Completed Event: Men's Basketball at UNLV on February 7, 2026 , Loss , 78, to, 80
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L 78-80
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Photo by: David Kadlubowski
Rapid recap: GCU 67, UT Arlington 61
1/27/2024 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
Lopes close on 17-2 run at UTA to move record to 19-2
ARLINGTON, Texas — Grand Canyon swept its Texas trip, following up a victorious grinder Thursday night at Stephen F. Austin with a quick turnaround to topple UT Arlington 67-61 on Saturday in just the Mavericks' second home loss of the season. GCU used a 17-2 finish to keep the second-best record in the nation at 19-2, including a 9-1 conference record for two-game lead in the loss column.
GCU junior guard Ray Harrison scored 16 points with 7-for-7 free throw shooting. He played 37 minutes and made four steals, part of UT Arlington's 25 turnovers.
Return to GCULopes.com later tonight for Paul Coro's updated game recap with more details and reactions from Lopes head coach Bryce Drew and players.
Key player
GCU junior guard Ray Harrison scored 16 points with 7-for-7 free throw shooting. He played 37 minutes and made four steals, part of UT Arlington's 25 turnovers.
Key moment
The Lopes trailed 50-36 with 12 minutes remaining when a 13-0 run began with five free throws and included a four-point play that came on a Lok Wur 3-pointer and a Collin Moore free throw off a flopping call. That run pulled GCU within one with eight minutes to go, but the Lopes kept coming and scored 11 unanswered points for a 61-59 lead on Tyon Grant-Foster's fastbreak 3-point play.Key statistic
UT Arlington committed 25 turnovers, the record for a GCU opponent in its Division I era. The Lopes scored 27 of their 67 points off Mavericks turnovers with eight being committed by guard Makaih Williams.Quotable
GCU head coach Bryce Drew on the 17-2 finishing run: "What a great four or five minutes. I think it speaks to the heart and determination and just the will of these guys.."What's next?
The Lopes return home to Global Credit Union Arena for a Thursday night rematch with Seattle U, which ended GCU's 14-game winning streak last Saturday in Washington.Return to GCULopes.com later tonight for Paul Coro's updated game recap with more details and reactions from Lopes head coach Bryce Drew and players.
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