TODAY’S STATE DIVISION I MEN’S GAMES

Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian

WHEN 4 p.m. Central WHERE Moody Coliseum, Abilene, Texas RECORDS Central Arkansas 13-15, 7-8 Southland Conference; Abilene Christian 15-13, 7-8 RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

CENTRAL ARKANSAS POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jordan Howard, 5-11, Sr. 25.6 3.6 G Mathieu Kamba, 6-5, Sr. 13.9 6.5 G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Jr. 9.7 3.7 G DeAndre Jones, 6-5, Jr. 6.7 3.9 C Hayden Koval, 7-0, Fr. 8.9 5.3 COACH Russ Pennell (30-87 in fourth season at Central Arkansas, 139-153 overall in eighth season) ABILENE CHRISTIAN POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jaylen Franklin, 6-2, Jr. 11.1 4.0 G Payten Ricks, 6-2, Soph. 6.4 1.6 G Tevin Foster, 5-11, Sr. 12.7 2.8 F Jaren Lewis, 6-6, Jr. 13.6 7.7 C Jalone Friday, 6-9, Soph. 13.4 5.0 COACH Joe Golding (86-118 in seventh year at Abilene Christian and overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

UCA ACU 82.6 Points for 74.6 80.5 Points against 71.1 -3.5 Rebound margin -1.1 +1.5 Turnover margin +1.9 45.4 FG pct. 47.2 36.2 3-pt. pct. 44.0 72.8 FT pct. 70.3 CHALK TALK With three games left in the regular season, Central Arkansas is tied with Abilene Christian for seventh place in the Southland Conference standings. The top eight teams qualify for the Southland Tournament. … The Bears have lost three consecutive games, including a 97-62 loss to Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday night, in which UCA was outscored 46-18 in the lane. … Abilene Christian has the Southland’s second-ranked three-point field goal defense (32.9 percent), which will face UCA’s second-ranked three-point offense (36.2 percent). … Abilene Christian has lost two consecutive games, including a 76-67 loss to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday.

— Brooks Kubena

UALR vs. Appalachian State

WHEN 5 p.m. WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock RECORDS UALR 6-22, 3-12 Sun Belt Conference; Appalachian State 12-17, 7-9 RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UALR POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Cameron Corcoran, 6-1, Fr. 7.0 0.7 G Camron Reedus, 6-3, Jr. 7.3 1.6 G Jaizec Lottie, 6-1, Fr. 6.5 2.2 F Oliver Black 6-9, Jr. 6.3 6.9 F Kris Bankston, 6-8, Fr. 3.5 4.0 COACH Wes Flanigan (21-39 in second season at UALR and overall) APPALACHIAN STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ronshad Shabazz, 6-5, Jr. 19.2 2.5 G Justin Forrest, 6-2, Fr. 13.3 3.0 F Isaac Johnson, 6-9, Soph. 7.2 8.5 F Griffin Kinney, 6-8, Sr. 9.9 5.4 F Tyrell Johnson, 6-8, Jr. 7.4 4.4 COACH Jim Fox (42-77 in fourth season at Appalachian State and overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

UALR APP 64.0 Points for 76.3 70.4 Points against 74.7 -2.0 Rebound margin +3.7 -0.7 Turnover margin -1.1 43.0 FG pct. 43.5 32.0 3-pt. pct. 34.3 61.1 FT pct. 65.4 CHALK TALK UALR lost its ninth game out of its past 10, 65-60 to Coastal Carolina on Thursday night, and the Trojans have equaled their conference losses from last season with three games left in the regular season. … Trojans sophomore Ryan Pippins (7.3 points per game) suffered a concussion during Tuesday’s practice, missed Thursday’s game and will be a game-time decision against Appalachian State. … Appalachian State lost its second game of its past three, 82-79 to Arkansas State on Thursday night. Junior guard Ronshad Shabazz tied his season-high with 32 points. His 19.2 points per game rank third in the Sun Belt Conference, 65th nationally.

— Brooks Kubena

Arkansas State vs. Coastal Carolina

WHEN 7 p.m. WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 10-18, 5-10 Sun Belt Conference; Coastal Carolina 13-16, 7-9 RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

ARKANSAS STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Rashad Lindsey, 5-11, Sr. 8.6 2.2 G Connor Kern, 6-4, Soph. 3.9 1.4 G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, Fr. 6.3 1.5 F Tristan Walley, 6-7, Jr. 5.8 4.0 F Tamas Bruce, 6-7, Sr. 9.2 5.8 COACH Mike Balado (10-18 in first season at Arkansas State and overall) COASTAL CAROLINA POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Jaylen Shaw, 6-1, Sr. 14.6 3.0 G Christian Adams, 6-3, Jr. 2.0 1.8 G Artur Labinowicz, 6-4, Soph. 11.2 4.4 F Demario Beck, 6-8, Sr. 10.3 7.2 C Josh Coleman, 6-9, Jr. 3.6 4.0 COACH Cliff Ellis (212-145 in 11th season at Coastal Carolina, 746-482 in 40 seasons overall)

TEAM COMPARISON

ASU COASTAL 74.2 Points for 71.6 78.4 Points against 69.3 -2.1 Rebound margin +6.2 +0.8 Turnover margin -2.3 44.3 FG pct. 43.3 33.8 3-pt. pct. 32.3 70.2 FT pct. 71.7 CHALK TALK Arkansas State snapped a three-game losing streak with an 82-79 overtime victory over Appalachian State on Thursday night. The Red Wolves are 11th in the Sun Belt Conference standings, but can rise as high as sixth place if they win their final three games. … Arkansas State lost 62-47 when it played at Coastal Carolina on Jan. 25. … Coastal Carolina has won two consecutive games, including a 65-60 victory over UALR on Thursday night. … Coastal Carolina’s rebounding margin (plus-6.2) ranks second in the Sun Belt, and Arkansas State’s (minus-2.1) ranks 11th. … Coastal Carolina senior guard Jaylen Shaw ranks third in the Sun Belt with 5.6 assists per game.

— Brooks Kubena

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling State

WHEN 7:30 p.m. Central WHERE Fred Hobdy Assembly Center, Grambling, La. RECORDS UAPB 10-19, 10-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Grambling State 15-12, 11-3 RADIO KUAP-FM, 89.7, in Pine Bluff

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

UAPB POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Martaveous McKnight, 6-4, Jr. 19.1 4.3 G Kennedy McKinney, 6-3, Jr. 1.1 0.6 G Charles Jackson, 6-5, Jr. 9.3 3.1 G Christian Robertson, 6-4, Jr. 1.7 1.3 F Travon Harper, 6-8, Sr. 10.0 4.8 COACH George Ivory (84-200 in 10th season at UAPB and overall) GRAMBLING STATE POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ivy Smith Jr., 6-0, Soph. 16.3 4.4 G Shirmane Thomas, 6-3, Sr. 10.8 4.7 G Drake Wilks, 6-6, Soph. 4.6 2.2 F DeVante Jackson, 6-9, Soph. 7.2 3.9 F Jason Perry-Murray, 6-9, Sr. 5.8 4.6 COACH Donte’ Jackson (15-12 in first season at Grambling State, 114-69 overall in seventh season)

TEAM COMPARISON

UAPB GRAM 64.5 Points for 72.9 72.5 Points against 75.1 -9.3 Rebound margin +1.0 +0.5 Turnover margin -0.4 43.4 FG pct. 42.4 32.8 3-pt. pct. 33.3 66.9 FT pct. 71.0 CHALK TALK UAPB broke its four-game losing streak with a 62-61 victory over Texas Southern on Monday, which kept the Golden Lions tied with Southern for second in the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings. … UAPB junior guard Martaveous McKnight scored 16 points against Texas Southern, and his 19.1 points per game rank 63rd nationally. … Grambling State has won 11 consecutive games and beat UAPB 69-68 on Jan. 27. The Tigers beat Jackson State 71-64 last Saturday. … Grambling State has the third-ranked scoring offense (72.9 points per game) in the SWAC, and sophomore guard Ivy Smith Jr.’s 16.3 points per game rank fifth in the conference.

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