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FINAL
Mar 10, 2023

Game Recap

Grand Canyon beats Sam Houston 78-75 in WAC semifinal. Noah Baumann drilled a 3-pointer with 51 seconds remaining to lift Grand Canyon past top-seeded Sam Houston 78-75 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Friday night.

Box Score

12T
GCU364278
SHSU423375
Grand Canyon Lopes logoGRAND CANYONFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Yvan Ouedraogo0-10-00-02001020
30Gabe McGlothan3-90-43-56112239
3Kobe Knox6-66-63-310002521
0Ray Harrison3-70-21-23620157
2Chance McMillian6-125-90-015101117
13Aidan Igiehon0-00-00-00000010
20Noah Baumann5-84-73-540011217
22Josh Baker0-00-00-01000010
55Walter Ellis2-31-22-24500247
TOTAL25-4654.3%16-3053.3%12-1770.6%22174492478
Sam Houston Bearkats logoSAM HOUSTONFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Cameron Huefner2-101-53-63010118
1Kaosi Ezeagu4-40-03-650010211
2Qua Grant7-172-88-948103224
24Donte Powers5-101-30-030100111
11Javion May3-41-10-01100047
40Kian Scroggins2-20-01-10100025
4Anthony Wrzeszcz0-00-01-22010001
3Lamar Wilkerson0-30-12-24200002
10Damon Nicholas Jr.2-40-12-23000026
TOTAL25-5446.3%5-1926.3%20-2871.4%25124141475

Play-by-Play

1st halfgcushsu
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:44) Cameron Huefner missed Layup.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (19:44) Gabe McGlothan Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:44) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:32) Qua Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:27) Cameron Huefner Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (19:23) Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (19:19) Rayshon Harrison Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (18:49) Chance McMillian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayshon Harrison.
    30
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (18:23) Donte Powers made Jumper.
    32
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (18:05) Gabe McGlothan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (18:02) Qua Grant Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:53) Qua Grant Turnover.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (17:53) Gabe McGlothan Steal.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (17:47) Kobe Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance McMillian.
    62
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (17:18) Cameron Huefner Turnover.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (17:18) Rayshon Harrison Steal.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (16:50) Chance McMillian made Three Point Jumper.
    92
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (16:18) Donte Powers made Jumper.
    94
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (15:52) Foul on Gabe McGlothan.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (15:52) Gabe McGlothan Turnover.
  • (15:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:35) Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (15:33) Yvan Ouedraogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (15:23) Noah Baumann Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (15:08) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (15:06) Noah Baumann Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (14:56) Kobe Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayshon Harrison.
    124
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (14:30) Kaosi Ezeagu made Jumper.
    126
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (14:17) Chance McMillian missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (14:13) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:47) Donte Powers missed Jumper.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (13:45) Rayshon Harrison Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (13:25) Noah Baumann missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (13:22) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (13:15) Qua Grant made Layup.
    128
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (12:54) Kobe Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Ellis.
    158
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (12:38) Qua Grant made Three Point Jumper.
    1511
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (12:16) Kobe Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rayshon Harrison.
    1811
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (11:58) Kian Scroggins made Dunk. Assisted by Qua Grant.
    1813
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (11:58) Foul on Rayshon Harrison.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (11:57) Kian Scroggins made Free Throw.
    1814
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (11:31) Chance McMillian Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:31) Anthony Wrzeszcz Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (11:12) Damon Nicholas Jr. missed Layup.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (11:08) Gabe McGlothan Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (11:01) Noah Baumann made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance McMillian.
    2114
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (10:33) Qua Grant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kian Scroggins.
    2117
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (10:06) Foul on Walter Ellis.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (10:06) Walter Ellis Turnover.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (9:58) Foul on Rayshon Harrison.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (9:58) Anthony Wrzeszcz made Free Throw.
    2118
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:58) Anthony Wrzeszcz missed Free Throw.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (9:53) Yvan Ouedraogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +2 (9:42) Gabe McGlothan made Layup. Assisted by Walter Ellis.
    2318
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:42) Foul on Kian Scroggins.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (9:42) Gabe McGlothan missed Free Throw.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (9:40) Anthony Wrzeszcz Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (9:27) Cameron Huefner made Layup.
    2320
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (8:54) Foul on Rayshon Harrison.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (8:54) Rayshon Harrison Turnover.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (8:40) Foul on Gabe McGlothan.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (8:26) Kian Scroggins made Dunk. Assisted by Qua Grant.
    2322
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (8:01) Foul on Cameron Huefner.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (7:53) Chance McMillian missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:48) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:33) Qua Grant missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (7:28) Josh Baker Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:16) Foul on Qua Grant.
  • (7:16) Official TV Timeout
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +1 (7:16) Noah Baumann made Free Throw.
    2422
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (7:16) Noah Baumann missed Free Throw.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (7:16) Grand Canyon Offensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (7:16) Noah Baumann missed Free Throw.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (7:15) Kaosi Ezeagu Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:56) Donte Powers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:52) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (6:52) Foul on Josh Baker.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (6:52) Qua Grant made Free Throw.
    2423
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (6:52) Qua Grant made Free Throw.
    2424
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (6:27) Foul on Javion May.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +1 (6:27) Kobe Knox made Free Throw.
    2524
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +1 (6:27) Kobe Knox made Free Throw.
    2624
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +1 (6:27) Kobe Knox made Free Throw.
    2724
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (6:01) Javion May made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamar Wilkerson.
    2727
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (5:32) Kobe Knox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chance McMillian.
    3027
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:03) Donte Powers missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (5:02) Kaosi Ezeagu Offensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (5:02) Foul on Chance McMillian.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (5:02) Kaosi Ezeagu made Free Throw.
    3028
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (5:02) Kaosi Ezeagu made Free Throw.
    3029
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (4:30) Noah Baumann made Three Point Jumper.
    3329
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:14) Cameron Huefner missed Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (4:13) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • (3:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:56) Donte Powers missed Jumper.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (3:52) Walter Ellis Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (3:46) Walter Ellis Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:46) Qua Grant Steal.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (3:44) Foul on Walter Ellis.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (3:44) Qua Grant made Free Throw.
    3330
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (3:44) Qua Grant made Free Throw.
    3331
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (3:27) Yvan Ouedraogo missed Layup.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:27) Kaosi Ezeagu Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:22) Donte Powers Defensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (3:15) Foul on Yvan Ouedraogo.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:15) Kaosi Ezeagu missed Free Throw.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (3:15) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (3:15) Kaosi Ezeagu made Free Throw.
    3332
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (2:46) Kobe Knox Turnover.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:46) Donte Powers Steal.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:23) Qua Grant missed Layup.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (2:23) Yvan Ouedraogo Block.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (2:23) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (2:19) Foul on Yvan Ouedraogo.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (2:19) Cameron Huefner made Free Throw.
    3333
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +1 (2:19) Cameron Huefner made Free Throw.
    3334
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (1:57) Noah Baumann missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:52) Donte Powers Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (1:40) Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Qua Grant.
    3337
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (1:30) Grand Canyon Timeout
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:12) Foul on Donte Powers.
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    (1:09) Noah Baumann missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (1:01) Qua Grant Defensive Rebound.
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +2 (1:00) Qua Grant made Layup.
    3339
  • Grand Canyon Lopes logo
    +3 (0:40) Chance McMillian made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Walter Ellis.
    3639
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    (0:25) Sam Houston Timeout
  • Sam Houston Bearkats logo
    +3 (0:10) Donte Powers made Three Point Jumper.
    3642
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points75
25-46(54.3%)Field Goal(%)25-54(46.3%)
16-30(53.3%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)
12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)20-28(71.4%)
23(2)Rebounds(Offensive)29(10)
17Assists12
4Steals4
4Blocks1
9Turnovers4
24(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
8Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, March 10, 2023 · 9:00 PM
Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV
capacity: 9,500
spread: SHSU -2.5
over/under: 126.5