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ASU at Troy
WHEN 2 p.m. WHERE Trojan Arena, Troy, Ala. RECORDS ASU 10-13, 4-6 Sun Belt Conference; Troy 10-12, 3-7 SERIES Troy leads 12-9. RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ASU POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Ty Cockfield, 6-0, Sr. 20.8 4.2 G Grantham Gillard, 6-4, Sr. 9.5 5.3 G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, So. 12.0 3.4 F Tristin Walley, 6-7, Sr. 7.8 5.2 F Shaquillo Fritz, 6-8, Jr. 1.3 1.7 COACH Mike Balado (21-34 in second season at ASU and overall) TROY POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G BJ Miller, 6-1, Sr. 9.7 3.0 G Darian Adams, 6-3, So. 7.3 2.8 F Javan Johnson, 6-7, So. 9.8 4.2 F Zay Williams, 6-8, Fr. 3.5 1.9 F Alex Hicks, 6-8, Sr. 12.3 7.9 COACH Phil Cunningham (78-105 in sixth season at Troy and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU Troy 73.7 Points for 76.4 76.9 Points against 75.7 +2.7 Rebound margin +0.1 -1.9 Turnover margin -0.8 41.8 FG pct. 47.4 34.7 3-pt pct. 34.2 72.0 FT pct. 71.5 CHALK TALK ASU lost 90-85 in overtime vs. Troy on Jan. 12 in Jonesboro. … Troy F Jordon Varnado, the Sun Belt’s leading scorer at 21.5 points per game, did not play Thursday with a concussion. It is unclear if he will play today.
— Christian Boutwell
UALR at South Alabama
WHEN 3 p.m. WHERE Mitchell Center, Mobile, Ala. RECORDS UALR 8-15, 3-7 Sun Belt Conference; South Alabama 12-11, 5-5 SERIES South Alabama leads 29-21. RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Rayjon Tucker, 6-5, Jr. 20.4 6.5 G Jaizec Lottie, 6-1, So. 7.8 3.5 G Markquis Nowell, 5-8, Fr. 12.8 3.0 F Kamani Johnson, 6-8, Fr. 4.9 4.8 F Nikola Maric, 6-10, Fr. 9.9 3.9 COACH Darrell Walker (8-15 in first season at UALR, 53-33 in third season overall) SOUTH ALABAMA POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Herb McGee, 6-2, Jr. 8.1 3.0 G John Pettway, 6-2, So. 4.4 1.5 F Josh Ajayi, 6-7, Jr. 16.3 8.3 F Trhae Mitchell, 6-6, Jr. 14.3 7.1 F R.J. Kelly, 6-7, So. 5.0 4.6 COACH Richie Riley (12-11 in first season at South Alabama and 47-39 in third season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR South Alabama 77.3 Points for 74.0 77.1 Points against 72.1 -0.3 Rebound margin -2.7 -1.3 Turnover margin +1.0 49.6 FG pct. 46.0 37.5 3-pt pct. 36.4 65.0 FT pct. 65.3 CHALK TALK UALR earned its first Sun Belt road victory of the season Thursday at Troy. … UALR defeated South Alabama by 29 points on Jan. 12. … UALR’s last Sun Belt road series sweep was Feb. 18-20, 2016.
— Christian Boutwell
Central Arkansas vs. SE Louisiana
WHEN 4 p.m. WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS UCA 10-13, 5-5 Southland Conference; Southeastern Louisiana 10-13, 6-4 SERIES Southeastern Louisiana leads 16-8. RADIO KUCA 91.3-FM, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UCA POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G DeAndre Jones, 5-11, So. 13.0 3.7 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Sr. 11.4 4.0 G Matthew Mondesir, 6-5, So. 6.4 3.4 F Eddy Kayouloud, 6-7, Fr. 9.9 4.1 C Hayden Koval, 7-0, So. 12.4 5.9 COACH Russ Pennell (43-102 in his fifth season at UCA and 137-160 in 11th season overall) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Marlain Veal, 5-9, Sr. 16.7 3.9 G Von Julien, 6-1, Jr. 5.1 2.5 F Moses Greenwood, 6-7, Sr. 15.3 7.1 F Brandon Gonzalez, 6-6, So. 6.1 3.4 F Keith Charleston, 6-8, Sr. 5.5 4.5 COACH Jay Ladner (69-85 in fifth season at Southeastern Louisiana and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA SE Louisiana 72.5 Points for 64.8 75.7 Points against 68.0 -2.9 Rebound margin +0.6 -1.2 Turnover margin -1.9 43.5 FG pct. 42.6 35.8 3-pt pct. 32.4 71.2 FT pct. 70.6 CHALK TALK Matthew Mondesir tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer to give UCA a 73-71 victory over the Lions in Hammond, La., on Jan. 5. … UCA is 0-3 in its past three games.
— Christian Boutwell
UAPB at Alabama State
WHEN 5 p.m. WHERE Dunn-Oliver Acadome, Montgomery, Ala. RECORDS UAPB 7-15, 4-5 SWAC; Alabama State 8-12, 6-3 INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G M. McKnight, 6-4, Sr. 21.5 5.2 G Charles Jackson, 6-5, Sr. 9.5 3.4 G Cameron Posey, 6-2, So. 2.2 1.1 F Shaun Doss, 6-5, Sr. 11.1 3.7 F Terrance Banyard, 6-8, So. 6.2 5.4 COACH George Ivory (126-218 in 12th season at UAPB and overall) ALABAMA STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Reginald Gee, 6-3, Jr. 14.5 4.6 G Jacoby Ross, 5-9, So. 13.9 2.5 G Kevin Holston, 6-1, So. 3.3 2.2 F Al Farrar, 6-5, Jr. 8.2 5.4 C Branden Johnson, 6-8, Jr. 4.5 4.0 COACH Lewis Jackson (187-217 in 11th season at Alabama State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB Alabama State 63.5 Points for 67.1 73.6 Points against 71.5 -2.8 Rebound margin -1.0 -1.6 Turnover margin +0.3 41.5 FG pct. 41.0 35.1 3-pt pct. 33.1 65.1 FT pct. 61.9 CHALK TALK UAPB and Alabama State are each looking to snap losing streaks. UAPB has lost three in a row. Alabama State has lost two in a row. … UAPB is 1-13 on the road this season.