kemy Osse, 6-1, Sr. 11.1 4.1 G Jalen Jackson, 6-6, Sr. 11.6 4.8 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, Sr. 10.4 6.2 F Lis Shoshi, 6-11, Sr. 9.7 8.8 COACH Wes Flanigan (9-3 in first season at UALR and overall)
FLORIDA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G KeVaughn Allen, 6-2, So. 13.1 2.0 G Kasey Hill, 6-1, Sr. 9.2 3.0 F Devin Robinson, 6-8, Jr. 11.6 5.7 F Kevarrius Hayes, 6-9, So. 4.7 3.4 F Justin Leon, 6-8, Sr. 7.1 3.6 COACH Michael White (29-18 in second season at Florida, 109-43 in fifth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR UF 74.7 Points for 77.7 65.9 Points against 65.6 +4.1 Rebound margin +2.1 +2.3 Turnover margin +5.2 45.7 FG PCT. 44.7 36.3 3-PT. PCT. 32.0 71.2 FT PCT. 74.3 CHALK TALK UALR had its six-game winning streak snapped in a 63-48 loss at Oral Roberts, which had yet to beat a Division I team. It was the Trojans’ lowest scoring output in almost two years, and they went 0 of 15 from threepoint range. … Florida has two native Arkansans in its starting lineup. Guard KeVaughn Allen went to North Little Rock, while forward Justin Leon is from Conway. … This is UALR’s final nonconference game of the season. An upset victory would give it 10 nonconference victories for the second year in a row, which would be for the first time since it joined a Division I conference in 1980. … Today is the first game in the renovated Exactech Arena, a $64.5 million face-lift to the arena opened in 1980.
— Troy Schulte
UAPB women
vs. Morgan State
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central
WHERE San Juan, Puerto Rico
RECORDS UAPB 2-7; Morgan State 2-7
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Destiny Brewton, 5-7, Jr. 8.6 2.9 F Niya Head, 5-10, Sr. 12.7 5.2 F Alya El Hassan, 5-11, Fr. 1.8 1.1 G Noe’Li Taylor, 5-6, Fr. 3.4 2.3 G Malaik Muhammad, 5-6, Jr. 7.8 2.3 COACH Nate Kilbert (33-93 in fifth season at UAPB, 155-293 in 16th season overall)
MORGAN STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jihayah Chavis, 5-8, Fr. 5.3 1.7 G Braennan Farrar, 5-6, Jr. 14.4 3.0 G Chelsea Mitchell, 5-6, So. 4.0 4.1 F Janessa Fauntroy, 6-1, Jr. 2.6 2.0 F Tykrah Williams, 5-10, Jr. 10.9 5.8 COACH Eddie Davis Jr. (2-7 in first season at Morgan State, 180-189 in 12th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB MSU 54.6 Points for 53.8 71.1 Points against 59.6 -8.0 Rebound margin -3.7 -1.2 Turnover margin +7.2 33.1 FG pct. 30.4 20.3 3-pt. pct. 29.7 62.8 FT pct. 72.3 CHALK TALK UAPB lost 51-31 in Monday’s first game at the San Juan, Puerto Rico, tournament with no player scoring more than nine points. … UAPB has held its past three opponents to 31.4 percent shooting or lower. … Morgan State has just one Division I victory this season, while UAPB is looking for its first victory over a Division I team.
— Troy Schulte
UALR women at LSU
WHEN 7 p.m. Central
WHERE Maravich Center, Baton Rouge
RECORDS UALR 6-5; LSU 9-2
SERIES LSU leads 2-1
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in central Arkansas INTERNET SEC Network-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Jr. 6.5 3.7 G Sharde Collins, 5-9, Sr. 12.5 2.5 G Kyra Collier, 5-9, Fr. 6.4 5.5 F Ronjanae DeGray, 6-0, So. 6.7 5.8 F Kaitlyn Pratt, 6-1, Sr. 12.8 7.6 COACH Joe Foley (270-149 in 14th season at UALR, 726-259 in 30th season overall)
LSU
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Rina Hill, 5-7, Sr. 6.6 1.9 G Chloe Jackson, 5-9, So. 11.0 5.7 G Raigyne Moncrief, 5-10, Jr. 14.3 5.3 F Alexis Hyder, 5-11, Sr. 10.6 6.1 F Ayana Mitchell, 6-2, Fr. 8.9 5.1 COACH Nikki Fargas (102-73 in sixth season at LSU, 174-99 in ninth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR LSU 50.5 Points for 67.5 53.5 Points against 57.2 +2.3 Rebound margin +2.3 0.0 Turnover margin +8.4 35.8 FG pct. 43.7 23.2 3-pt. pct. 18.2 74.8 FT pct. 64.9 CHALK TALK UALR last visited LSU in the 2014-15 season opener, and it left with a 70-54 victory. LSU won in Little Rock last season, 57-51. … UALR rallied from 13 points down to win at Tulsa on Sunday, its fifth victory in the past six games. … Freshman guard Kyra Collier had a season-high 15 points and 17 rebounds in the victory at Tulsa. She’s averaging 7.5 points and 6.2 rebounds in six starts. … LSU’s plus-8.4 turnover margin is seventh best in Division I, and it’s forcing 21.4 turnovers per game.
— Troy Schulte
ASU men
vs. Alabama
WHEN 8 p.m. Central
WHERE Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Ala.
RECORDS Arkansas State 9-2, Alabama 5-5 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Donte Thomas, 6-4, Sr. 9.3 4.5 G Rashad Lindsey, 5-11, Jr. 9.1 3.5 G Devin Carter, 6-4, Sr. 17.6 3.5 G C.J. Foster, 6-2, Jr. 7.8 2.7 F Nelson Nweke, 6-8, Jr. 2.4 2.4 COACH Grant McCasland (9-2 in first season at ASU, 208-46 in ninth season overall)
ALABAMA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Corban Collins, 6-3, Sr. 8.4 1.7 G Dazon Ingram, 6-5, Fr. 9.0 4.0 F Donta Hall, 6-9, So. 6.0 6.2 F Braxton Key, 6-8, Fr 9.5 4.4 F Bola Olaniyan, 6-7, Sr. 2.0 3.3 COACH Avery Johnson (23-20 in second season at Alabama and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU UA 77.9 Points for 67.3 68.0 Points against 63.0 +3.0 Rebound margin +2.9 +0.8 Turnover margin +2.2 48.9 FG PCT. 42.8 40.6 3-PT. PCT. 31.7 64.4 FT PCT. 65.4 CHALK TALK ASU has won nine out of 10 games for the first time since the 1997-98 season, and its four nonconference road victories are its most since the 1986-87 season. … Donte Thomas had 13 assists in the victory over Central Arkansas, the fourth time this season he’s had 10 or more assists. His 7.8 points per game are eighth-most in Division I. … Devin Carter has scored 20 or more points in three consecutive games while making 19 of 43 three-pointers. He’s made 44.3 percent of this threes this season, and his 4.92 three-pointers per game are the seventh most in Division I. … Alabama has lost three of its past four (at Texas, at Oregon and to Clemson at home). Its one victory in that stretch was at home against South Carolina-Upstate.
— Troy Schulte
ASU women
vs. California
WHEN 11:15 p.m. Central
WHERE South Point Arena, Las Vegas
RECORDS Arkansas State 2-9; California 11-0 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Brittany Fowler, 5-8, Sr. 8.5 1.3 G Dominique Oliver, 5-6, Sr. 10.5 4.0 G Tahlon Hopkins, 5-11, Fr. 8.8 4.2 F Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Jr. 10.1 4.9 F Lauren Bradshaw, 6-2, Jr. 6.4 6.7 COACH Brian Boyer (301-238 in 18th season at Arkansas State and overall)
CALIFORNIA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Asha Thomas, 5-4, So. 8.6 2.9 G Mikayla Cowling, 6-2, Jr. 9.9 4.7 F Penina Davidson, 6-3, Jr. 7.0 5.8 F Courtney Range, 6-3, Sr. 14.1 5.8 F Kristin Anigwe, 6-4, So. 23.0 9.1 COACH Lindsay Gottlieb (128-51 in sixth season at California, 184-90 in ninth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU CAL 61.1 Points for 81.5 75.9 Points against 61.4 -6.8 Rebound margin +7.7 +1.5 Turnover margin +0.4 34.4 FG pct. 51.8 35.1 3-pt. pct. 37.2 66.2 FT pct. 60.5 NOTE California’s statistics do not include Tuesday’s game.
CHALK TALK ASU plays its third and final game in the Puerto Rico Classic, which was moved to Las Vegas over concerns about the Zika virus. The Red Wolves beat Kennesaw State 70-67 on Monday, but lost to Northern Kentucky 83-78 on Tuesday despite Jada Ford’s 30 points. … California was 10-0 entering Tuesday night’s game against No. 20 Oklahoma. The Golden Bears are ranked No. 24 in the USA Today Top 25 women’s coaches poll this week and are receiving votes in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s poll.
— Troy Schulte