| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Joseph Lacefield (fresh) SG - Cecil Ritenour (fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) PF - James Gamble (fresh) C - Anthony Holt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Fredrick Bates (fresh) SG - Thomas Stafford (fresh) SF - William Kimble (fresh) PF - Ronald Fossum (fresh) C - Matthew Korhonen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grand Canyon | Matthew Korhonen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Dakota | N. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lacefield - foul #1 on Joseph Lacefield, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | N. Dakota | Fredrick Bates is called for the reach on Joseph Lacefield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fredrick Bates, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Lacefield | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Lacefield is called for the reach on Fredrick Bates - foul #2 on Joseph Lacefield, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG) Joseph Lacefield | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 18:22 | Grand Canyon | Thomas Stafford hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:00 | N. Dakota | James Gamble travels with the ball | 3-3 |
| 17:48 | Grand Canyon | Matthew Korhonen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:35 | N. Dakota | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:33 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:08 | Grand Canyon | Fredrick Bates misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:06 | N. Dakota | James Gamble pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:46 | N. Dakota | James Gamble makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Smith | 5-3 |
| 16:42 | Grand Canyon | Fredrick Bates is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Fredrick Bates, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Bo Xiao (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), Nelson Cook (SF), John Mole (PF), Alexander Newhouse (C) Fredrick Bates, Thomas Stafford, William Kimble, Ronald Fossum, Matthew Korhonen | |
| 16:17 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt misses the driving attempt from the left block | 5-3 |
| 16:16 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt tips it in | 7-3 |
| 15:59 | Grand Canyon | John Mole buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bo Xiao | 7-6 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Ritenour (fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Gamble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Bo Xiao (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) SF - Nelson Cook (fresh) PF - John Mole (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alexander Newhouse (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | N. Dakota | Alexander Newhouse steps in front of the Cecil Ritenour pass in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 15:42 | Grand Canyon | James Smith steals the ball from Nelson Cook | 7-6 |
| 15:39 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour lays it in on a nice dish by James Smith | 9-6 |
| 15:15 | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Ritenour - foul #1 on Cecil Ritenour, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Wayne Horne (SF), Louis Burrow (PF), Brian Parise (C) James Smith, Jerry Wentworth, James Gamble, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Thomas Stafford (SG), Ronald Fossum (PF) Bo Xiao, Alexander Newhouse | |
| 15:15 | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:15 | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:02 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-8 |
| 15:01 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:42 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum misses the lay-in | 9-8 |
| 14:41 | N. Dakota | The rebound goes to Louis Burrow | 9-8 |
| 14:36 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour's pass is intercepted by Ronald Fossum | 9-8 |
| 14:17 | Grand Canyon | Brian Parise takes the ball from Thomas Stafford | 9-8 |
| 14:04 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 14:03 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise gets the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:38 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 13:37 | Grand Canyon | Nelson Cook gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:14 | Grand Canyon | Nelson Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (SG), Jerry Wentworth (SF), James Gamble (PF), John Mullens (C) Cecil Ritenour, Wayne Horne, Louis Burrow, Brian Parise | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Bo Xiao (PG), William Kimble (SF), Alexander Newhouse (PF), Matthew Korhonen (C) Richard Bennett, Nelson Cook, Ronald Fossum, John Mole | |
| 13:01 | N. Dakota | James Gamble hits a shot from close range and the foul's on Bo Xiao - foul #1 on Bo Xiao, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Tracy Chumbley (PG) Frank Stone | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 13:01 | N. Dakota | James Gamble misses the free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:01 | Grand Canyon | Alexander Newhouse grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Mullens - foul #1 on John Mullens, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt (C) John Mullens | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 12:44 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:22 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Smith | 14-9 |
| 12:16 | Grand Canyon | Bo Xiao clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:14 | Grand Canyon | Matthew Korhonen hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | N. Dakota | James Gamble is hacked by Alexander Newhouse - foul #1 on Alexander Newhouse, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Wayne Horne (SG), Louis Burrow (PF), John Mullens (C) Tracy Chumbley, James Smith, James Gamble, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett (SG), David Thomas (PF) Thomas Stafford, Alexander Newhouse | |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Frank Stone (fresh) SG - Wayne Horne (fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Burrow (fresh) C - John Mullens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Bo Xiao (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Kimble (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Thomas (fresh) C - Matthew Korhonen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | N. Dakota | David Thomas denies the turnaround by Jerry Wentworth | 14-11 |
| 11:36 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:17 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-11 |
| 11:16 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:53 | Grand Canyon | Frank Stone steps in front of the William Kimble pass | 14-11 |
| 10:33 | N. Dakota | John Mullens misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-11 |
| 10:31 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:15 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth can't finish the layup | 14-11 |
| 10:13 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 10:04 | N. Dakota | John Mullens's pass is intercepted by Matthew Korhonen | 14-11 |
| 09:53 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Tracy Chumbley (PG), James Smith (SG), Brian Parise (SF), James Gamble (PF), Anthony Holt (C) Frank Stone, Wayne Horne, Jerry Wentworth, Louis Burrow, John Mullens | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Thomas Stafford (SG), Willard Marra (SF), Ronald Fossum (PF), Alexander Newhouse (C) Richard Bennett, William Kimble, David Thomas, Matthew Korhonen | |
| 09:51 | N. Dakota | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Fossum - foul #1 on Ronald Fossum, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour (SG) Tracy Chumbley | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 09:37 | N. Dakota | Willard Marra is called for the reach on Brian Parise - foul #1 on Willard Marra, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| 09:21 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-11 |
| 09:17 | Grand Canyon | Bo Xiao hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 16-11 |
| 09:15 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum gets the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:10 | Grand Canyon | Alexander Newhouse drills a shot in the paint | 16-13 |
| 09:06 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Newhouse - foul #2 on Alexander Newhouse, team foul #7 | 16-13 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Nelson Cook (PG), John Mole (C) Bo Xiao, Alexander Newhouse | |
| 09:06 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:06 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:39 | Grand Canyon | Nelson Cook is fouled on the floor by Anthony Holt - foul #1 on Anthony Holt, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Wayne Horne (SF) Cecil Ritenour, Brian Parise | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett (PG) Willard Marra | |
| 08:25 | Grand Canyon | Thomas Stafford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 08:23 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| 08:08 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Smith | 21-15 |
| 07:57 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Gamble - foul #1 on James Gamble, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth (SF), Louis Burrow (PF), Brian Parise (C) James Smith, James Gamble, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Willard Marra (SF), Matthew Korhonen (C) Nelson Cook, John Mole | |
| 07:57 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:57 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Frank Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Horne (fresh) SF - Jerry Wentworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Burrow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Parise (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Stafford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Marra (fresh) PF - Ronald Fossum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Korhonen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | N. Dakota | Richard Bennett steals it from Brian Parise | 21-17 |
| 07:23 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Bennett | 21-19 |
| 07:06 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Wayne Horne | 23-19 |
| 06:47 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 06:45 | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 06:34 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stafford - foul #1 on Thomas Stafford, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Tracy Chumbley (PG), Cecil Ritenour (SG), James Gamble (PF), John Mullens (C) Frank Stone, Jerry Wentworth, Louis Burrow, Brian Parise | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Bo Xiao (PG), Nelson Cook (SF), David Thomas (PF), John Mole (C) Richard Bennett, Willard Marra, Ronald Fossum, Matthew Korhonen | |
| 06:34 | N. Dakota | Wayne Horne misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:34 | Grand Canyon | John Mole gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:23 | Grand Canyon | Thomas Stafford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 06:21 | Grand Canyon | David Thomas hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | N. Dakota | John Mullens loses the dribble to Thomas Stafford | 23-21 |
| 05:58 | Grand Canyon | Thomas Stafford misses the easy layup | 23-21 |
| 05:56 | N. Dakota | James Gamble snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:39 | N. Dakota | James Gamble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | James Smith (PG), Jerry Wentworth (SF), Anthony Holt (C) Tracy Chumbley, Wayne Horne, John Mullens | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett (PG), William Kimble (SF) Bo Xiao, Nelson Cook | |
| 05:24 | Grand Canyon | The short jumper by William Kimble is denied by Anthony Holt | 23-21 |
| 05:22 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:15 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Louis Burrow (PF) James Gamble | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Matthew Korhonen (C) John Mole | |
| 05:02 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 05:00 | Grand Canyon | Matthew Korhonen snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 04:54 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble banks in the layup | 23-23 |
| 04:32 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt misses long on a jumper near the basket | 23-23 |
| 04:30 | Grand Canyon | Matthew Korhonen gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:12 | Grand Canyon | David Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 04:10 | Grand Canyon | William Kimble tips it home | 23-25 |
| 04:06 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (PG), Brian Parise (SF), John Mullens (C) James Smith, Jerry Wentworth, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Nelson Cook (PG), Bo Xiao (SG), Willard Marra (SF), Ronald Fossum (PF), John Mole (C) Richard Bennett, Thomas Stafford, William Kimble, David Thomas, Matthew Korhonen | |
| 03:55 | Grand Canyon | Nelson Cook blows the layup | 23-25 |
| 03:53 | N. Dakota | John Mullens grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | N. Dakota | PG - Frank Stone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Ritenour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Parise (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Burrow (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Mullens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Nelson Cook (fresh) SG - Bo Xiao (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willard Marra (fresh) PF - Ronald Fossum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mole (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:48 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour makes the wide open floater in the paint on a great pass from Frank Stone | 25-25 |
| 03:22 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum lays it in on a nice dish by Nelson Cook | 25-27 |
| 03:06 | N. Dakota | Cecil Ritenour scores on a 3 from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 02:50 | Grand Canyon | Willard Marra buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bo Xiao | 28-30 |
| 02:27 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise banks in the layup on a great pass from Cecil Ritenour and he's hacked by Ronald Fossum - foul #2 on Ronald Fossum, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Joseph Lacefield (PG), James Smith (SG), James Gamble (PF), Anthony Holt (C) Frank Stone, Cecil Ritenour, Louis Burrow, John Mullens | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Fredrick Bates (PG), Richard Bennett (SG), William Kimble (SF), Alexander Newhouse (C) Nelson Cook, Bo Xiao, Willard Marra, John Mole | |
| 02:27 | N. Dakota | Brian Parise makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:05 | Grand Canyon | Anthony Holt picks off the pass by Ronald Fossum | 31-30 |
| 02:02 | N. Dakota | James Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth (SF) Brian Parise | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 01:43 | Grand Canyon | Fredrick Bates clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 01:42 | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:29 | Grand Canyon | Alexander Newhouse can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-30 |
| 01:27 | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 01:17 | Grand Canyon | Richard Bennett buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Fredrick Bates | 31-33 |
| 01:06 | N. Dakota | The jump hook by James Gamble is blocked by Alexander Newhouse | 31-33 |
| 01:05 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 00:48 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Fossum misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 00:47 | N. Dakota | Anthony Holt snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Lacefield and the foul's on William Kimble - foul #1 on William Kimble, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | N. Dakota | Frank Stone (SG), Wayne Horne (PF), John Mullens (C) James Smith, James Gamble, Anthony Holt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Willard Marra (SF), David Thomas (PF), Matthew Korhonen (C) William Kimble, Ronald Fossum, Alexander Newhouse | |
| 00:43 | N. Dakota | Jerry Wentworth makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:24 | Grand Canyon | Fredrick Bates comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 00:23 | N. Dakota | Frank Stone pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | N. Dakota | The jump hook by Jerry Wentworth is blocked by David Thomas | 34-33 |