A Tennessee man whom a North Little Rock police officer shot dead on Dec. 17 after the man pointed a gun at him was wanted at the time of his death by U.S. marshals in connection to a Dec. 7 shooting and armed robbery in a western Tennessee town,

Tennessee Tech comes into a matchup against Little Rock after winning seven straight home games. Saturday's matchup is the first of the season between the two teams.

ATLANTA (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into Southern U.S. states Friday, making for dicey travel and a rare snow day for many students.

Little Rock plays the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles after Johnathan Lawson scored 28 points in the Trojans' 73-71 win against the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

Nearly 90 million Americans are under winter weather alerts as another high-impact storm is blasting across the nation's midsection, snarling travel with several inches of snow and glazes of freezing rain and sleet.

BOTTOM LINE: Brandon Weston and Tennessee State host Johnathan Lawson and Little Rock in OVC play. The Tigers are 4-2 on their home court. Tennessee State is the OVC leader with 40.6 rebounds per game led by Ahmir Langlais averaging 6.6.