Grand Canyon needed Chance McMillian's career-most 24 points to put away Stephen F. Austin in a critical WAC basketball game.
And, without Jovan Blacksher Jr., out since a month ago and for the rest of the way, McMillian needs to have more nights like Saturday for Grand Canyon University to keep its hopes alive to finish among the top four in the Western Athletic Conference.
Here are three takeaways on a night when coach Bryce Drew said he saw some of his players grow up quite a bit as they start the second half of WAC play with a win to improve to 15-8, 6-4 with SFA falling to 15-9 and 7-4 in the conference.McMillian from the beginning of the season when he was coming off the bench to now is dramatically different for the better. He made 9 of 11 shots and had four assists and a steal.
"He's locked in. His confidence, experience, improvement. He's getting better at his game and I'm so happy for him."Ray Harrison led the Lopes with 28 points, none bigger than the step-back banked 3-pointer as the shot clock was about to expire that gave GCU a 76-68 lead with 2:03 left. He made 7 of 12 shots, 3 of 5 3s, and 11 of 13 free throws.
But, in the end, the Lopes kept the Jackrabbits from any easy baskets. Gabe McGlothan had 12 rebounds to lead the Lopes on the glass. Guard Kobe Knox blocked two shots. And big man Yvan Ouedraoga kept SFA from getting second-chance points.
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