| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Leake (fresh) SF - Martin Johnson (fresh) PF - Thomas Albert (fresh) C - Roy Flora (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Aldo Marino (fresh) SG - Cory Stafford (fresh) SF - Leonard Mahone (fresh) PF - Dustin Harris (fresh) C - Keith Adkisson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grand Canyon | Keith Adkisson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Grand Canyon | Cory Stafford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Grand Canyon | Keith Adkisson hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Grand Canyon | Cory Stafford is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Aldo Marino | 2-5 |
| 18:39 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Flora | 5-5 |
| 18:21 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris is fouled on the floor by Henry Place - foul #1 on Henry Place, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | Grand Canyon | Cory Stafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:57 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Leake and he's hacked by Dustin Harris - foul #1 on Dustin Harris, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest (SF), Lloyd Sims (PF) Martin Johnson, Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo (PG), Stephen Wirth (SG), Oladele Abdelaziz (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Aldo Marino, Cory Stafford, Leonard Mahone, Keith Adkisson | |
| 17:34 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:34 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 17:05 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Brian Forest - foul #1 on Brian Forest, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), James Penning (SG) Henry Place, Jeffrey Leake | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 17:05 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:05 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:48 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 16:46 | Grand Canyon | Oladele Abdelaziz is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (C) Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 16:28 | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Forest | 13-7 |
| 15:59 | Grand Canyon | Robert Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 13-9 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Jack Zemaitis (fresh) SG - James Penning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Forest (fresh) PF - Lloyd Sims (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Jim Harjo (fresh) SG - Stephen Wirth (fresh) SF - Oladele Abdelaziz (fresh) PF - Dustin Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Harris steals the ball from Brian Forest | 13-9 |
| 15:17 | Grand Canyon | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Oladele Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Jeffrey Leake (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Thomas Albert (PF), Roy Flora (C) Jack Zemaitis, James Penning, Brian Forest, Lloyd Sims, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino (PG), Cory Stafford (SG), Leonard Mahone (SF), Vincent Topolosky (PF), Keith Adkisson (C) Jim Harjo, Stephen Wirth, Oladele Abdelaziz, Dustin Harris, Robert Taylor | |
| 14:57 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cory Stafford | 13-12 |
| 14:45 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 14:43 | Grand Canyon | The rebound goes to Keith Adkisson | 13-12 |
| 14:41 | Grand Canyon | Leonard Mahone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 14:28 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert makes the runner from the left block | 15-12 |
| 14:03 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Aldo Marino, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), Dustin Koch (PF) Henry Place, Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 13:43 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 13:41 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:24 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Flora | 18-12 |
| 13:22 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Zemaitis - foul #1 on Jack Zemaitis, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (SG), Brian Forest (SF) Jeffrey Leake, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Oladele Abdelaziz (SF), Dustin Harris (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Leonard Mahone, Vincent Topolosky, Keith Adkisson | |
| 13:01 | Grand Canyon | Cory Stafford's pass is intercepted by Brian Forest | 18-12 |
| 12:49 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 20-12 |
| 12:44 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Koch is called for the reach on Oladele Abdelaziz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Koch, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (SG), Lloyd Sims (PF) Dustin Koch, Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo (PG), Stephen Wirth (SG) Aldo Marino, Cory Stafford | |
| 12:27 | Grand Canyon | Oladele Abdelaziz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG) Jack Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 12:02 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 12:01 | Grand Canyon | Oladele Abdelaziz pulls down the rebound | 20-12 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Penning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Forest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Sims (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Jim Harjo (fresh) SG - Stephen Wirth (fresh) SF - Oladele Abdelaziz (fresh) PF - Dustin Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Grand Canyon | Robert Taylor misses the jumper from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 11:35 | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 11:18 | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lloyd Sims, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), Jeffrey Leake (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Thomas Albert (PF), Roy Flora (C) Henry Place, James Penning, Brian Forest, Lloyd Sims, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino (PG), Cory Stafford (SG), Leonard Mahone (SF), Keith Adkisson (C) Jim Harjo, Stephen Wirth, Oladele Abdelaziz, Robert Taylor | |
| 10:55 | Grand Canyon | Cory Stafford knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Mahone | 20-15 |
| 10:41 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 10:40 | Grand Canyon | The rebound goes to Keith Adkisson | 20-15 |
| 10:18 | Grand Canyon | Roy Flora steals the ball from Cory Stafford | 20-15 |
| 10:00 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-15 |
| 09:58 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Robert Thomas (SF), Dustin Koch (PF) Jack Zemaitis, Martin Johnson, Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo (PG), Stephen Wirth (SG), Vincent Topolosky (PF) Aldo Marino, Cory Stafford, Dustin Harris | |
| 09:46 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch misses short on a floater from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 09:44 | Grand Canyon | Keith Adkisson pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:17 | Grand Canyon | Vincent Topolosky is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 08:57 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora is fouled on the floor by Keith Adkisson - foul #1 on Keith Adkisson, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Penning (PG), Brian Forest (SF), Lloyd Sims (C) Henry Place, Jeffrey Leake, Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Oladele Abdelaziz (SF), Dustin Harris (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Leonard Mahone, Vincent Topolosky, Keith Adkisson | |
| 08:49 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 08:47 | Grand Canyon | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:45 | Grand Canyon | Robert Thomas picks off the pass by Jim Harjo in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 08:28 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 08:26 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 08:01 | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims is fouled on the floor by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), Jack Zemaitis (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Thomas Albert (PF) James Penning, Robert Thomas, Brian Forest, Dustin Koch | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino (PG), Cory Stafford (SG) Jim Harjo, Stephen Wirth | |
| 07:52 | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims can't finish the layup | 22-17 |
| 07:51 | Grand Canyon | Oladele Abdelaziz grabs the board | 22-17 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Zemaitis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Johnson (fresh) PF - Thomas Albert (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Sims (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Aldo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oladele Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Stafford | 22-20 |
| 07:15 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-20 |
| 07:13 | Grand Canyon | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:44 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris is whistled for traveling | 22-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG), Brian Forest (SF), Roy Flora (C) Henry Place, Martin Johnson, Lloyd Sims | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Leonard Mahone (SF), Vincent Topolosky (PF), Keith Adkisson (C) Oladele Abdelaziz, Dustin Harris, Robert Taylor | |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Mahone - foul #1 on Leonard Mahone, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas (SF) Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:31 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:14 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 06:12 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Roy Flora | 24-20 |
| 05:51 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 05:49 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 05:26 | Grand Canyon | Keith Adkisson misses the easy layup | 24-20 |
| 05:25 | Grand Canyon | Leonard Mahone snags the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 05:04 | Grand Canyon | Cory Stafford is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 04:43 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Topolosky - foul #1 on Vincent Topolosky, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), James Penning (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Dustin Koch (PF) Jack Zemaitis, Jeffrey Leake, Robert Thomas, Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo (PG), Stephen Wirth (SG), Oladele Abdelaziz (SF), Dustin Harris (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Aldo Marino, Cory Stafford, Leonard Mahone, Vincent Topolosky, Keith Adkisson | |
| 04:43 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:43 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:41 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Dustin Koch - foul #2 on Dustin Koch, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert (PF), Roy Flora (C) Dustin Koch, Brian Forest | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 04:41 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:41 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 04:41 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 04:19 | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jim Harjo - foul #1 on Jim Harjo, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Lloyd Sims (C) Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota St. | Thomas Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:50 | Grand Canyon | Robert Taylor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lloyd Sims - foul #2 on Lloyd Sims, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch (PF) Thomas Albert | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 03:50 | Grand Canyon | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:50 | Grand Canyon | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:50 | Grand Canyon | Oladele Abdelaziz grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Henry Place (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Penning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Johnson (fresh) PF - Dustin Koch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lloyd Sims (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Jim Harjo (fresh) SG - Stephen Wirth (fresh) SF - Oladele Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dustin Harris (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 03:27 | Grand Canyon | Stephen Wirth pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:09 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris lays it in on a great pass from Oladele Abdelaziz | 28-27 |
| 02:55 | S. Dakota St. | Martin Johnson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 30-27 |
| 02:53 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris is hacked by James Penning in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Penning, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake (SG), Robert Thomas (SF), Roy Flora (C) James Penning, Martin Johnson, Lloyd Sims | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Cory Stafford (SG), Ratko Zettel (SF) Stephen Wirth, Oladele Abdelaziz | |
| 02:53 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:53 | Grand Canyon | Dustin Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:53 | S. Dakota St. | Roy Flora gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:28 | S. Dakota St. | Dustin Koch's pass is intercepted by Jim Harjo | 30-28 |
| 02:02 | Grand Canyon | Henry Place is called for the reach on Jim Harjo - foul #2 on Henry Place, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis (PG), Brian Forest (PF) Henry Place, Dustin Koch | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Leonard Mahone (SF), Keith Adkisson (C) Cory Stafford, Robert Taylor | |
| 02:02 | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:02 | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:48 | S. Dakota St. | Jeffrey Leake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino (PG), Stephen Wirth (SG), Vincent Topolosky (PF) Jim Harjo, Ratko Zettel, Dustin Harris | |
| 01:44 | Grand Canyon | Jack Zemaitis is called for the reach on Aldo Marino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Zemaitis, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| 01:44 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:44 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:30 | S. Dakota St. | Aldo Marino takes the ball from Brian Forest | 30-31 |
| 01:27 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino banks in the layup | 30-33 |
| 01:06 | S. Dakota St. | Brian Forest connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Jack Zemaitis | 32-33 |
| 01:02 | Grand Canyon | Aldo Marino comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 01:01 | S. Dakota St. | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 00:55 | S. Dakota St. | Jack Zemaitis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Forest | 35-33 |
| 00:49 | Grand Canyon | Brian Forest steals it from Leonard Mahone | 35-33 |
| 00:30 | S. Dakota St. | Keith Adkisson takes the ball from Jack Zemaitis | 35-33 |
| 00:03 | Grand Canyon | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Leonard Mahone - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #12 | 35-33 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Henry Place (PG), James Penning (SG), Martin Johnson (SF), Thomas Albert (PF), Lloyd Sims (C) Jack Zemaitis, Jeffrey Leake, Robert Thomas, Brian Forest, Roy Flora | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jim Harjo (PG), Cory Stafford (SG), Dustin Harris (PF), Robert Taylor (C) Aldo Marino, Stephen Wirth, Vincent Topolosky, Keith Adkisson | |
| 00:03 | Grand Canyon | Leonard Mahone makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:03 | Grand Canyon | Leonard Mahone makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | James Penning misses the halfcourt shot | 35-35 |