New Mexico State Aggies at Grand Canyon Lopes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 59
70 - 59
Lofton helps New Mexico St pull away from Grand Canyon 70-59
New Mexico State (14-3, 2-0) outscored Grand Canyon 19-9 over the final 10:50. The Aggies took a 51-50 lead on Eli Chuha's free throw and never relinquished it.
The Antelopes (11-6, 1-1), playing before a standing room only arena-record crowd of 7,521 missed 10 straight shots as the game got away.
Lofton made 8 of 15 shots, including three 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds. Aj Harris scored 11 points for the Aggies with six boards and Jemerrio Jones pulled down 15 rebounds to go with six points and three assists.
Joshua Braun led Grand Canyon with 15 points, Keonta Vernon added 12 points and 12 rebounds and the Antelopes shot 34 percent for the game, but made 9 of 35 shots in the second half, 1 of 14 from distance.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Keonta Vernon made Layup. | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Keonta Vernon Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Casey Benson missed Layup. | 70 - 57 |
Statistics
 NMSU |
 GCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 22-64 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 13-19 | FT | 10-13 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Global Credit Union Arena
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 7,521 | Capacity:
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 7,521 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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 |