Men's basketball team sprints to exhibition victory over Western New Mexico

By Rick Vacek

Photos by Darryl Webb
GCU News Bureau

The first game at expanded GCU Arena was loud, of course, and the Lopes gave the big crowd what it wanted by pulling away to a 74-47 victory over Western New Mexico in an exhibition game Thursday night. The teams were tied at halftime before GCU dominated the second half.

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