Grand Canyon Lopes at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 52
58 - 52
Grand Canyon holds off Cal State Bakersfield 58-52
After racing to a 37-23 halftime lead, Grand Canyon had to scramble in the second half as Bakersfield tightened the gap. The Roadrunners cut it to single digits with a tip-in from Shon Briggs that made it 45-37 midway through the period and later pulled to within three, 55-52, with three free throws from Jaylin Airington to cap a 6-2 spurt with 1:33 left.
Grand Canyon (22-9, 11-3 Western Athletic Conference) then sealed it from the line down the stretch.
DeWayne Russell also had 11 points for Grand Canyon and Darion Clark scored 10 as the Antelopes finished tied with New Mexico State for second place in the conference behind Bakersfield (21-8, 12-2).
Airington led the Roadrunners with 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:08 | CSU Bakersfield Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jaylin Airington missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Keonta Vernon made Free Throw. | 58 - 52 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Keonta Vernon made Free Throw. | 57 - 52 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 CSUB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-52 | FG | 15-56 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 27 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 21-33 | FT | 17-19 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 7 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 15 | Fouls | 24 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Icardo Center
Location: Bakersfield, CA
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Location: Bakersfield, CA
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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 |