TODAY’S GAMES

— Arkansas men vs. NW (La.) State WHEN 7 p.m.

WHERE Walton Arena, Fayetteville RECORDS Arkansas 7-4; Northwestern State 5-3 SERIES Arkansas leads 7-1 TELEVISION RSN telecast KATV Channel 7 Little Rock, KFTA Channel 24 Fayetteville, KAIT Channel 8 Jonesboro RADIO Razorback Sports Network

CHALK TALK Northwestern State 6-7 junior forward DeQuan Hicks is averaging team highs of 14.9 points and 6.9 rebounds off the bench. ... Arkansas is playing its first game since a 96-68 victory over Alabama A&M last Saturday in North Little Rock. Northwestern State is playing its first game since Dec. 15, when the Demons beat Missouri Valley 95-78.

... The Razorbacks beat Oklahoma 81-78 at home while the Demons lost to the Sooners 69-65 on the road.

  • Bob Holt

UALR men at La.-Lafayette WHEN 7:15 p.m. Central WHERE Cajundome, Lafayette, La.

RECORDS UALR 8-5, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference; 5-9, 1-2 SERIES Louisiana-Lafayette leads 21-16 RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com

CHALK TALK UALR is still looking for its first victory in a true road game. The Trojans are 0-4 on an opponent’s home floor, including last week’s 77-62 loss at South Alabama.

UALR’s most difficult games have come on the road, but it lost those four games by an average 27 points.

  • Troy Schulte

ASU men vs. South Alabama WHEN 7:05 p.m.

WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 7-5, 1-2 Sun Belt; South Alabama 6-5, 3-0 SERIES Tied 17-17 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com

CHALK TALK Interim coach Jeff Price won his debut last Saturday when South Alabama beat UALR 77-62 in Mobile, Ala. Price was named interim coach after longtime coach Ronnie Arrow unexpectedly retired. South Alabama is one of two Sun Belt teams with a 3-0 conference record and leads the league in scoring (72.4) and three-point shooting (37.7 percent).

  • Troy Schulte

UALR women at Louisiana-Lafayette WHEN 5 p.m. Central WHERE Cajundome, Lafayette, La.

RECORDS UALR 10-1, 3-0 Sun Belt; Louisiana-Lafayette 6-6, 0-3 SERIES UALR leads 12-7 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock

CHALK TALK UALR Coach Joe Foley will become the eighth coach with 100 career Sun Belt Conference victories if the Trojans win today. Foley goes for the milestone against a Louisiana-Lafayette team that UALR has beaten 10 consecutive times, and the Trojans have won the past five games by an average of 12.6 points.

  • Troy Schulte

ASU women vs. South Alabama WHEN 5:05 p.m.

WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS ASU 5-7, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference; South Alabama 7-5, 0-3 SERIES Arkansas State leads 27-10 RADIO 95.3, in Jonesboro; KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro INTERNET astateredwolves.com

CHALK TALK After losing its first five games, Arkansas State has won five of its last seven and three consecutive heading into tonight’s Sun Belt Conference game. In three conference games, the Red Wolves are averaging 69.3 points and have made 50.7 percent of its shots from the floor.

  • Troy Schulte

UCA women vs. Philander Smith WHEN 2 p.m.

WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 6-4, Philander Smith 9-5 SERIES Central Arkansas leads 14-0 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com

CHALK TALK Central Arkansas plays its final nonconference game today against NAIA member Philander Smith before beginning Southland Conference play Thursday at Nicholls State. In three games at the Farris Center this season - all against non-Division I competition - the Sugar Bears have outscored their opponents 260-112.

  • Jeremy Muck

Sports, Pages 22 on 12/29/2012

Upcoming Events