New Mexico State Aggies vs Grand Canyon Lopes
WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL
22-11, 9-5 WAC
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22-11, 9-5 WAC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
GCU | 22 | 36 | 58 |
NMSU | 33 | 39 | 72 |
28-5, 12-2 WAC
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28-5, 12-2 WAC
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Joshua Braun missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jemerrio Jones missed Layup.
- Johnathon Wilkins made Jumper.
- Oscar Frayer missed Jumper.
- Sidy N'Dir missed Layup.
- Keonta Vernon made Layup. Assisted by Casey Benson.
- Keonta Vernon made Free Throw.
- Jemerrio Jones made Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon made Layup.
- Jemerrio Jones missed Layup.
- Jemerrio Jones missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Joshua Braun missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon made Layup.
- Jemerrio Jones made Layup.
- Oscar Frayer missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris missed Jumper.
- Alessandro Lever missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton missed Layup.
- Alessandro Lever missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris made Layup.
- Keonta Vernon missed Jumper.
- Joshua Braun made Jumper.
- Johnny McCants made Dunk.
- Alessandro Lever made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oscar Frayer.
- Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Keyon Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alessandro Lever missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris missed Jumper.
- Matt Jackson missed Jumper.
- Shunn Buchanan missed Jumper.
- Eli Chuha made Layup. Assisted by Keyon Jones.
- Matt Jackson missed Layup.
- Shunn Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alessandro Lever missed Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Keonta Vernon made Layup. Assisted by Damari Milstead.
- Keonta Vernon missed Free Throw.
- Jemerrio Jones missed Jumper.
- Oscar Frayer missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Damari Milstead missed Layup.
- A.J. Harris missed Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon made Jumper. Assisted by Oscar Frayer.
- Jemerrio Jones missed Layup.
- Gerard Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jemerrio Jones made Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Harris.
- Alessandro Lever missed Layup.
- Jemerrio Jones missed Layup.
- Alessandro Lever made Jumper.
- Zach Lofton made Layup.
- A.J. Harris made Layup.
- Joshua Braun missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Keyon Jones missed Layup.
- Jemerrio Jones made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Damari Milstead missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris made Three Point Jumper.
- Casey Benson made Layup. Assisted by Keonta Vernon.
- Zach Lofton made Three Point Jumper.
- Casey Benson made Layup.
- Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jemerrio Jones made Free Throw.
- Jemerrio Jones made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shunn Buchanan.
- Joshua Braun missed Three Point Jumper.
- Johnathon Wilkins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Lofton.
- Joshua Braun made Free Throw.
- Joshua Braun made Free Throw.
- Sidy N'Dir missed Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon made Dunk.
- Casey Benson missed Layup.
- Sidy N'Dir missed Three Point Jumper.
- Oscar Frayer made Jumper. Assisted by Keonta Vernon.
- Zach Lofton missed Jumper.
- Casey Benson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon made Layup.
- A.J. Harris made Three Point Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon made Dunk. Assisted by Gerard Martin.
- A.J. Harris made Free Throw.
- A.J. Harris made Free Throw.
- Alessandro Lever made Jumper.
- Alessandro Lever missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton missed Free Throw.
- Keyon Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris made Layup.
- Alessandro Lever made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keonta Vernon.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Casey Benson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keonta Vernon.
- Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Johnny McCants made Free Throw.
- Johnny McCants missed Free Throw.
- Casey Benson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Johnathon Wilkins made Jumper.
- Matt Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Casey Benson.
- Keyon Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
- Casey Benson missed Jumper.
- Alessandro Lever made Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Alessandro Lever made Jumper.
- Zach Lofton made Layup.
- Keonta Vernon missed Jumper.
- A.J. Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Alessandro Lever missed Jumper.
- Jemerrio Jones made Layup.
- Oscar Frayer made Free Throw.
- Oscar Frayer missed Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton made Layup.
- Casey Benson missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton missed Layup.
- A.J. Harris made Free Throw.
- A.J. Harris made Free Throw.
- Casey Benson made Layup.
- Casey Benson made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton missed Layup.
- Alessandro Lever made Layup.
- Alessandro Lever made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Jemerrio Jones made Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Harris.
- Casey Benson missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris made Three Point Jumper.
- Keonta Vernon missed Jumper.
- Johnny McCants missed Free Throw.
- Johnny McCants missed Free Throw.
- Gerard Martin missed Three Point Jumper.
- A.J. Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
- Casey Benson missed Jumper.
- Zach Lofton missed Free Throw.
- Zach Lofton made Free Throw.
- Alessandro Lever missed Layup.
- Jemerrio Jones made Free Throw.
- Jemerrio Jones missed Free Throw.
- Damari Milstead missed Three Point Jumper.
- Eli Chuha made Layup. Assisted by Sidy N'Dir.
- Alessandro Lever made Dunk. Assisted by Casey Benson.
- A.J. Harris made Free Throw.
- A.J. Harris missed Free Throw.
- Casey Benson made Free Throw.
- Casey Benson made Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | GCU | NMSU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Grand Canyon | 0 | 0 |
| 19:41 | | Joshua Braun missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:41 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:30 | | Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:30 | | Jemerrio Jones Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:21 | | Jemerrio Jones missed Layup. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:21 | | New Mexico State Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:11 | | Johnathon Wilkins made Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:55 | | Oscar Frayer missed Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:55 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:51 | | Foul on Keonta Vernon. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:38 | | Sidy N'Dir missed Layup. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:38 | | Keonta Vernon Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:21 | | Keonta Vernon made Layup. Assisted by Casey Benson. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:21 | | Foul on Sidy N'Dir. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:21 | | Keonta Vernon made Free Throw. | 3 | 2 |
| 18:01 | | Sidy N'Dir Turnover. | 3 | 2 |
| 17:43 | | Foul on Alessandro Lever. | 3 | 2 |
| 17:43 | | Alessandro Lever Turnover. | 3 | 2 |
| 17:38 | | Jemerrio Jones made Jumper. | 3 | 4 |
| 17:15 | | Keonta Vernon made Layup. | 5 | 4 |
| 17:03 | | Jemerrio Jones missed Layup. | 5 | 4 |
| 17:03 | | Jemerrio Jones Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 17:03 | | Jemerrio Jones missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 5 | 4 |
| 17:03 | | Keonta Vernon Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 16:51 | | Joshua Braun missed Jumper. | 5 | 4 |
| 16:51 | | A.J. Harris Block. | 5 | 4 |
| 16:51 | | A.J. Harris Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 16:45 | | Foul on Joshua Braun. | 5 | 4 |
| 16:33 | | Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 4 |
| 16:33 | | Casey Benson Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 4 |
| 16:16 | | Keonta Vernon made Layup. | 7 | 4 |
| 16:05 | | Jemerrio Jones made Layup. | 7 | 6 |
| 15:42 | | Oscar Frayer missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 6 |
| 15:42 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 15:32 | | Jemerrio Jones Turnover. | 7 | 6 |
| 15:32 | | Casey Benson Steal. | 7 | 6 |
| 15:25 | | Casey Benson Turnover. | 7 | 6 |
| 15:25 | Official TV Timeout | 7 | 6 | |
| 15:18 | | A.J. Harris missed Jumper. | 7 | 6 |
| 15:18 | | Alessandro Lever Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:55 | | Alessandro Lever missed Jumper. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:55 | | Keyon Jones Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:41 | | Zach Lofton missed Layup. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:41 | | Casey Benson Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:36 | | Foul on Jemerrio Jones. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:13 | | Alessandro Lever missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:13 | | A.J. Harris Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 6 |
| 14:05 | | A.J. Harris made Layup. | 7 | 8 |
| 13:37 | | Keonta Vernon missed Jumper. | 7 | 8 |
| 13:37 | | Joshua Braun Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 8 |
| 13:32 | | Joshua Braun made Jumper. | 9 | 8 |
| 13:17 | | Johnny McCants made Dunk. | 9 | 10 |
| 12:56 | | Alessandro Lever made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oscar Frayer. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:30 | | Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:30 | | Keyon Jones Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:26 | | Keyon Jones missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:26 | | Casey Benson Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:17 | | Alessandro Lever missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:17 | | Zach Lofton Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:02 | | A.J. Harris missed Jumper. | 12 | 10 |
| 12:02 | | Alessandro Lever Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 |
| 11:58 | | Foul on Keyon Jones. | 12 | 10 |
| 11:58 | Official TV Timeout | 12 | 10 | |
| 11:42 | | Matt Jackson missed Jumper. | 12 | 10 |
| 11:42 | | Shunn Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 |
| 11:21 | | Foul on Gerard Martin. | 12 | 10 |
| 11:05 | | Shunn Buchanan missed Jumper. | 12 | 10 |
| 11:05 | | Oscar Frayer Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 10 |
| 10:39 | | Jump Ball won by New Mexico State | 12 | 10 |
| 10:39 | | Gerard Martin Turnover. | 12 | 10 |
| 10:39 | | Shunn Buchanan Steal. | 12 | 10 |
| 10:32 | | Eli Chuha made Layup. Assisted by Keyon Jones. | 12 | 12 |
| 10:04 | | Matt Jackson missed Layup. | 12 | 12 |
| 10:04 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:34 | | Shunn Buchanan missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:34 | | Joshua Braun Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:30 | | Foul on Sidy N'Dir. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:15 | | Alessandro Lever missed Jumper. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:15 | | Keonta Vernon Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:15 | | Keonta Vernon missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:15 | | Johnny McCants Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 12 |
| 9:00 | | Eli Chuha Turnover. | 12 | 12 |
| 8:53 | | Foul on Damari Milstead. | 12 | 12 |
| 8:44 | | Zach Lofton Turnover. | 12 | 12 |
| 8:44 | | Alessandro Lever Steal. | 12 | 12 |
| 8:28 | | Keonta Vernon made Layup. Assisted by Damari Milstead. | 14 | 12 |
| 8:28 | | Foul on Johnny McCants. | 14 | 12 |
| 8:28 | | Keonta Vernon missed Free Throw. | 14 | 12 |
| 8:28 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 |
| 8:05 | | Jemerrio Jones missed Jumper. | 14 | 12 |
| 8:05 | | Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound. | 14 | 12 |
| 8:02 | | Foul on Eli Chuha. | 14 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Oscar Frayer missed Jumper. | 14 | 12 |
| 7:52 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 |
| 7:43 | | Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper. | 14 | 12 |
| 7:43 | | Gerard Martin Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 |
| 7:24 | | Damari Milstead missed Layup. | 14 | 12 |
| 7:24 | | Shunn Buchanan Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 |
| 6:55 | | A.J. Harris missed Jumper. | 14 | 12 |
| 6:55 | | Oscar Frayer Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 12 |
| 6:35 | | Keonta Vernon made Jumper. Assisted by Oscar Frayer. | 16 | 12 |
| 6:17 | | Jemerrio Jones missed Layup. | 16 | 12 |
| 6:17 | | Gerard Martin Block. | 16 | 12 |
| 6:17 | | Jemerrio Jones Offensive Rebound. | 16 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Jemerrio Jones Turnover. | 16 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Gerard Martin Steal. | 16 | 12 |
| 5:56 | | Gerard Martin missed Three Point Jumper. | 16 | 12 |
| 5:56 | | A.J. Harris Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 12 |
| 5:49 | Official TV Timeout | 16 | 12 | |
| 5:49 | Official TV Timeout | 16 | 12 | |
| 5:28 | | Jemerrio Jones made Jumper. Assisted by A.J. Harris. | 16 | 14 |
| 5:07 | | Alessandro Lever missed Layup. | 16 | 14 |
| 5:07 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | Jemerrio Jones missed Layup. | 16 | 14 |
| 5:01 | | Grand Canyon Defensive Rebound. | 16 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Alessandro Lever made Jumper. | 18 | 14 |
| 4:09 | | Zach Lofton made Layup. | 18 | 16 |
| 3:47 | | Oscar Frayer Turnover. | 18 | 16 |
| 3:47 | | A.J. Harris Steal. | 18 | 16 |
| 3:42 | | A.J. Harris made Layup. | 18 | 18 |
| 3:22 | | Joshua Braun missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 18 |
| 3:22 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 18 |
| 2:59 | | Foul on Matt Jackson. | 18 | 18 |
| 2:59 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 18 | |
| 2:59 | | Zach Lofton made Free Throw. | 18 | 19 |
| 2:59 | | Zach Lofton made Free Throw. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:45 | | Keonta Vernon Turnover. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:45 | | Keyon Jones Steal. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Keyon Jones missed Layup. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Jemerrio Jones Offensive Rebound. | 18 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Jemerrio Jones made Two Point Tip Shot. | 18 | 22 |
| 2:21 | | Damari Milstead missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 22 |
| 2:21 | | Jemerrio Jones Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 22 |
| 2:11 | | A.J. Harris made Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 25 |
| 1:49 | | Casey Benson made Layup. Assisted by Keonta Vernon. | 20 | 25 |
| 1:36 | | Zach Lofton made Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 28 |
| 1:19 | | Casey Benson made Layup. | 22 | 28 |
| 1:11 | | New Mexico State Timeout | 22 | 28 |
| 0:52 | | Zach Lofton missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 28 |
| 0:52 | | Jemerrio Jones Offensive Rebound. | 22 | 28 |
| 0:46 | | Foul on Keonta Vernon. | 22 | 28 |
| 0:46 | | Jemerrio Jones made Free Throw. | 22 | 29 |
| 0:46 | | Jemerrio Jones made Free Throw. | 22 | 30 |
| 0:31 | | Alessandro Lever Turnover. | 22 | 30 |
| 0:31 | | Shunn Buchanan Steal. | 22 | 30 |
| 0:04 | | Zach Lofton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shunn Buchanan. | 22 | 33 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 22 | 33 | |
GCU vs NMSU Videos
New Mexico State beats Grand Canyon in WAC final
Game Information
Las Vegas, NV
Referee:Winston Stith
Referee:Larry Spaulding
Referee:Eric Curry
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 10-2 | - | 16-6 |
| Utah State | 9-2 | 0.5 | 18-3 |
| New Mexico | 9-2 | 0.5 | 18-4 |
| Grand Canyon | 8-3 | 1.5 | 15-7 |
| Nevada | 8-4 | 2 | 16-7 |
| Boise State | 6-6 | 4 | 14-9 |
| Fresno State | 5-6 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| UNLV | 5-6 | 4.5 | 10-12 |
| Wyoming | 4-8 | 6 | 13-10 |
| Colorado State | 3-8 | 6.5 | 12-10 |
| San José State | 1-10 | 8.5 | 6-16 |
| Air Force | 0-11 | 9.5 | 3-19 |
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 10-0 | - | 18-3 |
| Sam Houston | 7-4 | 3.5 | 15-7 |
| Missouri State | 7-4 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Jacksonville State | 6-4 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-5 | 4.5 | 14-8 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-5 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-5 | 5 | 11-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 5-6 | 5.5 | 12-10 |
| UTEP | 4-7 | 6.5 | 8-14 |
| Florida International | 3-7 | 7 | 10-11 |
| New Mexico State | 3-8 | 7.5 | 10-11 |
| Delaware | 2-8 | 8 | 6-15 |
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