UALR men
vs. Georgia Southern
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 5-17, 2-7 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia Southern 15-7, 6-3
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ryan Pippins, 6-0, Soph. 8.5 1.6 G Andre Jones, 6-4, Soph. 12.2 4.8 G Jaizec Lottie, 6-1, Fr. 6.5 2.3 F Ben Marcus, 6-5, Jr. 5.8 3.2 F Kris Bankston, 6-8, Fr. 3.1 4.2 COACH Wes Flanigan (20-34 in second season at UALR and overall)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jake Allsmiller, 6-5, Sr. 8.9 1.6 G Tookie Brown, 5-11, Jr. 19.1 4.1 G Mike Hughes, 6-3, Sr. 10.4 5.0 G Ike Smith, 6-4, Jr. 11.1 4.4 F Montae Glenn, 6-8, Jr. 9.4 8.6 COACH Mark Byington (84-67 in fifth season at Georgia Southern, 91-71 in sixth season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR GS 64.4 Points for 75.6 69.3 Points against 66.8 -1.7 Rebound margin +2.1 -0.3 Turnover margin +3.2 42.8 FG pct. 42.8 31.6 3-pt. pct FT. 33.6 62.4 pct. 65.2 CHALK TALK UALR lost its fourth consecutive Sun Belt Conference game, 72-62, at Coastal Carolina on Saturday, and the Trojans fell to last place in the standings. … UALR sophomore guard Ryan Pippins tied his career high of 15 points against Coastal Carolina, making 5 of 8 three-point attempts. … Georgia State’s 64.9 points allowed per game rank second in the Sun Belt, 24th nationally. Eagles junior guard Tookie Brown’s 19.1 points per game rank third in the conference, 65th nationally.
— Brooks Kubena
ASU men
vs. Georgia State
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank, Jonesboro
RECORDS Arkansas State 8-14, 3-6 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia State 16-6, 7-2
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ty Cockfield, 5-11, Jr. 13.0 2.8 G Deven Simms, 6-4, Sr. 16.3 5.9 G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, Fr. 5.5 1.1 F Tristan Walley, 6-7, Jr. 5.9 4.2 F Tamas Bruce, 6-7, Sr. 9.0 5.0 COACH Mike Balado (8-14 in first season at Arkansas State and overall)
GEORGIA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G D’Marcus Simonds, 6-3, Soph. 21.3 5.5 G Devin Mitchell, 6-4, Jr. 10.8 2.2 F Malik Benlevi, 6-5, Jr. 10.0 6.2 F Jordan Session, 6-8, Sr. 6.7 6.1 F Jeff Thomas, 6-5, Jr. 10.7 4.4 COACH Ron Hunter (139-80 in seventh season at Georgia State, 413-290 in 24th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU GSU 73.2 Points for 72.6 76.9 Points against 64.9 -1.2 Rebound margin -4.5 -0.1 Turnover margin +4.5 44.9 FG pct. 45.1 34.4 3-pt. pct FT. 37.8 71.0 pct. 66.4 CHALK TALK Arkansas State’s 62.5 three-point shooting against Appalachian State on Saturday was its best percentage in a conference game since shooting 63.6 in a 74-69 victory at Texas State on Jan. 4, 2014. … Georgia State sophomore guard D’Marcus Simonds was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week and has scored in double figures in 39 consecutive games dating back to last season. His 21.3 points per game rank first in the Sun Belt, 20th nationally.
— Brooks Kubena
UALR women
vs. Georgia Southern
WHEN 5 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 12-8, 9-0 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia Southern 4-16, 1-8
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Monique Townson, 5-6, Sr. 7.5 4.1 G Tori Lasker, 5-7, Fr. 6.5 2.3 G Terrion Moore, 5-8, Fr. 3.3 2.6 F Yanina Inkina, 6-2, Jr. 3.5 1.2 F Keanna Keys, 6-1, Gr. 8.3 5.0 COACH Joe Foley (301-161 in 15th season at UALR, 757-242 overall in 30th season)
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Amira Atwater, 5-6, Soph. 3.6 2.3 G Alexis Brown, 5-6, Soph. 7.3 3.9 G Trell English-Lurry, 5-7, Sr. 5.3 2.0 F Hailey Dias-Allen, 6-2, Soph. 5.7 3.3 C Alexis Foulks, 6-0, Sr. 5.8 4.2 COACH Kip Drown (24-55 in third season at Coastal Carolina, 487-381 in 30th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR GS 57.5 Points for 54.5 53.8 Points against 69.2 +1.7 Rebound margin -9.9 +2.9 Turnover margin +0.3 40.8 FG pct. 32.2 27.4 3-pt. pct FT. 27.4 74.3 pct. 67.8 CHALK TALK UALR has beaten it opponents by double digits in all but two of its nine consecutive Sun Belt Conference victories, and the Trojans’ 53.9 points allowed per game ranks first in the conference, fourth nationally. … UALR senior guard Monique Townson ranks third in the Sun Belt in steals (2.1 per game) and fifth in assists (3.9 per game).
— Brooks Kubena
ASU women
vs. Georgia State
WHEN 5 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 10-10, 5-4 Sun Belt Conference; Georgia State 5-15, 1-8
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Starr Taylor, 5-6, Soph. 6.2 2.4 G Payton Tennison, 5-11, Soph. 5.9 1.6 G Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Fr. 14.0 5.6 F Lauren Bradshaw, 6-2, Sr. 8.6 5.7 F Lycia Peevy, 6-2, Fr. 4.1 3.3 COACH Brian Boyer (316-264 in 19th season at ASU and overall)
GEORGIA STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Kierra Henry, 5-9, Fr. 14.3 3.9 G Janessa Murphy, 5-8, Soph. 6.7 3.3 G Madison Newby, 5-8, Fr. 9.6 3.3 F Francesca Minali, 5-11, Soph. 3.3 5.4 C K.K. Williams, 6-4, Soph. 6.2 2.9 COACH Sharon Baldwin (85-145 in eighth season at Georgia State, 280-287 in 19th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU GSU 65.1 Points for 63.9 71.3 Points against 74.2 -2.8 Rebound margin -2.2 +1.7 Turnover margin -2.8 38.1 FG pct. 37.9 30.0 3-pt. pct FT. 31.0 66.9 pct. 74.4 CHALK TALK Arkansas State lost 68-66 to Appalachian State on Saturday after an official review determined that a foul on freshman Akasha Westbrook’s shot had occurred after time expired. … ASU’s Lauren Bradshaw leads the league with a 89.1 free throw percentage (41 of 46).