Grand Canyon vs. Saint Mary’s - First Round NCAA tournament extended highlights

[@designer72hd41]

Houston fan here- I have been watching you Lopes ever since yall started getting some buzz to see what all the excitement from the beginning of yalls season to conference play. Yall have an amazing fanbase and doing great things. Keep moving forward in the March and maybe a possible matchup!

[@rldabomb33]

even though im only taking GCU online classes for the past year.. I finally know how it feels when your college is part March madness.. 🎉🎉🎉

[@itsjohnnyr8560]

Nothing wrong with being an online student. Just the way it is now. Most schools have online programs. People try to vilify GCU because it has commercials.

[@riffruff26]

@@itsjohnnyr8560 gcu seems like a nice school with a pretty good fan base

[@ryanbeverley1546]

Same here! Online student, but still, Go Lopes!!!

[@crystalemullen]

I got my masters from GCU as an online student. Where that process loud and proud. You're still a Lope

[@lonitamez847]

Everyone saying we ain't good enough to beat Saint Mary's (because they won against Gonzaga) then we pull up with this🔥🔥🔥GCU🔥🔥🔥

[@ChrissGriffin2000]

As a Zags fan thank you for beating them in our city!

[@joinjen3854]

In 1 game, anything can happen.

[@StevenEatsAlone]

You play for Grand Canyon?

[@joinjen3854]

@@StevenEatsAlone of course not.

[@drulamane]

Sports books 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 🤖:cope

[@PRHGolf]

Love March madness cuz it just sheds light on these smaller school programs that are just amazing and so talented.

[@arizjones]

Go Lopes. Fun program with the HAVOC fans. Hope they keep winning.

[@erikhancock98569]

Grand Canyon does not look like a mid major. They are stacked with power conference athletes!

[@imamfproblem1320]

I never heard of grant foster but I'll never forget him again. Okay like lance and Paul George our together to me amazing athlete!

[@Rilianawakened321]

I'm impressed. GCU too quick and athletic for the Gaels. Really strong team that is tough to guard on offense, and plays really good individual and team defense with tons of rim protection. They are gonna be a tough out for anyone. Great game!

[@erikhancock98569]

It was a huge mismatch!

[@marcusostrander5971]

a tough out for anyone except UConn you mean

[@Crankthatyouu]

Such a fun game to be at. Place was all GCU. Saint Mary’s got a bad draw having to play in Spokane

[@markjohnson5307]

The rivalry between the zags and Mary's is underrated and real.

[@TropicalLaser21]

Fr

[@___MilkMan___]

And as a zags fan this is pure bliss. Saint Marys is a bunch of tools

[@Rilianawakened321]

@@___MilkMan___ No love lost apparently . . . 😉

[@BeerDrinker574]

Bryce Drew definitely getting calls once this tourney is over. Great coach!

[@sports3117]

Another 12-seed wins in this tournament. Scott Drew has Grand Canyon on their way to capturing a feat that has never happened in the history of the program

[@commonsense3921]

Grand Canyon basketball program operates like a Power 5 program.

[@penguinusrex]

Scott Drew coaches for Baylor. We have Bryce.

[@joinjen3854]

Better to say nothing!😂

[@danlivarchik8303]

Alabama can be shaken though. Bryce and the Lopes can take this Tide team.

[@joinjen3854]

@@danlivarchik8303 Bama plays almost no D.

[@CardinalSin_96]

ASU Fan here! Good stuff, GCU! hope you're the only AZ team standing when its all said and done 😎

[@jaerjaer1000]

If there is one thing that can unite ASU and us GCU fans, it’s a mutual understanding the UofA is the worst school in the state and Tucson is a joke of a city.

[@jeremyjohnson9351]

Was at this game. St mary got so many boos. Grand canyon had a great turn out. They were definitely the "home team"😂

[@hnry841]

especially since it was at Gonzaga town

[@khure711]

Well being played in Spokane obviously St Mary’s was going to get booed out of the stadium.

[@BillinHungary]

As an SDSU Aztec fan, we can't figure out why GCU got such a low seed. They beat the Aztecs this year at their place.

[@Shawngully718]

Grant-foster is a pro

[@AnaGutierrez-l4d]

looks like shai

[@TheTH3KILL3Rz]

I see Jaylen Brown in him, a less bouncy version

[@zachberlyn6346]

That’s all I thought while watching this (first time I’ve ever seen him).

[@TropicalLaser21]

@@AnaGutierrez-l4dfr

[@sterlingshort744]

@@TheTH3KILL3Rz a more bouncy version

[@mitchellgolston2726]

Love it love it love it , Never count someone out , Proof that Arizona can produce good basketball teams great job GCU

[@peytonclark1353]

Now the upsets are starting to pour in

[@comfortablynumb4491]

March Madness. Another bracket buster. 🔥🔥🔥

[@TropicalLaser21]

Really? Lope up

[@de_lontekk8019]

Grant-Foster is a future NBA player

[@JonnyBoi_134]

I have a feeling that GCU could beat Alabama

[@erikhancock98569]

Watching their play, they definitely have the athletes to run with anybody.

[@smithnwesson990]

Not Gunna happen. Id jump out my window

[@redefv]

GC Who 😂. I live near them and grew up near Oakland. This is my greatest bracket EVER!!!

[@TheodoreVerdone-wu9eo]

GCU is the Cinderella Team.....😎 The Entire Country is Pulling for the LOPES ! Purge & Havoc all at once / we will never be the same

[@coachanderson203]

Are you going to upload the full games?

[@sawyerhinck2471]

Huge win for Grand Canyon

[@inc2000glw]

The actual college/university? I thought it was a scam

[@chrissmith7202]

Lopes UP!!! 🤘

[@TropicalLaser21]

Lopes up!! 🤘

[@ChrissGriffin2000]

This was revenge from Spokane and the Zags!!

[@AnernYmous]

Umm no. I live in Spokane, do you? We want the teams that beat us to be strong and for st marys to make some noise in the tournament finally.

[@vicO1323]

That Gonzaga crowd had it in for St Marys. GCU flew 200 GCU students to Spokane to support the Antelopes.

[@timothypalm4403]

Grand Canyon is a legit top 10 team this year. This just proves how biased the analytics are towards the power 5 teams. This team ended up as a 12 seed because some good ole boy Texas refs decided their kids were going to win. Look up the box scores if you think I’m blowing smoke.

[@chrisEGK]

It’s true. If it woulda been a nationally televised game and not just WAC fans watching there would have been a controversy. Against Tarleton GCU was ROLLING in the first half and then in the second the refs stepped in and absolutely took over the game.

[@joshberry66]

My Crimson Tide may have a tough night against this team if they don’t come to play. Looks like they could make a run in this tourney

[@MikeG-TS4LIFE]

😮 The Flying Lopes….Welcome welcome welcome! No way this is a #12 seeded team. So talented and quick with their defense and cuts to the basketball 🏀 Nicely done ✅

[@shakiemjeanjoseph428]

#12 Grand Canyon will face #4 Alabama on Sunday in Spokane in the West Region 7:10pm on CBS

[@brianthomas9445]

Should be a fun one to watch!

[@garyporter8153]

Awesome...Keep grinding fellas

[@m3po22]

I have a question. Why is GCU so far away from the GC???

[@erikhancock98569]

😂

[@jaerjaer1000]

GCU employee here. Grand Canyon University was founded in 1949 in Prescott, Arizona (which is about 2 hrs from the GC), 2 years later GCU moved to Phoenix. This is also why our mascot is the antelope (look up the pronghorn in Northern Arizona). Also, Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon State so really any entity within Arizona has a claim to use Grand Canyon in its name.

[@joshuav2127]

Everything is far away from the grand canyon... The school needs to be in a large town . When I visited the Grand canyon it was more than an hour drive to the nearest grocery store which was barely bigger than a Dollar general...

[@sergeantt8527]

Them boys was ballin!

[@inc2000glw]

Is there a way to change or substitute the "Thumbnail "? For another one

[@rashoff]

Saint Mary's really need to start recruiting more athletic players. Last couple minutes was just throwing up desperation 3s, that's not their game at all. Giving up 75 points is a disaster for their style of play

[@joshahlstrom2764]

I felt the same way. I can see why they would be a good regular season team in a weak conference, but they don’t play a style of basketball that’s going to take you very far in March.

[@evanzacharias4694]

Can we not put the winning team in the preview tile?

[@curtbremner]

Why? So you don't have to watch? Do you know anything about marketing?

[@75robg]

You heard it here first, Grand Canyon is super athletic they are going to do something in this tournament. Every player on their squad can guard and has explosiveness.

[@StarryNight4024]

The fact that Grand Canyon was the top 12th seed favored for an upset, shows you how many casual Luka fans are out there.

[@mriceballz]

😂👌

[@MagCB32]

Still weird seeing a WAC champ that isn't NMSU

[@bradrook3919]

Wow! St. Mary's almost upset Grand Canyon U...😅

[@MichaelHopkins-l7l]

😂

[@GoatedAtNFS]

honestly don’t understand how they won this when their schedule is cupcake. but then again, you can’t trust saint mary’s anymore

[@trayvonfoster7616]

They won cuz they good. Gotta know ball to understand that 😂

[@MichaelHopkins-l7l]

Brackets are being busted all over the place this year. I still have a perfect bracket.

[@chriswoolard7962]

The upsets this year are unreal

[@sfdko3291]

It really shows just how weak the NBA draft is this year. There's no really GOOD set of players out there than can shift the brackets.

[@67L48]

Late in the game, when it was close, the free throw disparity was 28 - 10. Kudos for GCU making their free throws … but, dang, when you get 3x as many foul shots, it’s certainly easier to pull off the upset.

[@eddiegainz1673]

I always thought former guard Dan Majerle was the Head Coah of Grand Canyon...

[@agis13th92]

im here for derrick..let's go!

[@derekmwolff]

GCU dominated St. Mary’s not even close

[@belairs_dream1278]

Let’s Gcu 🎉

[@christopherhall1742]

Wow...talk about obscure teams!

[@SportsFan838]

What's funny is that I wasn't too sure if GCU would win but they did anyways and I'm satsified.

[@Bombssawayy]

hilarious

[@ryanting5690]

Grand Canyon University got its 1st tournament win with an upset victory for the 12th ranked Antelopes over the 5th seeded Gaels of St. Mary's College.

[@j.c.1452]

Lopes up!!!

[@stevenstranger5688]

Very athletic team.

[@amkalaska]

We all knew Saint M was at risk. They are primarily a defensive team. GCU is for real though. Glad I got to watch em.

[@SnarlyCharly]

Welp, there goes my bracket... Saint Mary's had been on an absolute tear this season, I picked them to beat UConn in the Final Four and then win the natty... 😅

[@eliogonzalez9842]

Let’s go lopes 🤘

[@johnv.6136]

Lopes Up! Go Lopes!

[@joinjen3854]

St Marys got a bad draw in Spokane. They played a mile from Gonzaga! Lots of Zag fans were here.

[@khure711]

Yeah kinda rough to put them in that position, it’s the worst place for them to play.

[@jwsf941]

These 2 will be conference rivals starting in the 2025-26 season, when the Antelopes & Seattle University Redhawks move to the WCC

[@penguinusrex]

When we were able to successfully contest shots in the paint, I started believing we could pull it off. We kept getting to the line, and SMC never found anything to counter it. Proud of the team as an old alum from the Division 2 days.

[@TropicalLaser21]

Lope up

[@67L48]

You indeed kept getting to the line.

[@stonew1927]

It's unusual to see an all white team (St. Mary's). All of GCU players were black. Both colleges are private, Catholic/Christian universities.

[@TheHaagendazs0]

Let’s go lopes 🫡

[@kinozofficial5168]

keep spirit dmx 🙌

[@garlicspoghoot2750]

Dude. Fix your thumbnails, i already know who won based off it.

[@r4v4g3r]

Good riddance, Saint Mary’s is the most boring shutdown team in Div.I

[@vgrin7307]

Who also only knows GCU from them sponsoring Ben Shapiro 😅😂

[@Drediggy]

GCU had great defense and bottled up Mahaney. But all the success of these "bottom" schools just goes to show that time and continuity matters.

[@el5663]

Goooooooo GCU. Lets go!!!!!!

[@joedhendricks8942]

Funny, when I lived in Phoenix in 90's GCU was a tiny school...you have grown

[@konnerpoyner2060]

Man what is going on this round 😂😭💀

[@BillyDrakePianoMan]

You could tell there were a bunch of Zags fans in attendance lol

[@dannyfootball3608]

I had GCU beating St. Mary’s in every single bracket I filled out. St. Mary’s is always overrated and is viewed as a good program because they ride Gonzaga’s coattails.

[@MrSilus2000]

St Mary’s wasn’t close to pulling off an upset.

[@curtbremner]

And they never would be. An "upset" is a lower seed beating a higher seed. They were a #5 seed playing a #12. GCU was the only team in the game that could pull an upset.

[@MrSilus2000]

@@curtbremner Once the game actually starts and reality sets in then you see who the actual underdog is. And it was obvious

[@curtbremner]

Oh. So, you were posting a comment in the language of your own little world. Why would you expect the rest of us that use English to understand you? @@MrSilus2000

[@MrSilus2000]

@@curtbremner Athletes understand professional fans like you don’t

[@curtbremner]

I get it - brawn over brain.@@MrSilus2000

[@jayratliff4191]

Tolerable to review with the volume down

[@IJamesCordenLoveMyWife]

They were throwing passes away like they bet on GCU. Truly puzzling telegraphing often unnecessary passes into lanes that didn’t exist

[@OhioStateFootball-h6w]

Let’s go Grand Canyon

[@michaelt8680]

Go Lopes!

[@fudgenuggets405]

I thought Grand Canyon was one them online scam universities. These dudes can ball.

[@erikhancock98569]

😂

[@aubreyburnett7739]

See y’all tonight. Roll Tide

[@anthonylaflare-du3jy]

Creighton all the way

[@stevenr8513]

Everyone’s bracket is cooked

[@rk41gator]

St. Mary's got WACed.

[@shaunmc013]

Upset!!!! St. Mary’s wasn’t ready at all this year. They were 2 against 5 all game. Coach didn’t pull any rabbits out of the hat or make any adjustments..

[@markjohnson5307]

Congrats to grand canyon. Time to join the wcc. Bryce coaches gcu not scott whose baylors coach.

[@donaldcassidy1592]

GCU coach please come to UK! DC

[@weatherdawg4728]

I doubt Bryce would come back to the SEC after what happened at Vanderbilt. Rumors have been for a year or so Barnhart wants Bryce's brother Scott.

[@johncase2408]

Grand Canyon was clearly the better team and yet St. Mary's was ranked. Somethings not right.

[@penguinusrex]

Upsets happen. There's nothing to complain about. I'm certainly not.

[@RelevantRamblers]

GCU only faced 1 top 25 team this year, which they did win, but still not enough to rank them. But as the announcers put it tonight, GCU was clearly the better team, so it didn't really feel like an upset.

[@johncase2408]

@@penguinusrex I wasn't complaining. I love upsets. I just think the whole ranking system skewed. Okay 👌? Ok

[@ilhambrilyan807]

south carolina & sdsu@@RelevantRamblers

[@loverofhumanity]

@@penguinusrex this wasnt an upset at all. They were clearly a better team.

[@pandudirgantara4753]

I dont see derrick michael

[@hklankwesi311]

Foster going to the league if they can look past the health issues

[@joshahlstrom2764]

His athleticism is elite even for NBA caliber prospects

[@scattau41]

Good comment from a St. Mary's blog: "Do we have a weight room?" They looked smaller and slower.

[@themarcusnash13]

Mahaney getting bodied that whole game 😂 poor guy

[@BlumeWendell]

2871 Dach Ville

[@GaryLewis-z9g]

Freida Hill

[@landengallahar6095]

Alabama fans are looking forward to getting to battle the lopes on Sunday! What a win! Congrats GC fans!

[@scattau41]

Grand Canyon is scary because they have no standard for admission. They can recruit anyone with a pulse. I need to remember that next year.

[@anthonyrosenthall9955]

One word foster

[@scottygaming7320]

Grantfoster looks like sga

[@user-Vegas1]

Maybe next year they’ll learn how to shoot free throws… 23/37 against Alabama. There’s your game right there… oh and maybe don’t shoot any three-pointers 10% on three-pointers- Yes, it’s obvious I had Grand Canyon tonight‘s game …😤

[@samuelbobby8591]

Lumayan DMX dapet rebound 1 XD

[@BinhoBoard]

Gcu absolutely dominated them the entire game, st Mary’s couldn’t even get a shot off for a stretch there in the second half

[@joshahlstrom2764]

GCU has some athletes down low, 9 blocks and some of them were just ridiculous