Grand Canyon Lopes at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
78 - 76
Braun, Majerle lead Grand Canyon past CS-Bakersfield 78-76
Majerle made 7 of 9 field goals, including five 3-pointers, the last of which came with 1:01 to play, giving Grand Canyon (14-11, 5-1 Western Athletic Conference) the lead for good at 73-70.
Aly Ahmed made back-to-back buckets to give Bakersfield (9-15, 4-4) a two-point lead with 2:52 left.
After a 3 by Majerle made it 68-67, Ahmed converted a three-point play. Grand Canyon's DeWayne Russell then hit a pair of free throws to spark a 9-0 run which ended with the Antelopes leading 77-70 with 10 seconds left.
Russell finished with 17 points and seven assists while Daniel Alexander added 13 points for Grand Canyon, which made 18 of 21 free throws while Bakersfield converted 14 of 23 from the stripe.
Ahmed led five Bakersfield players in double figures with 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Javonte Maynor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brent Wrapp. | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Kevin Mays Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | DeWayne Russell missed Free Throw. | 78 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:04 | DeWayne Russell made Free Throw. | 78 - 73 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 CSUB |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-47 | FG | 27-51 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 10-22 | 3PT | 8-13 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 62 |
| 18-21 | FT | 14-23 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Attendance: 1,660 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |