UALR men vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
WHEN 6:30 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 10-13, 6-10 Sun Belt Conference; Louisiana-Lafayette 15-7, 9-6
SERIES UALR leads 31-26
RADIO KBZU-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
TELEVISION None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR;PPG;RPG
G C.J. White, 6-5, Jr;5.6;2.3
G Ben Coupet Jr., 6-7, Sr;9.5;3.4
G Marko Lukic, 6-7, So;9.3;2.0
F Nikola Maric, 6-10, Jr;14.3;5.8
F Ruot Monyyong, 6-10, Sr;12.0;10.9
COACH Darrell Walker (41-44 in three seasons at UALR)
Louisiana-Lafayette
POS. NAME, HT, YR;PPG;RPG
G Cedric Russell, 6-2, Sr;18.1;3.4
G Mylik Wilson, 6-3, So;12.9;5.5
G Brayan Au, 6-4, Jr;4.4;1.9
F Dou Gueye, 6-9, Sr;10.4;8.1
F Theo Okwuba, 6-11, Jr;11.1;9.1
COACH Bob Marlin (203-150 in 11 seasons at Louisiana-Lafayette)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR;;Louisiana-Lafayette
69.4;Points for;75.3
69.1;Points against;73.2
+2.9;Rebound margin;+5.5
-1.0;Turnover margin;-3.1
46.3;FG pct.;45.1
31.7;3-pt pct.;35.8
70.6;FT pct.;71.3
CHALK TALK UALR has lost its last six games and enters the final weekend of the regular season in fifth-place of the Sun Belt West Division. ... Ragin' Cajuns Coach Bob Marlin became the winningest coach in Sun Belt history on Monday, passing Kermit Davis with his 118th conference win in a 76-74 victory over Texas-Arlington. ... Trojans senior forward Ruot Monyyong became the program's all-time leader in double-doubles on Feb. 21, notching his 29th with 11 points and 14 rebounds in a loss to Louisiana-Monroe. ... Louisiana-Lafayette's Cedric Russell ranks third in the league in scoring, averaging 18.1 points per game.
--Eli Lederman