Grand Canyon Lopes at Sam Houston Bearkats
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Grand Canyon beats Sam Houston 78-75 in WAC semifinal
Grand Canyon, the tournament's No. 5 seed, will play in Saturday's championship game against the winner of the semifinal between No. 2 Utah Valley and No. 3 Southern Utah.
Kobe Knox shot 6 for 6 from beyond the arc and 3 of 3 from the free throw line to score 21 points to lead the Antelopes (20-11). Baumann shot 5 for 8 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line to add 17 points. Chance McMillian shot 6 for 12, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.
Qua Grant finished with 24 points and eight assists for the Bearkats (24-6). Kaosi Ezeagu added 11 points for Sam Houston. Donte Powers also recorded 11 points. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Bearkats.
Baumann scored a team-high 10 points for Grand Canyon in the second half, including his game-winning shot in the final minute.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Gabe McGlothan Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Qua Grant missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Sam Houston Timeout | 78 - 75 |
Statistics
 GCU |
 SHSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-46 | FG | 25-54 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 16-30 | 3PT | 5-19 |
| 53 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 12-17 | FT | 20-28 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 6 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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 | 26-10 |
| 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 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |