JONESBORO -- Two of the Sun Belt Conference's best meet tonight at the Convocation Center, a rather surprising development considering the opinions of league coaches three months ago.
Arkansas State, a fourth-place preseason Sun Belt pick, and UALR, picked fifth, have surged to the top of the standings through the first two weekends. The teams have done it in different ways, though.
The Trojans (15-1, 5-0 Sun Belt) have jumped out to the Sun Belt lead utilizing a nine-man rotation, with each player averaging more than 16 minutes per game entering today's 7:30 p.m. game at the Convocation Center.