Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seligman). They blew past the Grand Canyon Phantoms 96-61 on Tuesday. The Antelopes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
| 02/04/25 @ Grand Canyon | 6 |
| 01/31/25 @ Mogollon | 9 |
| 01/29/25 vs Mohave Accelerated | 5 |
| 01/22/25 vs Salome | 6 |
| 01/20/25 vs Ash Fork | 12 |
Seligman got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Montae Walker out in front who shot 9-for-17 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 47 points and 17 boards. Walker has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 47 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Carmelo Manakaja, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds.
Seligman was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Canyon only posted seven assists.
Grand Canyon lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryder Lyle, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 13 points along with eight boards and four blocks. Those 13 points gave Lyle a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mase Begay, who went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds.
The victory (which was Seligman's fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-6. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 29.4% in those games and 24.8% outside of them. As for Grand Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.
As of now, neither Seligman nor Grand Canyon have any future games scheduled.
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