UALR at Georgia St.
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, Ga.
RECORDS UALR 5-8, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia State 4-9, 0-2
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Sr. 7.0 4.1 G Raeyana DeGray, 6-0, Jr. 9.4 5.2 G Tori Lasker, 5-7, Fr. 5.8 2.5 F Anna Hurlburt, 6-1, So. 2.5 2.6 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, Gr. 8.0 5.2 COACH Joe Foley (294-161 in 15th season at UALR, 750-242 overall in 30 seasons)
GEORGIA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kierra Henry, 5-9, Jr. 15.2 3.8 G Janessa Murphy, 5-7, Jr. 5.7 3.4 G Madison Newby, 5-8, Soph. 9.5 3.7 F Juliet James, 6-0, Jr. 4.5 3.4 F K.K. Williams, 5-10, Jr. 5.8 2.2 COACH Sharon Baldwin-Tener (84-139 in eighth season at Georgia State, and 279-281 in 19th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR GSU 57.2 Points for 65.3 58.2 Points against 75.7 +0.9 Rebound margin -4.5 +2.3 Turnover margin -2.5 39.9 FG pct. 37.3 23.5 3-pt pct. 31.6 73.7 FT pct. 76.2
CHALK TALK UALR Coach Joe Foley earned his 750th career victory when the Trojans beat Louisiana-Monroe 57-37 on Sunday, and UALR is 2-0 to start Sun Belt play for the second consecutive season. … UALR’s 14.5 turnovers per game rank second fewest in the Sun Belt. … Georgia State’s 9.9 steals per game rank second in the conference.
— Brooks Kubena
Arkansas State at
Georgia Southern
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Hanner Fieldhouse, Statesboro, Ga. RECORDS Arkansas State 6-7, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia Southern 3-10, 0-2
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jada Ford, 5-8, Soph. 10.4 1.6 G Starr Taylor, 5-6, Soph. 6.3 1.8 G Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Jr. 13.0 5.1 F Lauren Bradshaw, 6-2, Sr. 7.5 5.4 F Tahlon Hopkins, 5-11, Soph. 1.8 1.7 COACH Brian Boyer (312-261 in 19th season at ASU and overall
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alexis Brown, 5-6, Soph. 4.9 3.4 G Alexis Foulks, 6-0, Sr. 6.3 4.2 G Amira Atwater, 5-6, Soph. 2.9 1.9 F Nakol Franks, 5-7, Soph. 8.3 3.1 F Hailey Dias-Allen, 6-2, Soph. 5.7 3.5 COACH Kip Drown (20-39 in second season at Georgia Southern, and 483-365 in 29 overall seasons)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU GSU 64.3 Points for 53.9 75.0 Points against 68.3 -3.3 Rebound margin -7.2 +0.7 Turnover margin -1.3 36.7 FG pct. 31.7 28.5 3-pt pct. 26.3 67.7 FT pct. 68.1
CHALK TALK Arkansas State has averaged 17.5 points in the third quarter of its games, while Georgia Southern has struggled. The Eagles have average 12.5 points in the third quarter of their games. … ASU’s Lauren Bradshaw scored a career-high 24 points in a 76-62 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Dec. 29.