| Fri. 3/5 | Sat. 3/6 | Thu. 3/11 | Fri. 3/12 | Sat. 3/13 |
| @ DixiSt W 76-66 Box | Recap |
@ DixiSt W 68-56 Box | Recap |
vs. UTRGV W 77-61 Box | Recap |
@ UtVaU W 78-62 Box | Recap |
@ GraCan L 56-74 Box | Recap |
Grand Canyon beats New Mexico State, earns 1st NCAA bid | |
LAS VEGAS (AP) Jovan Blacksher Jr. had 19 points and seven rebounds, and Grand Canyon earned its first bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 74-56 win over New Mexico State in the Western Athletic Conference tournament championship on Saturday night. The top-seeded Antelopes (17-6) took the lead for good during a 12-0 run that ended at 19-9 on Oscar Frayer's layup. Grand Canyon's 7-0 run late in the half pushed the lead into double digits for good. The Antelopes entered the game ranked second in the nation in field goal percentage defense at 37.7% and held No. 3 seed New Mexico State to 36.4% on 20-of-55 shooting. The Aggies attempted 32 shots from 3-point range, making nine of them. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | J. Rice | 13.2 | |||
| Rebounds: | J. McCants | 6.1 | |||
| Assists: | E. Gilyard II | 2.8 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | D. Tillman | 76.3% | |||
| 3P%: | J. Rice | 35.5% | |||
| Steals: | E. Gilyard II | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | J. McCants | 0.9 | |||
| Western Athletic Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Grand Canyon | 9-3 | 17-7 |
| Utah Valley | 9-4 | 11-11 |
| New Mexico State | 7-6 | 12-8 |
| California Baptist | 6-6 | 13-10 |
| Seattle | 4-5 | 12-11 |
| Tarleton St. | 5-7 | 10-10 |
| Dixie St. | 4-10 | 8-13 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-5 | 9-10 |
| Chicago State | 0-0 | 0-9 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 71.1 (183) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 11.9 (46) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.5 (225) | ||||
| FG%: | 42.6% (252) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.9% (97) | ||||
| 3P%: | 31.6% (279) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 64.2 (37) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.2 (256) | ||||
| Assists: | 11.6 (77) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.0% (162) | ||||
| FT%: | 71.2% (196) | ||||
| 3P%: | 32.4% (98) | ||||
© 2021 by STATS PERFORM.Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS PERFORM is strictly prohibited.