Grand Canyon Lopes @ Utah Valley Wolverines
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
GCU | 45 | 41 | 86 |
UVU | 43 | 36 | 79 |
Braun scores 30, leads Grand Canyon over Utah Valley 86-79
OREM, Utah -- Joshua Braun scored 30 points and Grand Canyon beat Utah Valley 86-79 on Saturday to snap a two-game skid.
Braun was 8 of 12 from the floor and made 12 of 14 free throws. Keonta Vernon added 15 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds for Grand Canyon (25-6, 11-3 Western Athletic Conference). DeWayne Russell had 17 points and five assists.
Marcel Davis scored 22 points to lead Utah Valley (12-17, 7-7), which shot just 3 of 16 from beyond the arc in the second half and finished 8 of 30 from long range overall.
Grand Canyon had a 10-point lead with seven minutes remaining. The Wolverines pulled to 76-74 on a pair of free throws from Cory Cardwell with 3:09 left but couldn't get closer.
The Antelopes are ineligible for the conference tournament but will host a first round game in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Utah Valley opens the WAC tournament on Thursday as the fourth-seed and faces No. 5 seed Missouri-Kansas City.
Game Information
Orem, UT
Referee:Kurt Walker
Referee:Scott DeBo
Referee:D.G. Nelson
2025-26 Standings
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
| United Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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