
Grand Canyon Lopes at Maryland Terrapins
· Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st RoundJulian Reese and Maryland blow out Grand Canyon 81-49 in March Madness

Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 16 points for the Terrapins (26-8), who will play No. 12 Colorado State on Sunday in the second round of the West Region. The Rams beat fifth-seeded Memphis 78-70.
Derik Queen, the Big Ten freshman of the year who was averaging 16.3 points and nine rebounds a game, finished with 12 points and 15 boards, becoming the first Maryland freshman with a double-double in the tournament since Jalen Smith in 2019.
“We just stayed together as a team and just kept punching and kept punching and kept punching,” Queen said. “And we just defended. We did everything well that we usually do as a team, as just went out there and played hard.”
Tyon Grant-Foster led Grand Canyon (26-8) with 23 points.
Led by a hardworking group of starters nicknamed the “Crab Five,” the Terps overwhelmed the Lopes, winning by the biggest margin in the school's tournament history. Grand Canyon got within 44-32 early in the second half on a jumper by Ray Harrison, but the Lopes moved no closer.
Both teams got off to a slow start. Maryland led 15-10 midway through the first half and then went on an 18-1 run, capped by Rodney Rice's 3-pointer.
“I think everybody was just nervous a little bit and just let that get to them,” Gillespie said. “But then we locked in defensively.”
Maryland, an at-large entrant to the tournament after falling 81-80 to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, led 42-28 at the break.
Grand Canyon beat Utah Valley to win the Western Athletic Conference Tournament title and an automatic berth. It was the Lopes’ third straight year in the tournament, but they failed to repeat last year's run to the second round.
“We had many good looks, couldn’t make them,” Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew said. “We had a little lead early, we should have been up a lot more early. And then once they got the lead, slowly momentum just kept shifting this thing in their way."
“He's been steady all year,” Terps coach Kevin Willard said. “He's been a great leader, I think these guys will all say.”
Four of the Crab Five scored in double figures against Grand Canyon.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 49 - 81 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 49 - 81 |
2nd 0:14 | Styles Phipps Turnover. | 49 - 81 |
2nd 0:20 | Styles Phipps Steal. | 49 - 81 |
2nd 0:20 | Ben Murphy Turnover. | 49 - 81 |
Statistics
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16-56 | FG | 31-61 |
28.6 | Field Goal % | 50.8 |
5-23 | 3PT | 7-16 |
21.7 | Three Point % | 43.8 |
12-19 | FT | 12-24 |
63.2 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
33 | Rebounds | 44 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
20 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
4 | Assists | 9 |
2 | Steals | 6 |
7 | Blocks | 6 |
13 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
3 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
7 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
16 | Points in Paint | 44 |
20 | Fouls | 17 |
5 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,024 | Capacity:
2024-25 Western Athletic Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Utah Valley | 15-1 | - | 25-9 |
Grand Canyon | 13-3 | 2 | 26-8 |
California Baptist | 9-7 | 6 | 17-15 |
Abilene Christian | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Seattle U | 8-8 | 7 | 14-18 |
Tarleton State | 7-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
UT Arlington | 6-10 | 9 | 13-18 |
Southern Utah | 4-12 | 11 | 12-19 |
Utah Tech | 2-14 | 13 | 7-26 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 19-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-18 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |