Utah Valley Wolverines @ Grand Canyon Lopes
Grand Canyon survives late push to beat Utah Valley 60-59
PHOENIX -- Oscar Frayer and Alessandro Lever had 16 points apiece as Grand Canyon managed to survive a late push by Utah Valley 60-59 on Saturday night to give coach Dan Majerle his 100th victory in five years at Grand Canyon.
Frayer had a layup for Grand Canyon's final points and a 60-56 lead with 2:16 remaining. Utah Valley's Brandon Randolph split a pair of free throws and drove for a layup with 42 seconds left for the final score. Randolph brought the ball down after a Grand Canyon miss with 10 seconds left to give the Wolverines a chance for the win but failed to get a shot off before the game ended.
The Antelopes led 29-28 at the break, and sprinted to a 49-39 lead midway in the second half. Randolph converted a 3-point play to start a 12-4 spurt and cut the lead to 53-51 with 6:07 left.
Grand Canyon (19-10, 8-5) trails Utah Valley (20-9, 9-4) by a game in the Western Athletic Conference standings. New Mexico State (24-5, 11-2) remains atop the conference.
Randolph led Utah Valley with 15 points with Conner Toolson adding 14.
Game Information
Phoenix, AZ
Referee:Martin Cichocki
Referee:Toby Doolittle
Referee:Dan Nowakowski
2025-26 Standings
| Western Athletic ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist | 9-4 | - | 19-7 |
| Utah Tech | 9-4 | - | 16-11 |
| Utah Valley | 8-4 | 0.5 | 18-7 |
| UT Arlington | 6-7 | 3 | 14-11 |
| Southern Utah | 5-8 | 4 | 9-17 |
| Tarleton State | 4-9 | 5 | 13-13 |
| Abilene Christian | 4-9 | 5 | 12-14 |
| Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 12-2 | - | 22-3 |
| San Diego State | 12-3 | 0.5 | 18-7 |
| New Mexico | 11-4 | 1.5 | 20-6 |
| Grand Canyon | 10-5 | 2.5 | 17-9 |
| Nevada | 9-6 | 3.5 | 17-9 |
| UNLV | 8-6 | 4 | 13-12 |
| Boise State | 7-7 | 5 | 15-10 |
| Colorado State | 6-8 | 6 | 15-10 |
| Fresno State | 6-9 | 6.5 | 12-14 |
| Wyoming | 5-10 | 7.5 | 14-12 |
| San José State | 2-13 | 10.5 | 7-19 |
| Air Force | 0-15 | 12.5 | 3-23 |
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