The men’s Movin’ Mavs basketball team went 3-0 at home over the weekend, defending their undefeated record on the season against college teams.
UTA started with a 64-49 win over the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Friday. Senior Clarence McCarthy-Grogan led them in the first half with 15 points. After a 26-25 lead at halftime, UTA outgained Illinois, ending at 38-24 in the second half.
McCarthy-Grogan said he knew the game would be competitive with Illinois previously being 4-0 on the season.
“I was really happy with our defense and real happy with some of the progress that our guys are starting to make in season,” head coach Doug Garner said.