| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bruce Kettler (fresh) SG - Sean Englert (fresh) SF - James Macdonald (fresh) PF - Gary Cohen (fresh) C - Jeremy Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roger Clark (fresh) SG - Ronald Galloway (fresh) SF - John Kimbrough (fresh) PF - David Milliman (fresh) C - Thomas Dempster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | New Mexico | Roger Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Air Force | Bruce Kettler snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Bruce Kettler drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Macdonald | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Kimbrough | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Air Force | Gary Cohen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico | Roger Clark hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-5 |
| 18:41 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant blows the layup | 3-5 |
| 18:39 | Air Force | James Macdonald grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Gary Cohen misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Galloway - foul #1 on Ronald Galloway, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Gary Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Gary Cohen misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico | David Milliman pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Roger Clark tips it in | 3-7 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant misses badly on a jumper from close range | 3-7 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico | David Milliman snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Kimbrough | 3-10 |
| 17:19 | Air Force | Bruce Kettler loses the dribble to Ronald Galloway | 3-10 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster travels with the ball | 3-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (PG), Mario Hruby (SG), Michael Gravelle (SF), Christopher St. Clair (PF), Joshua Gibson (C) Bruce Kettler, Sean Englert, James Macdonald, Gary Cohen, Jeremy Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain (PG), Wayne Numbers (SF), Jacob Carter (C) Roger Clark, John Kimbrough, Thomas Dempster | |
| 16:51 | Air Force | Joshua Gibson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 3-10 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | Mario Hruby grabs the offensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:32 | Air Force | Joshua Gibson's layup is rejected by David Milliman | 3-10 |
| 16:31 | Air Force | Michael Gravelle gets the offensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Christopher St. Clair lays it in and he's fouled by David Milliman - foul #1 on David Milliman, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Moon (SG), Anthony Pickens (PF) Ronald Galloway, David Milliman | |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Christopher St. Clair makes the free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Michael Gravelle is called for the reach on Wayne Numbers - foul #1 on Michael Gravelle, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Kettler (PG) Mario Hruby | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Clark (PG) Richard Chamberlain | |
| 15:52 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson steals it from Roger Clark | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bruce Kettler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) SF - Michael Gravelle (fresh) PF - Christopher St. Clair (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Gibson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roger Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jason Moon (fresh) SF - Wayne Numbers (fresh) PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) C - Jacob Carter (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Christopher St. Clair clanks a 3 from straight away | 6-10 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico | Roger Clark drills a jump hook in the paint | 6-12 |
| 14:55 | Air Force | Kenneth Brown connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Gibson | 9-12 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico | Roger Clark buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason Moon | 9-15 |
| 14:26 | Air Force | Kenneth Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 9-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Englert (PG), Mario Hruby (SG), James Macdonald (SF), Gary Cohen (PF), Jeremy Bryant (C) Bruce Kettler, Kenneth Brown, Michael Gravelle, Christopher St. Clair, Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway (SG), John Kimbrough (SF), David Milliman (PF), Thomas Dempster (C) Jason Moon, Wayne Numbers, Anthony Pickens, Jacob Carter | |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | David Milliman can't throw it down but he's hacked by Gary Cohen - foul #1 on Gary Cohen, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (PG), Michael Gravelle (SF) Mario Hruby, James Macdonald | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain (PG) Roger Clark | |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico | David Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 13:50 | Air Force | Kenneth Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-17 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico | Thomas Dempster grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway is fouled on the floor by Sean Englert - foul #1 on Sean Englert, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Kettler (PG), James Macdonald (SF), Joshua Gibson (C) Kenneth Brown, Michael Gravelle, Jeremy Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | David Milliman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | David Milliman snags the offensive board | 9-17 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico | Joshua Gibson steps in front of the David Milliman pass | 9-17 |
| 13:02 | Air Force | Joshua Gibson drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Kettler and the foul's on Richard Chamberlain - foul #1 on Richard Chamberlain, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (PG), Mario Hruby (SG), Michael Gravelle (SF) Bruce Kettler, Sean Englert, James Macdonald | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Clark (PG) Richard Chamberlain | |
| 13:02 | Air Force | Joshua Gibson makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Roger Clark is denied by Michael Gravelle | 12-17 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway hits the follow up shot | 12-19 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Michael Gravelle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Kettler (PG), Sean Englert (SG), James Macdonald (SF), Jeremy Bryant (C) Kenneth Brown, Mario Hruby, Michael Gravelle, Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway drills a shot from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 12:05 | Air Force | John Kimbrough is called for the reach on James Macdonald - foul #1 on John Kimbrough, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (PG), Mario Hruby (SG), Michael Gravelle (SF) Bruce Kettler, Sean Englert, James Macdonald | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Numbers (SF) John Kimbrough | |
| 11:59 | Air Force | David Milliman is called for the reach on Jeremy Bryant - foul #2 on David Milliman, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (PF) David Milliman | |
| 11:43 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Pickens - foul #1 on Anthony Pickens, team foul #6 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Kettler (PG), Sean Englert (SG), James Macdonald (SF) Kenneth Brown, Mario Hruby, Michael Gravelle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jacob Carter (C) Thomas Dempster | |
| 11:43 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:43 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bruce Kettler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Englert (fresh) SF - James Macdonald (fresh) PF - Gary Cohen (fresh) C - Jeremy Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Roger Clark (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ronald Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wayne Numbers (fresh) PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) C - Jacob Carter (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | New Mexico | Roger Clark can't connect on a floater from the left side | 13-21 |
| 11:23 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 11:05 | Air Force | James Macdonald is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-21 |
| 11:04 | Air Force | Gary Cohen hits the follow up shot | 15-21 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Roger Clark scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Galloway and he's hacked by Bruce Kettler - foul #1 on Bruce Kettler, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (PG), Mario Hruby (SG), Michael Gravelle (SF), Christopher St. Clair (PF), Joshua Gibson (C) Bruce Kettler, Sean Englert, James Macdonald, Gary Cohen, Jeremy Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Moon (SG) Ronald Galloway | |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Roger Clark makes the free throw | 15-24 |
| 10:28 | Air Force | Christopher St. Clair lays it in set up by Kenneth Brown | 17-24 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Roger Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 10:01 | Air Force | Michael Gravelle gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:39 | Air Force | Kenneth Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico | Wayne Numbers pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Roger Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Wayne Numbers tips it in | 17-26 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Jason Moon steals the ball from Mario Hruby | 17-26 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | Roger Clark is hacked by Kenneth Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Kettler (PG), Sean Englert (SG), James Macdonald (SF), Gary Cohen (PF), Jeremy Bryant (C) Kenneth Brown, Mario Hruby, Michael Gravelle, Christopher St. Clair, Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain (PG), Ronald Galloway (SG), John Kimbrough (SF), Thomas Dempster (C) Roger Clark, Jason Moon, Anthony Pickens, Jacob Carter | |
| 08:47 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 08:45 | Air Force | Gary Cohen gets the rebound | 17-26 |
| 08:26 | Air Force | Gary Cohen misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Numbers - foul #1 on Wayne Numbers, team foul #7 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens (PF) Wayne Numbers | |
| 08:26 | Air Force | Gary Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 08:26 | Air Force | Gary Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Bruce Kettler gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 07:46 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant scores on a jumper from the right side | 21-26 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens is called for traveling | 21-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Gravelle (SF), Christopher St. Clair (C) James Macdonald, Jeremy Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Numbers (PF) Anthony Pickens | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bruce Kettler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Englert (fresh) SF - Michael Gravelle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher St. Clair (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Richard Chamberlain (fresh) SG - Ronald Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kimbrough (fresh) PF - Wayne Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dempster (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Air Force | Sean Englert evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Bruce Kettler | 24-26 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (SG), James Macdonald (SF), Jeremy Bryant (C) Sean Englert, Michael Gravelle, Christopher St. Clair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Clark (PG) Richard Chamberlain | |
| 06:36 | Air Force | Ronald Galloway takes the ball from Jeremy Bryant | 24-26 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Jeremy Bryant denies the turnaround by Wayne Numbers | 24-26 |
| 06:20 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:54 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 26-26 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Wayne Numbers misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-26 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Gary Cohen gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant is whistled for a carry | 26-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Englert (SG), Michael Gravelle (SF), Christopher St. Clair (PF), Joshua Gibson (C) Kenneth Brown, James Macdonald, Gary Cohen, Jeremy Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Moon (SG), Marshall Lenox (SF), David Milliman (PF), Jacob Carter (C) Ronald Galloway, John Kimbrough, Wayne Numbers, Thomas Dempster | |
| 04:53 | New Mexico | Roger Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | Jacob Carter hits the follow up shot | 26-28 |
| 04:30 | Air Force | Sean Englert shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Gravelle | 29-28 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | David Milliman blows the dunk | 29-28 |
| 04:14 | Air Force | Christopher St. Clair gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:10 | Air Force | David Milliman is called for the reach on Sean Englert - foul #3 on David Milliman, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (PG), James Macdonald (SF), Gary Cohen (PF) Bruce Kettler, Michael Gravelle, Christopher St. Clair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain (PG), Ronald Galloway (SG), Wayne Numbers (SF), Anthony Pickens (PF) Roger Clark, Jason Moon, Marshall Lenox, David Milliman | |
| 04:10 | Air Force | Sean Englert makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:10 | Air Force | Sean Englert makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway double dribbles | 31-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Kettler (PG), Michael Gravelle (SF), Jeremy Bryant (C) Kenneth Brown, James Macdonald, Joshua Gibson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:31 | Air Force | Gary Cohen is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Macdonald (SF) Michael Gravelle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bruce Kettler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Englert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Macdonald (fresh) PF - Gary Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Richard Chamberlain (fresh) SG - Ronald Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Pickens (fresh) C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | Richard Chamberlain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 03:06 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 02:48 | Air Force | James Macdonald is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Bruce Kettler | 33-28 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Anthony Pickens | 33-30 |
| 02:22 | Air Force | Sean Englert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Anthony Pickens snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway buries a runner in the paint set up by Wayne Numbers | 33-32 |
| 01:41 | Air Force | Jeremy Bryant connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-32 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Macdonald - foul #1 on James Macdonald, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Brown (PG), Mario Hruby (SG), Michael Gravelle (SF), Christopher St. Clair (PF), Joshua Gibson (C) Bruce Kettler, Sean Englert, James Macdonald, Gary Cohen, Jeremy Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Clark (PG), John Kimbrough (SF), Thomas Dempster (C) Richard Chamberlain, Wayne Numbers, Jacob Carter | |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | Ronald Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | Christopher St. Clair loses the dribble to John Kimbrough | 35-34 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Thomas Dempster | 35-37 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Joshua Gibson makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Christopher St. Clair | 37-37 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | John Kimbrough is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Kimbrough, team foul #9 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Kettler (PG), Sean Englert (SG), Gary Cohen (PF) Kenneth Brown, Mario Hruby, Christopher St. Clair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jason Moon (SG), Wayne Numbers (PF) Ronald Galloway, Anthony Pickens | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Bruce Kettler hits a 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |