Grand Canyon Rides Strong First Half to Defeat San Jose State
PHOENIX (Interstat) — Grand Canyon used a dominant first-half performance to defeat San Jose State 76-58 in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game Saturday at Grand Canyon University Arena.
The Antelopes built a 42-26 halftime lead and maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the second half before a crowd of 7,003. Grand Canyon improved to 10-5, while San Jose State fell to 5-11.
Ben Roseborough led the Spartans with 23 points. Melvin Bell added 17 points for San Jose State. Grand Canyon’s Efe Demirel scored 14 points, and Jaden Henley added 11.
The Antelopes shot 45.6% from the field and outscored the Spartans 32-20 in the paint. San Jose State was held to 36.5% shooting.