St. John's Red Storm at Grand Canyon Lopes

St. John's holds off Grand Canyon 68-60 in Phoenix

Ponds' steal and breakaway dunk made it 58-43 with 5:52 left but Casey Benson's 3-point play pulled Grand Canyon within 62-55 at 1:52. The Antelopes made it 66-59 with 55.6 left and forced a turnover on the inbound pass, but missed two 3-pointers and a hook shot in the lane on one possession.

Simon sealed it with two free throws at 22.3 for a nine-point lead.

Marvin Clark II added 10 points for St. John's (8-1), which turned 21 Grand Canyon turnovers into 22 points.

Grand Canyon had just 13 points in the first 13 minutes of the second half.

Benson finished with 18 points, Braun had 13, and Roberts Blumbergs 10 for Grand Canyon (5-2). Keonta Vernon grabbed 15 rebounds.

In the first game of the doubleheader, Arizona beat No. 7 Texas A&M 67-64.

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