1 | 2 | T | |
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GCU | 24 | 32 | 56 |
UVU | 30 | 38 | 68 |
Utah Valley beats Grand Canyon 68-56
OREM, Utah -- Akolda Manyang scored 14 points and blocked two shots, Conner Toolson added 12 points with three steals, and Utah Valley beat Grand Canyon 68-56 on Saturday to take possession of second place in the Western Athletic Conference and win its 10th straight at home.
Kenneth Ogbe scored 10 points for the Wolverines (16-6, 5-1), who scored 21 points off of 16 Antelopes' turnovers, but were outrebounded 44-28.
The Antelopes rallied and Casey Benson's 3 tied it at 40, but Jake Toolson's layup sparked a 16-5 run and Utah Valley led 60-47 with 4:04 to play while Grand Canyon went without a field goal for more than six minutes. Grand Canyon closed to 64-52 on Alessandro Lever's 3 with 2:34 showing, but got no closer than 10 from there.
Utah Valley led 30-24 at halftime after shooting 36 percent from the field to the Antelopes' 33 percent.
Lever scored 22 points and Oscar Frayer added 11 for Grand Canyon (15-7, 4-2), which saw its three-game win streak end.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Horace Shields
- Jon Stigliano
- Tom Nally
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Southern Utah | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Utah Valley | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Abilene Christian | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
California Baptist | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
UT Arlington | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |
Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Utah Tech | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Tarleton State | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |