ASU men vs. Lehigh
WHEN 1:30 p.m. WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 5-1; Lehigh 2-2 TICKETS $25 (lower level adults), $22 (lower level seniors), $15 (lower level children), $15 (lower level group of 15 or more), $10 (upper level adults and seniors), $8 (upper level children) $6 (upper level groups of 15 or more) RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Donte Thomas, 6-4, Sr. 11.3 4.3 G Rashad Lindsey, 5-11, Jr. 10.3 3.7 G Devin Carter, 6-4, Sr. 14.5 4.3 G C.J. Foster, 6-2, Jr. 5.8 3.0 F Salif Boudie, 6-8, Fr. 3.3 1.3 COACH Grant McCasland (5-1 in first season at ASU, 203-46 in ninth season overall)
LEHIGH POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kyle Leufroy, 6-3, So. 12.8 3.3 G Austin Price, 6-4, Sr. 10.3 4.8 G Kahron Ross, 5-11, Jr. 11.0 2.0 F Matt Holba, 6-7, So. 8.3 4.5 C Tim Kempton, 6-10, Sr. 23.0 9.0 COACH Brett Reed (164-122 in 10th season at Lehigh and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU LU 75.3 Points for 79.3 64.3 Points against 80.0 +6.5 Rebound margin +0.7 -1.5 Turnover margin -4.7 50.5 FG PCT. 50.6 42.2 3-PT. PCT. 45.6 67.7 FT PCT. 78.6 CHALK TALK ASU is 5-1 for the first time since 2008 when it started 6-1 in Coach John Brady’s first season. … Senior guard Devin Carter has scored 11 or more points in five of six games this season. … Lehigh sophomore guard Kahron Ross, a first-team all-Patriot League pick last season, is a Jonesboro High School graduate playing in his hometown today.
— Troy Schulte
ASU women at Iowa St.
WHEN 2 p.m. Central WHERE Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa RECORDS Arkansas State 0-4; Iowa State 4-0 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Brittany Fowler, 5-8, Sr. 9.0 0.8 G Dominique Oliver, 5-6, Sr. 23.5 5.0 G Starr Taylor, 5-6, Fr. 6.5 2.8 F Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Jr. 5.8 4.8 F Lauren Bradshaw, 6-2, Jr. 5.0 6.0 COACH Brian Boyer (299-233 in 18th season at Arkansas State and overall)
IOWA STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jadda Buckley, 5-8, Jr. 14.5 1.8 G Seanna Johnson, 5-10, Sr. 15.8 9.8 G Bridgeton Carleton, 6-1, So. 14.0 4.0 G TeeTee Starks, 5-9, Fr. 4.0 6.3 F Meredith Burkhall, 6-3, So. 8.0 6.3 COACH Bill Fennelly (451-223 in 22nd season at Iowa State, 617-276 in 29th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU ISU 53.8 Points for 80.0 71.3 Points against 56.7 -9.3 Rebound margin +12.4 +1.8 Turnover margin +5.0 30.4 FG pct. 49.3 34.8 3-pt. pct. 25.6 62.2 FT pct. 58.5 CHALK TALK ASU guard Dominique Oliver had a career high 23 points in Tuesday’s 71-60 loss to Florida. She has played in all but three minutes during the past three games. … Freshman Tahlon Hopkins has scored 11 points in the past two games, coming off the bench in each. She’s 8 of 17 from the floor in those games, while she was 4 for 18 in the first two games, which she started. … ASU hasn’t started 0-5 since 2012-2013. … Iowa State’s Seana Johnson is the top returning scorer and rebounder in the Big 12.
— Troy Schulte
UAPB men vs. Hawaii
WHEN 2 p.m. Central WHERE Times Union Center, Loudonville, N.Y. RECORDS UAPB 1-4; Hawaii 3-3
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G J. Cunningham, 6-4, Jr. 5.8 2.6 G Ghiavonni Robinson, 6-3, Sr. 13.0 3.6 F Travon Harper, 6-8, Jr. 6.2 3.6 F Trent Steen, 6-8, Jr. 8.2 6.0 G Jaquan Lynch, 6-3, Sr. 5.8 2.0 COACH George Ivory (68-160 in ninth season at UAPB and overall)
HAWAII POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Sheriff Drammeh, 6-3, So. 12.8 2.3 G Lelland Green, 6-2, Fr. 3.5 2.3 F Noah Allen, 6-7, Sr. 17.8 7.0 F Gibson Johnson, 6-8, Jr. 10.5 5.8 F Jack Purchase, 6-8, So. 11.3 3.8 COACH Eran Ganot (30-9 in second season at Hawaii, 33-11 in third season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB UH 61.4 Points for 70.5 67.4 Points against 67.2 -9.0 Rebound margin +0.5 +2.6 Turnover margin -0.7 36.2 FG PCT. 43.3 24.3 3-PT. PCT. 34.8 67.0 FT PCT. 70.8 CHALK TALK UAPB is playing today four days after a loss to Siena in Loudonville, N.Y. … The Golden Lions are playing Hawaii for the fifth time under Coach George Ivory. They lost the previous four meetings, 75-47 last season, 85-57 in 2014, 81-54 in 2013 and 70-63 in 2011. … Trent Steen’s nine points led UAPB in Wednesday’s 66-43 loss at Siena. … Hawaii went 27-6 last season and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
— Troy Schulte
UAPB women at Xavier
WHEN 1 p.m. Central WHERE Cintas Center, Cincinatti RECORDS UAPB 0-3; Xavier 3-0
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Destiny Brewton, 5-7, Jr. 13.7 3.7 G Shawntayla Harris, 6-0, So. 7.0 4.7 G Malaik Muhammad, 5-6, Jr. 9.7 2.0 F Niya Head, 5-10, Sr. 9.7 2.0 F Alya El Hassan, 5-11, Fr. 2.0 1.3 COACH Nate Kilbert (32-89 in fifth season at UAPB, 154-289 in 16th season overall)
XAVIER POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG F Maddison Blackwell, 5-11, Sr. 7.0 8.0 G Kindell Fincher, 5-9, So. 10.7 2.0 G Raeshaun Gaffney, 5-8, Sr. 15.7 4.3 G Marquia Turner, 5-6, Jr. 9.7 3.7 F Leah Schaefer, 6-1, Sr. 6.3 7.0 COACH Brian Neal (46-51 in fourth season at Xavier, 217-82 in 11th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB XU 57.7 Points for 66.7 75.7 Points against 49.3 -7.0 Rebound margin +4.0 0.0 Turnover margin 0.0 30.4 FG pct. 43.3 24.1 3-pt. pct. 45.1 69.2 FT pct. 57.4 CHALK TALK Destiny Brewton had 23 points in UAPB’s home loss to Austin Peay on Monday. … The Golden Lions are playing three consecutive road games. They play at Cincinnati on Tuesday and at South Dakota State on Saturday. … Xavier has not allowed more than 54 points in any of its three games this season and no team has shot better than 40.3 percent from the floor against the Musketeers.