| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Harold Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Church (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Lomeli (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Harman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roger Vidaurri (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Boughner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons inbounds the ball | 37-39 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Lomeli - foul #1 on William Lomeli, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 19:45 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:45 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 19:20 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-44 |
| 19:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Boughner - foul #3 on John Boughner, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Bridges (C) John Boughner | |
| 19:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 18:46 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Lyons | 39-46 |
| 18:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray travels in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Walter Larry (SG) Dean Church | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Miles Rose (PF) Roger Vidaurri | |
| 18:38 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant connects on the open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Lyons | 39-48 |
| 18:23 | St. Mary's (TX) | Walter Larry travels with the ball | 39-48 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer (PG), Elijah Smith (SF), Gerry Terry (PF) Harold Murray, William Lomeli, Brian Cooper | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Abel Gaston (PG), Tommy Ryan (SG) John Jackson, Charles Bryant | |
| 18:10 | Grand Canyon | Miles Rose is whistled for traveling | 39-48 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Shawn Brown (SF) Robert Lyons | |
| 17:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 17:48 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman tips it back up and in | 41-48 |
| 17:29 | Grand Canyon | Elijah Smith steals the ball from Abel Gaston | 41-48 |
| 17:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Ryan - foul #1 on Tommy Ryan, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church (SG), William Lomeli (SF), Reynaldo Bruno (C) Walter Larry, Elijah Smith, John Harman | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant (SG), Roger Vidaurri (PF), Michael Davis (C) Tommy Ryan, Miles Rose, David Bridges | |
| 17:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Abel Gaston - foul #2 on Abel Gaston, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper (PF) Gerry Terry | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | John Jackson (PG), Robert Lyons (SF) Abel Gaston, Shawn Brown | |
| 17:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 17:08 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:52 | Grand Canyon | John Jackson connects on the shot from the left side set up by Charles Bryant | 42-50 |
| 16:38 | St. Mary's (TX) | William Lomeli misses the floater from the right side | 42-50 |
| 16:37 | Grand Canyon | Michael Davis pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:23 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri is hacked by Brian Cooper - foul #1 on Brian Cooper, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray (PG), Walter Larry (SG), Elijah Smith (SF), John Harman (C) Eugene Meyer, Dean Church, William Lomeli, Reynaldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Abel Gaston (PG), Tommy Ryan (SG), Miles Rose (PF) John Jackson, Charles Bryant, Roger Vidaurri | |
| 16:11 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 16:09 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 15:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman buries a fadeaway from the left block | 44-50 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Harold Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Larry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elijah Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Brian Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Harman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Abel Gaston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Miles Rose (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 15:26 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 15:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Brian Cooper, team foul #3 | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church (SG), William Lomeli (SF), Gerry Terry (PF) Harold Murray, Walter Larry, Brian Cooper | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | John Jackson (PG), Charles Bryant (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), David Bridges (PF), John Boughner (C) Abel Gaston, Tommy Ryan, Robert Lyons, Miles Rose, Michael Davis | |
| 14:48 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 44-50 |
| 14:46 | Grand Canyon | David Bridges misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 14:44 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 14:28 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 14:26 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 14:17 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 14:15 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to William Lomeli | 44-50 |
| 13:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Elijah Smith, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer (PG), Reynaldo Bruno (C) Elijah Smith, John Harman | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Charles Perkins (SG), Robert Lyons (SF), Roger Vidaurri (PF) Charles Bryant, Shawn Brown, David Bridges | |
| 13:38 | Grand Canyon | Charles Perkins is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Bruno - foul #2 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Walter Larry (SG) Dean Church | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 13:26 | Grand Canyon | Reynaldo Bruno is called for the reach on John Boughner - foul #3 on Reynaldo Bruno, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray (PG), Edward Coles (PF) Eugene Meyer, Gerry Terry | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Abel Gaston (PG) John Jackson | |
| 13:09 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 13:08 | Grand Canyon | Abel Gaston tips it home | 44-52 |
| 12:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | Reynaldo Bruno misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Lyons - foul #2 on Robert Lyons, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer (SG) Walter Larry | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant (SG), David Bridges (C) Robert Lyons, John Boughner | |
| 12:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:52 | St. Mary's (TX) | Reynaldo Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:32 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Abel Gaston | 46-54 |
| 12:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | William Lomeli hits a jumper in the paint | 48-54 |
| 12:08 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 48-54 |
| 12:06 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 11:43 | Grand Canyon | David Bridges splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-56 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Harold Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Lomeli (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Coles (fairly fresh) C - Reynaldo Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Abel Gaston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Bryant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Perkins (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bridges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Charles Bryant is called for the reach on Eugene Meyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Bryant, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Walter Larry (SG), Elijah Smith (SF), Brian Cooper (PF), John Harman (C) Harold Murray, William Lomeli, Edward Coles, Reynaldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | John Jackson (PG), Tommy Ryan (SG), Robert Lyons (SF), Miles Rose (PF), Michael Davis (C) Abel Gaston, Charles Bryant, Charles Perkins, Roger Vidaurri, David Bridges | |
| 11:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Walter Larry and he's fouled by Miles Rose - foul #1 on Miles Rose, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| 11:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:12 | Grand Canyon | Brian Cooper is called for the reach on Miles Rose - foul #3 on Brian Cooper, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray (PG) Eugene Meyer | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 11:12 | Grand Canyon | Miles Rose misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 11:12 | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:56 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith buries a jump hook from the baseline | 53-56 |
| 10:32 | Grand Canyon | Tommy Ryan buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 10:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church (SG), William Lomeli (SF) Walter Larry, Elijah Smith | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant (PG), John Boughner (C) John Jackson, Michael Davis | |
| 10:13 | Grand Canyon | John Harman steps in front of the Tommy Ryan pass | 53-58 |
| 10:01 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman blows the layup | 53-58 |
| 09:59 | Grand Canyon | Miles Rose pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:40 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 09:27 | St. Mary's (TX) | Robert Lyons steals the ball from William Lomeli | 53-61 |
| 09:11 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-61 |
| 09:10 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner tips it home | 53-63 |
| 08:59 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray is called for a backcourt violation | 53-63 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer (PG), Walter Larry (SG), Elijah Smith (SF), Gerry Terry (PF), Reynaldo Bruno (C) Harold Murray, Dean Church, William Lomeli, Brian Cooper, John Harman | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | John Jackson (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Roger Vidaurri (PF), David Bridges (C) Charles Bryant, Tommy Ryan, Robert Lyons, Miles Rose, John Boughner | |
| 08:44 | Grand Canyon | John Jackson can't finish the uncontested layup | 53-63 |
| 08:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 08:31 | St. Mary's (TX) | The jump hook by Elijah Smith is blocked by David Bridges | 53-63 |
| 08:29 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerry Terry grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 08:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith is wide open but clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Shawn Brown - foul #2 on Shawn Brown, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Abel Gaston (PG), Charles Bryant (SG) John Jackson, Charles Perkins | |
| 08:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:07 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:44 | Grand Canyon | David Bridges shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 55-63 |
| 07:43 | St. Mary's (TX) | The rebound goes to Eugene Meyer | 55-63 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Eugene Meyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Larry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elijah Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gerry Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Abel Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Bryant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Brown (fresh) PF - Roger Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | Abel Gaston is called for the reach on Eugene Meyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abel Gaston, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church (SG), William Lomeli (SF), John Harman (C) Walter Larry, Elijah Smith, Reynaldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons (SF), Michael Davis (PF), John Boughner (C) Shawn Brown, Roger Vidaurri, David Bridges | |
| 07:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:39 | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:19 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-63 |
| 07:18 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerry Terry gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 07:14 | St. Mary's (TX) | Charles Bryant takes the ball from Eugene Meyer | 57-63 |
| 06:59 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 06:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 06:32 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church blows the layup | 57-63 |
| 06:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church tips it in | 59-63 |
| 06:19 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-63 |
| 06:17 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner snags the offensive board | 59-63 |
| 06:03 | Grand Canyon | Michael Davis is whistled for a carry | 59-63 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray (PG), Walter Larry (SG), Elijah Smith (SF), Brian Cooper (PF) Eugene Meyer, Dean Church, William Lomeli, Gerry Terry | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | John Jackson (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Shawn Brown (SF), Roger Vidaurri (PF), David Bridges (C) Abel Gaston, Charles Bryant, Robert Lyons, Michael Davis, John Boughner | |
| 05:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Brown - foul #3 on Shawn Brown, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 05:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:23 | Grand Canyon | David Bridges blows the layup | 61-63 |
| 05:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Elijah Smith misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 05:16 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 05:04 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Larry - foul #3 on Walter Larry, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church (SG), Reynaldo Bruno (C) Walter Larry, John Harman | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tommy Ryan (SG) Shawn Brown | |
| 05:04 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:04 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:48 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-65 |
| 04:47 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:30 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church hits a wide open floater from the left block on a great pass from Harold Murray | 65-65 |
| 04:13 | Grand Canyon | Tommy Ryan loses the dribble to Reynaldo Bruno | 65-65 |
| 03:50 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray hits a 3 from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 03:45 | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer (PG), Walter Larry (SG), William Lomeli (SF), Gerry Terry (PF), John Harman (C) Harold Murray, Dean Church, Elijah Smith, Brian Cooper, Reynaldo Bruno | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant (SG), Robert Lyons (SF), Miles Rose (PF), John Boughner (C) Tommy Ryan, Charles Perkins, Roger Vidaurri, David Bridges | |
| 03:22 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jackson and he's hacked by Walter Larry - foul #4 on Walter Larry, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Abel Gaston (PG) John Jackson | |
| 03:22 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant makes the free throw | 68-68 |
| Lineup | St. Mary's (TX) | PG - Eugene Meyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Larry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Lomeli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerry Terry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Harman (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Abel Gaston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Bryant (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Miles Rose (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Boughner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 03:10 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons gets the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:04 | Grand Canyon | The short jumper by Abel Gaston is denied by Gerry Terry | 68-68 |
| 03:03 | St. Mary's (TX) | Gerry Terry pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Boughner swats the short shot by William Lomeli | 68-68 |
| 02:56 | Grand Canyon | Miles Rose pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:56 | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper (PF) Gerry Terry | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | John Jackson (PG), Roger Vidaurri (PF) Abel Gaston, Miles Rose | |
| 02:36 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 02:36 | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church (SG) Walter Larry | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 02:34 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church's pass is intercepted by Charles Bryant in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 02:22 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Harman - foul #3 on John Harman, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| 02:22 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:22 | Grand Canyon | John Boughner misses the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:22 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 02:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | Roger Vidaurri is called for the reach on Eugene Meyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Vidaurri, team foul #10 | 68-72 |
| 02:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:19 | St. Mary's (TX) | Eugene Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:54 | Grand Canyon | Robert Lyons shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 01:42 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-74 |
| 01:40 | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper tips it in | 71-74 |
| 01:22 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant is fouled on the floor by William Lomeli - foul #2 on William Lomeli, team foul #11 | 71-74 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray (PG) Eugene Meyer | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 01:22 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 01:22 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:58 | St. Mary's (TX) | Dean Church misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-76 |
| 00:56 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri pulls down the rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Grand Canyon | Charles Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-76 |
| 00:25 | St. Mary's (TX) | John Harman pulls down the rebound | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:17 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-76 |
| 00:15 | Grand Canyon | The rebound goes to Roger Vidaurri | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | St. Mary's (TX) | St. Mary's (TX) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri is hacked by Harold Murray in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Murray, team foul #12 | 71-76 |
| Subs | St. Mary's (TX) | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Abel Gaston (PG) John Jackson | |
| 00:13 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri misses the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:13 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri misses the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:13 | St. Mary's (TX) | Brian Cooper snags the defensive board | 71-76 |
| 00:05 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 71-76 |
| 00:04 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri gets the rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Murray - foul #2 on Harold Murray, team foul #13 | 71-76 |
| 00:03 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:03 | Grand Canyon | Roger Vidaurri makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:00 | St. Mary's (TX) | Harold Murray clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-78 |