UALR women at Louisiana-Lafayette
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central WHERE Cajundome, Lafayette, La. RECORDS UALR 17-10, 13-3 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 7-20, 5-11 SERIES UALR leads 24-10. RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Kyra Collier, 5-9, Jr. 14.0 5.0 G Tori Lasker, 5-7, So. 9.9 2.4 G Terrion Moore, 5-8, So. 8.1 4.0 F Ronjanae DeGray, 6-0, Sr. 14.2 6.7 F Raeyana DeGray, 5-11, Sr. 6.8 5.2 COACH Joe Foley (329-172 in 16th season at UALR, 785-254 in 30th season overall) LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Andrea Cournoyer, 5-4, Fr. 9.2 2.3 G Brandi Williams, 5-6, Fr. 13.1 3.5 G/F Jomyra Mathis, 5-8, So. 7.1 3.7 F Kendall Bess, 6-1, Jr. 5.4 2.9 C Ty’Reona Doucet, 6-1, So. 13.3 8.7 COACH Garry Brodhead (116-106 in seventh season at Louisiana-Lafayette and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR La-Lafayette 61.4 Points for 62.0 57.2 Points against 70.7 -1.4 Rebound margin -4.5 +3.0 Turnover margin -0.7 42.8 FG pct. 39.2 34.2 3-pt. pct. 30.6 71.6 FT pct. 71.7 CHALK TALK UALR defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 62-48 on Jan. 5 in Little Rock. UALR is 3-0 in the past three meetings vs. the Ragin’ Cajuns. … A victory tonight keeps UALR in the driver’s seat to claim the No. 1 overall seed in the Sun Belt Tournament.
— Christian Boutwell
UALR men vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
WHEN 6:30 p.m. WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 10-19, 5-11 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 17-12, 8-8 SERIES Louisiana-Lafayette leads 29-23. 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. 20.5 6.8 G Jaizec Lottie, 6-1, So. 7.4 3.4 G/F Dani Koljanin, 6-8, Sr. 2.9 1.8 F Kris Bankston, 6-8, So. 8.3 4.6 F Nikola Maric, 6-10, Fr. 10.4 4.4 COACH Darrell Walker (10-19 in first season at UALR, 55-35 in third season overall) LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Marcus Stroman, 6-2, Sr. 11.6 4.5 G Cedric Russell, 6-2, So. 8.7 1.8 G P.J. Hardy, 6-1, Jr. 6.4 2.3 F JaKeenan Gant, 6-8, Sr. 20.8 8.8 F Justin Miller, 6-6, Jr. 9.0 7.4 COACH Bob Marlin (172-123 in ninth season at Louisiana-Lafayette and 520-289 overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR La.-Lafayette 74.7 Points for 81.9 75.8 Points against 80.9 -0.3 Rebound margin -2.5 -1.8 Turnover margin +1.8 48.5 FG pct. 44.4 35.6 3-pt pct. 34.1 65.8 FT pct. 74.9 CHALK TALK UALR holds the No. 11 seed in the Sun Belt Tournament before tonight’s game. The Trojans need to win to remain in contention for the tournament. … UALR lost 75-61 at Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 5.
— Christian Boutwell
ASU women at Louisiana-Monroe
WHEN 6:30 p.m. Central WHERE Fant-Ewing Coliseum, Monroe, La. RECORDS Arkansas State 11-16, 6-10 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Monroe 9-18, 2-13 SERIES ASU leads 29-14 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ASU POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG F Peyton Martin, 5-11, So. 14.6 6.5 G Akasha Westbrook, 5-10, Sr. 10.7 5.6 G Jireh Washington, 5-9, Fr. 9.9 4.0 G Payton Tennison, 5-11, Jr. 5.9 1.5 G Morgan Wallace, 5-10, So. 8.0 5.6 COACH Brian Boyer (332-285 in 20th season at Arkansas State and overall) LOUISIANA-MONROE POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG G Arsula Clark, 5-9, So. 13.7 7.2 G Lauren Fitch, 5-6, Jr. 9.4 3.7 G Amber Thompson, 5-9, Jr. 7.7 4.1 G/F Whitney Goins, 6-0, So. 6.4 3.6 C Diamond Brooks, 6-2, So. 3.0 3.5 COACH Jeff Dow (43-102 in fifth season at Louisiana-Monroe and 264-208 overall in 18th season)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU La.-Monroe 68.6 Points for 56.1 73.3 Points against 61.4 -4.7 Rebound margin -2.7 +0.8 Turnover margin -1.7 41.0 FG pct. 36.2 30.7 3-pt. pct. 27.3 66.2 FT pct. 67.5 CHALK TALK Louisiana-Monroe was eliminated from the Sun Belt Tournament last week. With a victory, ASU could improve its seeding as one of the final four tournament seeds.
— Christian Boutwell
ASU men vs. Louisiana-Monroe
WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 12-17, 6-10 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Monroe 15-13, 8-8 SERIES ASU leads 39-27. 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. 21.9 3.7 G Grantham Gillard, 6-4, Sr. 9.7 5.6 G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, So. 11.1 3.1 F Tristin Walley, 6-7, Sr. 7.6 5.5 F Shaquillo Fritz, 6-8, Jr. 1.5 2.3 COACH Mike Balado (23-38 in second season at Arkansas State and overall) LOUISIANA-MONROE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Daishon Smith, 6-1, Sr. 22.4 4.3 F Travis Munnings, 6-6, Sr. 14.0 7.5 F Tyree White, 6-7, Jr. 4.8 3.0 G JD Williams, 6-4, Jr. 12.5 4.0 G Michael Ertel, 6-2, So. 15.3 2.9 COACH Keith Richard (108-171 in ninth season at Louisiana-Monroe and 258-288 overall in 18th season)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU La.-Monroe 73.5 Points for 78.5 77.2 Points against 75.2 +2.6 Rebound margin -1.5 -1.9 Turnover margin +1.1 41.8 FG pct. 45.1 33.9 3-pt pct. 39.8 72.8 FT pct. 77.9 CHALK TALK ASU will clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Tournament with a victory vs. Louisiana-Monroe. ASU is the No. 9 seed out of 10 teams before tonight’s game. … ULM is in a three-way tie for fifth place at 8-8.