Dixon, Midtgaard lift Grand Canyon past Dixie State 77-74
ST. GEORGE, Utah -- — Mikey Dixon had 17 points as Grand Canyon edged past Dixie State 77-74 on Friday night. Asbjorn Midtgaard added 16 points for the Antelopes, while Jovan Blacksher Jr. chipped in 15. Midtgaard also had 10 rebounds.
Alessandro Lever had 11 points for Grand Canyon (9-3, 3-0 Western Athletic Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive victory.
Hunter Schofield scored a season-high 23 points for the Trailblazers (4-6, 0-3), whose losing streak reached five games. Cameron Gooden added 22 points and six rebounds. Jacob Nicolds had eight rebounds.
------
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP--Top25
------
This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Men's College Basketball News
Knell leads BYU over Saint Mary's (Calif.) 65-51
— Trevin Knell came off the bench to score 15 points to carry BYU to a 65-51 win over Saint Mary’s on Saturday night.
Powell scores 25 to lift Rider over St. Peter's 78-65
— Allen Powell had a career-high 25 points as Rider defeated St. Peter’s 78-65 on Saturday night.
No. 21 Loyola beats Southern Illinois 65-58 in overtime
— Cameron Krutwig had 20 points and No. 21 Loyola scored the last eight points in overtime, rallying past Southern Illinois 65-58 on Saturday night to clinch the Missouri Valley Conference title.
2020-2021 Western Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 8-2 | - | 14-5 |
Utah Valley | 8-3 | 0.5 | 10-9 |
California Baptist | 5-5 | 3 | 12-8 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-2 | 3 | 9-6 |
Seattle U | 3-4 | 3.5 | 10-9 |
New Mexico State | 4-6 | 4 | 7-7 |
Dixie State | 4-8 | 5 | 8-11 |
Tarleton | 3-7 | 5 | 8-10 |
Chicago State | 0-0 | 3 | 0-9 |