TODAY’S GAMES

— ASU men vs. Florida Atlantic

WHEN 7:30 p.m. WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 11-8, 5-5 Sun Belt Conference; Florida Atlantic 10-11, 5-5 RADIO KKSP-FM, 93.3, Little Rock; KFIN-FM, 107.9, Jonesboro TV Comcast Sports Southeast INTERNET astateredwolves.com; ESPN3.com

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cameron Golden, 6-0, Fr. 7.3 2.8 G Trey Finn, 6-2, Sr. 8.9 4.8 G Ed Townsel, 6-0, Jr. 15.4 3.6 F Kelvin Downs, 6-9, Fr. 2.2 1.1 F Brandon Peterson, 6-8, Sr. 11.2 9.6 COACH John Brady (72-74 in five seasons at ASU; 353-290 in 22 seasons overall)

FLORIDA ATLANTIC POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Greg Gantt, 6-2, Sr. 22.0 4.8 G Paglo Bertone, 6-2, Jr. 8.3 2.9 G Stefan Moody, 5-10, Fr. 14.8 3.9 F Jordan McCoy, 6-6, Sr. 5.1 5.9 F Kelvin Penn, 6-6, So. 1.3 4.3 COACH Mike Jarvis (381-285 in 24th season overall; 62-83 in fifth season at Florida Atlantic)

CHALK TALK Arkansas State and Florida Atlantic are coming off disappointing losses Thursday. Arkansas State blew a five-point lead with less than two minutes left in regulation in an overtime loss at Troy. Florida Atlantic led UALR by 22 points in the first half before losing 65-62 in Little Rock. ASU has lost three of its past four games.

  • Jeremy Muck

UALR men at North Texas

WHEN 7 p.m. Central WHERE The Super Pit, Denton, Texas RECORDS UALR 13-9, 7-4 Sun Belt Conference; North Texas 8-13, 3-7 SERIES UALR leads 17-9 RADIO KABZ-FM, 103.7, in Little Rock INTERNET ualrtrojans.com

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

NORTH TEXAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G P.J. Hardwick, 5-10, Fr. 3.6 2.7 G Jordan Williams, 6-6, So. 11.8 3.4 G Roger Franklin, 6-5, Sr. 10.4 5.9 F Niko Stojiljkovic, 6-9, Sr. 2.3 2.0 F Tony Mitchell, 6-8, So. 14.1 8.5 COACH Tony Benford (8-13 in first season at North Texas and overall)

UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Josh Hagins, 6-1, Fr. 7.6 2.7 G Taggart Lockhart, 6-4, So. 5.7 2.9 G Leroy Isler, 6-5, Jr. 7.1 3.4 F Will Neighbour, 6-10, Jr. 11.6 6.9 F Michael Javes, 6-10, So. 5.6 3.5 COACH Steve Shields (160-137 in 10th season at UALR and overall)

CHALK TALK North Texas will have a few more players on hand than it did in a loss to UALR earlier this month, but not many more. Guard Alzee Williams (sprained knee ligament) and Jacob Holmen (concussion) missed Thursday’s loss to Middle Tennessee and Justin Patton (knee) played only four minutes while still recovering from an injury.

When UALR beat North Texas on Jan. 10, the Mean Green were limited to seven scholarship players.

  • Troy Schulte

UCA men vs. Lamar

WHEN 4 p.m. WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORDS Central Arkansas 7-10, 2-5 Southland Conference; Lamar 2-17, 0-7 SERIES Lamar leads 10-0 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

LAMAR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Keilan Blanks, 5-9, Fr. 7.3 2.0 G Donley Minor, 6-1, Sr. 8.8 3.2 G Donnell Minton, 6-0, Fr. 5.4 2.4 F Stan Brown, 6-8, Sr. 10.3 6.6 F Amos Wilson, 6-5, Jr. 7.5 4.4 COACH Pat Knight (25-29 in second season at Lamar; 75-90 in four-plus seasons overall)

CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Daouda Berete, 6-4, Fr. 5.1 2.7 G Robert Crawford, 6-5, Sr. 14.8 4.5 G LaQuentin Miles, 6-5, Jr. 16.0 4.7 F Jarvis Garner, 6-7, Sr. 16.5 7.1 C Anthony Borden, 6-10, Sr. 7.1 4.0 COACH Corliss Williamson (20-55 in third season at UCA and overall)

CHALK TALK A victory today would match last year’s Southland Conference victory total for Central Arkansas, which finished 3-13 in 2012. The Bears have won two consecutive and have an opportunity to win three conference games in a row for the first time under Coach Corliss Williamson. Lamar, the defending Southland champion, has lost seven consecutive and has not won a road game this season.

  • Jeremy Muck

UAPB men at Grambling State

WHEN 5 p.m. Central WHERE Assembly Center, Grambling, La.

RECORDS UAPB 7-12, 6-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Grambling State 0-16, 0-7

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

GRAMBLING STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G David Copeland, 6-0, So. 3.2 2.8 G Bryant Purvis, 6-7, Sr. 7.4 5.7 F Terry Rose, 6-4, Fr. 15.1 3.4 F Demetri Wheeler, 6-5, So. 3.2 4.3 C Steven Dandridge, 6-8, Jr. 3.5 2.1 COACH Joseph Price (0-16 at Grambling State and overall)

UAPB POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Lazabian Jackson, 6-0, Sr. 11.1 4.3 G Tevin Hammond, 6-0, Jr. 6.8 3.2 F Davon Haynes, 6-8, Jr. 11.8 7.0 F Terrell Kennedy, 6-6, Sr. 12.8 4.4 F Daniel Broughton, 6-8, Jr. 7.5 4.9 COACH George Ivory (56-92 in fifth season at UAPB and overall)

CHALK TALK UAPB will try to stay alone in second place in the SWAC standings against the league’s worst team. Grambling State has lost every game this season by at least 11 points and has lost five SWAC games by at least 24 points. The Tigers have failed to score 50 points in nine of 16 games.

  • Troy Schulte

ASU women vs. Florida Atlantic

WHEN 5 p.m. WHERE Convocation Center, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 10-9, 7-3 Sun Belt Conference; Florida Atlantic 10-8, 7-3 SERIES Arkansas State leads 6-5 RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, and KNEA-AM, 970, in Jonesboro TV Comcast Sports Southeast INTERNET astateredwolves.com

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Quinishia McDowell, 5-8, Sr. 7.1 2.8 G Ashley Olvera, 5-8, Sr. 8.3 3.3 F Jane Morrill, 6-2, Jr. 14.8 6.0 F Hanna Qedan, 5-11, So. 8.1 4.6 F Carlisha Wyatt, 6-0, Jr. 7.1 6.0 COACH Brian Boyer (221-194 in 14 seasons at ASU and overall)

FLORIDA ATLANTIC POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Takia Brooks, 5-7, Jr. 10.6 3.6 G Briah Blakely, 5-8, Jr. 5.2 2.3 G Kimberly Smith, 5-7, Jr. 9.2 4.8 G Ashley Stevenson, 5-9, Jr. 3.3 2.6 F Chenise Miller, 6-0, Jr. 14.4 7.8 COACH Kellie Lewis-Jay (10-8 in first season at Florida Atlantic and overall)

CHALK TALK Sophomore Hanna Qedan is coming off one of her best games of the season when she scored 19 points and had a career-high 14 rebounds in a victory over Troy on Thursday. That was Arkansas State’s fifth consecutive victory, its longest winning streak in two seasons. Qedan is averaging 13.4 points during the streak.

  • Troy Schulte

UALR women at North Texas

WHEN 5 p.m. Central WHERE The Super Pit, Denton, Texas RECORDS UALR: 12-7, 5-6 Sun Belt Conference; North Texas: 7-12, 6-4 SERIES Tied 11-11 RADIO KARN-AM, 920, in Little Rock

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

NORTH TEXAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Laura McCoy, 5-7, Jr. 9.6 3.1 G BreAnna Dawkins, 5-6, So. 10.7 3.6 G Loryn Goodwin, 5-9, Fr. 12.5 4.5 F Sara Stanley, 6-0, Sr. 8.7 6.1 COACH Mike Peterson (320-262 in 20th season overall; 7-12 in first season at North Texas)

UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Taylor Ford, 5-9, Jr. 8.4 5.0 G Ka’Nesheia Cobbins, 5-10, So. 4.4 3.2 F Kiera Clark, 5-11, So. 6.9 4.5 F Shanity James, 5-11, Fr. 7.1 4.4 F Hannah Fohne, 6-2, Jr. 6.4 6.7 COACH Joe Foley (641-193 in 26th season overall; 185-112 in 10th season at UALR)

CHALK TALK UALR faces a crucial test today in the Sun Belt Conference West Division. The Trojans are third in the West Division, 2 1/2 games behind first-place Arkansas State and 11/2 games behind North Texas. A loss would give North Texas a season sweep against UALR, after the Mean Green won 68-65 on Jan. 9 in Little Rock, as well as a tiebreaker when considering conference tournament seeding.

  • Troy Schulte

UCA women vs. Lamar

WHEN 2 p.m. WHERE Farris Center, Conway RECORD Central Arkansas 12-6, 5-2 Southland Conference; Lamar 12-5, 5-2 SERIES Lamar leads 6-5 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway INTERNET ucasports.com

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

LAMAR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Gia Ayers, 5-7, Jr. 7.1 4.6 G Carenn Baylor, 5-5, Sr. 7.9 2.4 G Kalis Loyd, 6-2, Sr. 18.3 7.1 F Dominique Edwards, 6-0, So. 7.4 6.6 F Alice Robinson, 6-0, Jr. 4.8 5.8 COACH Larry Tidwell (118-60 in sixth season at Lamar and overall) CENTRAL

ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Tracey Parsons, 5-7, Sr. 6.1 3.4 G Britney Gowans, 5-11, Sr. 5.4 2.2 F Megan Herbert, 5-11, Sr. 18.4 11.1 F Desiree Rogers, 5-11, Sr. 8.4 5.5 C Courtney Duever, 6-1, Jr. 13.1 8.5 COACH Sandra Rushing (12-6 in first season at UCA; 415-261 in 24 seasons overall)

CHALK TALK Central Arkansas and Lamar are coming off their worst Southland Conference losses The Sugar Bears lost 77-61 to McNeese State at home Thursday, and the Cardinals were routed 77-48 at Oral Roberts. UCA, which had its 22-game home winning streak end Thursday, looks to avoid losing consecutive home games for the first time since the 2008-2009 season.

  • Jeremy Muck

UAPB women at Grambling State

WHEN 3 p.m. Central WHERE Assembly Center, Grambling, La.

RECORDS UAPB 7-10, 3-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Grambling State 3-16, 1-6 RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, in Pine Bluff

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

GRAMBLING STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Alexis Watson, 5-5, Sr. 1.2 1.0 G Kamiya Burwell, 5-7, Jr. 9.4 2.5 G Joanna Miller, 5-8, Jr. 13.8 3.8 G Cierra Ceazer, 5-10, So. 12.0 3.7 G Victoya Ricks, 6-1, Jr. 5.5 4.5 COACH Patricia Cage-Bibbs (504-310 in 27 seasons overall; 247-139 in 14 seasons at Grambling State)

UAPB POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Christina Lasane, 5-8, Jr. 6.6 3.6 G Cassidy Wright, 5-6, Fr. 11.3 1.9 G Lakendra Marsh, 5-3, Sr. 10.1 2.4 F Chi Chi Okwumbua, 6-0, Sr. 11.1 4.9 F Marion Thompson, 6-0, Jr. 3.7 4.5 COACH Nate Kilbert (118-166 in 10th season overall; 7-10 in first season at UAPB)

CHALK TALK Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Grambling State are the best three-point shooting teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Grambling State has made 31.6 percent of its three-pointers (94 of 297) and UAPB has made 30.6 percent (72 of 235).

  • Troy Schulte

Sports, Pages 28 on 01/26/2013

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