PHOENIX (AP) Jaden Henley scored 22 points, 20 of them coming in the second half, to help Grand Canyon defeat Northwestern State 85-72 on Friday. Henley shot 5 of 11 from the field and went 12 for 13 from the line for the Lopes (3-2). Makaih Williams added 12 points and Efe Demirel had 11 points and shot 3 of 3 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line. Micah Thomas led the Demons (1-5) in scoring, finishing with 24 points and four assists. Northwestern State also got 14 points from Landyn Jumawan. Kordrick Turner scored 10 points. Grand Canyon took the lead for good with 12: 51 left in the first half. The score was 41-31 at halftime, with Williams racking up eight points. Grand Canyon pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a five-point lead to 15 points. They outscored Northwestern State by three points in the final half. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. By The Associated Press.
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