Sports
Grand Canyon Wins 9th Straight Game
The game moved Joshua Braun into first-place all-time at GCU with 199 career 3-pointers.
PHOENIX, AZ — Grand Canyon's Joshua Braun hit 4 of 7 shots from behind the bonus arc and scored 20 points as the basketball team won its ninth straight game 75-61 against the Robert Morris Colonials Monday night.
The effort moved Braun into first-place all-time at GCU with 199 career 3-pointers. He surpassed Richard Davis, who hit 197 from 2005-07.
The Antelopes beat Florida A&M in their opener Friday night, 67-51. Monday night they built an early lead, taking a 48-28 advantage into intermission.
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Casey Benson hit 8 of 10 from the free throw line and finished with 17 points for Grand Canyon and Oscar Frayer contributed 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
The Colonials (0-2) lost at Ohio State in their opener, 95-64, and shot just 33.0 percent from the field (21 of 62), including 4 of 20 from long range. Dachon Burke led the effort with 15 points.
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By The Associated Press
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