CONWAY, Ark. _ The Southland Conference and the University of New Orleans announced Thursday that the men's basketball game between the Central Arkansas Bears and the Privateers scheduled for Wed., Feb. 10 has been postponed due to covid-19 issues within the UNO program.

    The Privateers' upcoming two conference matchups against Stephen F. Austin (Feb. 6) and UCA (Feb. 10) will be rescheduled in consultation with the two opponents and the Southland office. This will be UCA's first conference game to be postponed this season.

    The Bears, who beat the Privateers 83-79 in the first meeting last month in Conway, host the McNeese Cowboys at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Farris Center and are on the road at Sam Houston on Saturday, Feb. 13.