UALR men at Bradley
WHEN 7 p.m. Central
WHERE Carver Arena, Peoria, Ill.
RECORDS UALR 2-7; Bradley 7-2
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Andre Jones, 6-4, So. 13.3 5.0 G Jaizec Lottie, 6-1, Fr. 6.7 2.7 G Anthony Black, 5-7, Jr. 7.0 2.3 F Oliver Black, 6-9, Jr. 5.8 8.0 F Damir Hadzic, 6-9, Fr. 6.1 3.2 COACH Wes Flanigan (17-24 in two seasons at UALR and overall)
BRADLEY
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Darrell Brown, Jr., 5-10, So. 12.8 2.6 G Nate Kennell, 6-6, So. 9.0 2.6 G Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, 6-4, Jr. 5.0 5.3 F Donte Thomas, 6-7, Sr. 8.2 6.4 C Koch Bar, 6-11, So. 6.2 5.2 COACH Brian Wardle (25-49 in three seasons at Bradley, 120-114 overall in eight seasons)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR BU 63.2 Points for 66.0 70.4 Points against 59.9 +0.1 Rebound margin +6.7 +0.8 Turnover margin -2.0 40.8 FG pct. 41.9 25.0 3-pt pct. 36.5 63.3 FT pct. 63.3 CHALK TALK UALR’s three-point shooting
percentage of 25.0 ranks 350th, or second to last, in all of Division I basketball. Bradley’s three-point defense of allowing 24.9 percent ranks third in the nation. … Bradley has
won seven consecutive home games to start the season, which is its longest streak in
11 years. The Braves are aiming for its first perfect nonconference home season since 2006-2007. … UALR’s 69-54 loss at Central Arkansas on Saturday snapped the Trojans’ 11-game winning streak over the Bears.
— Brooks Kubena
Arkansas State men at Nebraska-Omaha
WHEN 7 p.m. Central
WHERE Baxter Arena, Omaha, Neb.
RECORDS Arkansas State 3-6; Nebraska-Omaha 1-10
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ty Cockfield, 5-11, Jr. 13.9 2.7 G Rashad Lindsey, 5-11, Sr. 7.7 3.2 G Deven Simms, 6-4, Sr. 16.8 5.9 F Tristin Walley, 6-7, Jr. 7.3 5.2 F Tamas Bruce, 6-7, Sr. 9.7 5.2 COACH Mike Balado (3-6 in first season at Arkansas State and overall)
NEBRASKA-OMAHA
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G KJ Robinson, 6-0, So. 11.0 2.5 G JT Gibson, 6-3, So. 9.3 2.4 G Daniel Norf, 6-3, Sr. 12.3 4.5 G Zach Jackson, 6-5, Jr. 17.1 5.8 F Lamar W.-Humphrey, 6-9, Sr. 8.2 5.4 COACH Derrin Hansen (198-176 in 13 seasons at Nebraska-Omaha and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU UNO 74.2 Points for 75.8 78.0 Points against 88.7 +2.3 Rebound margin -4.4 +0.7 Turnover margin -2.9 45.5 FG pct. 45.0 37.2 3-pt pct. 37.3 73.1 FT pct. 68.5 CHALK TALK This starts a three-game road trip for Arkansas State that will total 4,673 miles among Nebraska-Omaha, Florida
Atlantic and Wichita State before its home
game against Culver-Stockton on Dec. 22 in the Red Wolves’ final nonconference game of the season. … Nebraska-Omaha has lost three consecutive games since its 75-73
victory over Drake on Nov. 29. … ASU is 3-0 when leading at halftime, but 0-6 when tied (0-1) or trailing (0-5) at halftime.
— Brooks Kubena
UAPB men
at Fresno State
WHEN 9 p.m. Central
WHERE Save Mart Center, Fresno, Calif.
RECORDS UAPB 0-10; Fresno State 8-2
RADIO None
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UAPB
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Martaveous McKnight, 6-4, Jr. 17.1 3.6 G Charles Jackson, 6-5, Jr. 10.5 2.6 G Cameron Posey, 6-2, Fr. 4.4 1.8 F Travon Harper, 6-8, Sr. 7.9 6.0 F Trent Steen, 6-8, Sr. 6.0 2.8 COACH George Ivory (74-191 in 10 seasons at UAPB and overall)
FRESNO STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Deshon Taylor., 6-2, Jr. 20.0 2.8 G Ray Bowles, Jr., 6-5, Sr. 11.2 3.7 G Jaron Hopkins, 6-6, Sr. 12.4 5.4 F Bryson Williams, 6-8, So. 11.9 7.4 F Sam Bittner, 6-6, Jr. 5.2 3.0 COACH Rodney Terry (113-99 in seven seasons at Fresno State and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UAPB FRESNO 57.9 Points for 81.8 74.6 Points against 67.9 -11.2 Rebound margin +6.5 -2.6 Turnover margin +2.9 41.9 FG pct. 50.5 31.6 3-pt pct. 41.4 68.2 FT pct. 70.4 CHALK TALK Fresno State won its only
previous meeting with UAPB in an 82-55
victory in Fresno on Nov. 21, 2006. … UAPB ranks second to last in the nation in scoring offense with 57.9 points per game, and
Fresno State ranks 62nd in scoring offense with 81.8 points per game.
— Brooks Kubena
At a glance
STATE COLLEGE
BASKETBALL GAMES
TODAY’S GAMES
DIVISION I MEN
Arkansas St. at Nebraska-Omaha, 7 p.m. UALR at Bradley, 7 p.m.
Ark.-Pine Bluff at Fresno State, 7 p.m.
DIVISION II MEN
Hendrix at Arkansas Tech, 8 p.m.
DIVISION II WOMEN
Delta St. at Southern Arkansas, 11 a.m.
THURSDAY’S GAMES
DIVISION III MEN
Mary Hardin-Baylor at Ozarks, 7:30 p.m.
NAIA MEN
Central Baptist at SLCP, 7:30 p.m. William Woods at Williams Baptist, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION I WOMEN
Belmont at Arkansas State, 11:30 a.m.
DIVISION II WOMEN
Arkansas Tech at Lane College, 1 p.m.
DIVISION III WOMEN
Mary Hardin-Baylor at Ozarks, 5:30 p.m.
NAIA WOMEN
Central Baptist at SLCP, 5:30 p.m. William Woods at Williams Baptist, 5:30 p.m.