Region Gameday Capsules 01.14.16
Middle Tennessee (10-5, 2-1) at Charlotte (4-11, 1-2)
Halton Arena, 7 p.m.
The 49ers open a four-game Conference USA homestand. … They are coming off a 93-90 overtime loss at Louisiana Tech. … Middle Tennessee has won two straight, both against the conference’s Texas schools – Texas-El Paso last Thursday, and Texas-San Antonio on Saturday.
Appalachian State (3-12, 1-3) at Arkansas-Little Rock (14-1, 4-0)
Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock, Ark., 8:15 p.m.
The Mountaineers, coming off their first Sun Belt win of the season, face one of the nation’s top defensive teams. … Appalachian State snapped a nine-game losing streak when it downed Texas State 76-56 Saturday. … Arkansas-Little Rock, off to its best start in program history, leads the nation in scoring defense at 55.8 points per game, and is fifth in opponent field-goal percentage (36.7 percent).
Bill Kiser
This story was originally published January 13, 2016 at 6:31 PM with the headline "Region Gameday Capsules 01.14.16."