(Phoenix - March 6, 2025) - The Trailblazers played their final road game of the regular season on Thursday night at Grand Canyon falling, 90-68 to the Lopes at Global Credit Union Arena.

Utah Tech (6-24, 2-13 WAC) was led by 20 points from freshman guard Madiba Owona on 8-of-12 shooting from the field adding two rebounds and three assists.

Seniors Noa Gonsalves and Beon Riley each added 10 points apiece with Riley leading the way on the boards with seven rebounds.

Five other Trailblazers scored in the contest with Stone Hutchings adding eight, Dallin Grant tallying seven, Hakim Byrd with six, Justin Bieker with five and Tennessee Rainwater chipping in two.

Grand Canyon (23-6, 13-2 WAC) saw four of its five starters finish in double figures led by 19 points from senior JaKobe Koles.

Fellow senior Ray Harrison chipped in 13 points while Caleb Shaw (13), Duke Brennan (12) and Makiah Williams (11) also tallied double digits.

How It Happened
With the Lopes getting out to a quick 9-3 lead after the opening four minutes, a layup and three-pointer by Gonsalves cut GCU's lead down to one at 9-8.

A layup by Grant after a nice pass from Rainwater tied the contest at 13, but a 9-2 run for the Lopes pushed their lead to seven, 22-15.

Continuing to stay close, a layup by Owona after a nice pass by Grant made it a 28-23 contest in favor of GCU, but a 15-6 run for the Lopes extended their lead to 43-29 with 31 seconds left in the opening half.

After a flagrant foul was called on GCU's Shaw allowed Gonsalves to sink a pair of free throws, Gonsalves found Stone Hutchings for a layup at the buzzer to make it 43-33 heading into halftime.

The second half got underway with the Trailblazers scoring six of the first 10 points of the half, pulling within eight (47-39) after a layup by Riley.

Grand Canyon pushed their lead back to 12 (53-41), but a three-pointer and fast break layup by Owona cut the Lopes lead down to seven (53-46) with 14:44 to go and prompted a GCU timeout.

Out of the short break, GCU ripped off a 10-0 run to take a 63-46 lead before a layup by Grant ended the scoring drought for the Trailblazers.

The Lopes extended their lead to as many as 26 (81-55) down the stretch going on for the 22-point win over the Trailblazers.

Numbers to Know

• The Trailblazers have dropped their last seven contests against Grand Canyon as the series is now tied at 13 apiece.
• Utah Tech shot 37.7 percent (23-61) from the field, 31.0 percent (9-29) from three-point range and 76.5 percent (13-17) from the free throw line.
• The Trailblazers held a 12-4 advantage in fast break points as well as 4-2 in blocks and GCU only made five three-pointers compared to nine for UT.
• It was the ninth game this season the Trailblazers have made nine or more three-pointers as the 227 made three-pointers this season are now second-most in a season (285, 2022-23).
• Owona reached double figures for the fifth time this season while it was Riley's 20th and Gonsalves 24th double digits contests of 2025.
• Owona was two points shy of matching his season high of 22 points set at Southern Utah on Feb. 13 and he led the team in scoring for the third time this season.
• Hutchings' eight points were his second-most in a WAC contest this season behind his 14 vs. Utah Valley on Feb. 20.
• Grant's seven points were his second highest total of the season behind his eight scored vs. Bethesda on Nov. 13.

Up Next
The Trailblazers return home for Senior Night on Saturday evening hosting Seattle U (12-17, 7-8 WAC) at 7 p.m. at Burns Arena. Prior to the game, Utah Tech will honor its six seniors and four senior managers.