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Texas Basketball vs. Grand Canyon: 5 takeaways from steamrolling of Antelopes

By Andrew Miller

FULLERTON, CA - NOVEMBER 25: Trey Drechsel #2 of the Grand Canyon Lopes gets by David Beatty #1 of the La Salle Explorers for a basket in the first half of the game during the Wooden Legacy Tournament at Titan Gym on November 25, 2018 in Fullerton, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
FULLERTON, CA - NOVEMBER 25: Trey Drechsel #2 of the Grand Canyon Lopes gets by David Beatty #1 of the La Salle Explorers for a basket in the first half of the game during the Wooden Legacy Tournament at Titan Gym on November 25, 2018 in Fullerton, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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FULLERTON, CA – NOVEMBER 25: Damari Milstead #11 of the Grand Canyon Lopes grabs a rebound in front of Miles Brookins #4 of the La Salle Explorers in the second half of the game during the Wooden Legacy Tournament at Titan Gym on November 25, 2018 in Fullerton, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
FULLERTON, CA – NOVEMBER 25: Damari Milstead #11 of the Grand Canyon Lopes grabs a rebound in front of Miles Brookins #4 of the La Salle Explorers in the second half of the game during the Wooden Legacy Tournament at Titan Gym on November 25, 2018 in Fullerton, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

2. Texas held Grand Canyon’s best players in check

An obvious issue for Texas basketball against Purdue was holding its best player in check. That also plagued the Horns against Michigan State in the Las Vegas Invitational final round. Purdue had its star guard Carsen Edwards tie a career-high for 40 points, but Texas still came out on top in that game by a four-point margin.

Moreover, Grand Canyon entered this matchup with numerous players averaging double figures in points. The main threat for the Horns was something it needed to limit in the paint, junior forward Alessandro Lever. Grand Canyon also has a pair of guards scoring in double figures per game with sophomore Damari Milstead and freshman Trey Drechsel.

All three of Grand Canyon’s premier scorers were held in single digits in this game. Lever, Milstead, and Drechsel each posted seven points. The Antelopes did see a valuable contribution come through from the former Illinois Fighting Illini forward Michael Finke as he posted a game-high 17 points.

Grand Canyon also got a nice contribution off the bench from the former Washington Huskies guard Carlos Johnson with 13 points. The combined 30 points from Finke and Johnson were one of the few things the Antelopes boasted in this flat offensive performance. Texas completely outshined the Grand Canyon rotation top to bottom.

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