The Grand Canyon men's basketball team (8-10, 3-2) welcomes Seattle U (9-9, 1-4) to GCU Arena for a 7 p.m. Western Athletic Conference contest tonight. The Antelopes are coming off of an 86-73 victory over Idaho on Thursday night, a game in which two GCU players established career-highs in points. GCU is 5-1 at GCU Arena this season and is averaging 83.8 points per game on their home floor.
TV: Cox7 or
http://www.cox7.com/. Pregame show to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Announcers: Matt Rosen (PxP), Rex Chapman (Analyst) and Barry Buetel (Sideline)
Radio: KPXQ 1360 AM or
http://www.faithtalk1360.com
Announcers: Michael Potter (PxP) and Dan Nichols (Analyst)
Live Stats: http://www.gculopes.com/
GAME NOTES
VS. SEATTLE U
This marks the second meeting between the Antelopes and Redhawks, with GCU narrowly defeating Seattle, 78-77, in their only other meeting on Dec. 17, 2002 in Phoenix.
LAST TIME OUT
Tied at 43 early in the second half, GCU used a 20-5 run to build their first double-digit lead and never looked back en route to an 86-73 win over visiting Idaho on Thursday. Jerome Garrison (30 points) and Blake Davis (19 points) established career-highs in scoring, while Killian Larson had 24 points and 11 rebounds for his 12
th double-double of the season.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
GCU is 5-1 at home this season and have lost just three games at GCU Arena since its opening for the 2011-12 season (35-3). The 'Lopes are shooting an impressive 49.2 percent (155-for-315) and averaging 83.8 points per game at home, while winning by an average of 14.3 points. GCU is holding their opponents to just 69.5 points per game in GCU Arena.
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