UCA men vs Northwestern (La.) State
WHEN 1 p.m.
WHERE Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, La.
RECORDS UCA (5-18, 4-11 Southland Conference); Northwestern State (9-17, 8-7)
SERIES Northwestern State leads 24-8.
RADIO KUCA-FM, 91.3, in Conway
INTERNET ESPN-Plus
TELEVISION None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UCA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G/F Khaleem Bennett, 6-4, So.;9.0;3.8
G Rylan Bergersen, 6-6, Sr.;17.1;4.0
G Masi Olowokere, 6-5, So.;4.5;2.0
G/F Eddy Kayouloud, 6-7, Jr.;10.3;4.9
F Jared Chatham, 6-8, Sr.;9.0;7.0
COACH Anthony Boone (14-31 in two seasons at UCA)
Northwestern State
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG
G C.J. Jones, 5-10, Sr.;2.5;1.0
G Trenton Massner, 6-2, Jr.;12.7;4.6
G Jairus Roberson, 6-2, Sr.;9.1;1.7
F Jamure Gregg, 6-7, Sr.;10.1;5.0
C Larry Owens, 6-7, Sr.;6.6;3.8
COACH Mike McConathy (319-353 in 22 seasons at Northwestern State)
TEAM COMPARISON
UCA;Northwestern State
71.5;Points for;67.9
81.7;Points against;77.4
+1.8;Rebound margin;-0.5
-5.7;Turnover margin;-0.7
44.7;FG pct.;39.4
34.8;3-pt pct;29.3
70.4;FT pct.;66.4
CHALK TALK UCA shot 50.8% from the field and got 20 points from senior Rylan Bergersen in Wednesday's 88-71 win over Southeastern Louisiana. ... The Demons topped the Bears in Conway 81-77 on Jan. 30. ... Bergersen enters the regular-season finale third in scoring across the Southland Conference, averaging 17.1 ppg. ... Northwestern State allows opponents 79.8 points per game, which ranks 11th in the league.
-- Eli Lederman