FINAL SCORE
	Grand Canyon 22-11, 9-5 WAC	58
	NM State 28-5, 12-2 WAC	72
2018 WAC Basketball Tournament

March 10, 2018 • Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)

FINAL STATISTICS

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics

Grand Canyon vs NM State

3/10/2018 7:00 PM PT at Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)

Officials: Eric Curry, Winston Stith, Larry Spaulding
Technical Fouls: Grand Canyon- BENSON,CASEY; NM State- LOFTON,ZACH;
Attendance: 3065

2018 WAC Tournament Championship
#1 NM State vs. #3 Grand Canyon
Winner receives automatic bid to NCAA

Score by periods	1st	2nd	Total
Grand Canyon	22	36	58
NM State	33	39	72

Last FG - GCU 2nd-00:32, NMSU 2nd-00:39.
Largest lead - Grand Canyon by 4 1st-06:32; NM State by 17 2nd-00:39
GCU led for 11:22. NMSU led for 25:07. Game was tied for 3:31.

	In	Off	2nd	Fast
Points	Paint	Off T/O	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Bench
GCU	26	2	7	0	2
NMSU	30	22	11	4	7

Score tied - 3 times; Lead changed - 8 times

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- First Half Statistics

Grand Canyon vs NM State

3/10/2018 7:00 PM PT at Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)

Officials: Eric Curry, Winston Stith, Larry Spaulding
Technical Fouls: Grand Canyon- None. NM State- None.
2018 WAC Tournament Championship
#1 NM State vs. #3 Grand Canyon
Winner receives automatic bid to NCAA

Score by periods	1st	2nd	Total
Grand Canyon	22	36	58
NM State	33	39	72

Last FG - GCU 1st-01:17, NMSU 1st-00:03.
GCU led for 11:22. NMSU led for 5:07. Game was tied for 3:31.

	In	Off	2nd	Fast
Points	Paint	Off T/O	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Bench
GCU	12	2	2	0	0
NMSU	16	11	6	2	4

Score tied - 3 times
Lead changed - 8 times

Grand Canyon vs NM State
3/10/2018; 7:00 PM PT at Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)
Period 1 Play-By-Play

Period 1-only	In Paint	Off T/O	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Bench
GCU	12	2	2	0	0		Score tied - 2 times
NMSU	16	11	6	2	4		Lead changed - 8 times

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Second Half Statistics

Grand Canyon vs NM State

3/10/2018 7:00 PM PT at Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)

Officials: Eric Curry, Winston Stith, Larry Spaulding
Technical Fouls: Grand Canyon- BENSON,CASEY; NM State- LOFTON,ZACH;
2018 WAC Tournament Championship
#1 NM State vs. #3 Grand Canyon
Winner receives automatic bid to NCAA

Score by periods	1st	2nd	Total
Grand Canyon	22	36	58
NM State	33	39	72

Last FG - GCU 2nd-00:32, NMSU 2nd-00:39.
GCU led for 0:00. NMSU led for 20:00. Game was tied for 0:00.

	In	Off	2nd	Fast
Points	Paint	Off T/O	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Bench
GCU	14	0	5	0	2
NMSU	14	11	5	2	3

Score tied - 0 times
Lead changed - 0 times

Grand Canyon vs NM State
3/10/2018; 7:00 PM PT at Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)
Period 2 Play-By-Play

VISITORS: Grand Canyon	Time	Score	Margin	HOME: NM State
	19:52			FOUL by JONES,JEMERRIO
MISSED 3PTR by BRAUN,JOSHUA	19:49
REBOUND (OFF) by VERNON,KEONTA	19:49
TURNOVER by VERNON,KEONTA	19:37
	19:36			STEAL by LOFTON,ZACH
	19:13	36-22	H 14	GOOD! 3PTR by WILKINS,JOHNATHON
	19:13			ASSIST by LOFTON,ZACH
	18:59			FOUL by LOFTON,ZACH
	18:49			FOUL by WILKINS,JOHNATHON
	18:48			FOUL by HARRIS,AJ
GOOD! FT by BRAUN,JOSHUA	18:48	36-23	H 13
GOOD! FT by BRAUN,JOSHUA	18:48	36-24	H 12
	18:32			MISSED JUMPER by N'DIR,SIDY
REBOUND (DEF) by VERNON,KEONTA	18:32
GOOD! DUNK by VERNON,KEONTA [PNT]	18:13	36-26	H 10
	18:00			TURNOVER by WILKINS,JOHNATHON
STEAL by BENSON,CASEY	17:59
MISSED LAYUP by BENSON,CASEY	17:48
	17:48			BLOCK by WILKINS,JOHNATHON
	17:47			REBOUND (DEF) by WILKINS,JOHNATHON
	17:39			MISSED 3PTR by N'DIR,SIDY
REBOUND (DEF) by FRAYER,OSCAR	17:39
GOOD! JUMPER by FRAYER,OSCAR	17:21	36-28	H 8
ASSIST by VERNON,KEONTA	17:21
FOUL by BRAUN,JOSHUA	17:04
	16:54			MISSED JUMPER by LOFTON,ZACH
REBOUND (DEF) by BENSON,CASEY	16:54
MISSED 3PTR by BENSON,CASEY	16:40
REBOUND (OFF) by VERNON,KEONTA	16:40
GOOD! LAYUP by VERNON,KEONTA [PNT]	16:38	36-30	H 6
	16:33			TIMEOUT 30SEC
	16:21	39-30	H 9	GOOD! 3PTR by HARRIS,AJ
GOOD! DUNK by VERNON,KEONTA [PNT]	16:04	39-32	H 7
ASSIST by MARTIN,GERARD	16:04
FOUL by MARTIN,GERARD	15:57
	15:57			TIMEOUT MEDIA
	15:57	40-32	H 8	GOOD! FT by HARRIS,AJ
	15:57	41-32	H 9	GOOD! FT by HARRIS,AJ
GOOD! JUMPER by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	15:39	41-34	H 7
	15:23			TURNOVER by N'DIR,SIDY
MISSED JUMPER by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	15:05
	15:04			BLOCK by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
	15:04			REBOUND (DEF) by LOFTON,ZACH
FOUL by BENSON,CASEY	15:04
FOUL by FRAYER,OSCAR	14:38
	14:37			MISSED FT by LOFTON,ZACH
	14:37	42-34	H 8	GOOD! FT by LOFTON,ZACH
	14:37	43-34	H 9	GOOD! FT by LOFTON,ZACH
REBOUND (DEF) by MARTIN,GERARD	14:36
TURNOVER by MARTIN,GERARD	14:36
	14:24			MISSED 3PTR by JONES,KEYON
REBOUND (DEF) by FRAYER,OSCAR	14:24
	14:02			FOUL by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
TURNOVER by FRAYER,OSCAR	14:01
	14:00			STEAL by HARRIS,AJ
	13:59	45-34	H 11	GOOD! LAYUP by HARRIS,AJ [FB/PNT]
GOOD! 3PTR by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	13:31	45-37	H 8
ASSIST by VERNON,KEONTA	13:31
	13:21			TURNOVER by HARRIS,AJ
STEAL by VERNON,KEONTA	13:20
TURNOVER by MARTIN,GERARD	13:15
	13:13			STEAL by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
FOUL by VERNON,KEONTA	13:10
	13:09	46-37	H 9	GOOD! FT by N'DIR,SIDY
	13:09	47-37	H 10	GOOD! FT by N'DIR,SIDY
GOOD! 3PTR by BENSON,CASEY	12:54	47-40	H 7
ASSIST by VERNON,KEONTA	12:54
	12:14			MISSED 3PTR by LOFTON,ZACH
	12:14			REBOUND (OFF) by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
FOUL by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	12:12
	12:12	48-40	H 8	GOOD! FT by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
	12:12			MISSED FT by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
REBOUND (DEF) by VERNON,KEONTA	12:11
MISSED 3PTR by BENSON,CASEY	11:46
	11:46			REBOUND (DEF) by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
	11:21	50-40	H 10	GOOD! LAYUP by WILKINS,JOHNATHON [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by JACKSON,MATT [PNT]	10:57	50-42	H 8
ASSIST by BENSON,CASEY	10:57
	10:35			MISSED 3PTR by JONES,KEYON
REBOUND (DEF) by BENSON,CASEY	10:35
MISSED JUMPER by BENSON,CASEY	10:25
REBOUND (OFF) by TEAM	10:25
TIMEOUT MEDIA	10:23
	10:10			FOUL by BUCHANAN,SHUNN
GOOD! 3PTR by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	09:57	50-45	H 5
	09:34			MISSED 3PTR by LOFTON,ZACH
REBOUND (DEF) by BENSON,CASEY	09:34
GOOD! JUMPER by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	09:14	50-47	H 3
	08:53	52-47	H 5	GOOD! LAYUP by LOFTON,ZACH [PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by MARTIN,GERARD	08:27
	08:27			REBOUND (DEF) by JONES,JEMERRIO
	08:04			MISSED 3PTR by HARRIS,AJ
	08:04			REBOUND (OFF) by HARRIS,AJ
FOUL by FRAYER,OSCAR	07:56
	07:56			TIMEOUT media
	07:56	53-47	H 6	GOOD! FT by LOFTON,ZACH
	07:56	54-47	H 7	GOOD! FT by LOFTON,ZACH
MISSED JUMPER by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	07:28
	07:28			REBOUND (DEF) by JONES,JEMERRIO
	07:01	56-47	H 9	GOOD! LAYUP by JONES,JEMERRIO [PNT]
	06:45			FOUL by HARRIS,AJ
GOOD! FT by FRAYER,OSCAR	06:45	56-48	H 8
MISSED FT by FRAYER,OSCAR	06:45
	06:45			REBOUND (DEF) by JONES,JEMERRIO
	06:15			MISSED JUMPER by LOFTON,ZACH
	06:15			REBOUND (OFF) by TEAM
	06:02	58-48	H 10	GOOD! LAYUP by LOFTON,ZACH [PNT]
MISSED LAYUP by BENSON,CASEY	05:42
REBOUND (OFF) by BENSON,CASEY	05:42
TIMEOUT 30SEC	05:38
TURNOVER by BENSON,CASEY	05:38
	05:37			STEAL by WILKINS,JOHNATHON
	05:33			MISSED LAYUP by LOFTON,ZACH
REBOUND (DEF) by FRAYER,OSCAR	05:33
TURNOVER by VERNON,KEONTA	05:12
	05:11			STEAL by HARRIS,AJ
FOUL by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	05:08
	05:08	59-48	H 11	GOOD! FT by HARRIS,AJ
	05:08	60-48	H 12	GOOD! FT by HARRIS,AJ
GOOD! LAYUP by BENSON,CASEY [PNT]	04:56	60-50	H 10
	04:55			FOUL by JONES,JEMERRIO
GOOD! FT by BENSON,CASEY	04:55	60-51	H 9
	04:38			MISSED LAYUP by LOFTON,ZACH
BLOCK by FRAYER,OSCAR	04:36
REBOUND (DEF) by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	04:35
GOOD! LAYUP by LEVER,ALESSANDRO [PNT]	04:30	60-53	H 7
	04:29			FOUL by WILKINS,JOHNATHON
GOOD! FT by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	04:29	60-54	H 6
FOUL by MARTIN,GERARD	04:20
	04:20	61-54	H 7	GOOD! FT by LOFTON,ZACH
	04:20	62-54	H 8	GOOD! FT by LOFTON,ZACH
TURNOVER by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	04:02
	03:42	64-54	H 10	GOOD! LAYUP by JONES,JEMERRIO [PNT]
	03:42			ASSIST by HARRIS,AJ
MISSED 3PTR by BENSON,CASEY	03:22
	03:22			REBOUND (DEF) by N'DIR,SIDY
	02:51	67-54	H 13	GOOD! 3PTR by HARRIS,AJ
MISSED JUMPER by VERNON,KEONTA	02:40
	02:40			REBOUND (DEF) by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
	02:40			TIMEOUT media
FOUL by BENSON,CASEY	02:40
FOUL (TECH) by BENSON,CASEY	02:40
FOUL by BENSON,CASEY	02:40
	02:40			FOUL (TECH) by LOFTON,ZACH
	02:40			FOUL by LOFTON,ZACH
	02:40			MISSED FT by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
	02:40			REBOUND (DEADB) by TEAM
	02:40			MISSED FT by MCCANTS,JOHNNY
REBOUND (DEF) by JACKSON,MATT	02:39
MISSED JUMPER by MARTIN,GERARD	02:16
	02:16			REBOUND (DEF) by LOFTON,ZACH
	01:50			MISSED 3PTR by HARRIS,AJ
REBOUND (DEF) by MARTIN,GERARD	01:50
MISSED JUMPER by BENSON,CASEY	01:34
	01:34			REBOUND (DEF) by LOFTON,ZACH
FOUL by BENSON,CASEY	01:26
	01:26			MISSED FT by LOFTON,ZACH
	01:26			REBOUND (DEADB) by TEAM
	01:26	68-54	H 14	GOOD! FT by LOFTON,ZACH
MISSED LAYUP by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	01:14
	01:14			REBOUND (DEF) by JONES,JEMERRIO
FOUL by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	01:13
	01:13	69-54	H 15	GOOD! FT by JONES,JEMERRIO
	01:13			MISSED FT by JONES,JEMERRIO
REBOUND (DEF) by JACKSON,MATT	01:12
MISSED 3PTR by MILSTEAD,DAMARI	01:06
	01:06			REBOUND (DEF) by JONES,JEMERRIO
	00:39	71-54	H 17	GOOD! LAYUP by CHUHA,ELI [PNT]
	00:39			ASSIST by N'DIR,SIDY
GOOD! LAYUP by LEVER,ALESSANDRO [PNT]	00:32	71-56	H 15
ASSIST by BENSON,CASEY	00:32
FOUL by LEVER,ALESSANDRO	00:29
	00:29	72-56	H 16	GOOD! FT by HARRIS,AJ
	00:29			MISSED FT by HARRIS,AJ
REBOUND (DEF) by VERNON,KEONTA	00:29
	00:24			FOUL by JONES,KEYON
GOOD! FT by BENSON,CASEY	00:24	72-57	H 15
GOOD! FT by BENSON,CASEY	00:24	72-58	H 14

Period 2-only	In Paint	Off T/O	2nd Chance	Fast Break	Bench
GCU	14	0	5	0	2		Score tied - 0 times
NMSU	14	11	5	2	3		Lead changed - 0 times

Grand Canyon vs NM State
3/10/2018; 7:00 PM PT at Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)
Scoring/Runs Reference

FG %	1st Half:	10-28	35.7%	2nd Half:	13-28	46.4%	Game:	23-56	41.1%
3FG %	1st Half:	1-6	16.7%	2nd Half:	3-8	37.5%	Game:	4-14	28.6%
FT %	1st Half:	1-2	50.0%	2nd Half:	7-8	87.5%	Game:	8-10	80.0%

			Total	3-Ptr		Rebounds
##	Player	S	FG-FGA	3PT FG-FGA	FT-FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	TP	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Min
10	JONES,JEMERRIO	g	6-12	0-0	3-4	5	14	19	3	15	0	2	0	0	35
11	WILKINS,JOHNATHON	f	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	7	0	1	1	1	27
12	HARRIS,AJ	g	6-11	3-5	5-6	1	3	4	2	20	2	1	1	3	34
13	N'DIR,SIDY	g	0-3	0-1	2-2	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	17
23	LOFTON,ZACH	g	5-17	2-9	9-11	0	4	4	2	21	1	1	0	1	36
00	JONES,KEYON		0-4	0-3	0-0	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	17
01	BUCHANAN,SHUNN		0-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	12
03	HADLEY,GABE		0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
15	GARZA,JOE		0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
22	CHUHA,ELI		2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	5
24	GORDON,LESTON		0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
35	MCCANTS,JOHNNY		1-1	0-0	1-4	1	3	4	2	3	0	0	1	1	14
	TEAM					2	0	2	0			0
	TOTALS		23-55	6-20	20-27	10	29	39	17	72	6	8	3	9	200

FG %	1st Half:	13-33	39.4%	2nd Half:	10-22	45.5%	Game:	23-55	41.8%
3FG %	1st Half:	3-10	30.0%	2nd Half:	3-10	30.0%	Game:	6-20	30.0%
FT %	1st Half:	4-4	100.0%	2nd Half:	16-23	69.6%	Game:	20-27	74.1%

			Total	3-Ptr		Rebounds
##	Player	S	FG-FGA	3PT FG-FGA	FT-FTA	Off Reb	Def Reb	Tot Reb	PF	TP	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Min
02	BRAUN,JOSHUA	g	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	19
04	FRAYER,OSCAR	f	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	16
11	BENSON,CASEY	g	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	4	1	1	0	1	14
24	VERNON,KEONTA	f	5-7	0-0	1-2	1	2	3	2	11	1	1	0	0	14
25	LEVER,ALESSANDRO	c	2-7	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	1	5	0	2	0	1	17
05	JACKSON,MATT		0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
10	MILSTEAD,DAMARI		0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9
42	MARTIN,GERARD		0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	6
	TEAM					0	2	2	0			0
	Totals		10-28	1-6	1-2	2	13	15	7	22	5	6	1	3	100

FG %	Half:	10-28	35.7%
3FG %	Half:	1-6	16.7%
FT %	Half:	1-2	50.0%

Grand Canyon	VRun	Score	Margin	HRun	NM State
		0-2	2		WILKINS JUMPER - 19:10
18:20 - VERNON LAYUP [P]	-	2-2	0
18:20 - VERNON FT	3-0	3-2	-1
		3-4	1		JONES JUMPER - 17:35
17:13 - VERNON LAYUP [P]	-	5-4	-1
16:15 - VERNON LAYUP [P]	4-0	7-4	-3
		7-6	-1		JONES LAYUP [P] - 16:04
		7-8	1	4-0	HARRIS LAYUP [P] - 14:02
13:28 - BRAUN JUMPER	-	9-8	-1
		9-10	1		MCCANTS DUNK [P] - 13:14
12:52 - LEVER 3PTR	-	12-10	-2
		12-12	0		CHUHA LAYUP [P] - 10:28
08:28 - VERNON LAYUP [P]	-	14-12	-2
06:32 - VERNON JUMPER	4-0	16-12	-4
		16-14	-2		JONES JUMPER [P] - 05:28
04:30 - LEVER JUMPER	-	18-14	-4
		18-16	-2		LOFTON LAYUP [P] - 04:06
		18-18	0	4-0	HARRIS LAYUP [P] [F] - 03:40
		18-19	1	5-0	LOFTON FT - 02:59
		18-20	2	6-0	LOFTON FT - 02:59
		18-22	4	8-0	JONES TIPIN [P] - 02:35
		18-25	7	11-0	HARRIS 3PTR - 02:08
01:48 - BENSON LAYUP [P]	-	20-25	5
		20-28	8		LOFTON 3PTR - 01:32
01:17 - BENSON LAYUP [P]	-	22-28	6
		22-29	7		JONES FT - 00:47
		22-30	8	2-0	JONES FT - 00:47
		22-33	11	5-0	LOFTON 3PTR - 00:03

Grand Canyon	VRun	Score	Margin	HRun	NM State
		22-36	14		WILKINS 3PTR - 19:13
18:48 - BRAUN FT	-	23-36	13
18:48 - BRAUN FT	2-0	24-36	12
18:13 - VERNON DUNK [P]	4-0	26-36	10
17:21 - FRAYER JUMPER	6-0	28-36	8
16:38 - VERNON LAYUP [P]	8-0	30-36	6
		30-39	9		HARRIS 3PTR - 16:21
16:04 - VERNON DUNK [P]	-	32-39	7
		32-40	8		HARRIS FT - 15:57
		32-41	9	2-0	HARRIS FT - 15:57
15:39 - LEVER JUMPER	-	34-41	7
		34-42	8		LOFTON FT - 14:37
		34-43	9	2-0	LOFTON FT - 14:37
		34-45	11	4-0	HARRIS LAYUP [P] [F] - 13:59
13:31 - LEVER 3PTR	-	37-45	8
		37-46	9		N'DIR FT - 13:09
		37-47	10	2-0	N'DIR FT - 13:09
12:54 - BENSON 3PTR	-	40-47	7
		40-48	8		MCCANTS FT - 12:12
		40-50	10	3-0	WILKINS LAYUP [P] - 11:21
10:57 - JACKSON LAYUP [P]	-	42-50	8
09:57 - LEVER 3PTR	5-0	45-50	5
09:14 - LEVER JUMPER	7-0	47-50	3
		47-52	5		LOFTON LAYUP [P] - 08:53
		47-53	6	3-0	LOFTON FT - 07:56
		47-54	7	4-0	LOFTON FT - 07:56
		47-56	9	6-0	JONES LAYUP [P] - 07:01
06:45 - FRAYER FT	-	48-56	8
		48-58	10		LOFTON LAYUP [P] - 06:02
		48-59	11	3-0	HARRIS FT - 05:08
		48-60	12	4-0	HARRIS FT - 05:08
04:56 - BENSON LAYUP [P]	-	50-60	10
04:55 - BENSON FT	3-0	51-60	9
04:30 - LEVER LAYUP [P]	5-0	53-60	7
04:29 - LEVER FT	6-0	54-60	6
		54-61	7		LOFTON FT - 04:20
		54-62	8	2-0	LOFTON FT - 04:20
		54-64	10	4-0	JONES LAYUP [P] - 03:42
		54-67	13	7-0	HARRIS 3PTR - 02:51
		54-68	14	8-0	LOFTON FT - 01:26
		54-69	15	9-0	JONES FT - 01:13
		54-71	17	11-0	CHUHA LAYUP [P] - 00:39
00:32 - LEVER LAYUP [P]	-	56-71	15
		56-72	16		HARRIS FT - 00:29
00:24 - BENSON FT	-	57-72	15
00:24 - BENSON FT	2-0	58-72	14