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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) \u2014 In its third trip to March Madness, Grand Canyon finally became what it craved since moving up to Division I: NCAA Tournament winner. <\/p>\n

Tyon Grant-Foster scored 22 points, and Grand Canyon earned its first NCAA Tournament victory as the 12th-seeded Antelopes knocked off No. 5 seed Saint Mary\u2019s 75-66 on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Grand Canyon (30-4) became the second No. 12 seed to pull a late-night upset after James Madison took down Wisconsin. The Antelopes did it with style, slashing and shooting their way to expose the No. 2 scoring defense in the country.<\/p>\n

And they celebrated with a legion of purple-clad fans that filled Spokane Arena and gave the Antelopes a decided advantage of support. <\/p>\n

March Madness 2024<\/b><\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is our third time coming, so this is kind of the next step in the maturation of a winning program, is being able to win a game in the tournament,\u201d Grand Canyon coach Bryce Drew said. \u201cFor myself and I think for our program \u2014 and for our school \u2014 it\u2019s just a huge step so people can realize how special a school GCU is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grant-Foster was the instigator with skills that will likely land him a spot at the next level. Grant-Foster scored 13 in the second half, including a 3-pointer and a thunderous lob dunk during the Antelopes\u2019 decisive 15-1 run that gave them a 50-35 lead with under 12 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

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Gabe McGlothan matched the physical post players for Saint Mary\u2019s and added 12 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n

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Ray Harrison finished with 17 points, including a spinning basket on the block with 1:40 left that gave the Antelopes a 69-60 lead. Aidan Mahaney\u2019s 3-point attempt was blocked at the other end \u2013 the ninth block for Grand Canyon \u2013 and the Antelopes started to enjoy what they were on the cusp of accomplishing.<\/p>\n

The Antelopes were just the seventh team this season to reach the 70-point mark against the regular season and tournament champions of the West Coast Conference. They also outscored Saint Mary\u2019s 28-7 at the free throw line. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey have some guards who put some pressure on you, but it\u2019s a big discrepancy to overcome. And having said that, we should have overcome it. We still should have overcome it,\u201d Saint Mary\u2019s coach Randy Bennett said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t guard well enough and definitely weren\u2019t good enough offensively for the first 30 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grand Canyon moved to Division I in 2017 with grand aspirations. It wanted to be known as a basketball school. It wanted to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Antelopes had been here twice in the past three seasons, losing to Iowa as a No. 15 seed in 2021 and last year falling to Gonzaga as a No. 14 seed.<\/p>\n

Now they have a win \u2014 and a date in the second round against No. 4 seed Alabama on Sunday. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cool to see the world seeing what we\u2019re capable of, what GCU is capable of,\u201d McGlothan said. <\/p>\n

Mitchell Saxen led Saint Mary\u2019s (26-8) with 14 points. Mahaney added 13, but shot just 5 of 21, including 3 for 13 on 3-pointers. Saint Mary\u2019s pulled within 57-52 on Mahaney\u2019s 3-pointer with 6:35 left, but the Gaels couldn\u2019t get closer. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a good-shooting team. We just didn\u2019t shoot well tonight,\u201d Mahaney said. <\/p>\n

The Antelopes played what felt like a glorified home game with the crowd growing louder with every basket during their second half run to take control. There were plenty of purple clad \u201cHavocs\u201d filling one section of the Spokane Arena, but Grand Canyon became the adopted home team in part because it was playing Gonzaga\u2019s biggest rival.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was good basketball environment. The place was packed. Every seat was filled. That\u2019s what you want it to be,\u201d Bennett said. <\/p>\n

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Grand Canyon will face the challenge of the top scoring team in the country. Alabama made it look easy putting up 109 points in its first-round win over Charleston and hasn\u2019t scored less than 71 in any game this season.<\/p>\n

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AP March Madness bracket: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ncaa-mens-bracket<\/a> and coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/march-madness<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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