TODAY’S MEN’S GAME

Coach Russ Pennell and the Central Arkansas Bears open Southland Conference play today at the American Bank Center against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders.
Coach Russ Pennell and the Central Arkansas Bears open Southland Conference play today at the American Bank Center against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders.

Cent. Arkansas at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

WHEN 7 p.m. Central

WHERE American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas

RECORDS UCA 5-8, 0-0 Southland; TAMU-CC 5-8, 0-0

SERIES TAMU-CC leads 12-2

RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway

INTERNET www.GoIslanders.com

TEAM COMPARISON

UCA TAMU-CC

70.6 Points for 67.2

75.0 Points against 65.5

-2.4 Rebound margin +4.5

-1.0 Turnover margin +1.2

42.4 FG pct. 41.0

35.3 3-pt pct. 31.1

71.0 FT pct. 65.9

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UCA

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G DeAndre Jones, 5-11, So. 12.2 3.8

G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Sr. 8.8 4.2

G Khaleem Bennett, 6-4, Fr. 8.2 3.1

F Eddy Kayouloud, 6-7, Fr. 11.8 4.2

C Hayden Koval, 7-0, So. 11.8 6.0

COACH Russ Pennell (132-155 overall)

TAMU-CC

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG

G Kareem South, 6-2, Jr. 11.7 6.0

G Myles Smith, 6-0, So. 10.9 3.2

F Jashawn Talton, 6-5, Jr. 6.0 4.8

G Jake Babic, 6-5, Sr. 5.2 3.3

F Elijah Schmidt, 6-8, Jr. 5.8 4.5

COACH Willis Wilson (333-370 overall)

CHALK TALK Today’s game will open Southland Conference play for UCA and TAMU-CC. … The Islanders went 4-3 at home in nonconference play and have lost two consecutive games to Louisiana Tech (73-68) and Oklahoma State (69-59). … UCA is 1-8 on the road with its one win Dec. 8 vs. UALR in Little Rock.

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