# 2007–08 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by second year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at Texas Hall and were members of the West Division of the Southland Conference. The Mavericks won the Southland Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the South region, they lost in the first round to eventual National runner-up Memphis, 87–63.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2007* | | UC Riverside | W 79–58 | 1–0 | Texas Hall (1,045) Arlington, Texas |
| Nov 14, 2007* | | Texas Southern | W 102–72 | 2–0 | Texas Hall (449) Arlington, Texas |
| Nov 18, 2007* | | at Arkansas-Little Rock | W 68–58 | 3–0 | Jack Stephens Center (2,122) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Nov 21, 2007* | | North Texas | W 72–64 | 4–0 | Texas Hall (1,289) Arlington, Texas |
| Nov 26, 2007* | | Schreiner | W 99–66 | 5–0 | Texas Hall (552) Arlington, Texas |
| Nov 29, 2007* | | Texas Wesleyan | W 71–49 | 6–0 | Texas Hall (382) Arlington, Texas |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | Western Illinois | W 80–57 | 7–0 | Texas Hall (513) Arlington, Texas |
| Dec 7, 2007* | | at Wichita State | W 60–59 | 8–0 | Charles Koch Arena (10,478) Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 17, 2007* | | at Texas Christian | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–1 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,890) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dec 22, 2007* | | at Oklahoma State | L 64–69 | 8–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,799) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | Hardin-Simmons | W 74–54 | 9–2 | Texas Hall (642) Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 2, 2008* | | UT Permian Basin | W 85–59 | 10–2 | Texas Hall (331) Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 5, 2008 | | at Northwestern State | L 82–86 | 10–3 (0–1) | Prather Coliseum (1,133) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| Jan 10, 2008 | | at Central Arkansas | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (0–2) | Farris Center (2,453) Conway, Arkansas |
| Jan 17, 2008 | | Nicholls State | W 69–60 | 11–4 (1–2) | Texas Hall (826) Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 73–67 | 12–4 (2–2) | Texas Hall (716) Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 23, 2008 | | UTSA | W 56–50 | 13–4 (3–2) | Texas Hall (824) Arlington, Texas |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 57–55 | 14–4 (4–2) | American Bank Center (2,047) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Jan 30, 2008 | | at Sam Houston State | L 57–73 | 14–5 (4–3) | Johnson Coliseum (3,173) Huntsville, Texas |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Stephen F. Austin | L 49–71 | 14–6 (4–4) | Texas Hall (1,342) Arlington, Texas |
| Feb 5, 2008* | | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | W 71–68 | 15–6 | Texas Hall (729) Arlington, Texas |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | Texas State | W 99–81 | 16–6 (5–4) | Texas Hall (587) Arlington, Texas |
| Feb 14, 2008 | | at Lamar | L 66–80 | 16–7 (5–5) | Montagne Center (3,286) Beaumont, Texas |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | McNeese State | L 69–74 | 16–8 (5–6) | Texas Hall (841) Arlington, Texas |
| Feb 20, 2008 | | at UTSA | L 72–80 | 16–9 (5–7) | Convocation Center (1,202) San Antonio, Texas |
| Feb 23, 2008 | | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 82–69 | 17–9 (6–7) | Texas Hall (625) Arlington, Texas |
| Feb 27, 2008 | | Sam Houston State | L 65–79 | 17–10 (6–8) | Texas Hall (696) Arlington, Texas |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 75–65 | 18–10 (7–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,013) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Mar 8, 2008 | | at Texas State | L 86–97 | 18–11 (7–9) | Strahan Coliseum (1,458) San Marcos, Texas |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2008* | | vs. Lamar Quarterfinals | W 81–75 | 19–11 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,128) Katy, Texas |
| Mar 14, 2008* | | vs. Sam Houston State Semifinals | W 72–66 | 20–11 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,659) Katy, Texas |
| Mar 16, 2008* | | vs. Northwestern State Championship Game | W 82–79 | 21–11 | Leonard E. Merrell Center (1,006) Katy, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 2 Memphis First Round | L 63–87 | 21–12 | Alltel Arena (—) North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. ||||||