UALR vs.
Texas-Arlington
WHEN 7 p.m.
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock
RECORDS UALR 4-13, 1-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas-Arlington 11-6, 2-2
RADIO KKPT-FM, 94.1, in Little Rock
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
UALR
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ryan Pippins, 6-0, Soph. 7.7 2.0 G Andre Jones, 6-4, Soph. 11.0 4.2 G Jaizec Lottie, 6-1, Fr. 5.9 2.4 F Oliver Black, 6-9, Jr. 6.6 7.8 F Kris Bankston, 6-8, Fr. 2.4 3.4 COACH Wes Flanigan (19-30 in two seasons at UALR and overall)
TEXAS-ARLINGTON
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Erick Neal, 5-11, Jr. 14.1 4.0 G Nathan Hawkins, 6-3, Sr. 6.5 2.2 G Kaelon Wilson, 6-4, Fr. 12.1 4.0 F Kevin Hervey, 6-5, Sr. 21.2 8.8 C Johnny Hamilton, 6-8, Jr. 11.9 7.6 COACH Scott Cross (215-154 in 12th season at Texas-Arlington and overall)
TEAM COMPARISON
UALR UTA 63.5 Points for 78.8 69.1 Points against 71.8 -0.8 Rebound margin +3.7 -0.3 Turnover margin +0.9 42.4 FG pct. 46.3 30.4 3-pt pct. 35.3 61.3 FT pct. 67.2 CHALK TALK UALR junior forward Oliver Black scored a career-high 15 points in Saturday’s 72-69 loss to Georgia Southern, where he was 7-of-8 shooting with 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. … Texas-Arlington’s Kevin Hervey averages 21.2 points per game, which ranks second in the Sun Belt and 28th nationally.
— Brooks Kubena
Arkansas State
vs. Texas State
WHEN 7:30 p.m.
WHERE First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro RECORDS Arkansas State 6-11, 1-3 Sun Belt Conference; Texas State 10-7, 3-1
RADIO KFIN-FM, 107.9, in Jonesboro
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS
ARKANSAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Ty Cockfield, 5-11, Jr. 14.2 2.8 G Rashad Lindsey, 5-11, Sr. 8.5 2.5 G Deven Simms, 6-4, Sr. 16.6 5.8 G Grantham Gillard, 6-4, Jr. 8.9 3.3 F Salif Boudie, 6-8, Soph. 3.4 4.1 COACH Mike Balado (6-11 in first season at Arkansas State and overall)
TEXAS STATE
POS. NAME, HT, YR PPG RPG G Nijal Pearson, 6-5, Soph. 14.4 5.9 G Tyler Blount, 5-11, Sr. 7.5 1.9 G Marlin Davis, 6-2, Soph. 4.6 2.1 F Immanuel King, 6-8, Sr. 9.9 6.1 F Alex Peacock, 6-7, Jr. 8.1 5.3 COACH Danny Kaspar (69-77 in five seasons at Texas State, 534-270 overall in 27 seasons)
TEAM COMPARISON
ASU TXST 74.2 Points for 69.1 77.1 Points against 62.5 -0.8 Rebound margin +6.2 -0.7 Turnover margin +0.6 45.9 FG pct. 45.7 34.4 3-pt pct. 32.4 72.3 FT pct. 65.6 CHALK TALK Arkansas State has lost three consecutive Sun Belt Conference games and has held a halftime lead in only five of its games this season. The Red Wolves are 4-1 in those games. … ASU’s Grantham Gillard has recorded a season-best nine rebounds in consecutive games.