Grand Canyon Lopes at UNLV Rebels

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Grand Canyon Lopes

15-7, 3-3 Away

UNLV Rebels

10-12, 6-5 Home

Gibbs-Lawhorn leads UNLV against Grand Canyon after 28-point game

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Grand Canyon Antelopes (15-7, 8-3 MWC) at UNLV Rebels (10-12, 5-6 MWC)

Las Vegas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UNLV plays Grand Canyon after Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 28 points in UNLV's 98-96 loss to the Fresno State Bulldogs.

The Rebels have gone 6-4 in home games. UNLV is second in the MWC with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Emmanuel Stephen averaging 2.8.

The Antelopes have gone 8-3 against MWC opponents. Grand Canyon averages 74.8 points and has outscored opponents by 7.1 points per game.

UNLV's average of 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is the same per game average that Grand Canyon allows. Grand Canyon has shot at a 44.7% clip from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points fewer than the 45.8% shooting opponents of UNLV have averaged.

The Rebels and Antelopes face off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Howard Fleming Jr. is averaging 9.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Rebels. Gibbs-Lawhorn is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games.

Makaih Williams is shooting 31.2% from beyond the arc with 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Antelopes, while averaging 13.1 points. Jaden Henley is averaging 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rebels: 4-6, averaging 75.0 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.8 points per game.

Antelopes: 7-3, averaging 72.4 points, 33.3 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points.

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UNLV: 43.2%

Grand Canyon: 56.8%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

GCU		UNLV
W2	Streak	L4
67.7	Points Against	78.8
74.8	Points Per Game	78.7
45	Field Goal %	46
31	Three Point %	32
36.5	Rebounds Per Game	35.4
12.5	Assists Per Game	14.1
3.7	Blocks Per Game	4.3
7.0	Steals Per Game	8.3
0.6	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
12.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	13.3
67.7	Points Against	78.8

Game Information

Venue: Thomas & Mack Center

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:

2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Utah State	10-2	-	19-3
San Diego State	10-2	-	16-6
New Mexico	9-3	1	18-5
Grand Canyon	8-3	1.5	15-7
Nevada	8-4	2	16-7
Boise State	6-6	4	14-9
Fresno State	5-6	4.5	11-11
UNLV	5-6	4.5	10-12
Wyoming	4-8	6	13-10
Colorado State	3-8	6.5	12-10
San José State	1-10	8.5	6-16
Air Force	0-11	9.5	3-19