Grand Canyon rolled past UL Monroe 88-52

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 14, 2026

Grand Canyon rolled past UL Monroe 88-52 at Global Credit Union Arena.

Ontario, California, native Jaden Henley led Grand Canyon with 18 points and 4 3-pointers. Dayjaun Anderson had 18 points for UL Monroe. İzmit, Türkiye, native Efe Demirel led all players with 8 rebounds for Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon had 19 fast-break points to UL Monroe's 0. Grand Canyon covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 11.2 points.

Scoring · Grand Canyon: Jaden Henley 18, Tre Holloman 12, Amarion Dickerson 12, Dylan Darling 11, Efe Demirel 10, Makaih Williams 9, Jaden Zimmerman 6, Omaha Biliew 3, Micah Tucker 3, Blake Barkley 2, Tyler Behrend 2. UL Monroe: Dayjaun Anderson 18, Phillip Tillman 14, Khalil London 10, Ziyade Ndancky 4, Jakeel Registe 4, Lance Carr 1, Guillaume Schoentgen 1.

Grand Canyon joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013, withdrew on July 1, 2025, and was announced as a Mountain West member on July 8, 2025.

Before the game

Our preview, as it ran before tip · 2026-11-13

UL Monroe vs. Grand Canyon prediction: model has Grand Canyon by 25

UL Monroe visits Grand Canyon (3-0) at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix Saturday at 8 PM ET on MW+.

Our model makes Grand Canyon a 24.7-point favorite, projecting a 95-70 final, and gives Grand Canyon a 98% chance to win. The betting market has Grand Canyon favored by 31.5 with a total of 164.5. The model leans UL Monroe +31.5 and Over 164.5.

Players to watch: Dylan Darling of Grand Canyon, 12 points a game; Tyler Behrend of Grand Canyon, 10 points a game; Blake Barkley of Grand Canyon, 8.1 points a game.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

ULM 70, GCU 95model score

-24.8model spread (home)

164.5model total

11.2points off the final margin

UnderdogULM +31.56.7 Lost Over 163.51.0 Lost

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)	-27.5	161.0			our snapshots
Latest	-35.5	144.5	-100000	49900	our snapshots (7 books)
Close	-31.5	163.5	-100000	5000	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +36 (home) ATS GCU covered Total 140 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
ULM	non-MAC team, not tracked
GCU	2	0	–	same

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

Team stats

Stat	ULM	GCU
FG	20-58	32-61
FG%	34	52
3PT	5-28	11-32
3P%	18	34
FT	7-14	13-20
FT%	50	65
Rebounds	33	44
Offensive rebounds	9	11
Defensive rebounds	24	33
Assists	6	23
Steals	1	8
Blocks	0	5
Turnovers	10	7
Points off turnovers	10	9
Fast break points	0	19
Points in paint	24	40
Fouls	19	16
Largest lead	0	37
Possessions (est.)	65.7	66.5
Points per 100 possessions	79.2	132.3

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

UL Monroe Warhawks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Phillip Tillman G	35	14	6-10	1-2	1-3	1	5	1	4	1	0	3
Dayjaun Anderson G	35	18	7-15	2-9	2-3	0	6	2	2	0	0	1
Lance Carr F	28	1	0-3	0-1	1-2	2	7	1	0	0	0	2
Ziyade Ndancky C	16	4	2-5	0-2	0-1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
Mike White G	13	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0
Khalil London	30	10	4-14	2-6	0-0	0	3	1	2	0	0	2
Robert Cowherd	21	0	0-7	0-5	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1
Martins Adonry	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Grant Chamberlain	4	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guillaume Schoentgen	3	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jakeel Registe	3	4	1-1	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jean Lafleur	DNP
Cooper Nelson	DNP
Cam Campbell	DNP
Quaran McPherson	DNP

Grand Canyon Lopes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dylan Darling G	25	11	3-5	1-3	4-6	1	6	8	2	2	0	0
Jaden Henley G	23	18	7-7	4-4	0-1	2	6	4	0	1	0	2
Makaih Williams G	21	9	3-10	1-5	2-2	1	1	0	1	1	0	3
Blake Barkley F	20	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	4	2	1	0	0	1
Efe Demirel C	20	10	4-7	0-0	2-4	4	8	0	1	0	3	1
Tre Holloman	18	12	4-10	2-7	2-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	0
Tyler Behrend	16	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	6	2	1	2	1	0
Amarion Dickerson	14	12	5-9	2-5	0-0	0	1	2	1	2	0	3
Jaden Zimmerman	13	6	2-4	0-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Omaha Biliew	11	3	1-2	0-1	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2
Micah Tucker	10	3	1-2	1-2	0-1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2
Caleb Shaw	9	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Sawyer	None	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Whorton	DNP
Luke Shaw	DNP
Jaqari Miles	DNP
Dan Skillings Jr.	DNP