PHOENIX — The Grand Canyon Antelopes (3-0) turned a close game into a rout in the second half, beating Cal Poly (1-2) 99-71 on Wednesday night at Global Credit Union Arena.
The Lopes led 37-29 at halftime, and the game ran away from the Mustangs early in the second half. Cal Poly got it to 39-30, and then Grand Canyon answered with seven straight points in about a minute — a Jaden Henley layup, a Henley dunk, a Dylan Darling steal, and a Makaih Williams three from the left corner off Henley. Just like that it was 46-30, and the Lopes never looked back, outscoring Cal Poly 62-42 after the break.
The shooting told the story. Grand Canyon shot 50.6 percent from the field (39-of-77) to Cal Poly’s 42.4 percent (25-of-59), and 30.3 percent from three (10-of-33) to the Mustangs’ 20.0 percent (5-of-25). That last number is the one that stung Cal Poly — the Mustangs knocked down 16 threes at Arizona last week, and went 5-of-25 tonight. Cal Poly was better at the line, 76.2 percent (16-of-21) to Grand Canyon’s 55.0 percent (11-of-20), but the Lopes won the ball: 23 assists to 10, 11 steals to 2, and only 7 turnovers to Cal Poly’s 19.
Barkley led Grand Canyon with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting. T. Holloman had 13 points and 6 assists off the bench, J. Zimmerman added 13, T. Behrend had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Williams scored 12. Henley and Darling each had 10, with Henley adding 3 steals and Darling 4 assists.
Mousa led Cal Poly with 16 points, and T. Plumtree added 13 off the bench.
The Lopes host Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.
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