GCU vs NAU Preview

The NAU men’s basketball team is currently on a four game losing streak after losing to Hawaii last weekend, and have a 2-7 record this season.  This Saturday the Lumberjacks take on the Grand Canyon University antelopes in the Skydome for their third home game this season.

Grand Canyon’s record this season is 5-3, and they are riding a four game winning streak as they come up here to 7000 feet.  The antelopes have played a couple teams that NAU has played this year.  One is Loyola Marymount, who beat Grand Canyon 78-75, and who beat the Lumberjacks 90-78.  The other one is San Diego Christian, and Grand Canyon won that game 91-61, and the Jacks won 83-59. 

The Antelopes leading scorer is Demitrius Walker who averages 18.3 points per game, while Killian Larson averages 15.6 points per game but also averages 12.5 rebounds per game.  These two players will probably be the players to watch out for this Saturday.

After this game against the Antelopes the Lumberjacks travel to Tucson to take on the University of Arizona Wildcats for their final non-conference game this season.  Then begins conference play against Montana on Jan. 2, and that’s when the real fun starts. 

Posted December 12, 2013 13:08

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