UCA vs. Lamar
WHEN 3 p.m.
WHERE Farris Center, Conway
RECORDS UCA 6-10, 1-2 Southland Conference; Lamar 8-8, 1-2
SERIES Lamar leads 12-6.
RADIO KUCA, 91.3-FM, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UCA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G DeAndre Jones, 5-11, So. 13.1 3.8
G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Sr. 10.5 3.9
G Khaleem Bennett, 6-4, Fr. 7.8 3.4
F Eddy Kayouloud, 6-7, Fr. 10.4 4.0
C Hayden Koval, 7-0, So. 11.3 5.8
COACH Russ Pennell (41-99 in fifth season at UCA, 133-157 overall in 11th season)
LAMAR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Jordan Hunter, 5-11, Jr. 10.1. 2.0
G V.J. Holmes, 6-4, Jr. 5.6 3.3
F T.J. Atwood, 6-6, Jr. 11.4 5.4
F Christian Barrett, 6-6, Jr. 4.8 4.9
F Josh Nzeakor, 6-7, Jr. 15.3 8.5
COACH Tic Price (73-75 in sixth season at Lamar and 240-197 overall in 16th season)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA Lamar
70.9 Points for 79.9
75.7 Points against 69.4
-2.6 Rebound margin +6.4
-1.6 Turnover margin +2.1
42.6 FG pct. 45.6
36.5 3-pt pct. 32.7
73.1 FT pct. 64.0
CHALK TALK UCA is 6-2 in its past eight games vs. Lamar. ... Today's game was rescheduled to a 3 p.m. tip-off after originally being slated to start at 4 p.m. ... UCA is 4-1 at home this season, including Wednesday's 78-69 loss to Sam Houston State.
-- Christian Boutwell
UALR vs. South Alabama
WHEN 3 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center
RECORDS UALR 6-10, 1-2 Sun Belt Conference; South Alabama 9-7, 2-1
SERIES South Alabama leads 29-20.
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. 21.1 7.0
G Markquis Nowell, 5-8, Fr. 12.3 3.8
G Horace Wyatt Jr., 6-7, Fr. 2.4 1.3
F Kamani Johnson, 6-8, Fr. 4.7 4.3
F Kris Bankston, 6-8, So. 8.4 4.9
COACH Darrell Walker (6-10 in first season at UALR, 51-28 overall in third season)
SOUTH ALABAMA
POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG
G Rodrick Sikes, 6-2, Sr. 15.1 2.3
G Kory Holden, 6-2, Sr. 14.0 2.0
F Josh Ajayi, 6-7, Jr. 14.5 8.1
F Trhae Mitchell, 6-6, Jr. 12.5 6.4
F R.J. Kelly, 6-7, So. 5.8 4.5
COACH Richie Riley (9-7 in first season at South Alabama, 44-35 overall in third season)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR South Alabama
77.5 Points for 73.4
77.9 Points against 69.6
-0.4 Rebound margin -3.2
-1.8 Turnover margin +1.0
49.3 FG pct. 45.2
37.0 3-pt pct. 37.2
62.7 FT pct. 63.0
CHALK TALK South Alabama is 0-5 on the road this season. ... UALR's field-goal percentage of 49.3 is No. 1 in the Sun Belt and 21st in the NCAA. ... UALR's Markquis Nowell is averaging 17 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in his past five games.
-- Christian Boutwell
ASU vs. Troy
WHEN 4 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 8-8, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference; Troy 8-7, 1-2
SERIES Troy leads 11-9.
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. 20.6 4.0
G Grantham Gillard, 6-4, Sr. 9.3 5.6
G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, So. 12.3 3.2
F Malik Brevard, 6-8, Jr. 4.5 5.9
F Salif Boudie, 6-8, Jr. 5.6 6.4
COACH Mike Balado (19-29 in second season at ASU and overall)
TROY
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G BJ Miller, 6-1, Sr. 10.3 2.7
G Darian Adams, 6-3, So. 6.8 2.9
F Jordon Varnado, 6-6, Sr. 18.6 7.6
F Alex Hicks, 6-8, Sr. 12.1 8.2
F Javan Johnson, 6-7, So. 9.0 3.3
COACH Phil Cunningham (76-100 in sixth season at Troy and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU Troy
74.6 Points for 75.8
76.4 Points against 72.7
+2.4 Rebound margin +0.6
-1.9 Turnover margin -0.3
41.8 FG pct. 46.5
35.4 3-pt pct. 32.6
72.7 FT pct. 73.1
CHALK TALK Troy committed a season-high 23 turnovers in a 73-59 loss Thursday at UALR. ... Troy's Jordon Varnado (18.6 points per game) and ASU's Ty Cockfield (20.6) are two of the Sun Belt Conference's top eight scorers. ... ASU is 4-5 vs. Troy in Jonesboro.
-- Christian Boutwell
UAPB vs. Alabama State
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE H.O. Clemmons Arena, Pine Bluff
RECORDS UAPB 4-10, 1-0 SWAC; Alabama State 4-9, 2-0
SERIES N/A
INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G M. McKnight, 6-4, Sr. 23.5 5.1
G Charles Jackson, 6-5, Sr. 8.8 3.6
F Chris Smith, 6-8, Jr. 2.0 2.2
F Shaun Doss, 6-5, Sr. 10.9 3.5
F Terrance Banyard, 6-8, So. 5.5 5.5
COACH George Ivory (123-213 in 12th season at UAPB and overall)
ALABAMA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Jacoby Ross, 5-9, So. 14.5 2.6
G Reginald Gee, 6-3, Jr. 14.2 4.3
G Kevin Holston, 6-1, So. 3.3 2.1
F Fausto Pichardo, 6-8, Sr. 5.3 4.9
F Ed Jones, 6-8, Sr. 4.4 0.9
COACH Lewis Jackson (191-228 in 14th season at Alabama State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB Alabama State
64.8 Points for 65.2
77.7 Points against 72.2
-3.1 Rebound margin -1.9
-2.4 Turnover margin -0.6
40.4 FG pct. 40.7
32.2 3-pt pct. 34.7
69.4 FT pct. 60.9
CHALK TALK Alabama State is 0-7 on the road but has started conference play at 2-0 for the first time since 2014-15. ... In its last game Jan. 5, UAPB defeated Mississippi Valley State 64-52 behind 25 points from Martaveous McKnight. McKnight is averaging 23.5 points per game, which is tied for 10th in the nation.
-- Christian Boutwell
Sports on 01/12/2019