Lopes set for last home game of 2016

Wednesday, December 28

Phoenix, Ariz.

7:00 P.M.

Grand Canyon

Cal Poly

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12/27/2016 11:06:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28
7:00 p.m. MST \| GCU Arena \| Phoenix, Ariz.
GRAND CANYON LOPES 8-5 (0-0 WAC) GAME NOTES	vs.	CAL POLY MUSTANGS 5-7 (0-0 BWC) GAME NOTES
HOW TO FOLLOW CW6 \| G CU.tv \| Fox Sports 910 AM \| iHeart Radio App Live Stats \| @GCU_Hoops

The Grand Canyon men's basketball team looks to win their sixth game in a row at GCU Arena, as they host Cal Poly on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST and will be broadcasted live in the Phoenix area on CW6 and streamed online at GCU.tv. Barry Buetel will be providing play-by-play with analyst Scott Williams and Kate Longworth on the sideline.

GCU fans can listen live on the radio as Michael Potter and Tom Kuyper will be airing on Fox Sports 910 AM or on the iHeart Radio App. The pregame show will start 15 minutes before tip and conclude with a postgame show featuring comments from head coach Dan Majerle.

GAME 14: QUICK NOTES

Grand Canyon looks to win their third game in a row and sixth consecutive home game as they face Cal Poly for the first time in program history.
The Lopes are 30-27 all-time against Big West teams. Cal Poly is the first of two games played against Big West teams as the GCU travels to UC-Riverside on New Year's Eve.
GCU improved to 8-5 and 6-2 at home with an 89-49 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff last Thursday night. DeWayne Russell led all scorers with 31 points.
For the second time this season, GCU had four players score in double-figures. The Lopes had five players in double-figures at Penn State (11/15).
GCU's 40-point margin of victory was the program's largest since transitioning to Division I play. The previous best was 34 points vs. Mississippi Valley State in November 2015.
Russell has scored in double-figures in 16-straight games, the first GCU player to achieve the feat in the Division I era.
Russell ranks fourth in the country in minutes played, averaging 37.8 minutes per game. Russell has played all 40 minutes in five of his 11 games this season.
Oscar Frayer and Martin are the only two GCU players to start and play in all 12 games this season. Russell, Joshua Braun and Darion Clark have started every game they've played, but have each missed time.
Russell is averaging 25.2 ppg, ranking third in the NCAA, behind Central Michigan's Marcus Keene (31.9) and Valparaiso's Alec Peters (25.6). He leads the WAC by 5.0 points per game and is currently 11.7 points above his career average.
Martin leads the WAC in steals (1.95), while Russell ranks second in the WAC in 3-point field goal percentage (.481), assists (4.9), and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.25). Frayer is third in blocked shots (1.0) and Darion Clark ranks fifth in rebounding (7.1).
Joe Callero is in his eighth season as head coach at Cal Poly, compiling a 105-126 record through 231 games, including one NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the Big West conference tournament in 2013-14.
Kyle Toth leads the Mustangs in scoring averaging 11.9 points per game.