Grand Canyon's Saturday matchup at Sam Houston already had the makings to be one of the program's greatest wins of its 10-year Division I era. The nuances of the Lopes' 72-68 overtime victory at John…
After losing their second and third starters to injury during the game, making 15 first-half turnovers and trailing by nine with 4:21 to go, Grand Canyon rode a season-high 28 points by sophomore guard Ray Harrison to a 72-68 overtime victory over Sam Houston Thursday night in Huntsville, Texas."It was exhausting, but how about the effort from our team in the second half?" Lopes head coach Bryce Drew said.
Sam Houston's pressure defense came as advertised to unsettle GCU, which already has junior power forward Yvan Ouedraogo out and then lost junior point guard Jovan Blacksher Jr. to injury in the game's 11th minute and junior guard Josh Baker to injury with 11 minutes remaining in regulation. "It was all heart . It was already in us. I don't know why we always choose to take the hardest road and come out slow and allow the other team to punch us first. But we tightened up down the road."
Within two for the first time since an ugly 9-7 Sam Houston start to the game's first 12 minutes, Harrison continued using his size advantage against the Bearkats guards to handle their pressure as the primary playmaker. His high-release drive tied the game at 55-55 with 53 seconds to go before the game was put in his hands again after Sam Houston took a 57-55 lead with 37.5 seconds go.
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