PHOENIX (AP) — Tyon Grant-Foster scored 23 points as Grand Canyon beat Hawaii 78-72 on Tuesday night. Grant-Foster added six rebounds, four steals, and three blocks for the Antelopes (5-2). The busy stat line helped GCU overcome Grant-Foster’s tough shooting night (6 for 17). He scored 11 of his points at the foul stripe. The Antelopes as a team went 24 of 32 from the foul line … [Read more...] about Tyon Grant-Foster stuffs box score as Grand Canyon downs Hawaii
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GCU men’s basketball dominates Norfolk State in Duke Brennan’s season debut
GCU men’s basketball notched its first blowout win of the season on Friday, knocking off Norfolk State 91-73 as starting center Duke Brennan made his season debut. The ‘Lopes doubled up the Spartans with a 54-27 first half in which Brennan was one of four GCU starters with at least nine points. The team had 19 assists on 21 made shots in the dominant half, with five players … [Read more...] about GCU men’s basketball dominates Norfolk State in Duke Brennan’s season debut
Grand Canyon falls to UC Davis team led by TY Johnson, NCAA’s 2nd-leading scorer
TY Johnson, the NCAA’s second-leading scorer, dropped 21 points to help UC Davis defeat Grand Canyon 75-68 on Wednesday. Johnson, whose average dropped to 26.8 points per game, also contributed five rebounds and four steals for the Aggies (3-2). The Antelopes (2-2) lost their second game in a low after falling to Arizona State in Phoenix last Thursday. They were led by Tyon … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon falls to UC Davis team led by TY Johnson, NCAA’s 2nd-leading scorer
ASU men’s basketball outlasts GCU in dogfight at Footprint Center
PHOENIX — ASU men’s basketball came out on top of GCU, 87-76, in a hard-fought win in front of a packed Footprint Center on Thursday. All of ASU’s games to this point have been dogfights, and this was no different with 41 fouls called in the game and no double-digit lead to be had for either side until the Sun Devils took control late. ASU (3-1) used a 17-8 run in the middle of … [Read more...] about ASU men’s basketball outlasts GCU in dogfight at Footprint Center
ASU’s Joson Sanon a big part of keeping GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster at bay
PHOENIX — ASU men’s basketball made things tough on GCU star wing Tyon Grant-Foster in his first game back, and head coach Bobby Hurley said freshman guard Joson Sanon was a catalyst behind it. “We did, the guards did, Jo was a part of that. We had multiple guys on him at different times,” Hurley said after the Sun Devils beat the ‘Lopes, 87-76, on Thursday. “He’s very good … [Read more...] about ASU’s Joson Sanon a big part of keeping GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster at bay