Arkansas women vs. Miss. Valley St.
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 9-1; Mississippi Valley State 3-5 SERIES Arkansas leads 8-0 RADIO KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock; KQSMFM, 92.1, in Fayetteville; KFPW-AM, 1230, in Fort Smith; KURM-AM, 790, in RogersCHALK TALK Arkansas has won 26 consecutive nonconference games at Walton Arena. Razorbacks senior forward Sarah Watkins is averaging 12.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game off the bench. Arkansas is playing two games in a three-day span before taking a break for Christmas. It faces Northwestern (La.) State at 7 p.m. Friday at Walton Arena.
- Bob Holt ASU women vs. Nicholls State WHEN 11:30 a.m.
WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU: 3-7; Nicholls State 7-2 SERIES Arkansas State leads 1-0 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEAAM, 970, in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.comCHALK TALK Arkansas State has won three of its past five games after losing its first five games of the season, but it welcomes an opponent that has defeated two Sun Belt Conference teams already. Nicholls State, which is off to its best start in program history, beat Louisiana-Monroe 85-60 on Nov. 16 and Louisiana-Lafayette 71-62 on Nov. 19.
- Troy Schulte ASU men vs. Murray State WHEN 7:35 p.m.
WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 6-3; Murray State 8-1 SERIES Murray State leads 20-10 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro INTERNET ESPN3; astateredwolves.comCHALK TALK One of Arkansas State’s most important inside players, forward Kendrick Washington, is back after missing the Dec.
8 victory over St. Bonaventure because of an undisclosed injury. Washington came off the bench Sunday and scored nine points in a victory over Austin Peay. His presence will be needed against a Murray State team that includes forward Ed Daniel, who had 16 points and eight rebounds in Sunday’s victory over Western Kentucky, and All-America candidate Isaiah Canaan.
- Troy Schulte
Sports, Pages 16 on 12/19/2012