Utah Valley 67, Texas-Pan American 53
EDINBURG, Texas –(UVU Media Relations) Utah Valley University moved to 7-0 in the WAC, starting a three-game conference road swing with a 67-53 win at Texas-Pan American on Thursday night at the UTPA Fieldhouse. The win is the eighth straight overall for UVU (13-7, 7-0).
Mitch Bruneel led three Wolverines in double figures with 16 points. Holton Hunsaker added 15 and Keawe Enos scored 14, hitting all four of his 3-point attempts. Shaquille Boga led the Broncs (6-15, 2-5) with 20 points.
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New Mexico State 89, Bakersfield 86
LAS CRUCES, N.M. –(NMSU Media Relations) The New Mexico State men’s basketball team escaped an upset bid by last place Bakersfield, 89-86, on Thursday night inside the Pan American Center. The Aggies improve to 16-7 overall and 5-2 in Western Athletic Conference play while the Roadrunners fall to 8-13 overall and 1-6 in the WAC.
NM State narrowly thwarted what would have been a devastating blow to its WAC championships hopes. A loss by the Aggies would have meant that they would be three games behind WAC-leading Utah Valley who remained undefeated in WAC play by easily handling Texas-Pan American on Thursday night.
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Grand Canyon 76, Chicago State 75
Chicago-(GCU Media Relations)The Grand Canyon University men's basketball team (10-10, 5-2) staved off a furious second-half rally by the Chicago State Cougars (9-12, 4-3) to hang on for their third straight Western Athletic Conference victory, this time a 76-75 win tonight at Jones Convocation Center in Chicago, Ill. CSU outscored the Antelopes 39-27 in the final 20 minutes, but clutch free throw shooting down the stretch helped cement the win.
Killian Larson led the 'Lopes efforts with 28 points and a career-best 20 rebounds for his 14th double-double of the season. Jerome Garrison added 17 points. GCU shot 45.1 percent from the field (23-for-51) and limited the Cougars to a 36.8 mark (25-for-68) of their own. It was the ninth time this season that the 'Lopes have held their opposition to 40.0 percent or less from the field.
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