Grand Canyon Lopes at Utah Valley Wolverines
· WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
75 - 60
75 - 60
Grand Canyon beats Utah Valley, advances to WAC final
The Antelopes (22-10) advanced to Saturday's championship to face the winner of No. 1 seed New Mexico State and fourth-seeded Seattle.
Grand Canyon opened to a 27-9 lead and went into halftime up 41-27.
Utah Valley (22-10) went on a 16-3 run early in the second half to cut the deficit to 51-47 but got no closer. Grand Canyon had a 6-1 run to get the lead back to double digits with three minutes to go and made 11 of 14 free throws in the final 90 seconds to seal it.
Keonta Vernon added 14 and eight rebounds for Grand Canyon.
Akolda Manyang had 18 points, Kenneth Ogbe scored 12 and Brandon Randolph, 10 for Utah Valley.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Damari Milstead made Free Throw. | 75 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Damari Milstead made Free Throw. | 74 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Damari Milstead made Free Throw. | 73 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 60 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 UVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 22-62 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 19-26 | FT | 13-24 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Orleans Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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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 |