| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Stephen Tuttle (fresh) SG - Lloyd Lin (fresh) SF - Timothy Mynatt (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - William Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - James Allgood (fresh) SG - James Hamilton (fresh) SF - Charles Kahl (fresh) PF - Lawrence Hanson (fresh) C - Robert Gehrke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Alabama | N. Alabama is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke misses badly on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin misses the shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | N. Alabama | James Allgood snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson buries a shot in the lane set up by James Allgood | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Mynatt clanks a runner in the paint | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Grand Canyon | William Morgan tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Hanson | 2-6 |
| 17:49 | Grand Canyon | Thomas Smith is whistled for a carry | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Lin - foul #1 on Lloyd Lin, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | N. Alabama | Thomas Smith steps in front of the Charles Kahl pass | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 17:01 | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Mynatt - foul #1 on Timothy Mynatt, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Timothy Stuck (SF), Eric Cutter (PF), Marcus Lockett (C) Timothy Mynatt, Thomas Smith, William Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG), Dustin Erlandson (SG), Larry Hetrick (C) James Allgood, James Hamilton, Robert Gehrke | |
| 16:36 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:36 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:25 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin buries a shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Stuck | 4-8 |
| 15:56 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 4-8 |
| 15:55 | Grand Canyon | Eric Cutter grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Stephen Tuttle (fairly fresh) SG - Lloyd Lin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Stuck (fresh) PF - Eric Cutter (fresh) C - Marcus Lockett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Vernon Sykes (fresh) SG - Dustin Erlandson (fresh) SF - Charles Kahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Hetrick (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:48 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 15:45 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette (PG), Ronald Lovette (SG) Stephen Tuttle, Lloyd Lin | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Peter Cason (SF) Charles Kahl | |
| 15:33 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Hanson is called for the reach on Eric Cutter - foul #1 on Lawrence Hanson, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Thomas Smith (PF), William Morgan (C) Eric Cutter, Marcus Lockett | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Hamilton (SG), Robert Gehrke (C) Dustin Erlandson, Larry Hetrick | |
| 15:22 | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette hits a floater from the left wing set up by Timothy Stuck and he's fouled by Vernon Sykes - foul #1 on Vernon Sykes, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Timothy Mynatt (SF) Timothy Stuck | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 15:22 | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:50 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Bennette | 10-8 |
| 14:25 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vernon Sykes | 10-11 |
| 14:15 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-11 |
| 14:14 | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:55 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton is hacked by Ronald Lovette - foul #1 on Ronald Lovette, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Stephen Tuttle (PG), Lloyd Lin (SG), Timothy Stuck (SF), Eric Cutter (PF), Marcus Lockett (C) Jason Bennette, Ronald Lovette, Timothy Mynatt, Thomas Smith, William Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Allgood (PG), Dustin Erlandson (SG), Charles Kahl (SF), Larry Hetrick (PF), Kevin Cordova (C) Vernon Sykes, James Hamilton, Peter Cason, Lawrence Hanson, Robert Gehrke | |
| 13:36 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 10-11 |
| 13:34 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:13 | N. Alabama | James Allgood misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:12 | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:07 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-11 |
| 13:06 | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:53 | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 12:52 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Stuck - foul #1 on Timothy Stuck, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Hamilton (SG), Robert Gehrke (C) Dustin Erlandson, Kevin Cordova | |
| 12:47 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:47 | Grand Canyon | Eric Cutter snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:32 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin buries a jump hook from the right block | 12-11 |
| 12:06 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette (PG), Timothy Mynatt (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), William Morgan (C) Stephen Tuttle, Timothy Stuck, Eric Cutter, Marcus Lockett | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Peter Cason (SF) Charles Kahl | |
| 11:55 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin is fouled on the floor by James Hamilton - foul #1 on James Hamilton, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG) James Allgood | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Jason Bennette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Lin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Mynatt (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - William Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Vernon Sykes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Cason (fresh) PF - Larry Hetrick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Gehrke (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Mynatt misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-11 |
| 11:44 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:28 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton is fouled on the floor by William Morgan - foul #1 on William Morgan, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette (SG) Lloyd Lin | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Dustin Erlandson (SG), Lawrence Hanson (PF) James Hamilton, Robert Gehrke | |
| 11:10 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vernon Sykes | 12-13 |
| 10:53 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette misses the shot from the right side | 12-13 |
| 10:52 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:45 | N. Alabama | Jason Bennette is called for the reach on Vernon Sykes - foul #1 on Jason Bennette, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Stephen Tuttle (PG), Timothy Stuck (SF), Eric Cutter (PF) Jason Bennette, Timothy Mynatt, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Allgood (PG), Charles Kahl (SF) Vernon Sykes, Peter Cason | |
| 10:22 | N. Alabama | Dustin Erlandson is open and lays it up and in set up by Charles Kahl | 12-15 |
| 10:14 | Grand Canyon | Charles Kahl takes the ball from Stephen Tuttle | 12-15 |
| 09:48 | N. Alabama | Ronald Lovette steals the ball from Lawrence Hanson | 12-15 |
| 09:38 | Grand Canyon | William Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 12-15 |
| 09:36 | Grand Canyon | Eric Cutter grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:30 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Stuck can't finish the layup | 12-15 |
| 09:29 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Stuck snags the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 09:14 | Grand Canyon | Eric Cutter buries a jumper in the paint | 14-15 |
| 08:53 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-15 |
| 08:51 | Grand Canyon | Eric Cutter grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:47 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Dustin Erlandson - foul #1 on Dustin Erlandson, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette (PG), Timothy Mynatt (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Marcus Lockett (C) Stephen Tuttle, Timothy Stuck, Eric Cutter, William Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG), James Hamilton (SG), Peter Cason (SF), Robert Gehrke (C) James Allgood, Dustin Erlandson, Charles Kahl, Lawrence Hanson | |
| 08:47 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:47 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:31 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Marcus Lockett - foul #1 on Marcus Lockett, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin (SG) Ronald Lovette | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 08:31 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:31 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:14 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Mynatt is fouled on the floor by Larry Hetrick - foul #1 on Larry Hetrick, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| 08:06 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Mynatt is whistled for traveling | 16-17 |
| 07:51 | N. Alabama | Peter Cason misses the 3 from straight away | 16-17 |
| 07:50 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Mynatt snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Jason Bennette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Lin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Mynatt (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - Marcus Lockett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - Vernon Sykes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Cason (fresh) PF - Larry Hetrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gehrke (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette is fouled in the backcourt by Vernon Sykes - foul #2 on Vernon Sykes, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Stephen Tuttle (PG) Jason Bennette | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Allgood (PG), Kevin Cordova (PF) Vernon Sykes, Larry Hetrick | |
| 07:31 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Mynatt misses the easy layup | 16-17 |
| 07:29 | Grand Canyon | Thomas Smith snags the offensive board | 16-17 |
| 07:24 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin knocks in the floater from the right side and he's fouled by James Hamilton - foul #2 on James Hamilton, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Dustin Erlandson (SG) James Hamilton | |
| 07:24 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin misses the free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:24 | N. Alabama | Dustin Erlandson snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 06:57 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Peter Cason | 18-19 |
| 06:39 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin travels with the ball | 18-19 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette (PG), Timothy Stuck (SF), Eric Cutter (PF), Adam Pedrosa (C) Stephen Tuttle, Timothy Mynatt, Thomas Smith, Marcus Lockett | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG), James Hamilton (SG), Charles Kahl (SF), Larry Hetrick (PF) James Allgood, Dustin Erlandson, Peter Cason, Kevin Cordova | |
| 06:17 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Stuck - foul #2 on Timothy Stuck, team foul #8 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Jinks (SF), William Morgan (C) Timothy Stuck, Adam Pedrosa | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 06:17 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:17 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:17 | Grand Canyon | Eric Cutter grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:57 | Grand Canyon | David Jinks is whistled for a carry | 18-20 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette (SG) Lloyd Lin | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson (PF) Robert Gehrke | |
| 05:29 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 05:27 | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 05:21 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 05:20 | N. Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Kahl | 18-20 |
| 04:51 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 18-20 |
| 04:49 | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 04:45 | Grand Canyon | Charles Kahl picks off the pass by Ronald Lovette | 18-20 |
| 04:43 | N. Alabama | David Jinks is called for the reach on Vernon Sykes in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jinks, team foul #9 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Stephen Tuttle (PG), Lloyd Lin (SG), Timothy Mynatt (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), Marcus Lockett (C) Jason Bennette, Ronald Lovette, David Jinks, Eric Cutter, William Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Peter Cason (SF), Kevin Cordova (PF), Robert Gehrke (C) Charles Kahl, Lawrence Hanson, Larry Hetrick | |
| 04:43 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 04:43 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:21 | N. Alabama | Lloyd Lin steals the ball from Vernon Sykes | 18-20 |
| 04:16 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Lin lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 04:14 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-20 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Allgood (PG), Dustin Erlandson (SG) Vernon Sykes, James Hamilton | |
| 04:02 | Grand Canyon | Stephen Tuttle buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Lloyd Lin | 22-20 |
| 03:44 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 22-20 |
| 03:42 | N. Alabama | Dustin Erlandson grabs the offensive board | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Stephen Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Lin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Mynatt (fresh) PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) C - Marcus Lockett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Alabama | PG - James Allgood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Cason (fresh) PF - Kevin Cordova (fresh) C - Robert Gehrke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | N. Alabama | Robert Gehrke loses the ball out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Timothy Stuck (SF), William Morgan (C) Timothy Mynatt, Marcus Lockett | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl (SF), Lawrence Hanson (PF), Larry Hetrick (C) Peter Cason, Kevin Cordova, Robert Gehrke | |
| 03:07 | Grand Canyon | William Morgan drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Timothy Stuck | 24-20 |
| 03:05 | N. Alabama | Larry Hetrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Hamilton (SG) Dustin Erlandson | |
| 02:48 | Grand Canyon | Stephen Tuttle clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 02:47 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 02:28 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl throws it down on a great pass from Lawrence Hanson and he's hacked by William Morgan - foul #2 on William Morgan, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette (PG), Ronald Lovette (SG), Eric Cutter (PF) Stephen Tuttle, Lloyd Lin, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | | |
| 02:28 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:18 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Stuck | 27-23 |
| 01:55 | N. Alabama | James Allgood misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 27-23 |
| 01:53 | Grand Canyon | Timothy Stuck snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 01:47 | Grand Canyon | William Morgan buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Lovette | 29-23 |
| 01:23 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl makes the jumper from the right block set up by James Hamilton | 29-25 |
| 01:12 | Grand Canyon | Eric Cutter hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Lovette | 31-25 |
| 00:49 | N. Alabama | Charles Kahl misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 00:47 | Grand Canyon | Jason Bennette gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:42 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Lovette misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-25 |
| 00:41 | N. Alabama | Lawrence Hanson gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:38 | N. Alabama | James Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Timothy Stuck in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 00:24 | Grand Canyon | William Morgan misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Hetrick - foul #2 on Larry Hetrick, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Stephen Tuttle (PG), Lloyd Lin (SG), Timothy Mynatt (SF), Thomas Smith (PF) Jason Bennette, Ronald Lovette, Timothy Stuck, Eric Cutter | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG), Dustin Erlandson (SG), Peter Cason (SF), Kevin Cordova (PF), Robert Gehrke (C) James Allgood, James Hamilton, Charles Kahl, Lawrence Hanson, Larry Hetrick | |
| 00:24 | Grand Canyon | William Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:24 | Grand Canyon | William Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:24 | N. Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Gehrke | 32-25 |
| 00:22 | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Sykes, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett (C) William Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | James Allgood (PG) Vernon Sykes | |
| 00:00 | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett is hacked by Robert Gehrke - foul #1 on Robert Gehrke, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | N. Alabama | Vernon Sykes (PG) James Allgood | |
| 00:00 | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:00 | Grand Canyon | Marcus Lockett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |