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Rapid recap: Youngstown State 90, GCU 81
11/7/2025 9:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Lopes open season at 1-1 heading into Monday night home game
Youngstown State scored the most points of any Grand Canyon visitor in a Division I-era regulation-length game to upset GCU 90-81 on Friday night at Global Credit Union Arena.
The Brown transfer logged 35 minutes as GCU (1-1) won points in the paint, 56-26.
The Penguins turned those free throws and the ensuing possession into a five-point possession when guard Rontavious Blackshear made a 3-pointer. After a turnover by GCU guard Jaden Henley, Youngstown State guard Json Nelson swerved and sped to put the Penguins lead back at 70-61 with 8:20 to play.
The Penguins made 12 of 27 shots from 3-point range to GCU shooting 2 for 13 on 3s. Youngstown State's bench outscored GCU's bench 48-21 with Penguins reserve guard Andrew King, a Phoenix native, nearly registering a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Return here later for Paul Coro's full game story with quotes from head coach Bryce Drew and Lopes players.
Key player
GCU graduate power forward Nana Owusu-Anane tallied 19 points and 12 rebounds with three assists and one turnover after having 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists in Monday's season-opening win.The Brown transfer logged 35 minutes as GCU (1-1) won points in the paint, 56-26.
Key moment
After Youngstown State took a 63-53 lead with 11:45 remaining, GCU had its best run of the game with eight unanswered points off dribble drives and fastbreak scores before a Caleb Shaw follow that was counted as Lopes head coach Bryce Drew picked up a technical foul.The Penguins turned those free throws and the ensuing possession into a five-point possession when guard Rontavious Blackshear made a 3-pointer. After a turnover by GCU guard Jaden Henley, Youngstown State guard Json Nelson swerved and sped to put the Penguins lead back at 70-61 with 8:20 to play.
Key statistics
Youngstown State outscored GCU by 30 points in 3-point shooting and 27 points in bench scoring.The Penguins made 12 of 27 shots from 3-point range to GCU shooting 2 for 13 on 3s. Youngstown State's bench outscored GCU's bench 48-21 with Penguins reserve guard Andrew King, a Phoenix native, nearly registering a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Quotable
GCU head coach Bryce Drew: "We talked about how talented they are. They hit a lot of tough shots, and it seemed like their 3s just kep going in all night. I don't know if I've seen this man tough breaks as what we've got in a home game in our six years here. There's a lot of tough breaks during the course of this game. There are a lot of things obviously that we have to look at and evaluate and just flat-out be better."What's next?
The Lopes return to Global Credit Union Arena on Monday night to play Northern Illinois, which defeated Louisiana-Monroe 102-82 in its season opener before losing 97-72 at No. 24 Wisconsin on Friday night.Return here later for Paul Coro's full game story with quotes from head coach Bryce Drew and Lopes players.
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