Grand Canyon rolled past Cal Poly 99-71

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Wed, Nov 11, 2026

Grand Canyon rolled past Cal Poly 99-71 at Global Credit Union Arena.

Morgantown, West Virginia, native Blake Barkley led Grand Canyon with 16 points. Hamad Mousa had 16 points for Cal Poly. Cincinnati, Ohio, native Tyler Behrend led all players with 7 rebounds for Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon committed 7 turnovers to Cal Poly's 19. Grand Canyon covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 8.6 points.

Scoring · Grand Canyon: Blake Barkley 16, Tre Holloman 13, Jaden Zimmerman 13, Makaih Williams 12, Tyler Behrend 12, Dylan Darling 10, Jaden Henley 10, Amarion Dickerson 6, Omaha Biliew 4, Caleb Shaw 3. Cal Poly: Hamad Mousa 16, Troy Plumtree 13, Jess Esso Essis 10, Cayden Ward 9, Jackson Mosley 5, Ali Assran 5, Austin Goode 4, Braden Freeman 4, Guzman Vasilic 3, Aaron Price Jr. 2.

Grand Canyon's arena seats 7,000, up from the original 5,000 after a 2014 remodel that added an upper deck.

Before the game

Our preview, as it ran before tip · 2026-11-11

Cal Poly at Grand Canyon preview: model has Grand Canyon by 18

Cal Poly visits Grand Canyon (2-0) at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix Wednesday at 9 PM ET on MW+.

Our model makes Grand Canyon a 17.6-point favorite, projecting a 95-78 final, and gives Grand Canyon a 93% chance to win. The betting market has Grand Canyon favored by 18.5 with a total of 181.5. The model leans Cal Poly +18.5 and Under 181.5.

Players to watch: Amarion Dickerson of Grand Canyon, 14.6 points a game; Dylan Darling of Grand Canyon, 13 points a game; Efe Demirel of Grand Canyon, 7.4 points a game.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

CP 77, GCU 96model score

-19.4model spread (home)

172.9model total

8.6points off the final margin

FavoriteGCU -18.50.9 Won Under 181.58.6 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Open (first seen)	-18.0	172.0			our snapshots
Latest	-29.5	166.5	-55000.0	26600.0	our snapshots (8 books)
Close	-18.5	181.5	-3200	1400	Draft Kings via ESPN

Margin +28 (home) ATS GCU covered Total 170 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
CP	non-MAC team, not tracked
GCU	3	0	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	CP	GCU
FG	25-59	39-77
FG%	42	51
3PT	5-25	10-33
3P%	20	30
FT	16-21	11-20
FT%	76	55
Rebounds	35	38
Offensive rebounds	8	12
Defensive rebounds	27	26
Assists	10	23
Steals	2	11
Blocks	5	3
Turnovers	19	7
Points off turnovers	8	26
Fast break points	18	14
Points in paint	38	56
Fouls	20	21
Largest lead	2	33
Possessions (est.)	80.0	81.5
Points per 100 possessions	88.8	121.5

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Cal Poly Mustangs

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Cayden Ward G	29	9	2-7	0-2	5-6	0	5	1	4	0	1	1
Jess Esso Essis G	28	10	4-12	0-4	2-2	1	4	2	2	0	1	1
Hamad Mousa G	27	16	5-10	2-6	4-5	1	5	1	6	1	1	2
Guzman Vasilic G	21	3	1-5	1-5	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
Austin Goode F	17	4	2-6	0-4	0-0	3	5	1	0	0	1	3
Troy Plumtree	19	13	5-6	1-1	2-4	1	6	1	3	0	1	3
Jackson Mosley	15	5	2-3	0-1	1-1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1
Ali Assran	12	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	4
Jason Scott	11	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4
Braden Freeman	7	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Jake Davis	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Moore	5	0	0-2	0-0	0-1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
Aaron Price Jr.	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Canon Wyatt	DNP
Kieran Elliott	DNP

Grand Canyon Lopes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dylan Darling G	24	10	3-10	0-5	4-5	0	3	4	1	2	0	0
Makaih Williams G	22	12	4-10	1-4	3-7	2	4	2	1	1	0	1
Jaden Henley G	22	10	5-11	0-2	0-1	0	0	3	0	3	0	3
Blake Barkley F	19	16	7-10	2-3	0-1	2	5	1	0	0	0	0
Efe Demirel C	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	1	0
Tre Holloman	25	13	5-12	3-8	0-0	0	3	6	1	2	1	0
Tyler Behrend	21	12	5-6	0-1	2-2	3	7	0	2	1	0	4
Amarion Dickerson	17	6	3-7	0-3	0-0	2	3	5	0	2	1	3
Jaden Zimmerman	17	13	4-6	3-5	2-4	1	2	0	0	0	0	2
Omaha Biliew	12	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	5	1	1	0	0	4
Caleb Shaw	10	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4
Micah Tucker	4	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Whorton	DNP
Jack Sawyer	DNP
Luke Shaw	DNP
Jaqari Miles	DNP
Dan Skillings Jr.	DNP