Arkansas State men vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro
RECORDS ASU 9-10, 1-5 Sun Belt Conference Louisiana-Lafayette 14-4, 4-2
SERIES Louisiana-Lafayette leads 58-30
TV None
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
Arkansas State
POS. NAME, HT, YR.PPGRPG
G Caleb Fields, 6-0, Jr.11.73.4
F Omar El-Sheikh, 6-8, Sr.11.19.7
G Terrance Ford, 6-1, Fr.8.91.9
G Avery Felts, 6-2, So.8.22.7
F Izaiyah Nelson, 6-10, Fr.4.55.1
COACH Mike Balado (78-90 in sixth season at ASU and overall)
Louisiana-Lafayette
POS. NAME, HT, YR.PPGRPG
F Jordan Brown, 6-11, Jr.19.27.5
G Greg Williams Jr., 6-3, Sr.13.23.9
F Terence Lewis II, 6-7, Sr.12.18.2
G Themus Fulks, 6-1, So.8.42.7
G Kentrell Garnett, 6-1, So.7.82.3
COACH Bob Marlin (234-171 in 13th season at Louisiana-Lafayette, 582-332 in 30th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASULa.-Lafayette
65.4Points for81.2
65.3Points against71.9
+2.4Rebound margin+6.6
+0.3Turnover margin-0.1
43.6FG pct.49.7
33.33-pt. pct.39.6
66.5FT pct.69.9
CHALK TALK These teams split their two meetings last season, with ASU winning 67-58 at home in February. ... This will be the 89th all-time contest between the Red Wolves and Ragin' Cajuns, the second-most in ASU history behind only 94 meetings with Arkansas-Little Rock. ... Markise Davis has averaged 11.7 points and 6.7 rebounds since coming off the bench in the Red Wolves' last 3 games.
-- Mitchell Gladstone