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Slow starts remain UALR's bugaboo

Not too many complaints are coming from anyone associated with the UALR men's basketball team these days -- except one.

The Trojans' 13-1 start is the school's best, and a victory against Louisiana-Monroe at 6 p.m. tonight would make them 4-0 in the Sun Belt Conference for the first time since joining the league in 1991.

First-year Coach Chris Beard welcomes the victories no matter how they come, but he'd like the opening few minutes to be a little less stressful.

"I would like to get to the point to where I can watch these guys when we're not down," Beard said Thursday night, not long after his team rallied from another slow start en route to a 77-57 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette.