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7 top moments vs. SDSU define win No. 7
12/6/2023 6:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro, Lopes Insider Blog
Highlights hit rewind on GCU's greatest regular-season win
Grand Canyon's win over No. 25 San Diego State has been worth reliving on an infinite loop since Tuesday night because of the substantial weight of the victory and the volume level of newly named Global Credit Union Arena.
The latter came from GCU making highlight plays that acted as amplifiers for "The Biggest Party in College Basketball."
Here are the top seven moments that define Lopes win No. 7, the program's first-ever victory against a top-25 opponent. It vaulted GCU to 45th nationally in NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings.
Less than five minutes into the game, Grant-Foster made his best assist when he stole a kickout pass in much the same fashion that he had secured Saturday night's win against UT Arlington. This time, junior guard Ray Harrison anticipated the steal and took off on a fly pattern upcourt for Grant-Foster to make a perfect pass from free throw line to free throw line and set up Harrison's layup for a 13-8 lead..
An enhanced facet of GCU basketball this season is shot-blocking ability. The Lopes rank 34th nationally with 5.2 blocks per game, and Tuesday's effort was on par with five swats of Aztecs shots.
GCU sophomore center Duke Brennan protected that 13-8 lead when he came off his man's high screen and chased a driving Lamont Butler to block his shot off the glass. Graduate power forward McGlothan defended the follow and took rebound position to draw a foul, securing a possession that did not count toward his game-high 13 rebounds.
McGlothan kept the Lopes' momentum rolling into the locker room with his persistence on the boards. He tapped around the first miss off a Moore 3-pointer, eventually controlling the ball on the right side before finishing with a left-side jump hook.
A possession later, McGlothan closed the half with two free throws that put gave GCU a 35-28 lead when he sealed SDSU's Reese Waters to grab Grant-Foster's missed 3 and drew a foul on a putback try.
San Diego State had just tied the game midway through the second half when GCU junior guard Collin Moore connected on back-to-back 3-pointers that gave GCU a lead that it did not relinquish for the game's final 9 1/2 minutes.
The first when came when McGlothan zipped a cross-court skip pass from the right wing to the left corner, where Moore dropped his second 3 of the half. On the next trip down, Grant-Foster dribbled to the free throw line and kicked out to Moore for another 3 and a 58-52 GCU edge with 8:38 remaining.
Three minutes after Moore hit San Diego State with a pair of 3s, Grant-Foster landed the knockout combination — a left-wing 3 on Brennan's kickout assist when Brennan snatched a loose ball high in the air and a right-wing 3 from McGlothan's dribble handoff assist.
After previously being 0 for 6 on 3s in the game, Grant-Foster made consecutive 3s that gave GCU its largest lead, 69-56, with 4:24 to go in the game.
The roof just about blew off Global Credit Union Arena when Moore had a posterizing dunk for his only first-half points, which he followed up with a 13-point second half.
Moore took the ball on the extended right wing outside of the 3-point arc with space between him and San Diego State's Elijah Saunders, a Phoenix native. Moore dribbled right and blew by Saunders to the baseline, where he was too quick for sideline help and threw down a vicious reverse slam on Saunders.
The Lopes won the game. The Havocs are winning life.
The ESPNU cameras loved them all night, especially when the broadcast captured the Havocs' postgame courtstorming and stayed with the on-court celebration scene long after the final buzzer.
For the first time since GCU's 2016 home victory against New Mexico State, the Havocs stormed the court to celebrate a landmark win. The Lopes beat No. 25 San Diego State 79-73 eight months after the Aztecs' national championship game appearance.
The latter came from GCU making highlight plays that acted as amplifiers for "The Biggest Party in College Basketball."
Here are the top seven moments that define Lopes win No. 7, the program's first-ever victory against a top-25 opponent. It vaulted GCU to 45th nationally in NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) rankings.
7. Grant-Foster goes deep
GCU senior guard Tyon Grant-Foster continued being a scoring machine while having a career passing game Tuesday night with five assists.Less than five minutes into the game, Grant-Foster made his best assist when he stole a kickout pass in much the same fashion that he had secured Saturday night's win against UT Arlington. This time, junior guard Ray Harrison anticipated the steal and took off on a fly pattern upcourt for Grant-Foster to make a perfect pass from free throw line to free throw line and set up Harrison's layup for a 13-8 lead..
Making moves on both ends. 💪 pic.twitter.com/X7WXvLXKzB
— Grand Canyon Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 6, 2023
6. Brennan starts block party
An enhanced facet of GCU basketball this season is shot-blocking ability. The Lopes rank 34th nationally with 5.2 blocks per game, and Tuesday's effort was on par with five swats of Aztecs shots.GCU sophomore center Duke Brennan protected that 13-8 lead when he came off his man's high screen and chased a driving Lamont Butler to block his shot off the glass. Graduate power forward McGlothan defended the follow and took rebound position to draw a foul, securing a possession that did not count toward his game-high 13 rebounds.
❌ DUKE PUTS IT ON THE GLASS ❌ pic.twitter.com/xCTv7eHbl8
— Grand Canyon Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 6, 2023
5. McGlothan follows up
McGlothan kept the Lopes' momentum rolling into the locker room with his persistence on the boards. He tapped around the first miss off a Moore 3-pointer, eventually controlling the ball on the right side before finishing with a left-side jump hook.A possession later, McGlothan closed the half with two free throws that put gave GCU a 35-28 lead when he sealed SDSU's Reese Waters to grab Grant-Foster's missed 3 and drew a foul on a putback try.
GABE MCGLOTHAN JUST WORKING HARDER THAN EVERYONE ELSE! 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/E0KRFGfXJT
— Grand Canyon Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 6, 2023
4. Moore aims for more
San Diego State had just tied the game midway through the second half when GCU junior guard Collin Moore connected on back-to-back 3-pointers that gave GCU a lead that it did not relinquish for the game's final 9 1/2 minutes.The first when came when McGlothan zipped a cross-court skip pass from the right wing to the left corner, where Moore dropped his second 3 of the half. On the next trip down, Grant-Foster dribbled to the free throw line and kicked out to Moore for another 3 and a 58-52 GCU edge with 8:38 remaining.
CMO WANTS 3MO. 🎯
— Grand Canyon Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 6, 2023
AND 3MO. 🎯🎯 pic.twitter.com/Ut7wySVs2S
3. Grant-Foster lands combination
Three minutes after Moore hit San Diego State with a pair of 3s, Grant-Foster landed the knockout combination — a left-wing 3 on Brennan's kickout assist when Brennan snatched a loose ball high in the air and a right-wing 3 from McGlothan's dribble handoff assist.After previously being 0 for 6 on 3s in the game, Grant-Foster made consecutive 3s that gave GCU its largest lead, 69-56, with 4:24 to go in the game.
CMO WANTS 3MO. 🎯
— Grand Canyon Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 6, 2023
AND 3MO. 🎯🎯 pic.twitter.com/Ut7wySVs2S
2. Moore designs poster
The roof just about blew off Global Credit Union Arena when Moore had a posterizing dunk for his only first-half points, which he followed up with a 13-point second half.Moore took the ball on the extended right wing outside of the 3-point arc with space between him and San Diego State's Elijah Saunders, a Phoenix native. Moore dribbled right and blew by Saunders to the baseline, where he was too quick for sideline help and threw down a vicious reverse slam on Saunders.
TYON GRANT-FOSTER BLOWS THE ROOF OFF THIS PLACE pic.twitter.com/om9ioLmpUj
— Grand Canyon Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 6, 2023
1. Havocs storm the court
The Lopes won the game. The Havocs are winning life.The ESPNU cameras loved them all night, especially when the broadcast captured the Havocs' postgame courtstorming and stayed with the on-court celebration scene long after the final buzzer.
For the first time since GCU's 2016 home victory against New Mexico State, the Havocs stormed the court to celebrate a landmark win. The Lopes beat No. 25 San Diego State 79-73 eight months after the Aztecs' national championship game appearance.
TYON GRANT-FOSTER BLOWS THE ROOF OFF THIS PLACE pic.twitter.com/om9ioLmpUj
— Grand Canyon Men's Basketball (@GCU_MBB) December 6, 2023
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