Thursday, January 11
Phoenix, AZ
7 p.m. (AZ time)
Abilene Christian
6-9,1-3WAC
64
at
74
Grand Canyon
15-1,5-0WAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Grand Canyon | 33 | 41 | 74 |
GCU Trims Cats in Arizona
1/11/2024 10:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Abilene Christian competed well but couldn't stop Grand Canyon's stranglehold on the Western Athletic Conference on Thursday, falling 74-64.
The Lopes were able to convert seven offensive rebounds into 12 second-chance points.
Ali Abdou Dibba led the Wildcats with 20 points with Leonardo Bettiol adding 15 and Airion Simmons contributing 11. Simmons had seven rebounds and Dibba added six for ACU's 30.
Simmons and Kavion McClain had three assists each and McClain shared the team steals lead at two with Dibba.
ACU led by as many as nine points in the first half, 23-14, on a dunk by Dibba with 8:38 remaining. GCU outscored the Cats 19-9 from there and led 33-32 at the half.
The Wildcats travel to Riverside, Calif., to take on California Baptist at 7 p.m. (Central) on Saturday.
The Lopes were able to convert seven offensive rebounds into 12 second-chance points.
Ali Abdou Dibba led the Wildcats with 20 points with Leonardo Bettiol adding 15 and Airion Simmons contributing 11. Simmons had seven rebounds and Dibba added six for ACU's 30.
Simmons and Kavion McClain had three assists each and McClain shared the team steals lead at two with Dibba.
ACU led by as many as nine points in the first half, 23-14, on a dunk by Dibba with 8:38 remaining. GCU outscored the Cats 19-9 from there and led 33-32 at the half.
The Wildcats travel to Riverside, Calif., to take on California Baptist at 7 p.m. (Central) on Saturday.
Team Stats
ACU
GCU
FG%
.407
.481
3FG%
.200
.294
FT%
.824
.864
RB
30
36
TO
10
15
STL
6
3
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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