Henley's 21 Lead Grand Canyon Past San Diego State 73-63
Grand Canyon outscored San Diego State by 14 in the second half, with Jaden Henley scoring 21 points, putting the Aztecs on the NCAA tournament bubble, coach said.
- On Tuesday, San Diego State lost 73-63 to Grand Canyon at Viejas Arena, coach Brian Dutcher called the result costly.
- SDSU's perimeter shooting faltered, with the Aztecs making just 3 of 15 on Tuesday and no other player reaching double figures while Magoon Gwath struggled with four points and four turnovers.
- Grand Canyon led for most of the contest, outscoring San Diego State by 14 points in the second half as 7-foot-1 freshman Efe Demirel sealed the game with a late dunk.
- They now sit second in the Mountain West, a half-game behind 12-2 Utah State while Grand Canyon holds the season-sweep tiebreaker, and an at-large NCAA Tournament path likely requires sweeping the final five games and winning more in Las Vegas.
- The conference tournament is three weeks away in Las Vegas, where the automatic NCAA bid will be decided, with Saturday at Colorado State and Feb. 25 vs. Utah State upcoming.
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The Mountain West tournament is three weeks away in Las Vegas, where the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament will be decided. That might be San Diego State’s best, and only, way to get there. The Aztecs suffered the loss that a team sitting smack on the bubble absolutely can’t afford at this juncture of the season, 73-63 against Grand Canyon at Viejas Arena on Tuesday night. “We’re the last Mountain West team to lose (a conference …
San Diego State stumbles down stretch, Grand Canyon completes series sweep - Technology Shout
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State Aztecs have upset their opponents many times over the years at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs uncharacteristically played faster at times in the second half on Tuesday night, and the Grand Canyon Lopez capitalized on four turnovers in the final six and a half minutes to win 73-63 and set up the season series. advertise Miles Byrd led SDSU (18-7, 12-3 Mountain West) with 18 points, including 13 in the second quarter, but…
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