BTH Matchup: UALR vs. Tennessee-Martin

BURN THE HORSE

UALR (0-0) vs. Tennessee-Martin (0-0)

WHEN 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE Jack Stephens Center, LR
ALL-TIME SERIES UALR leads 3-0 (Last meeting in 2006: UALR 58, UT-Martin 56)
VEGAS SAYS UALR by 8.5 points
TICKETS Available at the Stephens Center box office or by calling (501) 565-UALR. Prices: End zone ($7 adults/$5 children); Level 200 ($12); Level 100 ($18); Leather ($24); Club ($38).
PROMOTIONS Free UALR Trojan schedule posters and shedule keychains at the main entrance.
RADIO KHLR-FM 106.7 in Little Rock (Ray Tucker and Pat Bradley)
WEBCAST www.ualrtrojans.com or UALR Athletics Mobile Phone App
TV None

POSSIBLE STARTERS

UT-MARTIN
NO PLAYER                       HT      YR   P     PPG* RPG*
3      Terence Smith        6-4      SO  G     3.0      6.0
4      Bobby Jones            6-3      JR    G     27.0    5.0
22   Justin Childs             6-4      JR    G     14.0    1.0
10   Mike Liabo                6-6      JR    F      16.0    6.0
33   Myles Taylor            6-7      SO  F      19.0    10.0
*109-79 exhibition victory over Illinois College
COACH Jason James (18-73 overall and at UT-Martin)
UALR
NO PLAYER                       HT      YR   P     PPG* RPG*
TBA
24   Ben Dillard                6-2      SO  G     4.7      1.2
23   Taggart Lockhart     6-4      SO  G     3.4      2.4
53   Will Neighbour        6-10   JR    F      10.5    5.3
44   Michael Javes          6-10   SO  F      5.0      4.2
* 2011-2012 statistics
COACH Steve Shields (223-178 overall and 147-128 at UALR)

AND ONES

We’ve listed UALR’s starters as the four players returning from last year’s team plus a TBA. Honestly, we have no idea who will really start. …. The last time UALR and UT-Martin met, it took a valiant final seconds rally for the Trojans to win it. A late 10-0 run propelled UALR to a 58-56 victory at the Stephens Center. … Under Coach Steve Shields, UALR is 5-4 in season-opening games and 9-0 in home openers. …  UT-Martin made 16 of 24 three-pointers in their 109-79 exhibition victory over Illinois College.

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