UCA women at Sam Houston St.
WHEN 1 p.m. Central
WHERE Bernard Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas
RECORDS UCA 11-12, 7-7 Southland Conference; Sam Houston State 16-7, 11-3
SERIES UCA leads 15-7
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ESPN3
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
SAM HOUSTON STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Faith Cook, 5-2, Jr. 10.7 1.1
G Jaylonn Walker, 5-7, Sr. 12.5 3.7
F La'Sha Haynes, 5-10, Sr. 5.7 7.2
F Courtney Cleveland, 5-10, Jr. 7.7 4.2
F Amber Leggett, 5-11, So. 15.5 5.3
COACH Ravon Justice (32-20 in two seasons at Sam Houston State)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Taylor Sells, 5-7, Sr. 9.3 4.7
G Savanna Walker, 5-7, Jr. 5.9 2.0
G/F Briana Trigg, 5-10, Jr. 7.7 4.6
G/F Alana Canady, 5-11, So. 7.3 4.1
F Hannah Langhi, 6-2, Jr. 8.1 6.1
COACH Sandra Rushing (152-90 in eight seasons at UCA)
TEAM COMPARISON
SHSU UCA
77.6 Points for 56.4
66.8 Points against 56.7
+1.1 Rebound margin +6.8
+4.1 Turnover margin -2.5
42.9 FG pct. 40.2
35.2 3-pt pct. 21.0
70.5 FT pct. 62.8
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas saw its three-game winning streak snapped with an 85-73 road loss to New Orleans on Wednesday. ... Sam Houston State has won three of its past four games. ... Sam Houston State won the first meeting against UCA this season.
UALR women vs. Texas-Arlington
WHEN 2 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 10-13, 8-4 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 14-10, 8-4
SERIES UALR leads 10-3
RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Tori Lasker, 5-7, Jr. 5.3 2.5
G Sydney Chastain, 5-7, Sr. 4.5 3.0
G Kyra Collier, 5-9, Sr. 14.9 5.3
F Teal Battle, 6-1, Jr. 13.4 5.9
F Alayzha Knapp, 6-2, Fr. 8.8 3.3
COACH Joe Foley (343-187 in 17 seasons at UALR)
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Aysia Evans, 5-6, Sr. 9.3 1.8
G Terryn Milton, 5-9, So. 8.0 4.2
G Claire Chastain, 6-0, So. 10.2 3.7
G Katie Ferrell, 6-1, So. 3.3 6.2
F Marie Benson, 6-1, Sr. 16.8 7.0
COACH Krista Gerlich (114-93 in seven seasons at UTA)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR UTA
56.5 Points for 65.9
61.4 Points against 61.0
-2.3 Rebound margin -0.7
+0.4 Turnover margin +0.8
40.0 FG pct. 43.4
30.2 3-pt pct. 29.9
66.8 FT pct. 64.5
CHALK TALK UALR Coach Joe Foley is one win shy of 800 for his career. ... UALR has dropped back-to-back games against Georgia State and Texas State. ... Texas-Arlington enters off of a 89-62 victory over Arkansas State on Thursday.
UAPB women at Southern
WHEN 3 p.m. Central
WHERE F.G. Clark Activity Center, Baton Rouge
RECORDS UAPB 4-17, 3-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Southern 10-12, 8-3
SERIES Southern leads 23-3
RADIO KPBA-FM, 99.3, in Pine Bluff
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Caitlin Davis, 5-6, Jr. 4.9 1.6
G Brittany Rose, 5-9, Sr. 10.4 2.4
G Alyric Scott, 5-10, Jr. 7.2 2.7
F Taneara Moore, 6-0, So. 4.5 4.7
F Raven White, 6-1, Fr. 5.2 3.8
COACH Carlos Funchess (31-24 in two seasons at Southern)
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Kyeonia Harris, 5-5, Jr. 10.7 3.6
G Noe'll Taylor, 5-8, Sr. 9.3 3.3
G Tyler Pyburn, 5-9, Fr. 6.3 2.1
F Sha'Kendra Tilley, 5-10, Sr. 1.2 1.7
C Nissa Sam-Grant, 6-4, Fr. 3.1 5.3
COACH Dawn Brown (4-17 in one season at UAPB)
TEAM COMPARISON
SU UAPB
60.1 Points for 58.8
60.9 Points against 74.4
-0.4 Rebound margin -5.8
+4.4 Turnover margin -0.1
37.5 FG pct. 36.1
30.0 3-pt pct. 26.5
63.7 FT pct. 60.8
CHALK TALK Southern has won six consecutive meetings against UAPB, which included a 70-43 victory on Jan. 18 in Pine Bluff. ... UAPB enters on a three-game losing streak.
ASU women vs. Texas State
WHEN 4 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro
RECORDS Arkansas State 9-14, 6-6 Sun Belt Conference; Texas State 9-14, 2-10
SERIES ASU leads 8-4
RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Jireh Washington, 5-9, So. 13.0 4.9
G Jada Ford, 5-9, Sr. 8.6 1.3
G Morgan Wallace, 5-10, Jr. 10.0 8.0
F Peyton Martin, 5-11, Jr. 12.7 5.5
F Kayla Williams, 6-1, Jr. 2.8 2.0
COACH Matt Daniel (9-14 in one season at ASU)
TEXAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Kennedy Taylor, 5-3, So. 9.8 3.0
G Brooke Holle, 5-7, Sr. 10.2 6.6
G Avionne Alexander, 5-8, Jr. 4.7 2.8
F Da'Nasia Hood, 6-1, So. 13.1 6.1
C Jaeda Reed, 6-1, So. 4.1 2.7
COACH Zenarae Antoine (134-140 in nine seasons at Texas State)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU TEXAS STATE
62.0 Points for 61.3
71.8 Points against 62.6
-6.3 Rebound margin -3.4
-0.1 Turnover margin +2.7
37.7 FG pct. 38.0
27.9 3-pt pct. 29.3
64.8 FT pct. 67.2
CHALK TALK ASU enters on a three-game losing streak. ... Texas State enters off a 50-47 victory over UALR on Thursday in Little Rock. ... ASU won the first meeting against Texas State this season, 56-53, on Jan. 4 in San Marcos, Texas.
UCA men at Sam Houston St.
WHEN 3:30 p.m. Central
WHERE Bernard Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville, Texas
RECORDS UCA 9-16, 8-6 Southland Conference; Sam Houston State 16-9, 9-5
SERIES Sam Houston State leads 15-5
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ESPN3
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
SAM HOUSTON STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Dainan Swoope, 6-0, Sr. 7.1 1.7
G Chad Bowie, 6-2, Sr. 9.3 3.7
G Zach Nutall, 6-3, So. 15.1 4.7
F RJ Smith, 6-5, Jr. 7.7 4.6
F/C Kai Mitchell, 6-7, Sr. 14.2 6.0
COACH Jason Hooten (195-134 in 10 seasons at Sam Houston State)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G DeAndre Jones, 5-11, Jr. 14.2 3.6
G Rylan Bergersen, 6-6, Jr. 15.3 4.7
G/F Eddy Kayouloud, 6-7, So. 12.3 6.3
F Jaxson Baker, 6-7, Fr. 7.1 3.7
C Hayden Koval, 7-0, Jr. 11.2 7.6
COACH Anthony Boone (8-8 as UCA interim coach this season)
TEAM COMPARISON
SHSU UCA
80.3 Points for 75.1
72.0 Points against 83.2
-0.3 Rebound margin -0.4
+4.8 Turnover margin -3.2
46.1 FG pct. 41.6
35.8 3-pt pct. 31.9
76.0 FT pct. 70.6
CHALK TALK Central Arkansas enters off back-to-back wins over McNeese State and New Orleans, and the Bears have won four of their past five games. ... Sam Houston State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 79-70 road victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday.
-- Trenton Daeschner
UALR men at Texas-Arlington
WHEN 2 p.m. Central
WHERE College Park Center, Arlington, Texas
RECORDS UALR 18-8, 12-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 11-15, 7-8
SERIES Tied 6-6
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Sam Griffin, 6-3, Fr. 8.4 1.3
G David Azore, 6-4, So. 14.5 4.8
F Radshad Davis, 6-2, Sr. 8.9 6.2
F Jordan Phillips, 6-7, So. 6.9 3.6
F Jabari Narcis, 6-9, Sr. 7.2 6.7
COACH Chris Ogden (28-31 in two seasons at Texas-Arlington)
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Markquis Nowell, 5-7, So. 17.0 3.0
G Jovan Stulic, 6-5, Fr. 5.5 1.8
G Ben Coupet Jr., 6-7, Jr. 11.8 4.7
F Kamani Johnson, 6-7, So. 9.8 6.3
F Ruot Monyyong, 6-10, Jr. 12.0 10.1
COACH Darrell Walker (28-29 in two seasons at UALR)
TEAM COMPARISON
UTA UALR
70.3 Points for 72.5
68.0 Points against 68.3
-0.7 Rebound margin +3.8
+0.6 Turnover margin -1.5
41.9 FG pct. 47.1
31.4 3-pt pct. 34.9
75.9 FT pct. 71.1
CHALK TALK UALR had its seven-game winning streak snapped Thursday in a 74-66 loss at Texas State, which shrunk the Trojans' Sun Belt Conference lead from three games to two. ... UALR won the first meeting, 92-89.
UALR men at Texas-Arlington
WHEN 2 p.m. Central
WHERE College Park Center, Arlington, Texas
RECORDS UALR 18-8, 12-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 11-15, 7-8
SERIES Tied 6-6
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Sam Griffin, 6-3, Fr.;8.4;1.3
G David Azore, 6-4, So.;14.5;4.8
F Radshad Davis, 6-2, Sr.;8.9;6.2
F Jordan Phillips, 6-7, So.;6.9;3.6
F Jabari Narcis, 6-9, Sr.;7.2;6.7
COACH Chris Ogden (28-31 in two seasons at Texas-Arlington)
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Markquis Nowell, 5-7, So.;17.0;3.0
G Jovan Stulic, 6-5, Fr.;5.5;1.8
G Ben Coupet Jr., 6-7, Jr.;11.8;4.7
F Kamani Johnson, 6-7, So.;9.8;6.3
F Ruot Monyyong, 6-10, Jr.;12.0;10.1
COACH Darrell Walker (28-29 in two seasons at UALR)
TEAM COMPARISON
UTA;UALR
70.3;Points for;72.5
68.0;Points against;68.3
-0.7;Rebound margin;+3.8
+0.6;Turnover margin;-1.5
41.9;FG pct.;47.1
31.4;3-pt pct.;34.9
75.9;FT pct.;71.1
CHALK TALK UALR had its seven-game winning streak snapped Thursday in a 74-66 loss at Texas State, which shrunk the Trojans' Sun Belt Conference lead from three games to two. ... Texas-Arlington enters off a 77-67 home victory against Arkansas State on Thursday. ... UALR won the first meeting against UTA this season, 92-89, on Jan. 4 in Little Rock.
UAPB men at Southern
WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central
WHERE F.G. Clark Activity Center, Baton Rouge
RECORDS UAPB 3-20, 2-9 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Southern 9-15, 6-5
SERIES Southern leads 14-11
RADIO KPBA-FM, 99.3, in Pine Bluff
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Micah Bradford, 6-1, Sr.;8.3;2.1
G Lamarcus Lee, 6-2, Jr.;7.0;3.8
G Ahsante Shivers, 6-3, Jr.;9.2;3.4
F Darius Williams, 6-9, Sr.;6.3;5.9
C Amel Kuljuhovic, 6-10, Sr.;7.7;4.2
COACH Sean Woods (16-40 in two seasons at Southern)
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Marcus Wallace, 6-1, Sr.;4.2;1.2
G Cameron Posey, 6-2, Jr.;1.8;1.6
F Dequan Morris, 6-4, Jr.;9.1;4.6
F Markedric Bell, 6-7, Jr.;9.6;4.6
F Terrance Banyard, 6-8, Jr.;7.3;4.0
COACH George Ivory (135-242 in 12 seasons at UAPB)
TEAM COMPARISON
SU;UAPB
67.9;Points for;52.4
70.5;Points against;68.0
+2.2;Rebound margin;-2.6
-0.9;Turnover margin;-2.9
43.3;FG pct.;39.5
32.6;3-pt pct.;28.0
67.4;FT pct.;58.8
CHALK TALK UAPB enters on an eight-game losing streak. ... Southern has dropped back-to-back games against Grambling State and Jackson State. ... Southern won the first meeting against UAPB this season, 75-56, on Jan. 18 in Pine Bluff.
ASU men at Texas State
WHEN 2 p.m. Central
WHERE Strahan Arena, San Marcos, Texas
RECORDS Arkansas State 15-11, 7-8 Sun Belt Conference; Texas State 16-10, 9-6
SERIES Texas State leads 8-3
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
TEXAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Mason Harrell, 5-9, So.;9.3;1.8
G Shelby Adams, 6-3, Jr.;2.9;1.7
G Nijal Pearson, 6-5, Sr.;19.3;5.0
F Eric Terry, 6-8, Sr.;7.0;3.6
F Isiah Small, 6-8, Jr.;7.9;6.5
COACH Danny Kaspar (114-108 in seven seasons at Texas State)
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Caleb Fields, 6-0, Fr.;11.1;2.9
G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, Jr.;12.2;3.2
G Canberk Kus, 6-6, Sr.;9.5;4.8
F Malik Brevard, 6-8, Sr.;6.0;6.2
F J.J. Matthews, 6-9, Jr.;8.8;4.3
COACH Mike Balado (39-51 in three seasons at ASU)
TEAM COMPARISON
TEXAS STATE;ASU
72.6;Points for;71.2
63.5;Points against;71.5
+0.1;Rebound margin;-1.3
+3.9;Turnover margin;+1.6
45.5;FG pct.;44.3
33.8;3-pt pct.;35.3
75.8;FT pct.;70.3
CHALK TALK Arkansas State enters on a four-game losing streak. ... Texas State enters off of a 74-66 home victory over UALR on Thursday, and the Bobcats have won four of their past five games. ... Texas State won the first meeting against ASU this season, 70-67, on Jan. 4 in Jonesboro.