Sam Houston Bearkats vs Grand Canyon Lopes
Grand Canyon beats Sam Houston 78-75 in WAC semifinal
LAS VEGAS -- — Noah Baumann drilled a 3-pointer with 51 seconds remaining to lift Grand Canyon past top-seeded Sam Houston 78-75 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament Friday night.
Grand Canyon, the tournament's No. 5 seed, will play in Saturday's championship game against the winner of the semifinal between No. 2 Utah Valley and No. 3 Southern Utah.
Kobe Knox shot 6 for 6 from beyond the arc and 3 of 3 from the free throw line to score 21 points to lead the Antelopes (20-11). Baumann shot 5 for 8 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line to add 17 points. Chance McMillian shot 6 for 12, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.
Qua Grant finished with 24 points and eight assists for the Bearkats (24-6). Kaosi Ezeagu added 11 points for Sam Houston. Donte Powers also recorded 11 points. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for the Bearkats.
Baumann scored a team-high 10 points for Grand Canyon in the second half, including his game-winning shot in the final minute.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
Las Vegas, NV
Referee:Randy Heimerman
Referee:Shawn Lehigh
Referee:Tommy Johnson
2025-26 Standings
| Mountain West ConferenceMountain West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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