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Monday, November 3
Phoenix, Ariz.
9 PM ET
Purdue Fort Wayne
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Corey Hadnot II
Photo by: Jack Gilday
Mastodons Fall to GCU 90-71 in Season Opener
11/3/2025 11:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHOENIX – DeAndre Craig Jr. scored a game-high 18 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 90-71 loss at Grand Canyon on Monday (Nov. 3) evening in the regular season opener for both teams.
Craig scored all 18 of his points in the second half after picking up two fouls in the first half. Craig finished 7-of-12 from the floor with three steals. He was a big reason the Mastodons cut a 24-point first half deficit to single digits midway through the second half.
Grand Canyon came out of the gates hot, shooting 60 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes. That included a 9-of-16 performance from three. 23 of their 49 points in the first half came from players off the bench.
The Mastodons cut the deficit to 13 at 54-41 on a Craig fastbreak hoop. It was an 8-0 run and forced a GCU timeout. The 'Dons trimmed the deficit to nine on a Darius Duffy fastbreak dunk with 8:29 left.
Corey Hadnot II added 16 points with six assists and four rebounds. Mikale Stevenson dropped 15 points in his Mastodon regular-season debut. Ebrahim Kaba (3), EJ Mosley (3) and Mason Shrout (2) each recorded their first collegiate points in the contest.
Jaden Lee had 17 points and six rebounds for GCU. He helped the 'Lopes shoot 32-of-57 (56.1 percent) in the contest. The 'Dons shot 42.2 percent (27-of-64) in the game, and 50 percent in the second half.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 0-1. The Lopes are 1-0. The Mastodons continue the 2025-26 season on Friday (Nov. 7) at Ohio State.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Craig scored all 18 of his points in the second half after picking up two fouls in the first half. Craig finished 7-of-12 from the floor with three steals. He was a big reason the Mastodons cut a 24-point first half deficit to single digits midway through the second half.
Grand Canyon came out of the gates hot, shooting 60 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes. That included a 9-of-16 performance from three. 23 of their 49 points in the first half came from players off the bench.
The Mastodons cut the deficit to 13 at 54-41 on a Craig fastbreak hoop. It was an 8-0 run and forced a GCU timeout. The 'Dons trimmed the deficit to nine on a Darius Duffy fastbreak dunk with 8:29 left.
Corey Hadnot II added 16 points with six assists and four rebounds. Mikale Stevenson dropped 15 points in his Mastodon regular-season debut. Ebrahim Kaba (3), EJ Mosley (3) and Mason Shrout (2) each recorded their first collegiate points in the contest.
Jaden Lee had 17 points and six rebounds for GCU. He helped the 'Lopes shoot 32-of-57 (56.1 percent) in the contest. The 'Dons shot 42.2 percent (27-of-64) in the game, and 50 percent in the second half.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 0-1. The Lopes are 1-0. The Mastodons continue the 2025-26 season on Friday (Nov. 7) at Ohio State.
~ Feel The Rumble ~
Team Stats
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GCU
FG%
.422
.561
3FG%
.267
.458
FT%
.900
.750
RB
27
39
TO
13
15
STL
9
7
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
16
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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