Grand Canyon 82, Louisiana-Monroe 72
The Antelopes remained atop the WAC standings with an 82-72 win over Louisiana-Monroe Friday at Ewing Coliseum as part of the Warhawk Classic. With the win, Grand Canyon improves to 8-2 on the season. ULM falls to 3-5 on the year with the loss.
The Antelopes shot 48 percent from the field, 35 percent from three-point range and 62 percent from the free throw line on the game. The Warhawks connected on 49 percent from the floor, 39 percent from downtown and 61 percent from the charity stripe on the game. ULM won the rebounding battle, 37-33, but Grand Canyon forced 19 Warhawk turnovers while committing just nine.
Justin Johnson led all players with 21 points, while Judy Jones added 16, Asha McDonnell had 14, Kaitlyn Petersen finished with 13 and Deanna Daniels had 10. Johnna Brown grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.