North Carolina Central Eagles at Grand Canyon Lopes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 64
59 - 64
Grand Canyon holds off North Carolina Central 64-59
Pablo Rivas pulled NCCU within 60-59 with 44 seconds remaining and Casey Benson had his shot blocked at the other end. But Raasean Davis missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Benson made two free throws to give GCU a three-point lead. NCCU's Reginald Gardner Jr. missed a 3-pointer and Benson sealed it with two more foul shots.
Keonta Vernon and Roberts Blumbergs each added nine points for Grand Canyon (7-2), which led for the final 32-plus minutes. Benson had six points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
The Antelopes will play their first road game of the season on Wednesday night at Boise State (9-1).
Davis led NCCU (4-8) with 16 points and nine rebounds. Rivas added 13 points and eight rebounds, and Gardner scored 11.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Casey Benson made Free Throw. | 59 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Casey Benson made Free Throw. | 59 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Raasean Davis. | 59 - 62 |
Statistics
 NCCU |
 GCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-46 | FG | 22-59 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 3-8 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 12-16 | FT | 13-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Global Credit Union Arena
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 6,276 | Capacity:
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 6,276 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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 |