Saturday, December 15, 2012
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas men vs. Alcorn State WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 4-4; Alcorn State 2-6 SERIES Arkansas leads 4-0 TELEVISION RSN telecast KATV-TV, Channel 7, in Little Rock; KFTA-TV, Channel 24, Fayetteville, and KAIT-TV, Channel 8, in Jonesboro RADIO Razorback Sports NetworkCHALK TALK Arkansas is playing its first game since last Saturday’s 80-67 loss at Michigan. The break between games was because of final exams, which have been completed. Junior guard Fred Gulley is set to make his Arkansas debut tonight. He has been sitting out since transferring from Oklahoma State a year ago. He is a good perimeter defender who handles the ball well. Alcorn State has lost to two SEC teams, 91-54 at Missouri and 60-42 at Mississippi State.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 7-4; Tulsa 6-3 SERIES Tulsa leads 3-2 RADIO KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.comCHALK TALK The home team has won each of the past five meetings in this series, including Tulsa’s 65-49 victory in last season’s opener. UALR is 6-0 at the Jack Stephens Center this year and has won seven consecutive games at home dating to last season. Four of Tulsa’s expected starters are first-year players for Tulsa Coach Danny Manning, the former NBA All-Star who took over the Golden Hurricane after serving as an assistant at Kansas.
RECORDS UAPB 2-4; Wichita State 4-5 SERIES Wichita State leads 4-0CHALK TALK UAPB is starting a stretch of four games in 14 days today. The Lady Lions will host Nebraska-Omaha on Monday and New Orleans on Dec. 21 and will play at New Orleans on Dec. 28 before starting SWAC play. Wichita State senior center Jazimen Gordon is a West Memphis native.
RECORDS ASU: 2-6; Missouri State 5-3 RADIO KNEA-AM, 970, Jonesboro SERIES Missouri State leads 9-7 INTERNET astateredwolves.comCHALK TALK Finals are over, and Arkansas State would like to build some momentum as Sun Belt play hits full gear in the next several weeks. The Bears dominate the boards, but the Red Wolves can make up the difference by forcing turnovers against a squad where holding on to the ball remains an issue.
Sports, Pages 25 on 12/15/2012