Grand Canyon (68) vs Illinois St (63) · Nov 25, 2019 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Nov 25, 2019

Game Recap

Lever carries Grand Canyon over Illinois St. 68-63. essandro Lever scored 23 points as Grand Canyon narrowly beat Illinois State 68-63 in the Paradise Jam on Monday.

Box Score

	1	2	T
GCU	31	37	68
ILST	30	33	63

GRAND CANYON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Bryce Okpoh	29	0-1	0-0	0-1	8	0	0	0	0	3	0
25Alessandro Lever	37	9-21	2-5	3-3	3	0	2	0	3	2	23
10Jovan Blacksher Jr.	38	4-13	1-7	1-1	6	4	2	0	1	1	10
0J.J. Rhymes	25	2-4	0-0	6-7	4	0	0	0	4	1	10
1Isiah Brown	39	7-10	5-8	2-2	5	2	1	0	2	2	21
13Lorenzo Jenkins	9	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
5Louis Bangai	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Carlos Johnson	23	2-7	0-1	0-0	8	3	0	1	1	1	4


TOTAL		24-6040.0%	8-2236.4%	12-1485.7%	35	9	5	1	13	11	68

ILLINOIS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Rey Idowu	21	3-7	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6
3Ricky Torres	28	3-7	2-5	0-0	4	2	0	1	3	1	8
2Zach Copeland	29	8-15	4-7	1-2	5	4	0	0	2	2	21
22Matt Chastain	28	1-3	0-0	0-0	5	5	0	2	0	2	2
25Jaycee Hillsman	29	3-10	0-5	0-0	7	1	0	1	1	2	6
4Abdou Ndiaye	18	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	2	1	2	4
5Keith Fisher III	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0
12Antonio Reeves	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	3
0DJ Horne	8	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3
1Dedric Boyd	19	4-10	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	10
TOTAL		26-6142.6%	10-2638.5%	1-250.0%	32	14	4	6	10	17	63

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfgcuilst

+2 (19:41) Alessandro Lever made Layup.
20
(19:07) Illinois State Turnover.
(18:39) Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Rey Idowu Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Ricky Torres missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:34) Isiah Brown Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) Foul on Zach Copeland.
(18:21) Foul on Isiah Brown.
(18:21) Isiah Brown Turnover.
(18:02) Matt Chastain missed Jumper.
(18:02) J.J. Rhymes Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Alessandro Lever missed Jumper.
(17:46) Jaycee Hillsman Defensive Rebound.
(17:38) Ricky Torres Turnover.
(17:13) Foul on Ricky Torres.
(17:10) Alessandro Lever missed Layup.
(17:10) Abdou Ndiaye Block.
(17:09) Ricky Torres Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:05) Matt Chastain made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Copeland.
22
(16:42) J.J. Rhymes Turnover.
(16:41) Abdou Ndiaye Steal.
(16:36) Foul on J.J. Rhymes.
+3 (16:33) Antonio Reeves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Chastain.
25
(16:17) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Turnover.
(16:02) Jaycee Hillsman missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:02) Isiah Brown Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:36) Alessandro Lever made Jumper. Assisted by Isiah Brown.
45
(15:17) Dedric Boyd missed Jumper.
(15:17) Isiah Brown Defensive Rebound.
(15:05) Alessandro Lever missed Layup.
(15:05) Grand Canyon Offensive Rebound.
(15:04) Official TV Timeout
(14:53) Foul on Antonio Reeves.
(14:52) J.J. Rhymes Turnover.
(14:51) Abdou Ndiaye Steal.
(14:48) Dedric Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:48) Bryce Okpoh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:27) Isiah Brown made Layup.
65
(14:07) Keith Fisher III Turnover.
+2 (13:40) Alessandro Lever made Jumper.
85
+2 (13:25) Abdou Ndiaye made Dunk. Assisted by Dedric Boyd.
87
+3 (13:04) Jovan Blacksher Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
117
(12:45) Zach Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:45) Bryce Okpoh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:31) Jovan Blacksher Jr. made Jumper.
137
(12:09) Ricky Torres missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:09) Bryce Okpoh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:51) Jovan Blacksher Jr. made Layup.
157
(11:35) Zach Copeland missed Jumper.
(11:35) Bryce Okpoh Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:16) Isiah Brown made Three Point Jumper.
187
(11:13) Illinois State Timeout
(11:13) Official TV Timeout
(10:57) Zach Copeland Turnover.
(10:56) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Steal.
(10:56) Foul on Keith Fisher III.
(10:27) Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:27) Keith Fisher III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Zach Copeland made Layup.
189
(10:19) Foul on Bryce Okpoh.
(10:19) Grand Canyon Timeout
(10:19) Zach Copeland missed Free Throw.
(10:19) Carlos Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Alessandro Lever Turnover.
(9:48) Zach Copeland missed Layup.
(9:48) Carlos Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Carlos Johnson Turnover.
+3 (9:35) Ricky Torres made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matt Chastain.
1812
(9:08) Isiah Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:08) Matt Chastain Defensive Rebound.
(9:00) Jaycee Hillsman missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:00) Carlos Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(8:38) Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:38) Grand Canyon Offensive Rebound.
(8:26) Lorenzo Jenkins missed Jumper.
(8:26) Jaycee Hillsman Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Rey Idowu missed Jumper.
(8:15) Carlos Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(7:45) Lorenzo Jenkins Turnover.
(7:44) Dedric Boyd Steal.
+3 (7:39) Dedric Boyd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaycee Hillsman.
1815
(7:14) Lorenzo Jenkins missed Layup.
(7:14) Louis Bangai Offensive Rebound.
(7:12) Louis Bangai missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(7:12) Matt Chastain Block.
(7:12) Grand Canyon Offensive Rebound.
(7:12) Official TV Timeout
(6:59) Alessandro Lever missed Layup.
(6:59) Jaycee Hillsman Block.
(6:57) J.J. Rhymes Offensive Rebound.
(6:55) J.J. Rhymes missed Jumper.
(6:55) Abdou Ndiaye Block.
(6:53) Dedric Boyd Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:51) Dedric Boyd made Layup.
1817
(6:34) J.J. Rhymes Turnover.
(6:29) Dedric Boyd missed Jumper.
(6:29) Carlos Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(6:09) Alessandro Lever missed Layup.
(6:09) Abdou Ndiaye Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Abdou Ndiaye missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:54) J.J. Rhymes Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:32) Alessandro Lever made Layup.
2017
(5:19) Dedric Boyd missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:19) Antonio Reeves Offensive Rebound.
(5:14) Antonio Reeves Turnover.
(5:00) Foul on Antonio Reeves.
+1 (5:00) J.J. Rhymes made Free Throw.
2117
(5:00) J.J. Rhymes missed Free Throw.
(5:00) Zach Copeland Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Ricky Torres Turnover.
(4:35) Isiah Brown Steal.
(4:30) Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Layup.
(4:30) Ricky Torres Block.
(4:29) Bryce Okpoh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:11) J.J. Rhymes made Layup.
2317
(4:11) Foul on Rey Idowu.
+1 (4:11) J.J. Rhymes made Free Throw.
2417
(3:56) Foul on Bryce Okpoh.
(3:56) Official TV Timeout
(3:52) Zach Copeland missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:52) Zach Copeland Offensive Rebound.
(3:40) Ricky Torres Turnover.
(3:40) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Steal.
(3:19) Alessandro Lever missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:19) DJ Horne Defensive Rebound.
(3:07) DJ Horne missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:07) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:05) Foul on Keith Fisher III.
+1 (3:05) J.J. Rhymes made Free Throw.
2517
+1 (3:05) J.J. Rhymes made Free Throw.
2617
+3 (2:52) Zach Copeland made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DJ Horne.
2620
(2:45) Isiah Brown Turnover.
(2:44) DJ Horne Steal.
+3 (2:37) DJ Horne made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Copeland.
2623
(2:05) Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Layup.
(2:05) Ricky Torres Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:58) Rey Idowu made Layup. Assisted by Ricky Torres.
2625
+3 (1:39) Isiah Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jovan Blacksher Jr..
2925
+2 (1:14) Rey Idowu made Layup.
2927
(0:41) Grand Canyon Turnover.
+3 (0:20) Zach Copeland made Three Point Jumper.
2930
(0:03) Foul on Abdou Ndiaye.
+1 (0:03) Alessandro Lever made Free Throw.
3030
+1 (0:03) Alessandro Lever made Free Throw.
3130
(0:01) Ricky Torres missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Illinois State Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

GCU

ILST

68Points63

24-60(40%)Field Goal(%)26-61(42.6%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)

12-14(85.7%)Free Throw(%)1-2(50%)

39(12)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)

9Assists14

5Steals4

1Blocks6

14Turnovers11

11(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

11Largest Lead1

Game Details

Monday, November 25, 2019 · 12:00 PM

Redbird Arena · Normal, IL

capacity: 10,200

spread: ILST -3.5

over/under: 136