WESTERN ATHLETIC BASKETBALL NEWS

Boyd scores 25 as UMKC holds off stubborn Chicago St. 87-82 (Mar 04, 2017)

CHICAGO (AP) LaVell Boyd hit five 3-pointers and made four big free throws in the final half-minute, scoring 25 points as UMKC held off a persistent Chicago State 87-82 on Saturd...

MARCH 5, 2017

CS Bakersfield clinches first WAC regular-season title (Feb 25, 2017)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) Damiyne Durham scored 18 points, Dedrick Basile added 16 and Cal State Bakersfield beat Chicago State 69-49 on Saturday night to clinch the program's fir...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Braun makes 5 3-pointers, Grand Canyon beats UMKC 84-77 (Feb 25, 2017)

PHOENIX (AP) Joshua Braun made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points, DeWayne Russell had 19 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and Grand Canyon beat Missouri-Kansas City 84...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

New Mexico State shrugs off rare home loss to drub Seattle (Feb 25, 2017)

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Eli Chuha finished 7 of 7 for 17 points and 11 rebounds, Braxton Huggins made four 3s and scored 16 points, and New Mexico State bounced back after having i...

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Poydras helps Utah Valley romp past Texas-Rio Grande, 88-68 (Feb 25, 2017)

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Jordan Poydras scored 17 points and Utah Valley shot its way past Texas-Rio Grande Valley 88-68 in a Western Athletic Conference battle Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Cal State Bakersfield clinches at least a share of WAC title (Feb 23, 2017)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) Shon Briggs scored 20 points and Cal State Bakersfield beat Missouri-Kansas City 71-62 on Thursday night to clinch at least a share of the Western Athlet...

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Braun leads GCU with 9 3s in 82-59 thrashing of Chicago St. (Feb 23, 2017)

PHOENIX (AP) Joshua Braun tied a school record with nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points in Grand Canyon's 82-59 win over Chicago State on Thursday for the Lopes' fifth straight...

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Utah Valley stuns New Mexico St. 84-72, ends home win streak (Feb 23, 2017)

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Kenneth Ogbe and Ivory Young each scored 16 points and led Utah Valley to a surprise 84-72 win against New Mexico State Thursday night, ending the Aggies' 1...

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Seattle shoots over 60 percent in win over UTRGV (Feb 23, 2017)

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Brendan Westendorf and Zack Moore each made three 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Seattle defeated Texas-Rio Grande Valley 86-77 on Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Smith, Aly help CS Bakersfield slip past Seattle 51-48 (Feb 18, 2017)

SEATTLE (AP) Matt Smith had 12 points, on 6-of-8 shooting, and eight rebounds, Moataz Aly made a tie-breaking layup with 20 seconds left and Cal State Bakersfield beat Seattle 51...

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

New Mexico St. holds off UT-Rio Grande Valley in 107-101 win (Feb 18, 2017)

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) Ian Baker scored a career-high 36 points, Braxton Huggins pumped in 23 more and New Mexico State held on Saturday night for 107-101 win over Texas-Rio Grande...

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Grand Canyon beats Utah Valley 77-71 (Feb 18, 2017)

OREM, Utah (AP) DeWayne Russell scored 18 points with seven assists and Grand Canyon extended its winning streak to four, beating Utah Valley 77-71 on Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

UMKC cruises past Chicago State 84-65 (Feb 18, 2017)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kyle Steward scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds and UMKC cruised past Chicago State 84-65 on Saturday night.

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Grand Canyon holds off Seattle for 3rd straight win (Feb 16, 2017)

SEATTLE (AP) DeWayne Russell scored 11 points, including a pivotal jumper with 1:02 left, and Grand Canyon held on to beat Seattle University 61-58 on Thursday night.

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Cal St. Bakersfield controls Utah Valley in 81-71 win (Feb 16, 2017)

OREM, Utah (AP) Matt Smith scored 18 points, Damiyne Durham scored 16, and Jaylin Airington added 14 points and Cal State Bakersfield beat Utah Valley 80-71 on Thursday night.

FEBRUARY 17, 2017