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Men's Basketball Preview: Arizona State, Grand Canyon

The Warhawks continue on the road after a double overtime battle at TCU.

MONROE, La. – The ULM men's basketball team (1-3) continues on its four-game road stretch, taking on Arizona State (3-0) on November 13 at 8 p.m. CT and Grand Canyon (3-0) on November 14 at 7 p.m. CT.

SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS –

Arizona State has gotten to a 3-0 start of the season, claiming victories over ETSU, Northern Colorado and Hofstra. The Sun Devils look to continue the five-game home stretch to open the season. Most recently, ASU claimed the 85-63 win over Hofstra. Paulius Murauskas leads the team averaging 25.3 points per game, scoring 33 points against Northern Colorado. Muraskas ties with Dillan Shaw both average 8.3 boards to lead the Sun Devils.

SCOUTING THE LOPES –

Grand Canyon opens the season with three-straight wins in Phoenix, defeating Texas Southern, Bethune-Cookman and Cal Poly. Most recently, the Lopes took the 99-71 home victory over Cal Poly. Jaden Henley leads the team with the 17.7 scoring average, scoring 22 points vs. TSU. Tyler Behrend averages 6.3 boards through the first three games.

FIRST TIME MEETINGS –

This is the first time ULM has seen Arizona State or Grand Canyon in the team's program history, traveling to Arizona to see both teams. These are the lone teams this season that the Warhawks will face for the very first time in 2026-27.

DOUBLE OVERTIME – 

For the second consecutive season, the Warhawks competed in a double overtime game, keeping it tight with TCU before falling in a 92-100 2OT score. The last 2OT nonconference game that ULM competed in was 2003, going to double overtime at Baylor. Since '03 ULM has seen plenty of overtime and double overtime games, majorly competing with conference opponents.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE –

Two Warhawks in Lance Carr and Dayjaun Anderson logged double-doubles in the game at TCU, becoming the first two players of the 2026-27 season to record a double-double. Last season, 11 double-doubles were logged by ULM players. Carr recorded 13 points and 14 rebounds against the Horned Frogs, while Anderson collected 20 points and 13 rebounds.

NEXT ON THE SLATE –

The Warhawks return to b1Bank Fant Coliseum on November 16, competing against Dallas Christian at 7:30 p.m. in front of a home crowd.

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Players Mentioned

Dayjaun Anderson

#1 Dayjaun Anderson

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6' 2"
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Lance Carr

#5 Lance Carr

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6' 7"
2nd Year

Players Mentioned

Dayjaun Anderson

#1 Dayjaun Anderson

6' 2"
4th Year
G
Lance Carr

#5 Lance Carr

6' 7"
2nd Year
F