The Mavericks (18-8, 9-6)hope to get off to a better start in their rematch with the Little Rock Trojans (24-3, 14-2) at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in Little Rock.
In the first half of their last meeting, the Trojans shot 53.6 percent and entered the second half with a 42-14 lead.
Basketball head coach Scott Cross said he thought some of the first half letdown was because of the news they received before that game about sophomore forward Kevin Hervey’s torn ACL. The injury has sidelined him for the remainder of the season.
“I think they were kind of looking over their shoulder like, ‘Where’s Hervey?