UALR men vs. Troy
WHEN 2 p.m. Central today WHERE Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Fla.
RECORDS UALR 9-18; Troy 19-10
SERIES UALR leads 16-10
TV None
RADIO KBZU-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
COACHES UALR: Darrell Walker (51-64 in fourth season at UALR, 97-82 in sixth season overall); Troy: Scott Cross (39-49 in third season at Troy and 264-104 in 14th season overall) CHALK TALK Troy has 13 players who average double-digit minutes per game, with Zay Williams the leader at 25.7. … The last UALR player to hit eight three-pointers in a game prior to Jordan Jefferson on Thursday was Markquis Nowell in Dec. 2019 vs. Louisiana-Monroe. … Also on Thursday, UALR is only the third No. 12 seed to win a Sun Belt Tournament game, but neither of the previous two teams reached the semifinals.
— Mitchell Gladstone
Arkansas State men vs. Georgia State
WHEN 5 p.m. Central today
WHERE Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Fla.
RECORDS ASU 18-10; Georgia State 15-10
SERIES Georgia State leads 11-4
TV None
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
COACHES ASU: Mike Balado (69-79 in fifth season at Arkansas State and overall); Georgia State: Rob Lanier (50-29 in third season at Georgia State, 108-99 in seventh season overall) CHALK TALK ASU and Georgia State did not meet in the regular season due to covid-19 issues with the Panthers, but they eliminated the Red Wolves from the Sun Belt Tournament last season. … Norchad Omier needs one point to join Brandon Clarke (Gonzaga) as the only Division I players since 1992-93 to post at least 500 points, 300 rebounds, 50 blocks and 40 steals while shooting better than 64% from the floor in a season.
— Mitchell Gladstone