TODAY’S GAMES

UCA men at Butler

WHEN 3 p.m. Central

WHERE Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

RECORDS Central Arkansas 1-6; Butler 7-0 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Jr. 16.2 6.3 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Jr. 11.9 7.3 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, So. 1.6 1.7 G Derreck Brooks, 6-6, Jr. 16.2 6.3 F Albert Christensson, 6-9, Jr. 1.6 2.0 COACH Russ Pennell (10-54 in third season at Central Arkansas, 103-112 in eighth season overall)

BUTLER

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG F Andrew Chrabascz, 6-7, Sr. 10.6 5.4 G Tyler Lewis, 5-11, Sr. 8.0 1.0 F Kelan Martin, 6-7, Jr. 16.4 4.0 F Tyler Wideman, 6-8, Jr. 8.3 5.0 G Avery Woodson, 6-2, Sr. 9.7 2.9 COACH Chris Holtmann (52-22 in third season at Butler, 96-76 in sixth season overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

UCA BU 70.7 Points for 78.4 84.0 Points against 60.7 -2.1 Rebound margin +1.9 -3.3 Turnover margin +5.9 42.0 FG PCT. 50.4 38.3 3-PT. PCT. 38.3 71.4 FT PCT. 68.0 CHALK TALK UCA is playing its fourth game in eight days and each game was played in a different state. The Bears lost at Western Michigan, 63-60, on Nov. 26, then at home to UALR, 89-87 in overtime Tuesday, and at Southeast Missouri State, 87-63, on Thursday. … Darraja Parnell had a season-high 11 points in Thursday’s loss at Southeast Missouri State. … The Bears are allowing 84.0 points per game, more than at the end of the last two seasons under Coach Russ Pennell. … Butler has won its last three games, beating Vanderbilt, Arizona and Utah by 10 points or less.

— Troy Schulte

UALR men vs. Tulsa

WHEN 3 p.m.

WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock

RECORDS UALR 5-2, Tulsa 3-2

RADIO KHLR-FM, 106.7, inLittle Rock

TICKETS $17 (lower chairback), $13 (upper chairback), $7 (general admission)

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UALR

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Marcus Johnson Jr., 5-11, Sr. 15.4 4.0 G Kemy Osse, 6-1, Sr. 13.0 4.0 G Jalen Jackson, 6-6, Sr. 12.4 4.6 F Maurius Hill, 6-5, Sr. 9.4 4.6 F Lis Shoshi, 6-11, Sr. 10.7 8.4 COACH Wes Flanigan (5-2 in first season at UALR and overall)

TULSA

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Pat Birt, 6-5, Sr. 10.4 3.6 G Sterling Taplin, 6-1, So. 5.6 2.6 G Jaleel Wheeler, 6-4, Jr. 15.3 6.0 F Junior Etou, 6-7, Jr. 13.4 8.4 F Martins Igbanu, 6-8, Fr. 6.0 5.0 COACH Frank Haith (46-25 in third season at Tulsa, 228-154 in 13th season overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

UALR UT 81.0 Points for 71.4 69.7 Points against 72.2 +6.1 Rebound margin +6.0 +1.3 Turnover margin -3.2 47.9 FG PCT. 43.6 38.4 3-PT. PCT. 36.8 72.3 FT PCT. 63.9 CHALK TALK UALR’s scoring average and fieldgoal percentage are both higher than what they ended up last season, but its defense is lacking. The Trojans are allowing 8.9 points per game more than they did last season and letting teams shoot 3.4 percent better than a year ago, too. … Five Trojans scored 10 or more points in Tuesday’s 89-87 overtime victory at Central Arkansas, including freshman Andre Jones who is shooting 66.7 percent from the floor. … UALR’s Jalen Jackson had 12 points in last year’s 64-60 victory at Tulsa. … Tulsa enters with consecutive victories over New Orleans, Oregon State and at Oral Roberts.

Texas Tech women

at Arkansas

WHEN 3 p.m.

WHERE Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville

RECORDS Texas Tech 4-2; Arkansas 7-0

SERIES Arkansas leads 17-9

RADIO KABZ-FM 103.7 in Little Rock and KQSM-FM 92.1 in Fayetteville.

ONLINE ArkansasRazorbacks.com

TELEVISION SEC Network

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

TEXAS TECH

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ivonne Cook-Taylor, 5-10, Sr. 8.0 6.3 G Recee’ Caldwell, 5-8, So. 18.0 3.0 G Larryn Brooks, 5-6, Jr. 7.3 1.8 G Arella Guirantes, 5-11, Fr. 15.0 7.2 C Jada Terry, 6-4, Jr. 14.5 7.0 COACH Candi Whitaker (38-60 in fourth

year at Texas Tech, 115-153 overall in nine years)

ARKANSAS

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jailyn Mason, 5-9, Fr. 8.0 3.9 G Malica Monk, 5-5, So. 10.6 2.7 F Jessica Jackson, 6-3, Sr. 16.7 6.4 F Keiryn Swenson, 6-1, So. 8.0 3.7 P Alecia Cooley, 6-4, Sr. 8.9 6.7 COACH Jimmy Dykes (37-32 in third

season at Arkansas and overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

Texas Tech Arkansas 74.8 Points for 75.7 67.1 Points against 56.0 +2.2 Rebound margin +12.0 -0.5 Turnover margin +1.4 44.5 FG PCT. 47.3 38.1 3-PT. PCT. 37.8 58.6 FT PCT. 69.1 CHALK TALK The game is part of the SEC/ Big 12 Challenge, now in its third season. … Arkansas has split its two games in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, defeating Oklahoma in 2014 and losing to Texas last year. … Arkansas forward Jessica Jackson has scored 10 or more points in all seven games this season and currently ranks eighth in the SEC in scoring average.

UAPB men

at Central Michigan

WHEN 3:30 p.m. Central

WHERE McGuirk Arena, Mount Pleasant, Mich. RECORDS UAPB 1-6, Central Michigan 6-2

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Joe’Randle Toliver, 6-4, Jr. 6.0 2.2 G Ghiavonni Robinson, 6-3, Sr. 12.8 3.3 F Travon Harper, 6-8, Jr. 6.2 3.5 F Trent Steen, 6-8, Jr. 7.2 5.2 F Devin Berry, 6-8, Sr. 3.0 3.0 COACH George Ivory (68-162 in ninth season at UAPB and overall)

CENTRAL MICHIGAN

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Braylon Rayson, 5-9, Sr. 17.3 5.6 G Marcus Keene, 5-9, Jr. 30.4 4.3 G Josh Kozinski, 6-4, Jr. 8.1 2.0 F Cecil Williams, 6-6, Jr. 8.8 6.9 F Luke Meyer, 6-11, Jr. 5.4 4.8 COACH Keno Davis (67-68 in fifth season at Central Michigan, 141-123 in ninth season overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

UAPB CMU 59.9 Points for 91.0 67.7 Points against 76.6 -6.4 Rebound margin +3.8 +0.3 Turnover margin +5.3 37.0 FG PCT. 42.7 20.2 3-PT. PCT. 33.2 61.7 FT PCT. 77.7 CHALK TALK UAPB will try to stop Division I’s leading scorer tonight in Central Michigan guard Marcus Keene, whose 30.4 points per game is five points more than any other player. … The Chippewas rank seventh nationally at 91.0 points per game, but their two highest totals have come against non-NCAA teams. … UAPB is coming off a 73-68 home loss to Tennessee-Martin, but it held the Skyhawks to seven points below their per-game scoring average. … UAPB is averaging 9.0 steals per game, 29th most in Division I.

— Troy Schulte

UAPB women at

South Dakota State

WHEN 6 p.m. Central

WHERE Frost Arena, Brookings, S.D.

RECORDS UAPB 0-5; South Dakota State 5-1

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Destiny Brewton, 5-7, Jr. 10.0 3.0 F Faith Ohanta, 5-10, Jr. 5.6 4.6 F Alya El Hassan, 5-11, Fr. 2.0 1.6 G Noe’Li Taylor, 5-6, Fr. 2.2 2.6 G Malaik Muhammad, 5-6, Jr. 2.0 1.6 COACH Nate Kilbert (32-91 in fifth season at UAPB, 154-291 in 16th season overall)

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Madison Gueber, 5-8, So. 10.8 1.2 G Macy Miller, 6-0, Jr. 15.2 5.5 C Clarissa Ober, 6-2, Sr. 10.3 8.5 F Ellie Thompson, 6-1, Jr. 12.5 6.0 F Kerri Young, 6-0, Sr. 9.8 4.2 COACH Aaron Johnston (397-134 in 18th season at South Dakota State and overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

UAPB SDSU 51.2 Points for 69.3 75.7 Points against 56.0 -10.2 Rebound margin +4.3 -0.4 Turnover margin -0.2 30.2 FG pct. 44.0 22.1 3-pt. pct. 33.3 61.0 FT pct. 70.1 CHALK TALK UAPB was held to 29.7 percent shooting over its past two losses at Xavier and Cincinnati. … This is the final of three consecutive road games for UAPB. It hosts Philander Smith on Dec. 10 and Tougaloo College on Dec. 13. … South Dakota State is playing with all five starters from last year’s 27-7 team that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

— Troy Schulte

ASU men at TCU

WHEN 7 p.m. Central

WHERE Schollmaier Arena, Fort Worth, Texas RECORDS Arkansas State 7-1; TCU 7-0

RADIO KNEA-FM, 95.3, in Jonesboro

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS STATE

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Donte Thomas, 6-4, Sr. 11.3 4.8 G Rashad Lindsey, 5-11, Jr. 10.1 3.5 G Devin Carter, 6-4, Sr. 14.9 3.9 G C.J. Foster, 6-2, Jr. 6.5 2.5 F Nelson Nweke, 6-8, Jr. 2.5 2.3 COACH Grant McCasland (7-1 in first season at ASU, 205-46 in ninth season overall)

TCU

POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Desmond Bane, 6-5, Fr. 10.0 3.4 G Karviar Shepherd, 6-11, Sr. 7.0 4.0 G Jaylen Fisher, 6-2, Fr. 11.1 1.6 F JD Miller, 6-8, So. 9.2 2.8 G Kenrich Williams, 6-7, Jr. 9.6 9.4 COACH Jamie Dixon (7-0 in first season at TCU, 335-123 in 14th season overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

ASU TCU 78.4 Points for 83.0 65.8 Points against 66.7 +4.3 Rebound margin +5.0 +0.6 Turnover margin +6.3 51.0 FG PCT. 48.6 41.2 3-PT. PCT. 36.6 67.6 FT PCT. 68.0 CHALK TALK ASU is trying to continue its best start to a season since 2003 and continue its longest nonconference winning streak since 1988. … ASU is shooting 51.0 percent from the floor, which ranks 10th nationally. The Red Wolves have shot 50 percent or better in four consecutive games and six times this season. … Tamas Bruce had a team-high 16 points in Wednesday’s victory over Cleveland State, the fifth different leading scorer in as many games for ASU and its had six players lead it in scoring this season.

— Troy Schulte

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