Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Boise State on January 30, 2026 , Win , 86, to, 69
M Basketball
vs Boise State
W 86-69
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, February 14
Provident Credit Union Event Center • San Jose, Calif.
3 p.m. (MST)
Grand Canyon
16-9,9-5Mountain West
94
at
79
San José State
6-19,1-13Mountain West
1
2
F
Grand Canyon
39
55
94
San Jose St.
36
43
79
Photo by: David Kadlubowski
Offensive boom restores mojo for Drew's 300th win
2/14/2026 8:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Paul Coro
GCU set season bests for scoring, field goal percentage at San José State
SAN JOSE, California – For people who are trying to get their mojo back, they need to clarify their goals, visualize the end result and surround themselves with people they enjoy.
After losing consecutive games for the first time this season, GCU head coach Bryce Drew met with each player for mutual clarity on what they wanted in this four-week run to the Mountain West Championship.
The Lopes posted goals on their visiting locker room wall at San José State, spelling out what they needed to do Saturday to restore their January winning ways.
But once they took the court at Provident Credit Union Event Center, the Lopes played with fun and fervor again to reward Drew with his 300th career coaching win – a 94-79 victory against San José State that set GCU season highs for points in a game, points in a half (55 in the second half) and field goal shooting (62.1%). It was the Lopes' highest marksmanship since almost exactly three years ago at Abilene Christian (66.7%).
In running away from the Spartans twice, the Lopes (16-9, 9-5 Mountain West) put five scorers in double figures with a monster line from senior guard Jaden Henley, who led all scorers with 23 points while setting his career high for assists with eight.
The program Drew has built on defense allowed itself a joyous offensive day
.
"I thought guys really passed the ball well," said Drew, who has earned 136 of his wins in six seasons as GCU head coach. "Nana (Owusu-Anane) had some great post feeds. Makaih (Williams) got in the lane and passed it. Jaden really saw the floor. That's fun to basketball to watch, fun basketball to be a part of.
"I'm happy for these guys. It's been hard the last 10 days when you lose. It's hard to get momentum and get back winning. When we went down 10 in the first half (Saturday), earlier in the season our guys could've stayed in a little bit of a lull. Instead of separating and one guy trying to go out and do it, I thought collectively as a group they became closer, shared the ball more and helped each other more on defense."
After slow starts to the previous seven days' pair of losses, GCU stormed to a 12-2 lead against injury-depleted San José State. But with the Mountain West's second-leading scorer, junior guard Colby Garland, back in the lineup, the Spartans zoomed back as the Lopes explored going 10 players deep.
San José State made five consecutive 3-pointers in building its largest lead, 36-26. But with strong bench efforts from graduate power forward Wilhelm Breidenbach and junior guard Dusty Stromer, GCU closed the half with 13 unanswered points – eight of which were scored by Stromer on a pair of 3-pointers and a pair of free throws.
The Lopes continued to struggle with 3-point shooting as a team (6 for 20) but were uber-efficient inside the arc, converting on 30 of 38 2-point attempts in the game.
GCU shut out San José State for the last four minutes of the first half and bridged the run into the second half to make it a 17-0 onslaught that put it ahead 43-36.
"We knew it had to start with our defense and even though they shot 49%," Drew said. "I thought our defense really contested things and made things hard for them. I liked our energy level for 40 minutes. Even when they had that run, I didn't feel a lapse in energy. We were giving our best on the defensive end."
Henley scored in double figures each half, but he cleaned up his playmaking for a turnover-free second half. Henley recorded his seventh 20-point game of the season, scoring 24 on 9-of-13 shooting (2 of 5 on 3s) and four free throws.
After converting two 3-point plays with powerful drives through Spartan defenders in the first half, Henley exposed open driving lanes against San José State by launching himself to the rim repeatedly.
"When we're moving the ball and popping like that, open lanes happen all the time," Henley said. "We've got so many guys that you've got to stop. Somebody's going to be open."
GCU shared the ball for 20 assists, six of which also came from Williams on a day when the 6-foot-2 guard was GCU's best rebounder with a career-high eight boards.
Henley, freshman center Efe Demirel (15 points in 19 minutes), Stromer (14 points), Williams (14 points) and Moore (12 points) hit double digits. But it was Owusu-Anane, the graduate power forward, with a game-changing presence again, being plus-24 in his 37 1/2 minutes on the court. The Lopes were minus-nine in the 2 1/2 minutes without him.
GCU wore down San José State with its size for a 36-17 rebounding advantage, its largest board differential since the Dec. 13 win against Coastal Carolina.
"Mental is just as big as physical," Drew said. "You go back a couple weeks ago and, mentally, we were so strong. We've taken some lumps. It's mentally wearing on you. This is a great lesson for basketball. We've been talking about the same thing in life, you've got to be mentally tough and be ready for the next game. That's why I'm proud of what they did, coming on the road and going down 10 in the first half. They mentally really came together and stayed in tune."
GCU, now 15-0 when it led at halftime, kept a double-digit lead for the final 11 1/2 minutes. Breidenbach finished the game strongly defensively and even nearly snapping his 3-point shooting funk with a shot he made with a toe on the line. The 6-foot-10 power forward helped his backcourt teammates well defensively and made all three of his shots.
The Lopes outscored the Spartans 54-22 in the paint, its largest disparity of the season. Henley contributed with part power and part playmaking to post his second-best shooting percentage of the season (69%).
"Once he got a couple baskets to go in, he got a little bit more sure of himself and a little bit more sure of where his lanes were to go," Drew said. "Jaden's an excellent young man who really cares so much. When you care so much, you might get locked up a little bit within yourself because you want to do so well. He wants to win and do so well. But once he gets to those moments where you can see him play with freedom, his mind is just attacking the rim and making plays. He's so dynamic. That was his most dynamic game passing."
GCU will continue its road swing with a Tuesday night game at San Diego State, which it beat 70-69 on Jan. 21 at Global Credit Union Arena.
After losing consecutive games for the first time this season, GCU head coach Bryce Drew met with each player for mutual clarity on what they wanted in this four-week run to the Mountain West Championship.
The Lopes posted goals on their visiting locker room wall at San José State, spelling out what they needed to do Saturday to restore their January winning ways.
But once they took the court at Provident Credit Union Event Center, the Lopes played with fun and fervor again to reward Drew with his 300th career coaching win – a 94-79 victory against San José State that set GCU season highs for points in a game, points in a half (55 in the second half) and field goal shooting (62.1%). It was the Lopes' highest marksmanship since almost exactly three years ago at Abilene Christian (66.7%).In running away from the Spartans twice, the Lopes (16-9, 9-5 Mountain West) put five scorers in double figures with a monster line from senior guard Jaden Henley, who led all scorers with 23 points while setting his career high for assists with eight.
The program Drew has built on defense allowed itself a joyous offensive day
.
"I thought guys really passed the ball well," said Drew, who has earned 136 of his wins in six seasons as GCU head coach. "Nana (Owusu-Anane) had some great post feeds. Makaih (Williams) got in the lane and passed it. Jaden really saw the floor. That's fun to basketball to watch, fun basketball to be a part of.
"I'm happy for these guys. It's been hard the last 10 days when you lose. It's hard to get momentum and get back winning. When we went down 10 in the first half (Saturday), earlier in the season our guys could've stayed in a little bit of a lull. Instead of separating and one guy trying to go out and do it, I thought collectively as a group they became closer, shared the ball more and helped each other more on defense."
After slow starts to the previous seven days' pair of losses, GCU stormed to a 12-2 lead against injury-depleted San José State. But with the Mountain West's second-leading scorer, junior guard Colby Garland, back in the lineup, the Spartans zoomed back as the Lopes explored going 10 players deep.San José State made five consecutive 3-pointers in building its largest lead, 36-26. But with strong bench efforts from graduate power forward Wilhelm Breidenbach and junior guard Dusty Stromer, GCU closed the half with 13 unanswered points – eight of which were scored by Stromer on a pair of 3-pointers and a pair of free throws.
The Lopes continued to struggle with 3-point shooting as a team (6 for 20) but were uber-efficient inside the arc, converting on 30 of 38 2-point attempts in the game.
GCU shut out San José State for the last four minutes of the first half and bridged the run into the second half to make it a 17-0 onslaught that put it ahead 43-36.
"We knew it had to start with our defense and even though they shot 49%," Drew said. "I thought our defense really contested things and made things hard for them. I liked our energy level for 40 minutes. Even when they had that run, I didn't feel a lapse in energy. We were giving our best on the defensive end."
Henley scored in double figures each half, but he cleaned up his playmaking for a turnover-free second half. Henley recorded his seventh 20-point game of the season, scoring 24 on 9-of-13 shooting (2 of 5 on 3s) and four free throws.After converting two 3-point plays with powerful drives through Spartan defenders in the first half, Henley exposed open driving lanes against San José State by launching himself to the rim repeatedly.
"When we're moving the ball and popping like that, open lanes happen all the time," Henley said. "We've got so many guys that you've got to stop. Somebody's going to be open."
GCU shared the ball for 20 assists, six of which also came from Williams on a day when the 6-foot-2 guard was GCU's best rebounder with a career-high eight boards.
Henley, freshman center Efe Demirel (15 points in 19 minutes), Stromer (14 points), Williams (14 points) and Moore (12 points) hit double digits. But it was Owusu-Anane, the graduate power forward, with a game-changing presence again, being plus-24 in his 37 1/2 minutes on the court. The Lopes were minus-nine in the 2 1/2 minutes without him.
GCU wore down San José State with its size for a 36-17 rebounding advantage, its largest board differential since the Dec. 13 win against Coastal Carolina."Mental is just as big as physical," Drew said. "You go back a couple weeks ago and, mentally, we were so strong. We've taken some lumps. It's mentally wearing on you. This is a great lesson for basketball. We've been talking about the same thing in life, you've got to be mentally tough and be ready for the next game. That's why I'm proud of what they did, coming on the road and going down 10 in the first half. They mentally really came together and stayed in tune."
GCU, now 15-0 when it led at halftime, kept a double-digit lead for the final 11 1/2 minutes. Breidenbach finished the game strongly defensively and even nearly snapping his 3-point shooting funk with a shot he made with a toe on the line. The 6-foot-10 power forward helped his backcourt teammates well defensively and made all three of his shots.
The Lopes outscored the Spartans 54-22 in the paint, its largest disparity of the season. Henley contributed with part power and part playmaking to post his second-best shooting percentage of the season (69%).
"Once he got a couple baskets to go in, he got a little bit more sure of himself and a little bit more sure of where his lanes were to go," Drew said. "Jaden's an excellent young man who really cares so much. When you care so much, you might get locked up a little bit within yourself because you want to do so well. He wants to win and do so well. But once he gets to those moments where you can see him play with freedom, his mind is just attacking the rim and making plays. He's so dynamic. That was his most dynamic game passing."
GCU will continue its road swing with a Tuesday night game at San Diego State, which it beat 70-69 on Jan. 21 at Global Credit Union Arena.
Team Stats
GCU
SJSU
FG%
.621
.490
3FG%
.300
.435
FT%
.842
.826
RB
36
17
TO
13
7
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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