Abilene Christian 79-73 Grand Canyon (24 Feb, 2024) Play-by-Play

Grand Canyon Lopes

24-4, 14-3 Conference

	1	2	T
GCU	34	39	73
ACU	38	41	79

Abilene Christian Wildcats

12-15, 7-9 Conference

TIME		GCU	ACU
19:28	Kavion McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Abdou Dibba.	0	3
18:57	Tyon Grant-Foster missed Jumper.	0	3
18:54	Kavion McClain Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:49	Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.	0	3
18:33	Collin Moore made Layup.	2	3
18:05	Hunter Jack Madden missed Jumper.	2	3
18:01	Ali Abdou Dibba Offensive Rebound.	2	3
18:00	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Layup.	2	3
18:00	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:47	Kavion McClain missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:44	Tyon Grant-Foster Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:32	Collin Moore missed Layup.	2	3
17:28	Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:14	Foul on Ray Harrison.	2	3
17:13	Foul on Tyon Grant-Foster.	2	3
17:13	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Free Throw.	2	3
17:13	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:13	Ali Abdou Dibba made Free Throw.	2	4
16:56	Duke Brennan missed Layup.	2	4
16:56	Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound.	2	4
16:39	Leonardo Bettiol made Layup. Assisted by Hunter Jack Madden.	2	6
16:39	Foul on Duke Brennan.	2	6
16:39	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	2	7
16:23	Ray Harrison made Jumper.	4	7
15:56	Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.	4	7
15:56	Collin Moore Steal.	4	7
15:49	Collin Moore made Layup.	6	7
15:30	Airion Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.	6	9
15:17	Tyon Grant-Foster missed Layup.	6	9
15:17	Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.	6	9
15:17	Airion Simmons Block.	6	9
15:09	Duke Brennan made Layup.	8	9
14:48	Hunter Jack Madden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ali Abdou Dibba.	8	12
14:40	Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.	8	12
14:40	Official TV Timeout	8	12
14:19	Ray Harrison missed Jumper.	8	12
14:15	Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.	8	12
13:54	Foul on Lok Wur.	8	12
13:54	Airion Simmons missed Free Throw.	8	12
13:54	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	8	12
13:54	Airion Simmons missed Free Throw.	8	12
13:54	Lok Wur Defensive Rebound.	8	12
13:38	Foul on Hunter Jack Madden.	8	12
13:38	Tyon Grant-Foster made Free Throw.	9	12
13:38	Tyon Grant-Foster made Free Throw.	10	12
13:25	Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.	10	12
13:25	Leonardo Bettiol Turnover.	10	12
13:13	Tyon Grant-Foster made Layup.	12	12
13:13	Foul on Aidan Igiehon.	12	12
13:13	Tyon Grant-Foster missed Free Throw.	12	12
13:11	Airion Simmons Defensive Rebound.	12	12
12:59	Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup. Assisted by Airion Simmons.	12	14
12:37	Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	12	14
12:34	Hunter Jack Madden Defensive Rebound.	12	14
12:25	Airion Simmons missed Layup.	12	14
12:21	Ali Abdou Dibba Offensive Rebound.	12	14
12:21	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Layup.	12	14
12:20	Gabe McGlothan Defensive Rebound.	12	14
12:17	Jovan Blacksher Jr. Turnover.	12	14
11:58	Foul on Jovan Blacksher Jr..	12	14
11:58	Official TV Timeout	12	14
11:58	Nasir DeGruy made Free Throw.	12	15
11:58	Nasir DeGruy made Free Throw.	12	16
11:33	Foul on Nasir DeGruy.	12	16
11:24	Gabe McGlothan missed Jumper.	12	16
11:14	Josh Baker Offensive Rebound.	12	16
11:13	Gabe McGlothan missed Jumper.	12	16
11:07	Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:05	Nasir DeGruy missed Jumper.	12	16
11:00	Ray Harrison Defensive Rebound.	12	16
10:58	Ray Harrison made Layup.	14	16
10:29	Foul on Josh Baker.	14	16
10:29	Hunter Jack Madden made Free Throw.	14	17
10:29	Hunter Jack Madden made Free Throw.	14	18
10:13	Foul on Ray Harrison.	14	18
10:13	Ray Harrison Turnover.	14	18
9:53	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Jumper.	14	18
9:47	Lok Wur Defensive Rebound.	14	18
9:45	Lok Wur missed Three Point Jumper.	14	18
9:39	Ali Abdou Dibba Defensive Rebound.	14	18
9:30	Airion Simmons missed Layup.	14	18
9:24	Collin Moore Defensive Rebound.	14	18
9:22	Foul on Ali Abdou Dibba.	14	18
9:22	Collin Moore made Free Throw.	15	18
9:22	Collin Moore missed Free Throw.	15	18
9:21	Cameron Steele Defensive Rebound.	15	18
8:59	Airion Simmons missed Jumper.	15	18
8:54	Tyon Grant-Foster Defensive Rebound.	15	18
8:52	Foul on Cameron Steele.	15	18
8:52	Collin Moore made Free Throw.	16	18
8:52	Collin Moore made Free Throw.	17	18
8:36	Yaniel Rivera missed Three Point Jumper.	17	18
8:32	Abilene Christian Turnover.	17	18
8:30	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	17	18
8:17	Duke Brennan made Layup. Assisted by Tyon Grant-Foster.	19	18
8:01	Foul on Duke Brennan.	19	18
8:01	Kavion McClain made Free Throw.	19	19
8:01	Kavion McClain made Free Throw.	19	20
7:43	Tyon Grant-Foster Turnover.	19	20
7:43	Hunter Jack Madden Steal.	19	20
7:37	Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup.	19	22
7:32	Grand Canyon Timeout	19	22
7:15	Tyon Grant-Foster made Jumper.	21	22
7:15	Foul on Hunter Jack Madden.	21	22
7:15	Tyon Grant-Foster made Free Throw.	22	22
7:02	Airion Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	22	22
6:56	Cameron Steele Offensive Rebound.	22	22
6:56	Cameron Steele missed Layup.	22	22
6:54	Foul on Airion Simmons.	22	22
6:54	Collin Moore made Free Throw.	23	22
6:54	Collin Moore made Free Throw.	24	22
6:53	Collin Moore Defensive Rebound.	24	22
6:42	Kavion McClain missed Jumper.	24	22
6:38	Cameron Steele Offensive Rebound.	24	22
6:38	Foul on Lok Wur.	24	22
6:38	Cameron Steele made Free Throw.	24	23
6:38	Cameron Steele made Free Throw.	24	24
6:13	Ray Harrison made Jumper.	26	24
5:43	Yaniel Rivera made Jumper.	26	26
5:26	Lok Wur made Layup.	28	26
5:01	Nasir DeGruy missed Jumper.	28	26
4:58	Tyon Grant-Foster Defensive Rebound.	28	26
4:52	Tyon Grant-Foster made Layup.	30	26
4:29	Yaniel Rivera made Layup. Assisted by Airion Simmons.	30	28
4:11	Lok Wur made Jumper.	32	28
3:47	Airion Simmons made Layup.	32	30
3:30	Ray Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.	32	30
3:28	Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound.	32	30
3:28	Official TV Timeout	32	30
3:12	Cameron Steele made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kavion McClain.	32	33
2:44	Josh Baker Turnover.	32	33
2:44	Yaniel Rivera Steal.	32	33
2:17	Airion Simmons missed Layup.	32	33
2:16	Ali Abdou Dibba Offensive Rebound.	32	33
2:15	Foul on Lok Wur.	32	33
2:15	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Free Throw.	32	33
2:15	Ali Abdou Dibba made Free Throw.	32	34
2:15	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	32	34
1:53	Tyon Grant-Foster Turnover.	32	34
1:53	Kavion McClain Steal.	32	34
1:35	Kavion McClain missed Jumper.	32	34
1:31	Airion Simmons Offensive Rebound.	32	34
1:22	Foul on Ray Harrison.	32	34
1:22	Yaniel Rivera made Free Throw.	32	35
1:22	Yaniel Rivera made Free Throw.	32	36
1:17	Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.	32	36
1:17	Collin Moore made Free Throw.	33	36
1:17	Collin Moore made Free Throw.	34	36
0:58	Yaniel Rivera missed Three Point Jumper.	34	36
0:53	Collin Moore Defensive Rebound.	34	36
0:47	Collin Moore Turnover.	34	36
0:47	Kavion McClain Steal.	34	36
0:43	Kavion McClain Turnover.	34	36
0:43	Collin Moore Steal.	34	36
0:30	Foul on Sydney Curry.	34	36
0:30	Sydney Curry Turnover.	34	36
0:28	Abilene Christian Timeout	34	36
0:02	Ali Abdou Dibba made Layup.	34	38
0:00	End of 1st half	34	38

Moody Coliseum (Abilene)

9:00 PM, 24 February 2024

Abilene, TX

Attendance: 1,669

Referees:
James Ford
Matt Rafferty
Jacob Hirz

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Grand Canyon	17-3	-	30-5
Tarleton State	16-4	1	25-10
UT Arlington	13-7	4	20-14
Seattle U	11-9	6	23-14
Utah Valley	11-9	6	16-16
Stephen F. Austin	10-10	7	18-15
Abilene Christian	10-10	7	16-18
California Baptist	8-12	9	16-17
Utah Tech	7-13	10	11-20
Southern Utah	5-15	12	10-21
UT Rio Grande Valley	2-18	15	6-25

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