| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Tuan Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Millner (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Mahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Pitts (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Back (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Louis Hyde (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Euler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lloyd Courville (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hanselman (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Vergara (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grand Canyon | Gary Mahan inbounds the ball | 36-18 |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Grand Canyon | Gary Mahan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-18 |
| 19:44 | S. Dakota | John Vergara grabs the defensive rebound | 36-18 |
| 19:41 | S. Dakota | Robert Pitts is called for the reach on Robert Hanselman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Pitts, team foul #1 | 36-18 |
| 19:17 | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-18 |
| 19:16 | Grand Canyon | Jerry Back grabs the board | 36-18 |
| 19:13 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-18 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper (PF), Theodore Mabrey (C) Gary Mahan, Jerry Back | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 19:01 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville jams the wide open dunk | 36-20 |
| 18:41 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams misses the easy layup | 36-20 |
| 18:40 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper tips it home | 38-20 |
| 18:33 | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Euler | 38-23 |
| 18:26 | Grand Canyon | Theodore Mabrey knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by John Vergara - foul #2 on John Vergara, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG), Joseph Mangrum (SG), Francisco Guerrero (SF), Clay Sines (PF) Tuan Adams, Richard Millner, Robert Pitts, Ronald Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski (PG), John Taylor (SG), Jimmie Lawson (SF), Steven Henry (PF), Lloyd Staten (C) Louis Hyde, George Euler, Lloyd Courville, Robert Hanselman, John Vergara | |
| 18:26 | Grand Canyon | Theodore Mabrey misses the free throw | 40-23 |
| 18:26 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten grabs the board | 40-23 |
| 18:22 | S. Dakota | John Taylor is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-23 |
| 18:13 | Grand Canyon | The jump hook by Francisco Guerrero is blocked by Lloyd Staten | 40-23 |
| 18:11 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten gets the rebound | 40-23 |
| 18:00 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-23 |
| 17:58 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson snags the offensive board | 40-23 |
| 17:50 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten's pass is intercepted by Theodore Mabrey | 40-23 |
| 17:38 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum is fouled on the floor by Steven Henry - foul #2 on Steven Henry, team foul #2 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner (SG), Gary Mahan (SF), Robert Pitts (PF), Jerry Back (C) Joseph Mangrum, Francisco Guerrero, Clay Sines, Theodore Mabrey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde (PG), George Euler (SG), David Wright (PF), John Vergara (C) Jason Kuzimiski, John Taylor, Steven Henry, Lloyd Staten | |
| 17:22 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Richard Millner | 42-23 |
| 17:19 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Millner - foul #1 on Richard Millner, team foul #2 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG), Ronald Cooper (PF) David Campana, Robert Pitts | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Hanselman (PF) Jimmie Lawson | |
| 16:58 | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde travels with the ball | 42-23 |
| 16:42 | Grand Canyon | Jerry Back misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Vergara - foul #3 on John Vergara, team foul #3 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum (SG), Robert Pitts (PF) Richard Millner, Ronald Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville (SF), Steven Henry (C) David Wright, John Vergara | |
| 16:42 | Grand Canyon | Jerry Back makes the 1st free throw | 43-23 |
| 16:42 | Grand Canyon | Jerry Back misses the 2nd free throw | 43-23 |
| 16:42 | S. Dakota | Steven Henry grabs the board | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:38 | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Hyde, team foul #4 | 43-23 |
| 16:18 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-23 |
| 16:17 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-23 |
| 16:08 | Grand Canyon | Jerry Back is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tuan Adams | 45-23 |
| 15:54 | S. Dakota | Robert Hanselman blows the layup | 45-23 |
| 15:53 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum pulls down the rebound | 45-23 |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Tuan Adams (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mangrum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Mahan (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Pitts (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Back (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Louis Hyde (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Euler (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Courville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hanselman (tiring) 2 pts. C - Steven Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts is hacked by Robert Hanselman - foul #3 on Robert Hanselman, team foul #5 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG), Richard Millner (SG), Francisco Guerrero (SF), Clay Sines (PF), Theodore Mabrey (C) Tuan Adams, Joseph Mangrum, Gary Mahan, Robert Pitts, Jerry Back | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace (PG), Jason Kuzimiski (SG), Jimmie Lawson (SF), Lloyd Staten (PF), John Vergara (C) Louis Hyde, George Euler, Lloyd Courville, Robert Hanselman, Steven Henry | |
| 15:14 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Lawson - foul #2 on Jimmie Lawson, team foul #6 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper (PF) Clay Sines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 15:14 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero misses the 1st free throw | 45-23 |
| 15:14 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 46-23 |
| 15:01 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Kuzimiski | 46-25 |
| 14:58 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmie Lawson - foul #3 on Jimmie Lawson, team foul #7 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville (SF), Robert Hanselman (PF) Jimmie Lawson, Lloyd Staten | |
| 14:58 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner makes the 1st free throw | 47-25 |
| 14:58 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-25 |
| 14:48 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville's layup is rejected by Ronald Cooper | 48-25 |
| 14:46 | Grand Canyon | The rebound goes to Theodore Mabrey | 48-25 |
| 14:41 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Cooper and he's fouled by John Vergara - foul #4 on John Vergara, team foul #8 | 50-25 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts (PF), Clay Sines (C) Ronald Cooper, Theodore Mabrey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Taylor (PG), David Wright (PF), Steven Henry (C) Jason Kuzimiski, Robert Hanselman, John Vergara | |
| 14:41 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero misses the free throw | 50-25 |
| 14:41 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville grabs the board | 50-25 |
| 14:32 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace misses short on a floater near the basket | 50-25 |
| 14:30 | Grand Canyon | Clay Sines snags the defensive board | 50-25 |
| 14:24 | Grand Canyon | John Taylor picks off the pass by Robert Pitts | 50-25 |
| 14:21 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace lays it in on a great pass from John Taylor | 50-27 |
| 14:06 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner is called for traveling | 50-27 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG), Joseph Mangrum (SG), Gary Mahan (SF), Theodore Mabrey (C) David Campana, Richard Millner, Francisco Guerrero, Clay Sines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Robert Hanselman (PF) David Wright | |
| 13:54 | S. Dakota | Theodore Mabrey takes the ball from Robert Hanselman | 50-27 |
| 13:52 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams is hacked by John Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #9 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper (PF) Robert Pitts | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde (PG), George Euler (SG) John Taylor, Greg Wallace | |
| 13:52 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams makes the 1st free throw | 51-27 |
| 13:52 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-27 |
| 13:38 | S. Dakota | George Euler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-27 |
| 13:36 | Grand Canyon | The rebound goes to Ronald Cooper | 52-27 |
| 13:15 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Mangrum and he's fouled by George Euler - foul #3 on George Euler, team foul #10 | 54-27 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner (SG), Robert Pitts (PF), Jerry Back (C) Joseph Mangrum, Ronald Cooper, Theodore Mabrey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace (PG), Jimmie Lawson (SF), Lloyd Staten (C) Louis Hyde, Lloyd Courville, Steven Henry | |
| 13:15 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams misses the free throw | 54-27 |
| 13:15 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten pulls down the rebound | 54-27 |
| 12:58 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-30 |
| 12:56 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-30 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG) Tuan Adams | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski (PG) George Euler | |
| 12:42 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Mahan - foul #2 on Gary Mahan, team foul #3 | 54-30 |
| 12:42 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 12:42 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 12:40 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Staten in the backcourt | 54-32 |
| 12:22 | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-32 |
| 12:20 | Grand Canyon | Jerry Back grabs the defensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 11:55 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Robert Hanselman - foul #4 on Robert Hanselman, team foul #11 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum (SG), Ronald Cooper (PF), Clay Sines (C) Richard Millner, Gary Mahan, Jerry Back | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde (PG), John Taylor (SG), Lloyd Courville (SF), David Wright (PF), Steven Henry (C) Jason Kuzimiski, Greg Wallace, Jimmie Lawson, Robert Hanselman, Lloyd Staten | |
| 11:55 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 11:55 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 11:55 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to David Wright | 55-32 |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - David Campana (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Mangrum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pitts (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Clay Sines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Louis Hyde (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Courville (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Wright (fresh) C - Steven Henry (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 55-32 |
| 11:38 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum grabs the defensive rebound | 55-32 |
| 11:31 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts loses the dribble to Louis Hyde | 55-32 |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Pitts - foul #3 on Robert Pitts, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG), Francisco Guerrero (SF), Theodore Mabrey (C) David Campana, Robert Pitts, Clay Sines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Euler (SG), Lloyd Staten (PF) John Taylor, David Wright | |
| 11:11 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville makes the free throw | 55-35 |
| 11:02 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum can't connect on a shot from the right side | 55-35 |
| 11:00 | Grand Canyon | Theodore Mabrey can't tip it in | 55-35 |
| 10:58 | Grand Canyon | Theodore Mabrey hits the follow up shot | 57-35 |
| 10:48 | S. Dakota | George Euler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-35 |
| 10:46 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten tips it back up and in | 57-37 |
| 10:43 | Grand Canyon | George Euler is called for the reach on Joseph Mangrum in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Euler, team foul #12 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski (SG), Jimmie Lawson (SF) George Euler, Lloyd Courville | |
| 10:43 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 10:43 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 10:43 | S. Dakota | Steven Henry snags the defensive board | 58-37 |
| 10:22 | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Hyde | 58-40 |
| 10:07 | Grand Canyon | Theodore Mabrey jams it | 60-40 |
| 10:03 | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-40 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG), Richard Millner (SG), Clay Sines (PF) Tuan Adams, Joseph Mangrum, Ronald Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace (PG), Lloyd Courville (SF), David Wright (PF) Louis Hyde, Steven Henry, Lloyd Staten | |
| 09:48 | Grand Canyon | Theodore Mabrey makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Campana | 62-40 |
| 09:31 | S. Dakota | David Wright is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-42 |
| 09:26 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero misses the lay-in | 62-42 |
| 09:25 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero tips it but misses | 62-42 |
| 09:24 | Grand Canyon | Clay Sines tips it in | 64-42 |
| 09:16 | S. Dakota | David Wright misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 64-42 |
| 09:15 | Grand Canyon | David Campana gets the rebound | 64-42 |
| 09:02 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Lloyd Courville - foul #1 on Lloyd Courville, team foul #13 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG), Gary Mahan (SF), Robert Pitts (PF), Jerry Back (C) David Campana, Richard Millner, Clay Sines, Theodore Mabrey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Taylor (PG), Steven Henry (C) Jason Kuzimiski, Jimmie Lawson | |
| 09:02 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero makes the free throw | 67-42 |
| 08:53 | S. Dakota | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Francisco Guerrero - foul #1 on Francisco Guerrero, team foul #5 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum (SG) Francisco Guerrero | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde (PG), Lloyd Staten (C) Greg Wallace, David Wright | |
| 08:53 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-42 |
| 08:53 | S. Dakota | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 08:53 | S. Dakota | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 08:50 | Grand Canyon | Lloyd Courville is called for the reach on Gary Mahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Courville, team foul #14 | 67-43 |
| 08:50 | Grand Canyon | Gary Mahan misses the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 08:50 | Grand Canyon | Gary Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 67-43 |
| 08:50 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-43 |
| 08:21 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-43 |
| 08:19 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams gets the offensive rebound | 67-43 |
| 08:06 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Staten | 67-43 |
| 07:51 | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde knocks in the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Tuan Adams - foul #1 on Tuan Adams, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG), Richard Millner (SG), Ronald Cooper (PF), Theodore Mabrey (C) Tuan Adams, Joseph Mangrum, Robert Pitts, Jerry Back | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | George Euler (SG), Jimmie Lawson (SF), Robert Hanselman (PF), John Vergara (C) John Taylor, Lloyd Courville, Steven Henry, Lloyd Staten | |
| 07:51 | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde makes the free throw | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - David Campana (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Millner (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Mahan (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Theodore Mabrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Louis Hyde (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Euler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jimmie Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hanselman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - John Vergara (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Grand Canyon | Louis Hyde is called for the reach on David Campana - foul #2 on Louis Hyde, team foul #15 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts (SF) Gary Mahan | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace (PG) Louis Hyde | |
| 07:33 | Grand Canyon | David Campana misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 07:33 | Grand Canyon | David Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 07:18 | S. Dakota | David Campana takes the ball from George Euler | 68-46 |
| 06:49 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper can't finish the layup | 68-46 |
| 06:48 | S. Dakota | John Vergara pulls down the rebound | 68-46 |
| 06:46 | S. Dakota | Robert Hanselman is hacked by Ronald Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Cooper, team foul #7 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG), Francisco Guerrero (SF), Clay Sines (PF), Jerry Back (C) David Campana, Robert Pitts, Ronald Cooper, Theodore Mabrey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | David Wright (SF) Jimmie Lawson | |
| 06:46 | S. Dakota | Robert Hanselman makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 06:46 | S. Dakota | Robert Hanselman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:42 | Grand Canyon | Robert Hanselman is called for the reach on Francisco Guerrero in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Hanselman, team foul #16 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson (SF) Robert Hanselman | |
| 06:42 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero misses the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:42 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 06:29 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-48 |
| 06:28 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace hits the follow up shot | 69-50 |
| 06:16 | Grand Canyon | Francisco Guerrero clanks a floater from close range | 69-50 |
| 06:14 | S. Dakota | John Vergara grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 06:01 | S. Dakota | George Euler is alone and drills a 3 from straight away | 69-53 |
| 06:01 | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-53 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG), Joseph Mangrum (SG), Gary Mahan (SF), Robert Pitts (PF), Theodore Mabrey (C) Tuan Adams, Richard Millner, Francisco Guerrero, Clay Sines, Jerry Back | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Taylor (PG), Lloyd Courville (SF), Steven Henry (PF) Greg Wallace, Jimmie Lawson, David Wright | |
| 05:44 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts blows the layup | 69-53 |
| 05:42 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts can't tip it in | 69-53 |
| 05:40 | S. Dakota | John Vergara pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:36 | S. Dakota | John Taylor is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #17 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper (PF) Robert Pitts | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 05:16 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 69-53 |
| 05:15 | S. Dakota | John Vergara grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:10 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Courville's fadeaway is rejected by Theodore Mabrey | 69-53 |
| 05:09 | Grand Canyon | The rebound goes to Ronald Cooper | 69-53 |
| 04:58 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Euler - foul #5 on George Euler, team foul #18 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG), Francisco Guerrero (SF), Robert Pitts (PF), Jerry Back (C) David Campana, Gary Mahan, Ronald Cooper, Theodore Mabrey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Louis Hyde (PG), Jason Kuzimiski (SG), Jimmie Lawson (SF), David Wright (PF) John Taylor, George Euler, Lloyd Courville, Steven Henry | |
| 04:58 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 04:58 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 04:36 | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 71-53 |
| 04:35 | S. Dakota | John Vergara grabs the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:22 | S. Dakota | David Wright scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie Lawson | 71-55 |
| 04:09 | Grand Canyon | John Vergara is called for the reach on Robert Pitts - foul #5 on John Vergara, team foul #19 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG), Richard Millner (SG), Ronald Cooper (PF), Clay Sines (C) Tuan Adams, Joseph Mangrum, Francisco Guerrero, Jerry Back | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace (SG), Lloyd Courville (SF), Lloyd Staten (PF), Steven Henry (C) Louis Hyde, Jimmie Lawson, David Wright, John Vergara | |
| 04:09 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:09 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:09 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten gets the rebound | 72-55 |
| 04:07 | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-55 |
| 03:58 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts blows the layup | 72-55 |
| 03:56 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner grabs the offensive rebound | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Millner | 74-55 |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - David Campana (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Millner (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Pitts (tired) 21 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Cooper (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clay Sines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Greg Wallace (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Kuzimiski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Courville (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Staten (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Henry (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | S. Dakota | Steven Henry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Steven Henry, team foul #20 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Gary Mahan (SF), Theodore Mabrey (C) Robert Pitts, Ronald Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson (SF), David Wright (PF) Lloyd Courville, Steven Henry | |
| 03:22 | Grand Canyon | David Campana is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 74-55 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG) David Campana | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 03:06 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 03:05 | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 03:00 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-55 |
| 02:58 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Greg Wallace | 74-55 |
| 02:47 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Tuan Adams - foul #2 on Tuan Adams, team foul #8 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | David Campana (PG), Francisco Guerrero (SF), Ronald Cooper (PF) Tuan Adams, Gary Mahan, Clay Sines | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | John Taylor (PG), Steven Henry (C) Jason Kuzimiski, Lloyd Staten | |
| 02:47 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:47 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 02:38 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper makes the jumper from the right block | 76-57 |
| 02:32 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-57 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum (SG), Jerry Back (C) Richard Millner, Theodore Mabrey | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 02:30 | Grand Canyon | John Taylor is called for the reach on David Campana in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Taylor, team foul #21 | 76-57 |
| 02:30 | Grand Canyon | David Campana misses the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:30 | Grand Canyon | David Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 02:21 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 77-57 |
| 02:19 | S. Dakota | David Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-57 |
| 02:14 | S. Dakota | Steven Henry is by himself and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Taylor | 77-59 |
| 01:54 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Ronald Cooper | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:34 | S. Dakota | Steven Henry can't finish the layup | 79-59 |
| 01:33 | Grand Canyon | Ronald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum is hacked by Jimmie Lawson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmie Lawson, team foul #22 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams (PG), Gary Mahan (SF), Robert Pitts (PF) David Campana, Francisco Guerrero, Ronald Cooper | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski (SG), Lloyd Staten (C) John Taylor, David Wright | |
| 01:30 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum misses the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:30 | Grand Canyon | Joseph Mangrum misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 01:30 | S. Dakota | Lloyd Staten grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 01:26 | S. Dakota | Greg Wallace's floater is knocked away by Gary Mahan | 79-59 |
| 01:25 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts grabs the board | 79-59 |
| 01:00 | Grand Canyon | Jerry Back can't finish the uncontested layup | 79-59 |
| 00:59 | S. Dakota | Steven Henry grabs the board | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 79-59 |
| 00:54 | S. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Staten | 79-59 |
| 00:51 | S. Dakota | Jimmie Lawson double dribbles | 79-59 |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Millner (SG) Joseph Mangrum | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Grand Canyon | Robert Pitts banks in the layup | 81-59 |
| 00:19 | S. Dakota | Jason Kuzimiski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-59 |
| 00:18 | S. Dakota | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Kuzimiski | 81-59 |
| 00:14 | S. Dakota | A charge is called on Jason Kuzimiski - foul #1 on Jason Kuzimiski, team foul #23 | 81-59 |
| 00:00 | Grand Canyon | Tuan Adams runs out the clock | 81-59 |