Grand Canyon (61) vs Alabama (72) · Mar 24, 2024

FINAL

Mar 24, 2024

Game Recap

Alabama gets big game from Mark Sears, beats Grand Canyon 72-61 in March Madness. Mark Sears carried Alabama long enough for the Crimson Tide to get an unexpected contribution and reach the Sweet 16.

Box Score

	1	2	T
GCU	30	31	61
ALA	38	34	72

GRAND CANYON	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Duke Brennan	3-4	0-0	2-5	8	0	2	0	1	2	8
30Gabe McGlothan	2-8	0-2	4-5	6	0	2	0	1	4	8
0Ray Harrison	1-9	0-7	4-6	3	2	0	0	2	4	6
8Collin Moore	2-6	0-1	4-5	3	1	2	0	2	3	8
7Tyon Grant-Foster	9-22	2-7	9-16	8	0	2	3	5	3	29
5Lok Wur	1-5	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	3	0	5	2
22Josh Baker	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jovan Blacksher Jr.	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	2	2	0	0


TOTAL	18-5632.1%	2-2010%	23-3762.2%	36	5	10	8	13	21	61

ALABAMA	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Grant Nelson	0-4	0-1	3-4	1	0	1	2	1	4	3
1Mark Sears	8-18	5-11	5-6	12	6	3	0	4	2	26
12Latrell Wrightsell Jr.	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
3Rylan Griffen	4-8	2-6	3-4	1	1	2	1	1	4	13
55Aaron Estrada	4-14	0-4	0-0	10	6	4	0	3	2	8
11Mohamed Wague	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
10Mouhamed Dioubate	3-6	0-0	3-3	5	0	0	2	0	2	9
15Jarin Stevenson	1-3	0-2	0-1	4	0	0	0	0	5	2
23Nick Pringle	2-2	0-0	2-4	9	0	0	2	2	3	6
24Sam Walters	1-6	1-5	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	1	3
TOTAL	24-6536.9%	8-3125.8%	16-2272.7%	44	13	10	9	12	26	72

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfgcuala

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Grand Canyon
(19:44) Gabe McGlothan missed Jumper.
(19:44) Grant Nelson Block.
(19:44) Collin Moore Offensive Rebound.
(19:44) Collin Moore missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(19:44) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(19:39) Duke Brennan missed Layup.
(19:39) Alabama Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:24) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
03
(19:11) Collin Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:11) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(19:05) Ray Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:05) Aaron Estrada Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:44) Collin Moore Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Tyon Grant-Foster Turnover.
(18:14) Rylan Griffen Steal.
(18:04) Foul on Ray Harrison.
(17:59) Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:59) Ray Harrison Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:42) Duke Brennan made Jumper. Assisted by Ray Harrison.
23
+3 (17:31) Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Sears.
26
(17:14) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Layup.
(17:14) Duke Brennan Offensive Rebound.
(17:08) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:08) Aaron Estrada Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
(17:03) Tyon Grant-Foster Block.
(17:03) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Aaron Estrada missed Jumper.
(16:51) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(16:34) Foul on Grant Nelson.
(16:34) Duke Brennan missed Free Throw.
(16:34) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:34) Duke Brennan made Free Throw.
36
(16:19) Grant Nelson missed Layup.
(16:19) Gabe McGlothan Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Ray Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:05) Aaron Estrada Defensive Rebound.
(15:48) Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
(15:48) Duke Brennan Defensive Rebound.
(15:34) Ray Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:34) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
(15:25) Grant Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:25) Tyon Grant-Foster Defensive Rebound.
(15:15) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Jumper.
(15:15) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Grant Nelson missed Layup.
(15:07) Gabe McGlothan Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Foul on Latrell Wrightsell Jr..
(15:00) Official TV Timeout
(14:53) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Jumper.
(14:53) Sam Walters Block.
(14:53) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(14:44) Mark Sears missed Layup.
(14:44) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Block.
(14:44) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Turnover.
(14:34) Aaron Estrada Steal.
(14:26) Sam Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:26) Ray Harrison Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(14:11) Gabe McGlothan missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:11) Nick Pringle Defensive Rebound.
(13:53) Foul on Lok Wur.
+1 (13:53) Nick Pringle made Free Throw.
37
(13:53) Nick Pringle missed Free Throw.
(13:53) Ray Harrison Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
+2 (13:16) Tyon Grant-Foster made Jumper.
57
(12:50) Mark Sears Turnover.
(12:50) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Steal.
(12:40) Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:40) Grant Nelson Block.
(12:40) Grand Canyon Offensive Rebound.
(12:29) Gabe McGlothan missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:29) Sam Walters Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. missed Jumper.
(12:06) Lok Wur Block.
(12:06) Alabama Offensive Rebound.
(12:02) Sam Walters missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:02) Nick Pringle Offensive Rebound.
(11:58) Aaron Estrada missed Layup.
(11:58) Lok Wur Block.
(11:58) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:52) Tyon Grant-Foster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jovan Blacksher Jr..
87
(11:48) Technical Foul on Alabama.
(11:48) Foul on Alabama.
(11:48) Official TV Timeout
+1 (11:48) Ray Harrison made Free Throw.
97
(11:48) Ray Harrison missed Free Throw.
(11:48) Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:37) Aaron Estrada missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:37) Lok Wur Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Jovan Blacksher Jr. Turnover.
(11:07) Mark Sears Steal.
(11:00) Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:00) Nick Pringle Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:56) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
910
(10:24) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Layup.
(10:24) Aaron Estrada Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:18) Mark Sears made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
913
(10:14) Grand Canyon Timeout
(9:49) Ray Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:49) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:39) Rylan Griffen made Layup. Assisted by Mark Sears.
915
+2 (9:22) Ray Harrison made Layup. Assisted by Collin Moore.
1115
(9:07) Mark Sears missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:07) Lok Wur Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:58) Collin Moore made Layup.
1315
+2 (8:45) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Rylan Griffen.
1317
(8:22) Collin Moore missed Layup.
(8:22) Nick Pringle Block.
(8:22) Nick Pringle Defensive Rebound.
(8:10) Foul on Lok Wur.
(8:10) Grant Nelson Turnover.
(8:10) Foul on Grant Nelson.
(8:10) Official TV Timeout
(7:43) Foul on Mark Sears.
(7:43) Ray Harrison missed Free Throw.
(7:43) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:43) Ray Harrison made Free Throw.
1417
(7:23) Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
(7:23) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(7:20) Foul on Gabe McGlothan.
(7:12) Latrell Wrightsell Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:12) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(7:08) Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
(7:08) Mouhamed Dioubate Offensive Rebound.
(7:04) Mouhamed Dioubate missed Layup.
(7:04) Tyon Grant-Foster Block.
(7:04) Grand Canyon Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) Ray Harrison missed Jumper.
(6:47) Gabe McGlothan Offensive Rebound.
(6:36) Foul on Latrell Wrightsell Jr..
(6:36) Alabama Timeout
+1 (6:36) Gabe McGlothan made Free Throw.
1517
(6:36) Gabe McGlothan missed Free Throw.
(6:36) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:36) Gabe McGlothan made Free Throw.
1617
(6:20) Rylan Griffen missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:20) Mark Sears Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:15) Mark Sears made Layup.
1619
(5:48) Gabe McGlothan missed Jumper.
(5:48) Mark Sears Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:37) Aaron Estrada made Jumper.
1621
(5:10) Foul on Mouhamed Dioubate.
+1 (5:10) Gabe McGlothan made Free Throw.
1721
+1 (5:10) Gabe McGlothan made Free Throw.
1821
(5:00) Foul on Lok Wur.
+1 (5:00) Mark Sears made Free Throw.
1822
+1 (5:00) Mark Sears made Free Throw.
1823
(4:43) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Jumper.
(4:43) Grand Canyon Offensive Rebound.
(4:43) Mohamed Wague Block.
(4:40) Foul on Mohamed Wague.
(4:40) Technical Foul on Nick Pringle.
(4:40) Foul on Nick Pringle.
+1 (4:40) Ray Harrison made Free Throw.
1923
+1 (4:40) Duke Brennan made Free Throw.
2123
(4:40) Duke Brennan missed Free Throw.
+1 (4:40) Ray Harrison made Free Throw.
2023
(4:40) Grant Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(4:20) Foul on Tyon Grant-Foster.
(4:20) Rylan Griffen missed Free Throw.
(4:20) Alabama Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:20) Rylan Griffen made Free Throw.
2124
+2 (4:03) Tyon Grant-Foster made Jumper.
2324
+2 (3:55) Aaron Estrada made Layup.
2326
(3:35) Ray Harrison missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:35) Gabe McGlothan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:31) Gabe McGlothan made Jumper.
2526
+2 (3:12) Rylan Griffen made Jumper.
2528
+3 (2:53) Tyon Grant-Foster made Three Point Jumper.
2828
(2:27) Foul on Collin Moore.
(2:27) Official TV Timeout
+1 (2:27) Grant Nelson made Free Throw.
2829
(2:27) Grant Nelson missed Free Throw.
(2:27) Tyon Grant-Foster Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Collin Moore Turnover.
(2:14) Aaron Estrada Steal.
(1:59) Foul on Ray Harrison.
+1 (1:59) Rylan Griffen made Free Throw.
2830
+1 (1:59) Rylan Griffen made Free Throw.
2831
(1:38) Foul on Rylan Griffen.
(1:38) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Free Throw.
(1:38) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:38) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Free Throw.
(1:38) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:38) Tyon Grant-Foster missed Free Throw.
(1:38) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:33) Nick Pringle made Dunk. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
2833
(1:02) Gabe McGlothan missed Layup.
(1:02) Nick Pringle Block.
(1:02) Grand Canyon Offensive Rebound.
(0:58) Grand Canyon Turnover.
+3 (0:49) Rylan Griffen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Estrada.
2836
+2 (0:22) Tyon Grant-Foster made Layup.
3036
+2 (0:09) Aaron Estrada made Layup. Assisted by Mark Sears.
3038
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

GCU

ALA

61Points72

18-56(32.1%)Field Goal(%)24-65(36.9%)

2-20(10%)3-Point(%)8-31(25.8%)

23-37(62.2%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

41(15)Rebounds(Offensive)50(20)

5Assists13

10Steals10

8Blocks9

14Turnovers13

21(0)Fouls(Technical)26(2)

3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Sunday, March 24, 2024 · 7:10 PM

Coleman Coliseum · Tuscaloosa, AL

capacity: 14,474

tv: TBS

spread: ALA -5.5

over/under: 172.5