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UALR at Texas State
WHEN 4 p.m. Central WHERE Strahan Arena. San Marcos, Texas RECORDS UALR 10-7, 6-4 Sun Belt Conference; Texas State 11-6, 5-3 SERIES Series tied 9-9 RADIO KBZU-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ESPN-Plus TV None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Marko Andric, 6-2, Fr 3.6 1.8 G Ben Coupet Jr., 6-7, Sr 9.8 3.2 G Isaiah Palermo, 6-5. So 5.6 1.7 F Nikola Maric, 6-10, Jr 14.8 6.6 F Ruot Monyyong, 6-10, Sr 12.9 11.1 COACH Darrell Walker (41-38 in three seasons at UALR)
TEXAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Caleb Asberry, 6-3, Jr 12.7 3.6 G Shelby Adams, 6-3, Sr 6.8 4.3 G Mason Harrell, 5-9, Jr 13.7 2.9 F Alonzo Sule, 6-7, Jr 7.9 3.2 F Isiah Small, 6-8, Sr 10.2 5.7 COACH Terrance Johnson (11-6 in one season at Texas State)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR TSU 72.1 Points for 66.8 68.8 Points against 63.0 +3.7 Rebound margin +2.7 -0.5 Turnover margin 1.8 47.0 FG pct. 46.7 31.1 3-pt pct. 37.4 71.5 FT pct. 66.5 CHALK TALK Ruot Monyyong’s 11 double-doubles this season are second-most in the nation behind Illinois’ Kofi Cockburn (12). … Texas State swept the Trojans in their previous weekend series on Jan. 15 and 16 in Little Rock. … UALR’s Markquis Nowell enters the weekend 33 points away from becoming the 21st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. … The Bobcats rank second in the Sun Belt Conference in scoring defense, allowing 63.0 points per game.
ASU vs. La.-Lafayette
WHEN 6 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 6-9, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 13-4, 7-3
SERIES Louisiana-Lafayette leads 57-27
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
TELEVISION None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ASU
POS. NAME, HT, YRPPGRPG
G Caleb Fields, 6-0, So11.83.4
G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, Sr11.73.1
G Christian Willis, 6-2, R-Sr7.52.3
F Keyon Wesley, 6-9, Jr8.44.9
F Norchad Omier, 6-7, Fr13.212.2
COACH Mike Balado (46-65 in four seasons at ASU)
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
POS. NAME, HT, YRPPGRPG
G Mylik Wilson, 6-3, So13.25.4
G Brayan Au, 6-4, Jr4.72.0
G Cedric Russell, 6-2, Sr17.93.6
F Dou Gueye, 6-9, Sr9.58.2
F Theo Akwuba, 6-11, Jr11.19.6
COACH Bob Marlin (201-147 in 11 seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASUULL
74.3Points for74.3
70.2Points against71.4
+5.6Rebound margin+4.4
-0.5Turnover margin-2.9
44.4FG pct.44.7
36.83-pt pct.33.9
71.0FT pct.69.3
CHALK TALK With 13.2 points and 12.2 rebounds per game, ASU's Norchard Omier is among 21 players in the country averaging a double-double, and the only true freshman doing so. ... Cedric Russell scored 24 points in Louisiana-Lafayette's 74-73 win over Texas State on Jan. 30, and is third in the Sun Belt Conference with 17.9 points per game. ... The Ragin' Cajuns lead the conference in three-point defense, holding opponents to 31.3% shooting from deep.
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ASU at La.-Lafayette
WHEN 6 p.m. Central
WHERE Cajundome. Lafayette, La.
RECORDS ASU 9-5, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 7-5, 6-1
SERIES ASU leads 52-21
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3; KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
TELEVISION None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ASU
POS. NAME, HT, YRPPGRPG
G Morgan Wallace, 5-10, Sr10.07.3
G Mya Love, 5-8, So.5.53.5
G Jada Stinson, 5-8, R-Jr12.43.5
F Karolina Szydlowska, 6-0, Jr6.25.0
F Peyton Martin, 5-11, Sr10.96.2
COACH Matt Daniel (20-24 in two seasons at ASU)
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
POS. NAME, HT, YRPPGRPG
G Brandi Williams, 5-6, Jr12.62.8
G Skyler Goodwin, 5-8, Sr10.85.6
G Jomyra Mathis, 5-8, Sr7.84.4
F Kimberly Burton, 5-11, Sr5.73.2
F Ty'Reona Doucet, 6-1, Sr11.38.4
COACH Gary Brodhead (141-126 in nine seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASUULL
71.0Points for65.0
57.9Points against62.3
+7.8Rebound margin-1.4
+1.0Turnover margin+0.8
41.5FG pct.41.3
30.03-pt pct.31.7
64.8FT pct.72.3
CHALK TALK ASU's Peyton Martin reached 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds in the Red Wolves' 62-43 loss to Texas-Arlington on Jan. 29. ... The Ragin' Cajuns enter the weekend riding a six-game winning streak, their longest streak since 2014-15. ... Jada Stinson has scored in double figures in three of ASU's last four games, and leads the Red Wolves with 12.4 points per game.
UALR vs. Texas State
WHEN 6:30 p.m. WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 8-7, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference; Texas State 7-7, 4-5 SERIES UALR leads 12-7 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET ESPN-Plus TV None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Mayra Caicedo, 5-3, Jr 4.7 3.5 G Ky’lie Scott, 5-9, So 10.1 3.1 F Alayzha Knapp, 6-2, So 7.1 4.1 F Teal Battle, 6-1, Sr 11.7 3.4 F Krystan Vornes, 6-2, Sr 9.1 9.1 COACH Joe Foley (353-200 in 18th season at UALR)
TEXAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kennedy Taylor, 5-3, Jr 10.6 3.1 G Avionne Alexander, 5-8, Sr 5.4 3.2 G Ja’Kayla Bowie, 5-8, Jr 5.8 3.4 F Da’Nasia Hood, 6-1, Jr 17.3 8.0 F Lauryn Thompson, 6-1, So 11.9 6.9 COACH Zenarae Antoine (145-150 in 10th season at Texas State)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR TSU 58.7 Points for 59.6 56.1 Points against 58.6 +2.4 Rebound margin +1.7 +2.5 Turnover margin +1.3 39.5 FG pct. 37.5 30.7 3-pt pct. 26.3 69.4 FT pct. 73.8 CHALK TALK The Trojans scored a season-low 44 points in Tuesday’s 51-44 loss to Texas State. … Bobcats forward Da’Nasia Hood leads the Sun Belt in scoring with 17.3 points per game, and has reached double figures in seven consecutive games. … UALR shot 29.3% from the field Tuesday, its second-lowest mark of the season. … Texas State leads the conference with a free-throw percentage of 73.8.