| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Lawrence Wales (fresh) SG - Richard Buchholtz (fresh) SF - Alvaro Colombo (fresh) PF - Dale Stone (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Heald | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the jumper in the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Thompson steps in front of the Richard Buchholtz pass | 4-3 |
| 18:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson lays it up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:51 | Grand Canyon | Dale Stone can't connect on a shot near the basket | 6-3 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald banks in the layup set up by Dale Anderson | 8-3 |
| 17:06 | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:38 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Alvaro Colombo - foul #1 on Alvaro Colombo, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis (SF) Dale Anderson | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 15:53 | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 8-3 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Lawrence Wales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Buchholtz (fresh) SF - Alvaro Colombo (fresh) PF - Dale Stone (fairly fresh) C - Yevgeny Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-3 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:55 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Walter Sullivan | 10-3 |
| 14:37 | Grand Canyon | Dale Stone hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Stanley Miles - foul #1 on Stanley Miles, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Walter Sullivan, Dwayne Danis, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Mathew Arsenault (PG), William Simmons (SG), Ryan Johnson (SF), Chung Zhou (C) Lawrence Wales, Richard Buchholtz, Alvaro Colombo, Yevgeny Zimmerman | |
| 14:37 | Grand Canyon | Dale Stone makes the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:37 | Grand Canyon | Dale Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mathew Arsenault - foul #1 on Mathew Arsenault, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Dima Burzynski (PF) Dale Stone | |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:00 | Grand Canyon | Ryan Johnson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-4 |
| 13:58 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 13:34 | Grand Canyon | Chung Zhou grabs the board | 12-4 |
| 13:09 | Grand Canyon | Mathew Arsenault misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 13:08 | Grand Canyon | Ryan Johnson grabs the offensive board | 12-4 |
| 12:44 | Grand Canyon | Mathew Arsenault's floater is knocked away by Thomas Heald | 12-4 |
| 12:43 | Grand Canyon | Chung Zhou misses the tip | 12-4 |
| 12:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lawrence Thompson | 12-4 |
| 12:34 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Anderson | 14-4 |
| 12:13 | Grand Canyon | Mathew Arsenault loses the ball out of bounds | 14-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG) Lawrence Thompson, Glenn Cummings | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales (PG), Richard Buchholtz (SG), Alvaro Colombo (SF), Yevgeny Zimmerman (C) Mathew Arsenault, William Simmons, Ryan Johnson, Chung Zhou | |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald's floater is knocked away by Yevgeny Zimmerman | 14-4 |
| 11:51 | Grand Canyon | Dima Burzynski pulls down the rebound | 14-4 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Lawrence Wales (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Buchholtz (fresh) SF - Alvaro Colombo (fresh) PF - Dima Burzynski (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-4 |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 11:16 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Heald | 17-4 |
| 10:51 | Grand Canyon | Walter Sullivan is called for the reach on Richard Buchholtz - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #3 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Arthur Bower, Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Dale Stone (PF) Dima Burzynski | |
| 10:30 | Grand Canyon | Alvaro Colombo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Edgar Eichner - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #4 | 17-4 |
| 10:30 | Grand Canyon | Alvaro Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 17-4 |
| 10:30 | Grand Canyon | Alvaro Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 17-4 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the board | 17-4 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is hacked by Richard Buchholtz - foul #1 on Richard Buchholtz, team foul #3 | 17-4 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dale Stone - foul #1 on Dale Stone, team foul #4 | 17-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | | |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 17-4 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-4 |
| 09:19 | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Wales | 18-7 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale Stone - foul #2 on Dale Stone, team foul #5 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Dima Burzynski (PF), Chung Zhou (C) Dale Stone, Yevgeny Zimmerman | |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 1st free throw | 18-7 |
| 09:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 19-7 |
| 08:37 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales is called for traveling | 19-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | William Simmons (SG), Ryan Johnson (SF) Richard Buchholtz, Alvaro Colombo | |
| 08:17 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-7 |
| 08:16 | Grand Canyon | Dima Burzynski snags the defensive board | 19-7 |
| 07:54 | Grand Canyon | Ryan Johnson is hacked by Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #5 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Mathew Arsenault (PG) Lawrence Wales | |
| 07:33 | Grand Canyon | Ryan Johnson double dribbles | 19-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz (SG), Alvaro Colombo (SF), Yevgeny Zimmerman (C) William Simmons, Ryan Johnson, Chung Zhou | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Mathew Arsenault (fresh) SG - Richard Buchholtz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alvaro Colombo (fresh) PF - Dima Burzynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zimmerman (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner's pass is intercepted by Alvaro Colombo | 19-7 |
| 06:47 | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz hits a 3 from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Thompson | 21-10 |
| 05:57 | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 05:56 | Grand Canyon | Alvaro Colombo tips it in | 21-12 |
| 05:31 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-12 |
| 05:30 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner grabs the offensive rebound | 21-12 |
| 05:05 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-12 |
| 04:44 | Grand Canyon | Dima Burzynski is whistled for traveling | 23-12 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales (PG), William Simmons (SG), Ryan Johnson (SF), Chung Zhou (PF) Mathew Arsenault, Richard Buchholtz, Alvaro Colombo, Dima Burzynski | |
| 04:23 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is whistled for a carry | 23-12 |
| 04:01 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 03:59 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales gets the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 03:49 | Grand Canyon | Ryan Johnson drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zimmerman | 23-14 |
| 03:23 | Minnesota | Lawrence Wales picks off the pass by Gregory Burkhardt | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grand Canyon | PG - Lawrence Wales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Simmons (fresh) SF - Ryan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chung Zhou (fresh) 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zimmerman (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Grand Canyon | William Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 03:02 | Grand Canyon | Yevgeny Zimmerman gets the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 02:36 | Grand Canyon | Ryan Johnson loses the dribble to Arthur Bower | 23-14 |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Bower | 25-14 |
| 02:07 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Bower - foul #1 on Arthur Bower, team foul #6 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dale Anderson (SF) Arthur Bower, Dwayne Danis | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz (SG), Alvaro Colombo (SF), Dale Stone (PF) William Simmons, Ryan Johnson, Yevgeny Zimmerman | |
| 02:07 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales misses the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 02:07 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson loses the dribble to Richard Buchholtz | 25-14 |
| 01:37 | Grand Canyon | Richard Buchholtz misses the easy layup | 25-14 |
| 01:35 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the rebound | 25-14 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner (C) Gregory Burkhardt | |
| Subs | Grand Canyon | Dima Burzynski (C) Chung Zhou | |
| 00:50 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-14 |
| 00:48 | Grand Canyon | Dima Burzynski tips it but misses | 25-14 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Walter Sullivan | 25-14 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-14 |
| 00:41 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 00:16 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales buries a 3 from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 25-17 |
| 00:08 | Grand Canyon | Alvaro Colombo snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 00:03 | Grand Canyon | Lawrence Wales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 25-17 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald clanks a fullcourt shot | 25-17 |