| Mavericks look to even out conference record Saturday vs. Northwestern State |
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| Written by Clint Utley, The Shorthorn sports editor | ||||
| Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:45 PM | ||||
  Senior guard Marquez Haynes left attempts to dribble past freshman guard Cameron Catlett during men's baskeball practice Thursday in Texas Hall. The Mavs face off with Northwestern State on Saturday at home. (The Shorthorn: Michael Minasi) “There’s obviously a lot of room for improvement,” he said. “It’s the biggest room in the world and we still have a ton of room to get better.” Cross’ team (11-9, 3-4 Southland Conference) will have a chance to test that improvement on Saturday night when it hosts Northwestern State (7-13, 2-5 SLC) at Texas Hall. The Mavericks have a chance to even their conference record with only nine games remaining in the regular season. Cross said he isn’t focused on the record as much as the Mavs’ next opponent. “I’m just locked in to Northwestern,” he said. “It’s got to be possession by possession for us. Just like the other night, it was an overtime game.” He said any possession throughout the game could have won or lost it. Senior guard Marquez Haynes said the team is ready to close the season in a strong manner. “We’re feeling pretty good, we’re about to start getting it rolling,” he said. “Even when the [conference] record wasn’t that good, we didn’t feel like a 1-4 team or a 2-4 team.” The Demons and the Mavericks have had similar offensive outputs this season. UT Arlington is third in scoring offense in the conference at 75.3 points per game and NSU is fourth with an even 75 points per game. The two teams are also close in scoring defense. UTA is 10th in the SLC, allowing 74.3 points per game and NSU is last, allowing 79.5 points per game. Cross said the return from injury of senior forward Tommy Moffitt and junior forward Trey Parker has improved the Mavs’ performance on both ends of the court. “It helps a ton, having both those guys in the lineup,” he said. “Tommy brings the toughness, Trey brings the intimidating, shot-blocking aspect.” Moffit, who grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday against TAMUCC, said he is progressing after breaking his foot earlier in the season . “I’m feeling pretty good,” he said. “I feel I’m getting my timing back, getting my groove back. With grabbing rebounds, it shows that I’m able to jump and move on my foot.” Moffitt and the Mavs will look to bring that groove to Texas Hall on Saturday night at 7 p.m. Views: 591 | E-mail
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