Liberty hosts Grand Canyon after Harrison's 23-point performance

Published Dec. 8, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Grand Canyon Antelopes (7-1, 2-0 WAC) at Liberty Flames (7-2)

Lynchburg, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Grand Canyon visits the Liberty Flames after Rayshon Harrison scored 23 points in Grand Canyon's 79-73 victory over the San Diego State Aztecs.

The Flames have gone 3-0 in home games. Liberty is second in the CUSA with 15.3 assists per game led by Colin Porter averaging 3.7.

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The Antelopes are 1-0 in road games. Grand Canyon is fourth in the WAC scoring 35.8 points per game in the paint led by Collin Moore averaging 5.3.

Liberty averages 10.9 made 3-pointers per game, 4.1 more made shots than the 6.8 per game Grand Canyon gives up. Grand Canyon has shot at a 46.8% clip from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points above the 42.9% shooting opponents of Liberty have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Rode is shooting 40.3% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Flames, while averaging 14 points. Kaden Metheny is shooting 46.6% and averaging 12.2 points for Liberty.

Tyon Grant-Foster averages 1.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Antelopes, scoring 21.8 points while shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc. Harrison is averaging 15.5 points and 3.6 assists for Grand Canyon.

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

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