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 to make up for a poor 3-point shooting effort (4 for 16).
GCU needed to hold off a rally by Hawaii after building a 43-27 lead in the first half.
Ray Harrison added 15 points while shooting 4 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line while he also had seven rebounds.
Collin Moore shot 4 for 6, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points, while adding four steals.
Gytis Nemeiksa led the way for the Rainbow Warriors (5-2) with 24 points. Hawaii got 17 points from Marcus Greene, and Kody Williams also put up eight points.