Grand Canyon Lopes at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 59
72 - 59
Grand Canyon beats CSUB 72-59 for first place in WAC
Grand Canyon (14-7, 7-1 Western Athletic Conference) and CSU Bakersfield (15-7, 6-2) entered tied with New Mexico State (18-4, 7-1), which beat Chicago State 83-39 Saturday night, atop the conference. The Antelopes host New Mexico State next Saturday.
Damari Milstead added 18 points for Grand Canyon.
Jarkel Joiner scored 27 points to lead CSUB. Greg Lee added 16 points. The pair each made two of the Roadrunners' six 3-pointers on 24 attempts.
Gerard Martin scored all five of his points on a dunk and 3-pointer during a 24-8 run and Grand Canyon led 56-41 with 7:49 remaining. Matt Jackson added six of his nine points during the stretch. Martin finished with a game-high five steals.
The Antelopes outscored CSUB 27-5 from the free-throw line.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jarkel Joiner made Layup. Assisted by Damiyne Durham. | 72 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Damiyne Durham Steal. | 72 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Matt Jackson Turnover. | 72 - 57 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 CSUB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-45 | FG | 24-64 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-16 | 3PT | 6-24 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 27-31 | FT | 5-12 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 42 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 13 | Fouls | 21 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Icardo Center
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Attendance: 3,515 | Capacity:
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Attendance: 3,515 | 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 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 |