DALLAS, (Reuters) – Dallas Mavericks guard Jason  Terry will have surgery today for facial injuries suffered  in Wednesday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the NBA  club said yesterday.

Terry took an inadvertent elbow to the face from  Minnesota’s Corey Brewer in the third quarter that caused  swelling around his left eye. Terry returned to the court to  score seven of his 26 points in the Mavs’ 112-109 victory.

Terry has averaged 17.0 points, 3.8 assists, two rebounds  and 1.23 steals for Dallas (41-21) this season, after being  named last year’s NBA Sixth Man Award winner.