Grand Canyon Lopes vs. Wyoming Cowboys

FINAL

Dec 20, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	T
GCU	45	37	82
WYO	26	44	70

Game Recap

Williams scores 20 off the bench, Grand Canyon beats Wyoming 82-70. Makaih Williams' 20 points off of the bench helped lead Grand Canyon to an 82-70 victory against Wyoming in a Mountain West Conference opener on Saturday.

Player Stats

GRAND CANYON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
31Nana Owusu-Anane	31	5-8	2-3	3-4	6	3	2	0	1	2	15
17Efe Demirel	22	1-3	0-0	4-5	3	0	1	1	2	3	6
5Brian Moore Jr.	14	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	3	5
11Caleb Shaw	29	3-7	2-6	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	3	8
10Jaden Henley	29	6-9	2-3	4-7	4	2	1	0	4	2	18
22Kaleb Smith	9	0-1	0-1	3-4	0	0	0	0	1	1	3
32Wilhelm Breidenbach	18	0-1	0-1	2-2	7	1	1	0	1	4	2
2Makaih Williams	29	6-9	1-3	7-9	3	1	2	0	1	2	20
8Dusty Stromer	19	2-3	0-1	1-2	1	0	1	0	1	2	5



TOTAL	-	25-4456.8%	7-1838.9%	25-3571.4%	29	8	9	1	15	22	82

WYOMING	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Kiani Saxon	13	2-3	1-2	1-2	3	0	2	1	1	2	6
7Matija Belic	24	2-7	0-3	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	5	5
2Nasir Meyer	31	3-10	0-4	6-7	6	0	2	0	3	3	12
3Khaden Bennett	22	2-7	0-2	3-3	3	3	1	0	0	2	7
5Leland Walker	34	4-10	2-6	3-4	1	4	2	0	3	3	13
35Simm-Marten Saadi	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11Gavin Gores	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2
10Abou Magassa	13	3-5	0-0	3-6	5	1	2	0	1	5	9
0Uriyah Rojas	13	2-3	0-1	4-4	2	1	1	0	1	0	8
1Damarion Dennis	17	2-5	0-2	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	6
13Adam Harakow	16	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	1	1	1	1	0	2
9Jared Harris	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5937.3%	3-2611.5%	23-3076.7%	28	11	12	3	12	26	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfGCUWYO

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Grand Canyon.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Wyoming.
+2 (19:37) Efe Demirel makes 4-foot hook shot (Jaden Henley assists).
20
+3 (19:16) Kiani Saxon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leland Walker assists).
23
(18:39) Jaden Henley bad pass turnover.
(18:39) Kiani Saxon Steal.
(18:27) Matija Belic misses driving layup.
(18:24) Nana Owusu-Anane Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:16) Brian Moore Jr. makes 17-foot pullup jump shot.
43
(17:54) Leland Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:51) Brian Moore Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Caleb Shaw misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) Khaden Bennett Defensive Rebound.
(17:33) Foul on Brian Moore Jr..
(17:23) Khaden Bennett misses 11-foot jumper.
(17:16) Nana Owusu-Anane Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) Foul on Khaden Bennett.
(17:16) Jaden Henley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:16) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:15) Jaden Henley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:14) Khaden Bennett Defensive Rebound.
(17:02) Foul on Brian Moore Jr..
(16:55) Leland Walker bad pass turnover.
(16:55) Efe Demirel Steal.
(16:54) Foul on Matija Belic.
+2 (16:37) Jaden Henley makes layup.
63
(16:22) Nasir Meyer bad pass turnover.
(16:22) Makaih Williams Steal.
+2 (16:18) Makaih Williams makes 3-foot dunk.
83
(15:49) Uriyah Rojas bad pass turnover.
(15:35) Jaden Henley misses driving layup.
(15:35) Gavin Gores Block.
(15:32) Nana Owusu-Anane Offensive Rebound.
(15:32) Nana Owusu-Anane bad pass turnover.
(15:32) Adam Harakow Steal.
(15:21) Nasir Meyer bad pass turnover.
(15:21) Jaden Henley Steal.
+2 (15:06) Makaih Williams makes driving layup.
103
(14:53) Gavin Gores misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:50) Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:42) Nana Owusu-Anane makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaden Henley assists).
133
(14:30) Adam Harakow bad pass turnover.
(14:30) Dusty Stromer Steal.
+3 (14:15) Nana Owusu-Anane makes 22-foot three point jumper (Makaih Williams assists).
163
(13:56) Damarion Dennis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:55) Grand Canyon Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:55) Foul on Simm-Marten Saadi.
(13:36) Foul on Khaden Bennett.
+2 (13:21) Dusty Stromer makes driving layup.
183
(13:09) Foul on Dusty Stromer.
+2 (13:05) Leland Walker makes layup.
185
(12:47) Foul on Damarion Dennis.
+1 (12:47) Nana Owusu-Anane makes free throw 1 of 2.
195
+1 (12:47) Nana Owusu-Anane makes free throw 2 of 2.
205
+2 (12:29) Damarion Dennis makes layup (Leland Walker assists).
207
+2 (11:57) Dusty Stromer makes driving layup.
227
(11:40) Kiani Saxon bad pass turnover.
(11:40) Makaih Williams Steal.
(11:35) Caleb Shaw misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:33) Makaih Williams Offensive Rebound.
(11:33) Foul on Nasir Meyer.
+1 (11:33) Makaih Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
237
+1 (11:33) Makaih Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
247
(11:25) Foul on Efe Demirel.
+1 (11:25) Leland Walker makes free throw 1 of 2.
248
(11:25) Leland Walker misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:24) Kiani Saxon Offensive Rebound.
(11:13) Leland Walker bad pass turnover.
(11:13) Caleb Shaw Steal.
(10:50) Kaleb Smith traveling turnover.
(10:38) Matija Belic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(10:35) Jared Harris Offensive Rebound.
(10:17) Leland Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:13) Nana Owusu-Anane Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:57) Jaden Henley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nana Owusu-Anane assists).
278
+2 (9:38) Damarion Dennis makes 16-foot pullup jump shot.
2710
+2 (9:12) Nana Owusu-Anane makes layup (Brian Moore Jr. assists).
2910
(8:46) Leland Walker misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:43) Damarion Dennis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:33) Kiani Saxon makes layup (Leland Walker assists).
2912
(8:10) Efe Demirel misses layup.
(8:10) Kiani Saxon Block.
(8:05) Kiani Saxon Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) Damarion Dennis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:00) Caleb Shaw Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Caleb Shaw misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:49) Jared Harris Defensive Rebound.
(7:40) Jared Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:38) Grand Canyon Defensive Rebound.
(7:21) Brian Moore Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:21) Damarion Dennis Steal.
(7:20) Foul on Wilhelm Breidenbach.
+1 (7:20) Damarion Dennis makes free throw 1 of 2.
2913
+1 (7:20) Damarion Dennis makes free throw 2 of 2.
2914
(6:57) Foul on Abou Magassa.
+1 (6:57) Brian Moore Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3014
(6:57) Brian Moore Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:55) Nasir Meyer Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on Brian Moore Jr..
+2 (6:22) Uriyah Rojas makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
3016
(6:03) Foul on Leland Walker.
+1 (6:03) Kaleb Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
3116
+1 (6:03) Kaleb Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
3216
(5:49) Nasir Meyer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:44) Wilhelm Breidenbach Defensive Rebound.
(5:36) Makaih Williams misses driving layup.
(5:36) Adam Harakow Block.
(5:32) Adam Harakow Defensive Rebound.
(5:30) Uriyah Rojas misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:26) Wilhelm Breidenbach Defensive Rebound.
(5:03) Wilhelm Breidenbach misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:00) Wyoming Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Wyoming Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Wyoming charged with a timeout.
+2 (4:47) Abou Magassa makes layup (Adam Harakow assists).
3218
+3 (4:28) Makaih Williams makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
3518
(4:04) Adam Harakow misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:59) Efe Demirel Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Foul on Abou Magassa.
+1 (3:50) Efe Demirel makes free throw 1 of 2.
3618
+1 (3:50) Efe Demirel makes free throw 2 of 2.
3718
(3:34) Foul on Jaden Henley.
+1 (3:34) Nasir Meyer makes free throw 1 of 2.
3719
+1 (3:34) Nasir Meyer makes free throw 2 of 2.
3720
(3:33) Dusty Stromer traveling turnover.
(3:31) Foul on Makaih Williams.
+1 (3:31) Leland Walker makes free throw 1 of 2.
3721
+1 (3:31) Leland Walker makes free throw 2 of 2.
3722
(3:31) team 5 sec inbound turnover.
(3:24) Nasir Meyer misses layup.
(3:21) Efe Demirel Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:08) Nana Owusu-Anane makes 2-foot dunk.
3922
(2:49) Matija Belic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:46) Nasir Meyer Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:45) Nasir Meyer makes layup.
3924
(2:18) Jaden Henley bad pass turnover.
(2:07) Nasir Meyer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) Jaden Henley Defensive Rebound.
(1:47) Nana Owusu-Anane misses driving layup.
(1:44) Matija Belic Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Matija Belic bad pass turnover.
(1:43) Wilhelm Breidenbach Steal.
+2 (1:39) Caleb Shaw makes layup (Wilhelm Breidenbach assists).
4124
+2 (1:21) Leland Walker makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
4126
(0:58) Nana Owusu-Anane misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:54) Damarion Dennis Defensive Rebound.
(0:43) Gavin Gores misses alley oop dunk.
(0:39) Wilhelm Breidenbach Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:35) Jaden Henley makes driving layup.
4326
(0:05) Matija Belic misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:03) Wilhelm Breidenbach Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Foul on Gavin Gores.
+1 (0:03) Wilhelm Breidenbach makes free throw 1 of 2.
4426
+1 (0:03) Wilhelm Breidenbach makes free throw 2 of 2.
4526

2nd half

Team Stats

GCU

WYO

82Points70

25-44(56.8%)Field Goal(%)22-59(37.3%)

7-18(38.9%)3-Point(%)3-26(11.5%)

25-35(71.4%)Free Throw(%)23-30(76.7%)

32(4)Rebounds(Offensive)29(11)

8Assists11

9Steals12

1Blocks3

16Turnovers12

22(0)Fouls(Technical)26(0)

22Largest Lead1

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 4:00 PM

Arena Auditorium · Laramie, WY

attendance: 3,853 (33.2%)

spread: WYO -2.5

over/under: 147.5