Completed Event: Men's Basketball at UNLV on February 7, 2026 , Loss , 78, to, 80
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Rapid recap: GCU 72, UT Rio Grande Valley 43
2/29/2024 9:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
Lopes keep WAC lead, move within Saturday win of perfect home season
Grand Canyon moved within a Saturday win of a perfect home season and maintained its WAC half-game lead Thursday night by defeating UT Rio Grande Valley 72-43 at sold-out Global Credit Union Arena.
The Lopes (25-4, 15-3 WAC) are 15-0 at home and could complete the program's first unbeaten home season since 1991-92 by beating Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night. With Tarleton State (21-7, 14-3 WAC) winning 85-74 on Thursday night at Utah Tech, the Texans remain a half-game behind GCU. Tarleton State plays at Southern Utah on Saturday night.
GCU senior guard Tyon Grant-Foster racked up 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and and three blocked shots. He made 7 of 12 shots from the field and 7 of 8 from the free throw line with the Lopes only getting one other free throw attempt.
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.
The Lopes (25-4, 15-3 WAC) are 15-0 at home and could complete the program's first unbeaten home season since 1991-92 by beating Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night. With Tarleton State (21-7, 14-3 WAC) winning 85-74 on Thursday night at Utah Tech, the Texans remain a half-game behind GCU. Tarleton State plays at Southern Utah on Saturday night.
Key player
GCU senior guard Tyon Grant-Foster racked up 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and and three blocked shots. He made 7 of 12 shots from the field and 7 of 8 from the free throw line with the Lopes only getting one other free throw attempt.
Key moment
The Lopes limped to a halftime lead of 28-24 but surged out of the locker room by carrying over the same defensive effort while increasing its tempo offensively. GCU outscored UTRGV 18-2 over the second half's first seven minutes to lead 46-26. The Vaqueros missed nine of their first 10 second-half shots and made three turnovers over that span.Key statistic
GCU set a season high for assists against a Division I opponent with 19 assists on 29 field goals made. Senior guard Josh Baker delivered a team-high six assists in 14 reserve minutes while Grant-Foster and junior guards Ray Harrison and Collin Moore each added four assists.Quotable
Lopes head coach Bryce Drew: "I really like how they came out and how they guarded. Even though they didn't get the separation (in the first half), I thought they guarded hard."What's next?
GCU will hold Senior Night and play before a national television audience for Saturday's 8 p.m. game against Stephen F. Austin at Global Credit Union Arena. ESPNU will broadcast the rematch of when the Lopes defeated the Lumberjacks 53-51 on Jan. 25 in Nacogdoches, Texas.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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