FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Damari Millstead and Alessandro Lever each scored 17 points and Lever added 10 rebounds to lead Grand Canyon Antelopes to an 82-70 win over La Salle Explorers in the seventh place game of the Wooden Legacy.
Millstead scored his 17 points off the bench. Carlos Johnson added 16 points.
Grand Canyon (4-3), bolstered by a raucous crowd, won its first game of the tournament as four players scored in double figures. The Antelopes were efficient as they shot 54.2 percent from the field.
La Salle went cold in the first half, not scoring for a stretch of 8:52 and Grand Canyon went on a 17-0 run to take a 25-9 lead. La Salle cut the lead to 7 points in the second half but would get no closer.
La Salle fell to 0-7 and is still searching for its first victory.
Isiah Deas led La Salle in scoring with 22 points. He missed 7 of 9 shots in the first half for just six points. He scored 16 of his points in the second half. Pookie Powell added 15 points. Miles Brookins had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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1st Half
LAS
Explorers
9
GRCAN
Antelopes
8
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:05
Personal foul on Jared Kimbrough
18:13
+2
Miles Brookins made jump shot
2-5
17:56
Bad pass turnover on Trey Drechsel, stolen by Jared Kimbrough
17:47
Flagrant foul on Miles Brookins
17:37
Personal foul on Isiah Deas
16:40
Personal foul on Jared Kimbrough
16:03
Offensive foul on Michael Finke
15:34
Personal foul on Ed Croswell
15:29
Personal foul on Oscar Frayer
13:53
Bad pass turnover on Traci Carter, stolen by Carlos Johnson
13:44
Carlos Johnson missed layup
13:42
Offensive rebound by Tim Finke
13:36
+2
Tim Finke made dunk
6-8
13:26
Pookie Powell missed 3-pt. jump shot
13:24
Defensive rebound by Damari Milstead
13:17
Bad pass turnover on Damari Milstead, stolen by Isiah Deas
13:09
Ed Croswell missed layup
13:07
Defensive rebound by Alessandro Lever
12:55
Alessandro Lever missed layup
12:53
Defensive rebound by Traci Carter
12:31
+3
Isiah Deas made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by David Beatty
9-8
12:14
Jumpball received by Grand Canyon
11:58
Bad pass turnover on Damari Milstead, stolen by Ed Croswell