UALR at Texas-Arlington
WHEN 2 p.m. Central
WHERE College Park Center, Arlington, Texas
RECORDS UALR 7-11, 2-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 7-11, 3-2
SERIES Texas-Arlington leads 5-4.
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Rayjon Tucker, 6-5, Jr. 20.0 6.8
G Markquis Nowell, 5-8, Fr. 12.1 3.3
G Horace Wyatt Jr., 6-7, Fr. 2.4 1.1
F Kamani Johnson, 6-8, Fr. 5.0 4.5
F Nikola Maric, 6-10, Fr. 10.6 3.7
COACH Darrell Walker (7-11 in first season at UALR, 52-29 in third season overall)
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG
G Edric Dennis, 6-0, Jr. 14.4 4.5
G Brian Warren, 5-9, Jr. 13.5 2.3
G Tiandre Jackson-Young, 6-3, Jr. 6.9 3.2
G Ayoub Nouhi, 6-5, Fr. 0.8 0.8
F Andres Ibarguen, 6-5, Jr. 7.0 7.0
COACH Chris Ogden (7-11 in first season at Texas-Arlington and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR Texas-Arlington
77.4 Points for 65.1
77.2 Points against 69,9
-0.5 Rebound margin +0.8
-1.6 Turnover margin -0.7
49.7 FG pct. 38.7
36.8 3-pt pct. 25.9
64.2 FT pct. 72.8
CHALK TALK UALR guard Rayjon Tucker scored 18 points in an 80-62 loss Thursday at Texas State. It was his 16th time to score in double figures in 17 games. ... UALR's bench has outscored opposing team's benches 101-27 in the past three games.
UCA vs. Nicholls State
WHEN 4 p.m.
WHERE Farris Center, Conway
RECORDS UCA 8-10, 3-2 Southland Conference; Nicholls State 10-8, 3-2
SERIES Nicholls State leads 15-9.
INTERNET UCAsports.com
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UCA
POS. NAME, HT, YR;PPG;RPG
G DeAndre Jones, 5-11, So.;12.7;3.8
G Thatch Unruh, 6-5, Sr.;10.4;3.7
G Khaleem Bennett, 6-4, Fr.;7.6;3.6
F Eddy Kayouloud, 6-7, Fr.;10.4;3.8
C Hayden Koval, 7-0, So.;11.4;5.7
COACH Russ Pennell (41-99 in fifth season at UCA, 135-157 in 11th season overall)
NICHOLLS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Jeremiah Jefferson, 6-2, Sr. 16.4 3.3
G Gavin Peppers, 6-3, Sr. 13.5 3.1
G Kevin Johnson, 5-10, So. 10.4 3.4
F Brandon Moore, 6-5, Jr. 9.3 7.2
C Daniel Regis, 6-7, Sr. 6.2 5.0
COACH Austin Claunch (10-8 in first season at Nicholls State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA Nicholls State
71.5 Points for 73.1
74.4 Points against 73.8
-2.5 Rebound margin -5.2
-1.1 Turnover margin +1.5
43.5 FG pct. 41.9
37.0 3-pt pct. 33.2
72.5 FT pct. 77.2
CHALK TALK Nicholls State swept UCA in two games last season, winning 86-79 at Thibodaux, La., and 87-73 in Conway. ... UCA has won two consecutive games, vs. Lamar (75-68) and at Incarnate Word (77-60) on Wednesday.
ASU at Texas State
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Strahan Arena, San Marcos, Texas
RECORDS ASU 8-10, 2-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas State 15-3, 4-1
SERIES Texas State leads 5-3.
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
INTERNET ESPN Plus
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ASU
POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG
G Ty Cockfield, 6-0, Sr. 20.9 4.1
G Marquis Eaton, 6-2, So. 12.3 3.4
G Grantham Gillard, 6-4, Sr. 9.3 5.4
F Malik Brevard, 6-8, Jr. 4.4 6.1
F Salif Boudie, 6-8, Jr. 5.2 5.9
COACH Mike Balado (19-31 in second season at ASU and overall)
TEXAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR. PPG RPG
G Nijal Pearson, 6-5, Jr. 17.8 4.8
G Tre Nottingham, 6-2, Sr. 13.7 3.1
G Jaylen Shead, 6-1, Jr. 7.1 4.8
F Alex Peacock, 6-7, Sr. 8.2 6.9
F Eric Terry, 6-8, Jr. 8.6 3.3
COACH Danny Kaspar (89-91 in sixth season at Texas State and 554-284 in 28th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU Texas State
74.3 Points for 75.7
76.7 Points against 61.8
+3.1 Rebound margin +6.9
-2.1 Turnover margin +1.9
41.7 FG pct. 47.0
34.5 3-pt pct. 36.9
73.1 FT pct. 65.3
CHALK TALK ASU is 0-10 in its past 10 games played in Texas. ... Texas State has won three in a row vs. Sun Belt opponents, including an 80-62 victory Thursday vs. UALR. ... Cockfield leads the Sun Belt Conference in scoring at 20.9 points per game.
UAPB at Southern
WHEN 5:30 p.m. Central
WHERE F.G. Clark Activity Center, Baton Rouge
RECORDS UAPB 6-10, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference; Southern 1-16, 0-4
SERIES N/A
INTERNET uapblionsroar.com
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G Martaveous McKnight, 6-4, Sr. 23.1 5.2
G Charles Jackson, 6-5, Sr. 9.0 3.8
F Chris Smith, 6-8, Jr. 1.9 2.3
F Shaun Doss, 6-5, Sr. 11.2 3.7
F Terrance Banyard, 6-8, So. 5.4 5.1
COACH George Ivory (125-213 in 12th season at UAPB and overall)
SOUTHERN
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
F Sidney Umude, 6-7, Sr. 12.1 5.5
G Jayden Saddler, 6-1, Fr. 10.2 2.4
G Destin Dutton, 6-3, Jr. 4.6 2.4
G Richard Lee, 6-4, Sr. 9.7 1.2
C Alex Ennis, 6-9, Sr. 2.8 2.4
COACH Sean Woods (1-16 in first season at Southern and 128-176 in 10th season overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB Southern
64.9 Points for 66.4
75.5 Points against 80.6
-2.5 Rebound margin -3.5
-2.3 Turnover margin -2.8
41.0 FG pct. 43.3
32.6 3-pt pct. 33.6
66.9 FT pct. 68.3
CHALK TALK Southern is one of two SWAC teams along with Alcorn State still searching for its first conference victory. ... Southern has not won a game since Nov. 27 against Wiley College of NAIA. ... UAPB and Prairie View A&M (3-0) are the only two schools undefeated in SWAC play.
Sports on 01/19/2019