To bring the regular season to an end, the Grand Canyon Antelopes (24-5) will travel to McKeon Pavilion and take on the Saint Mary’s Gaels (24-4). Action begins at 10:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Mar. 1.
The Gaels enter this game hoping for similar success after topping San Francisco 84-72 on Saturday. Calvin Hermanson was the team’s leading scorer with 24 points on 9-for-16 shooting. The Antelopes, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 77-62 loss against Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday. Grand Canyon lost despite the best efforts of Grandy Glaze, who recorded his 12th double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
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The Grand Canyon Antelopes rank 69th for their offensive rating of 111.0. The Saint Mary’s Gaels have a defensive rating of 96.1 (ranked 26th).
The Saint Mary’s Gaels have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking first in the nation with a FG% of 50.8%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the Grand Canyon Antelopes are winless with a 0-3 record.
The Saint Mary’s Gaels average 21.0 three point attempts per game, and the Grand Canyon Antelopes attempt 16.0 per game. When going for at least 20 three pointers in a game this season, both teams have winning records; Saint Mary’s is 14-2 and Grand Canyon is 6-2.
Saint Mary’s has the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the nation this season (1.79). Grand Canyon ranks 75th with an A/TO of 1.23.
Saint Mary’s ranks 294th in offensive rebounds, while Grand Canyon ranks 97th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Saint Mary’s makes 5.0 steals per game. Grand Canyon has a formidable 21-4 record when it gives up at least 4 steals.
