Another opportunity arose, and the men’s basketball team again took advantage.
While three of the top four teams in the conference lost Monday, UTA (19-6, 9-3) defeated the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (13-13, 4-9) 71-55 at College Park Center to move into sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference.
“This could’ve been a trap game,” head coach Scott Cross said. “I wanted them to be hungry and not have any fear of failure and just go out there like they were going to show the world that we’re a great basketball team.