Notes: GCU vs. UTRGV

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Grand Canyon Lopes (11-6, 1-1 WAC)	Sat., Jan. 13 7 p.m. MST	UTRGV Vaqueros (10-8, 2-0 WAC)
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The Grand Canyon men's basketball team looks to improve to 5-0 all-time at home against UT Rio Grande Valley on Saturday, Jan. 13 at GCU Arena. Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. MST and will be broadcasted live in the Phoenix area on YurView (Ch. 4 Phoenix / Ch. 7 Tucson) and streamed online at GCU.tv. Out of market broadcast will also be available on ESPN3 (Subject to blackout within Arizona). Barry Buetel will be providing play-by-play with analyst Scott Williams and Kate Longworth on the sideline.

GCU fans can listen live as Michael Potter and Tom Kuyper will be airing on 1580 AM The Fanatic as well as online via The Fanatic website or mobile app. The pregame show will start 15 minutes before tip and conclude with a postgame show featuring comments from head coach Dan Majerle.

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Grand Canyon aims for its sixth consecutive victory over UTRGV, with its last loss coming on 1/24/15 in Edinburg, Texas.
Since joining the WAC for the 2013-14 season, the Lopes are 7-1 against the Vaqueros including a perfect 4-0 mark at home.
GCU dropped its first conference game since Feb. 4, 2017, falling 70-59 on Thursday night vs. New Mexico State.
The Lopes set a GCU Arena record with 7,521 in attendance on Friday night, 19 more than the previous high vs. UMKC last year.
Since the 2014-15 season, the Lopes are 20-1 when returning to GCU Arena following a road or neutral site game.
.The Lopes rank second in the nation in 3-point defense, holding opponents to just 26.4 percent from beyond the arc. They also rank third in fewest 3-pointers allowed this season, with 68.
GCU ranks tied for 9th in the country in scoring defense (61.6 points per game). In the last three seasons, GCU is 29-2 when allowing 61 points or less.
Additionally, the Lopes rank 5th in the country in effective opponent field goal percentage at 42.9 percent. Effective field goal percentage factors in weighted figures for 3-point field goals.
The Lopes rank 18th in the country in turnovers forced averaging 17.0 turnovers from opponents each game.
Dating back to last season, the Lopes have won 23 of their last 26 home games at GCU Arena.
Casey Benson is posting career-high averages for points (9.6), assists (5.0), rebounds (4.3), and steals (1.1) on the season.
GCU leads the WAC in scoring defense (61.6), field goal percentage defense (.393), three-point field goal percentage defense (.264), blocked shots (4.2) and turnover margin (3.29).
UTRGV's Nick Dixon currently leads the WAC in scoring, averaging 20.4 points per game, while Lew Stallworth tops the conference in assist to turnover ratio at 2.9.

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