Grand Canyon Lopes at Utah Valley Wolverines
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 82
Toolsons lift Utah Valley into 2nd place in Western Athletic
Jake Toolson scored 19 points, making four 3-pointers with eight rebounds and seven assists. Connor Toolson scored 18 with a trio of 3-pointers.
The teams had come in with identical conference records. Alessandro Lever gave Grand Canyon a 3-0 lead but it was the Wolverines (22-8, 11-4) in control after that, taking the lead less than a minute later when Benjamin Nakwaasah and Jake Toolson hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
Lever scored five quick points to open the second half and the Antelopes (18-11, 10-5) grabbed a 44-43 lead. Jake Toolson answered with a 3-pointer and Utah Valley ripped a 13-2 run and led by double digits for most of the second half.
Lever, Carlos Johnson and Damari Milstead each scored 15 points for Grand Canyon, which is in third place in the WAC.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Damari Milstead made Jumper. Assisted by Tim Finke. | 70 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Ben Nakwaasah made Free Throw. | 68 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Utah Valley Deadball Team Rebound. | 68 - 81 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 UVU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-61 | FG | 28-54 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 12-15 | FT | 14-19 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: 3,897 | 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 |