GCU wraps Tip-Off Tourney campus games at Penn State

TUESDAY, NOV. 15
5:00 p.m. MST \| Bryce Jordan Center \| University Park, Pa.
GRAND CANYON LOPES 0-1 (0-0 WAC) GAME NOTES	at	PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS 1-1 (0-0 BIG TEN) GAME NOTES
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The Grand Canyon men's basketball team looks to bounce back after their loss to No. 1 Duke on Saturday, as they head to University Park, Pa., to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions Tuesday night. The Lopes' final campus game of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off will tip-off at 5:00 p.m. MST from the Bryce Jordan Center.

The Nittany Lions (1-1) dropped their season-opener at home to Marist, before defeating Duquesne on Sunday night. This is the first meeting in the series between Grand Canyon and Penn State. The Nittany Lions are 1-1 vs. the Western Athletic Conference, while the Lopes are 0-1 against Big Ten opponents.

GAME 2: QUICK NOTES

Tuesday's game is part of the campus round of games for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.

The Lopes dropped their season opening game to No. 1 Duke, 96-61, on Saturday night.

Shaq Carr started and made his GCU debut, leading the Lopes in scoring (18 points) and assists (8). Carr was 8-of-17 from the field and added 3 rebounds in 38 minutes.

Penn State is the second Big Ten team GCU has faced in the Division I era, having traveled to visit Indiana on Dec. 13, 2014. The took that game 94-66.

Four players made their GCU debut on Saturday night: Carr, Darion Clark, Oscar Frayer and Fiifi Aidoo.

The Lopes will be without senior DeWayne Russell for one more game due to an NCAA ruling following his transfer from NAU in 2013-14. Russell led the WAC in assists in 2015-16, averaging 5.3 per game.

Penn State head coach Pat Chambers is in his sixth season at the helm, compiling a 73-92 record, including three-straight season with at least 16 wins.

The Nittany Lions return three of its top four scorers from a year ago: Shep Garner (14.8 ppg), Payton Banks (9.4 ppg), and Josh Reaves (6.4 ppg).

Penn State was 11-4 at the Bryce Jordan Center in 2015-16.

Freshmen Tony Carr, Lamar Stevens and Mike Watkins accounted for 72 percent of their team's 82 points against Duquesne on Sunday night.

Penn State is 1-1 all-time against current WAC teams, having most recently defeating UMKC 75-71 on Dec. 7, 2005.

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Players Mentioned

Fiifi Aidoo

Shaq Carr

Darion Clark

Oscar Frayer

DeWayne Russell

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