GCU Trims Cats in Arizona - Abilene Christian Athletics

Thursday, January 11

Phoenix, AZ

7 p.m. (AZ time)

Abilene Christian

6-9,1-3WAC

Grand Canyon

15-1,5-0WAC

Team	1	2	F
Abilene Christian	32	32	64
Grand Canyon	33	41	74

1/11/2024 10:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Ray Fink

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.