| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Kyle Lamphere (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Merlino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Keim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McGroarty (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joey Zarek (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benjamin Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wei-Quo Hong (fresh) 7 reb. C - Kyle Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Joey Zarek knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Benjamin Burns | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Lamphere | 30-26 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | Joey Zarek buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marco Whitmire | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joey Zarek - foul #3 on Joey Zarek, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (SG), Sylvester Dorn (SF), Marvin Lanctot (PF), Elmer Jackson (C) Bryan Merlino, Stephen Keim, David Hall, John McGroarty | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:47 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:31 | Air Force | Joey Zarek shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 18:29 | San Diego State | Marvin Lanctot grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:24 | San Diego State | Jim Elders comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-29 |
| 18:23 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere snags the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson knocks in the shot in the lane | 32-29 |
| 17:54 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Joey Zarek out of a doubleteam | 32-31 |
| 17:49 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere is fouled on the floor by Kyle Coleman - foul #2 on Kyle Coleman, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino (SF), Shane Bellinger (PF), John McGroarty (C) Sylvester Dorn, Marvin Lanctot, Elmer Jackson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:39 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere connects on the floater from the right side | 34-31 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns blows the dunk | 34-31 |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 17:32 | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:11 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 17:10 | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:43 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kyle Coleman | 34-33 |
| 16:38 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:36 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere gets the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:26 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Kyle Lamphere | 36-33 |
| 16:06 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF), David Hall (PF), Elmer Jackson (C) Bryan Merlino, Shane Bellinger, John McGroarty | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (PG), Daniel Krug (SG), Zachary Whetzel (PF), Fred Cosentino (C) Joey Zarek, Benjamin Burns, Wei-Quo Hong, Kyle Coleman | |
| 15:43 | San Diego State | David Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 15:41 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Kyle Lamphere (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Elders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Keim (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Brian Baran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Krug (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marco Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Whetzel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Cosentino (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jim Elders | 38-33 |
| 15:13 | Air Force | Brian Baran loses the ball out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino (SG), Marvin Lanctot (PF) Kyle Lamphere, David Hall | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Stublaski (SF) Marco Whitmire | |
| 15:05 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson is called for traveling | 38-33 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong (PF) Fred Cosentino | |
| 14:39 | Air Force | Brian Baran misses short on a floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:37 | Air Force | Robert Stublaski tips it in | 38-35 |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Baran - foul #2 on Brian Baran, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere (PG), David Hall (PF) Stephen Keim, Marvin Lanctot | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joey Zarek (PG), Benjamin Burns (SG), Marco Whitmire (SF), Kyle Coleman (C) Brian Baran, Daniel Krug, Robert Stublaski, Zachary Whetzel | |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:59 | Air Force | Joey Zarek makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wei-Quo Hong | 39-38 |
| 13:46 | San Diego State | Wei-Quo Hong swats the short shot by Bryan Merlino | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | David Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:32 | San Diego State | David Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF), Marvin Lanctot (PF), John McGroarty (C) Bryan Merlino, David Hall, Elmer Jackson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:08 | Air Force | John McGroarty picks off the pass by Wei-Quo Hong | 39-38 |
| 12:47 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:25 | Air Force | Joey Zarek is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 39-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino (SG), Shane Bellinger (SF), David Hall (PF) Jim Elders, Stephen Keim, Marvin Lanctot | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (SG), Zachary Whetzel (PF), Fred Cosentino (C) Benjamin Burns, Wei-Quo Hong, Kyle Coleman | |
| 12:17 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 12:15 | Air Force | Fred Cosentino grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 11:57 | Air Force | Joey Zarek splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 11:56 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 11:43 | San Diego State | David Hall misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fred Cosentino - foul #2 on Fred Cosentino, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (SG) John McGroarty | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Stublaski (SF) Marco Whitmire | |
| 11:43 | San Diego State | David Hall makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 11:43 | San Diego State | David Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Kyle Lamphere (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Elders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Merlino (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Bellinger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joey Zarek (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Baran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Stublaski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Whetzel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Cosentino (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Air Force | Joey Zarek misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 11:23 | San Diego State | Shane Bellinger pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 11:02 | San Diego State | Jim Elders drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Joey Zarek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 10:32 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:07 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere blows the layup | 44-38 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Lamphere | 44-38 |
| 09:54 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 09:53 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 09:35 | San Diego State | Jim Elders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 09:34 | Air Force | Fred Cosentino snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 09:15 | Air Force | Brian Baran is hacked by Kyle Lamphere - foul #3 on Kyle Lamphere, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Steven Lewis (PG), Stephen Keim (SF), Marvin Lanctot (PF), Elmer Jackson (C) Kyle Lamphere, Jim Elders, David Hall, Shane Bellinger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Krug (PG), Benjamin Burns (SG), Marco Whitmire (SF), Wei-Quo Hong (PF), Kyle Coleman (C) Joey Zarek, Brian Baran, Robert Stublaski, Zachary Whetzel, Fred Cosentino | |
| 08:52 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Krug and he's hacked by Elmer Jackson - foul #1 on Elmer Jackson, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere (PG), John McGroarty (C) Steven Lewis, Elmer Jackson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:52 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:52 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 08:40 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim is hacked by Kyle Coleman - foul #3 on Kyle Coleman, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Steven Lewis (PG), Jim Elders (SG), Elmer Jackson (C) Kyle Lamphere, Bryan Merlino, John McGroarty | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim blows the layup but the foul's on Wei-Quo Hong - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Hong, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere (PG), Bryan Merlino (SG), John McGroarty (C) Steven Lewis, Jim Elders, Elmer Jackson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Marvin Lanctot grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John McGroarty | 48-40 |
| 07:48 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire is fouled on the floor by Stephen Keim - foul #2 on Stephen Keim, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (SG), Elmer Jackson (C) Bryan Merlino, John McGroarty | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (PG) Daniel Krug | |
| 07:24 | Air Force | Brian Baran misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-40 |
| 07:23 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Wei-Quo Hong | 48-40 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Kyle Lamphere (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Elders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Keim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Lanctot (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elmer Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Brian Baran (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Whitmire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wei-Quo Hong (fresh) 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Air Force | The short jumper by Marco Whitmire is denied by Elmer Jackson | 48-40 |
| 06:59 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 06:44 | San Diego State | Marvin Lanctot can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-40 |
| 06:43 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Benjamin Burns | 48-40 |
| 06:41 | Air Force | Brian Baran throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Steven Lewis (PG), Bryan Merlino (SG), Shane Bellinger (SF), David Hall (PF), John McGroarty (C) Kyle Lamphere, Jim Elders, Stephen Keim, Marvin Lanctot, Elmer Jackson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joey Zarek (PG) Brian Baran | |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Kyle Coleman | 48-40 |
| 06:04 | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Hall - foul #2 on David Hall, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere (PG), Jim Elders (SG) Steven Lewis, Shane Bellinger | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (SG), Zachary Whetzel (C) Benjamin Burns, Kyle Coleman | |
| 06:04 | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:04 | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 05:50 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Kyle Lamphere and he's fouled by Wei-Quo Hong - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Hong, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF), Elmer Jackson (C) Jim Elders, John McGroarty | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:50 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:23 | Air Force | Zachary Whetzel misses the lay-in | 51-42 |
| 05:22 | San Diego State | Elmer Jackson gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 05:09 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jim Elders (SG), Shane Bellinger (SF), Marvin Lanctot (PF), John McGroarty (C) Bryan Merlino, Stephen Keim, David Hall, Elmer Jackson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Fred Cosentino (C) Wei-Quo Hong | |
| 04:40 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Marvin Lanctot - foul #1 on Marvin Lanctot, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino (SF), David Hall (PF) Shane Bellinger, Marvin Lanctot | |
| Subs | Air Force | Benjamin Burns (SG), Kyle Coleman (C) Brian Baran, Fred Cosentino | |
| 04:40 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:18 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino is hacked by Zachary Whetzel - foul #1 on Zachary Whetzel, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF), Elmer Jackson (C) Kyle Lamphere, John McGroarty | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Stublaski (SF) Marco Whitmire | |
| 04:18 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:18 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 03:57 | Air Force | Joey Zarek is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | David Hall snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 03:50 | San Diego State | Stephen Keim hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:33 | Air Force | Robert Stublaski is fouled on the floor by Stephen Keim - foul #3 on Stephen Keim, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere (PG), Shane Bellinger (SF), Marvin Lanctot (PF), John McGroarty (C) Bryan Merlino, Stephen Keim, David Hall, Elmer Jackson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Wei-Quo Hong (PF) Zachary Whetzel | |
| 03:20 | Air Force | John McGroarty steals it from Robert Stublaski | 52-45 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Kyle Lamphere (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Elders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Bellinger (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Marvin Lanctot (fresh) 2 reb. C - John McGroarty (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joey Zarek (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Stublaski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wei-Quo Hong (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | San Diego State | Jim Elders is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Burns - foul #2 on Benjamin Burns, team foul #9 | 52-45 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino (SF), David Hall (PF) Shane Bellinger, Marvin Lanctot | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Baran (PG), Marco Whitmire (SF) Joey Zarek, Robert Stublaski | |
| 03:07 | San Diego State | Jim Elders misses the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 03:07 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 02:42 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire lays it in on a nice dish by Benjamin Burns | 52-47 |
| 02:33 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino clanks a shot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Jim Elders steps in front of the Marco Whitmire pass | 52-47 |
| 01:49 | San Diego State | Jim Elders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 01:47 | Air Force | Kyle Coleman snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryan Merlino - foul #2 on Bryan Merlino, team foul #7 | 52-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Stephen Keim (SF) Jim Elders | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joey Zarek (PG) Brian Baran | |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:29 | Air Force | Benjamin Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 01:18 | San Diego State | Kyle Lamphere is whistled for a carry | 52-48 |
| 00:55 | Air Force | Joey Zarek hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Marco Whitmire | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Bryan Merlino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | Marco Whitmire misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | David Hall pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | David Hall runs out the clock | 52-51 |