Grand Canyon closed the first half outscoring UT Arlington 16-4 over the final 5:02 and went to intermission with a 46-32 advantage and maintained the double-digit lead for the entire second half.

Utah Valley used a 19-5 run to take 21-12 lead about nine minutes into the game but Grand Canyon scored the next nine points and then closed with 7-1 spurt to take a 40-33 lead into halftime.