The university sent students from the west Valley school to Spokane to cheer on their team.
GCU fans cheer during the team's first-round game in the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., Friday, March 22, 2024. SPOKANE, Wash. — Tyon Grant-Foster scored 22 points, and Grand Canyon joined the list of schools to win an NCAA Tournament game as theGrand Canyon became the second No. 12 seed to pull a late-night upset after James Madison took down Wisconsin. The Antelopes did it with style, slashing and shooting their way to expose the No. 2 scoring defense in the country.
Gabe McGlothan matched the physical post players for Saint Mary’s and added 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Antelopes were just the seventh team this season to reach the 70-point mark against the regular season and tournament champions of the West Coast Conference.Grand Canyon moved to Division I in 2017 with grand aspirations. It wanted to be known as a basketball school. It wanted to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Antelopes had been here twice in the past three seasons, losing to Iowa as a No. 15 seed in 2021 and last year falling to Gonzaga as a No. 14 seed.
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