By james art 
Field St. George, Utah – Grand Canyon swept his trip to Utah with a dominant effort on Saturday night, which created a 28-point lead to win 79-66 in Utah Tech.
LOPES (15-5, 5-1 WAC) recorded their fourth consecutive two-digit victory, continuing their defense, holding their opponents to 37% shooting in the last 10 games (9-1). After a 58% shooting match, Utah Tech scored 37% of the pitch on Saturday night to end its series of four wins at home.
GCU won four consecutive games with 13 or more points for the first time since 2021-22 (December 31, 2021 to January 16, 2022)
Key player
Gcu senior guard Ray Harrison passed Gabe McGlotan For eighth place in the ranking for all time of the program with 1333 points in three seasons of Lopez. Harrison scored 13 points in the Utah Tech, making 3 out of 4 strokes, 1 out of 2 strokes of 3 points and 6 out of 6 of the penalty line.
But his defense stood out most, holding up the leading goalkeeper of Utah tech Noah Gonsalves without a point in the first half. Gonsalves ended with four points in 35 minutes with shooting 1 of 5. Harrison finished with a plus-minus rating plus-24 for his 29 minutes, making GCU minus-11 for 11 minutes without Harrison on the floor.
Key
Lopez ended the first half with a break when the threesome of Utah Tech was removed after a checkup to leave the GCU lead at 34-21 for the half. Lopez then opened the second half, scoring in their first eight possessions, scoring 17 points in the first six minutes of the half.
Key statistics
GCU made 69% of its strokes for 2 points (24 for 35). Lopez made only 13 strokes from a 3-point range, relying on starting big men Duke Brennan (12 points, 12 rebounds) and Jacobi Cowles (18 points, 8 rebounds).
Quoted
Lopez’s senior coach Bryce Drew: “I liked the first 37 minutes. I thought our defense was great in the first half and really gave us a tone. Thank of the Lord that 3 did not count in half. I thought it was a big blow. This saved us possession of the ball in the second half at the beginning was really good. We have achieved successive blows and came to 20, which is really important. in college basketball. ”
what’s next
GCU returns home for two important matches in the WAC race. Lopez played a national television match on Thursday night at 9 against Seattle Yu before returning to Global Credit Union Arena on Saturday for a match at 6:00 pm against the Utah Valley conference leader.
Return to gculopes.com later tonight for Paul CorroUpdated Summary of the Game with more details and reactions from the Lopez Senior Coach Brace Drew and Senior Guardian Ray HarrisonS