Grand Canyon visits Utah Tech following Cofer’s 25-point game

By Canadian Press on March 5, 2025.

Grand Canyon Antelopes (27-2, 14-0 WAC) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (5-22, 1-13 WAC)

Saint George, Utah; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah Tech hosts Grand Canyon after Paige Cofer scored 25 points in Utah Tech’s 94-74 loss to the Cal Baptist Lancers.

The Trailblazers have gone 4-10 in home games. Utah Tech gives up 75.6 points and has been outscored by 12.0 points per game.

The Antelopes are 14-0 against WAC opponents. Grand Canyon has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Utah Tech averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game, 3.7 more made shots than the 5.3 per game Grand Canyon allows. Grand Canyon has shot at a 49.3% clip from the field this season, 5.5 percentage points higher than the 43.8% shooting opponents of Utah Tech have averaged.

The Trailblazers and Antelopes match up Thursday for the first time in WAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chardonnay Hartley is averaging 10.7 points, 6.3 assists and 1.7 steals for the Trailblazers. Ellie Taylor is averaging 13.7 points over the last 10 games.

Alyssa Durazo-Frescas is shooting 46.9% from beyond the arc with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Antelopes, while averaging 15.1 points. Trinity San Antonio is shooting 47.7% and averaging 17.9 points over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trailblazers: 0-10, averaging 61.4 points, 28.8 rebounds, 10.9 assists, 10.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 35.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.5 points per game.

Antelopes: 10-0, averaging 79.1 points, 28.5 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 14.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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