Tonight, the Jack Stephens Center in Little Rock will serve as the crossroads between two Arkansas men's basketball teams that have had completely different starts to their seasons.
The University of Central Arkansas (4-3) has already won half as many games as it did last season, and the Bears are 3-1 since they lost 106-101 in overtime at then-No. 18 UCLA on Nov. 15.
UCA ranks 40th in the NCAA in scoring offense (85.0 points per game), and senior guard Jordan Howard's 24.7 points per game is the fourth-highest figure in the nation.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1-5) has its lowest winning percentage (.