Grand Canyon Lopes at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 62
Lever's 17 sparks Grand Canyon past Northern Iowa, 73-62
Coming off a bad loss at Texas, the Lopes abandoned 3-point range, where they were just 6 of 25, and attacked the basket for a flurry of dunks, layups and free throws.
Lever attacked the basket and drew a fifth foul from Shandon Goldman, then attacked again to earn two free throws that put Grand Canyon up, 62-54 with 3:45 left. Tim Finke attacked the basket to draw two free throws, then made an acrobatic steal to set up a fast-break basket by Gerard Martin that put the game away.
The Lopes (6-5) held Northern Iowa to just two points over a 10-minute stretch of the first half to take a 21-9 lead, then scored 24 points over the final 6:40 to seal the win.
A.J. Green hit five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points for the Panthers (4-7).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Damari Milstead Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Damari Milstead missed Layup. | 73 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Tim Finke made Free Throw. | 73 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 62 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-58 | FG | 21-53 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 11-21 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 15-21 | FT | 9-12 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 19 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,394 | Capacity:
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 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |