GCU Beaten in WAC Title Game

Brad Cesmat

5 years ago

LAS VEGAS – Until Grand Canyon University can figure out a way to beat New Mexico State, they will not be invited to the Big Dance in March. Saturday night proved the Aggies are still the team to beat as they overcame a slow start and pulled away from the fatigued Lopes 89-57 in the Western Athletic Conference Title Game.

GCU lost for the second year in a row to the Aggies (30-4), thus ending any hope of being in the field of 68 that will be announced on Sunday afternoon.

After GCU raced out to a eight point first half lead, New Mexico State settled down and stretched out to a fourteen point lead with 53 seconds to go before settling on a 10-point advantage at the half.

GCU would try to make a run to start the second half, but the Aggies put their foot on the throat and pushed down.

WACvegas | “I’m extremely proud of our guys, we just ran out of gas,” @GCU_MBB Dan Majerle addressing the media after the Lopes loss in the WAC Tournament championship game. pic.twitter.com/QPZRJQPatl

— WACsports (@WACsports) March 17, 2019

Dan Majerle’s squad finishes the regular season 20-13.

Brad Cesmat

Media personality Brad Cesmat first rose to fame in Southern California with the launching of "The Mighty 690" all-sports radio station in the late 1980's and early 90's. Brad came to Arizona in 1993 to begin a 10-year run at KTAR Radio followed by nine years at KTVK-TV in Phoenix. Brad is the Founder/ CEO of Sports360AZ.com. His vision of multi platform content marketing through sports began in September of 2011. Cesmat has served on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army for the last 18 years. He and his wife Chris have four children.

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