MBB: Storm Snap Streak, defeat GCU in PWC clash

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SAINT GEORGE – Characteristics of a good teammate include trust, camaraderie and the ability to pick up each other when the situation arises. Thursday night at the Burns Arena, senior forward Derek Owen (St George, UT/Dixie) displayed those qualities in one of his best efforts of the year.

After starting power forward Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) drew a pair of fouls in the game's first five minutes, Owen stepped in to post a 15-point, five offensive rebound performance in Dixie State's 71-66 win over Grand Canyon in Pacific West Conference play.

The win moved the Red Storm to 10-4 overall and 5-1 within the league. It was the first time in 14 games the Lopes (14-3, 5-1 PWC) tasted defeat, snapping a win streak dating back to November 14.

Owen connected on half of his six field goal attempts, but sank nine of 14 free throws to lead three DSC players in double figures. Kimball Payne (Alpine, UT/Lone Peak) has a season-high 14 points while McKay Massey (Payson, UT/Payson) scored 11 of his 13 points during the Storm's early second half push.

Dixie State trailed by three after the first half despite shooting 48 percent from the floor. Massey and Robbins combined for the first 13 DSC points, including a lay-in and a 3-pointer from Massey to build a five-point lead. Owen added four consecutive charity shots to end a 9-0 run.

The Storm built the lead to 11 points with less than two minutes to play before the Lopes rattled off eight straight to close within three with six seconds left, 69-66.

On the ensuing inbound, Payne was fouled and calmly knocked home a pair of free throws to ice the game.

Dixie State shot 52 percent from the field (26-50) and hit three of seven from behind the arc. GCU was held below their season average, connecting on 39 percent for the night, but shined from the line at an 87 percent clip.

Braylon Pickrel led Grand Canyon with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Dixie State hits the road for a Saturday afternoon matiness with Azusa Pacific in Southern California. The first meeting with the Cougars in league play is set for 3 p.m. Pacific (4 p.m. Mountain) from the Felix Events Center.

Official Basketball Box Score
Grand Canyon vs Dixie State
1/10/13 7:30 pm at Saint George, UT (Burns Arena)

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VISITORS: Grand Canyon 14-3, 5-1 PWC
                         TOT-FG 3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
11 Pickrel, Braylon.... f 6-11   2-7    0-0    2 5 7   3 14 0 1 2 0 24
32 Larson, Killian..... c 5-9    0-0    2-3    1 4 5   4 12 1 2 1 0 23
00 Carroll, Brad....... g 1-5    1-3    2-2    0 0 0   1   5 1 1 0 1 23
05 Foreman, Justin..... g 2-6    0-2    2-2    3 1 4   1   6 2 2 0 0 20
10 Lowery, Joshua...... g 1-6    0-2    9-10   1 1 2   2 11 2 4 0 4 32
02 Lowery, Jeff........    0-1    0-1    0-0    0 0 0   3   0 2 0 0 2   8
03 Morin, Steve........    1-5    0-2    0-0    1 1 2   2   2 0 0 0 0 20
21 Garrison, Jerome....    0-2    0-0    4-4    2 2 4   5   4 1 4 0 0 16
23 Robbins, Barret.....    2-3    0-0    0-0    0 4 4   0   4 1 0 0 0 16
40 Davis, Blake........    1-3    1-2    0-0    0 0 0   1   3 0 1 1 0 15
50 Boone, Camyn........    2-2    0-0    1-2    2 1 3   2   5 0 0 0 0   4
   TEAM................                         1 1 2             1
   Totals..............   21-53   4-19 20-23 13 20 33 24 66 10 16 4 7 201

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4%   2nd Half: 9-24 37.5%   Game: 39.6% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2%   2nd Half: 2-10 20.0%   Game: 21.1%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7%   2nd Half: 14-16 87.5%   Game: 87.0%    3

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HOME TEAM: Dixie State 10-4, 5-1 PWC
                          TOT-FG 3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
32 Groskreutz, Dalton.. f 2-8    0-1    2-2    0 3 3   1   6 2 1 0 0 33
44 Larson, Steven...... f 3-4    0-0    0-0    1 3 4   3   6 0 0 1 0 21
42 Robbins, Zach....... c 4-6    0-0    1-2    0 4 4   4   9 2 1 3 0 22
10 Payne, Kimball...... g 5-8    0-0    4-6    0 2 2   2 14 3 6 0 2 31
20 Massey, McKay....... g 6-11   1-3    0-1    2 3 5   1 13 5 2 0 3 36
14 Simister, Brandon...    0-0    0-0    0-0    0 0 0   0   0 0 1 0 0   9
24 Thompson, De'Quan...    2-5    1-1    0-0    1 0 1   1   5 3 0 1 1 22
30 Papenfuss, Curtis...    0-1    0-1    0-0    0 1 1   1   0 0 1 0 0   5
34 Bishoff, Dillon.....    1-1    1-1    0-0    0 1 1   0   3 0 1 0 0   3
50 Owen, Derek.........    3-6    0-0    9-14   5 0 5   4 15 0 1 1 1 18
   TEAM................                         1 2 3
   Totals..............   26-50   3-7   16-25 10 19 29 17 71 15 14 6 7 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-25 48.0%   2nd Half: 14-25 56.0%   Game: 52.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3%   2nd Half: 1-1 100 %   Game: 42.9%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%   2nd Half: 13-19 68.4%   Game: 64.0%    3

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Officials: Juan Corral, Courtney Littledike, Chris Ruiz
Technical fouls: Grand Canyon-None. Dixie State-None.
Attendance: 3330
Score by Periods                1st 2nd   Total
Grand Canyon..................   32   34 -   66
Dixie State...................   29   42 -   71

Points in the paint-GCU-MBB 24,DX-MBB 42. Points off turnovers-GCU-MBB 18,DX-MBB 21.
2nd chance points-GCU-MBB 17,DX-MBB 7. Fast break points-GCU-MBB 2,DX-MBB 19.
Bench points-GCU-MBB 18,DX-MBB 23. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-9 times.
Last FG-GCU-MBB 2nd-00:06, DX-MBB 2nd-02:16.
Largest lead-GCU-MBB by 6 1st-02:26, DX-MBB by 11 2nd-01:34.

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