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Recap - Grand Canyon Defeats UMKC 71-66
Grand Canyon got 18 points from Alessandro Lever as they ran past UMKC 71-66 on Thursday at Grand Canyon University Arena.
Grand Canyon earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -5.5-point spread.
Jovan Blacksher Jr. had 17 points for Grand Canyon and Carlos Johnson chipped in with 16 points. Jovan Blacksher Jr. had 5 assists for them, while Jovan Blacksher Jr. was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
UMKC got 13 points from Rob Whitfield in a losing cause and another 12 points from Jordan Giles. Jahshire Hardnett contributed 6 assists for them, while Josiah Allick had 7 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed UMKC were victorious, as the score was 32-27 at the break.
Grand Canyon won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-30.
Next game, Grand Canyon takes its act home to face Chicago State looking for another win. For UMKC, they head on the road to face Cal State-Bakersfield.