ASU men vs. UALR
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 8-9, 5-5 Sun Belt Conference; UALR 10-9, 6-6
SERIES ASU leads 55-36.
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro; KBZU-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN-PLUS
TELEVISION None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YRPPGRPG
G Caleb Fields, 6-0, So.12.23.2
G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, Sr.13.13.1
G Christian Willis, 6-2, Sr.7.32.1
F Keyon Wesley, 6-9, Jr.8.04.6
F Norchad Omier, 6-7, Fr.13.011.9
COACH Mike Balado (48-65 in four seasons at ASU)
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Marko Andric, 6-2, Fr.3.41.7
G Ben Coupet Jr., 6-7, Sr.9.53.1
G Isaiah Palermo, 6-5,. So.5.31.6
F Nikola Maric, 6-10, Jr.14.56.2
F Ruot Monyyong, 6-10, Sr.12.310.9
COACH Darrell Walker (41-40 in three seasons at UALR)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASUUALR
76.0Points for70.5
71.6Points against68.6
+3.9Rebound margin+3.1
+0.1Turnover margin-1.1
45.4FG pct.46.8
39.43-pt pct.32.3
72.6FT pct.70.6
CHALK TALK ASU has won three of its past four games, including a pair of victories over then-Sun Belt West leaders Louisiana-Lafayette last weekend. ... UALR dropped two at Texas State last weekend, falling to 0-4 against the Bobcats. ... Red Wolves guard Marquis Eaton scored a career-high 32 points in last Friday's 95-87 win over Louisiana-Lafayette. ... Trojans Coach Darrell Walker confirmed this week that junior Markquis Nowell has opted out of the remainder of the 2020-21 season and is no longer a member of the program. Nowell averaged 14.3 points in 15 games this season.
-- Eli Lederman