| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fresh) SG - Mitchell Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Buelow (fresh) PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) C - James Moon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) PF - Archie Mark (fresh) C - David Henderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow connects on the floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Air Force | Michael Klein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Air Force | Tony Latimer tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:40 | Air Force | Archie Mark knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Klein | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Air Force | Tony Latimer snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Air Force | Tony Latimer buries a jumper in the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:52 | San Diego State | Jerome Green is fouled on the floor by David Henderson - foul #1 on David Henderson, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Roy Paul (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Robert Francis (C) Michael Klein, Tony Latimer, Henry Blankenship, David Henderson | |
| 17:47 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | James Moon tips it but misses | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Air Force | Archie Mark grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Robert Francis blows the layup | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:19 | San Diego State | Robert Francis is called for the reach on Jerome Green - foul #1 on Robert Francis, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Henry Blankenship (PF) Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | James Moon drills a jumpshot from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:42 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship misses the lay-in | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Air Force | Michael Klein snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Air Force | Ted Borrego buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Francis and the foul's on Michael Blanks - foul #1 on Michael Blanks, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks (SG), Charles Sanderson (SF) Mitchell Lane, Michael Buelow | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Henderson (C) Henry Blankenship | |
| 16:30 | Air Force | Ted Borrego makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Green | 10-9 |
| 15:47 | Air Force | Robert Francis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | James Moon grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tyler Dicks (fresh) SF - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Blanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Moon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roy Paul (fresh) PF - Robert Francis (fresh) C - David Henderson (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | San Diego State | James Moon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Michael Klein hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerome Green - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane (SG), Michael Buelow (SF), Ronald Davis (PF), Jeffrey Fetzer (C) Jerome Green, Charles Sanderson, Michael Blanks, James Moon | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Henry Blankenship (SF), Archie Mark (PF) Ted Borrego, Roy Paul, David Henderson | |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Tyler Dicks | 15-11 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Archie Mark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG) Michael Klein | |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer misses short on a floater in the paint | 15-11 |
| 14:27 | Air Force | Tony Latimer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Tony Latimer is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Moon (C) Jeffrey Fetzer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Everett Fidler (SF), David Henderson (C) Tony Latimer, Henry Blankenship, Robert Francis | |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Everett Fidler - foul #1 on Everett Fidler, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerome Green (PG) Tyler Dicks | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Henry Blankenship (SF) Ted Borrego, Everett Fidler | |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:31 | Air Force | Michael Klein is hacked by Jerome Green - foul #2 on Jerome Green, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (PG), Gene Farber (SG), Michael Blanks (PF) Jerome Green, Mitchell Lane, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Robert Francis (C) Michael Klein, David Henderson | |
| 13:14 | Air Force | Ted Borrego drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Latimer | 17-14 |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | Robert Francis blocks the short jumper by Michael Blanks | 17-14 |
| 12:53 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Buelow | 17-14 |
| 12:37 | San Diego State | James Moon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 12:35 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson tips it home | 19-14 |
| 12:15 | Air Force | Tony Latimer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ted Borrego and he's fouled by Charles Sanderson - foul #1 on Charles Sanderson, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks (PG), Mitchell Lane (SG), Ronald Davis (C) Gene Farber, Michael Buelow, James Moon | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Roy Paul (SF), David Henderson (C) Ted Borrego, Henry Blankenship, Robert Francis | |
| 12:15 | Air Force | Tony Latimer makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-17 |
| 11:57 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Lane | 19-17 |
| 11:40 | San Diego State | Archie Mark is called for the reach on Mitchell Lane - foul #1 on Archie Mark, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Henry Blankenship (PF) Tony Latimer, Archie Mark | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Tyler Dicks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Lane (fresh) SF - Charles Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Paul (fresh) PF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) C - David Henderson (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 11:25 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Henderson | 19-17 |
| 11:02 | Air Force | Ted Borrego knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Klein | 19-20 |
| 10:42 | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-20 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Buelow (SF), James Moon (C) Charles Sanderson, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Archie Mark (PF), Robert Francis (C) Ted Borrego, Roy Paul, Henry Blankenship, David Henderson | |
| 10:31 | Air Force | Archie Mark hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Klein | 19-23 |
| 10:13 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-23 |
| 10:12 | Air Force | Michael Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Robert Francis hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Tony Latimer | 19-25 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-25 |
| 09:29 | Air Force | Tony Latimer snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Robert Francis is fouled on the floor by Michael Blanks - foul #2 on Michael Blanks, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Charles Sanderson (SG), Ronald Davis (PF) Mitchell Lane, Michael Blanks | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Roy Paul (SF), Henry Blankenship (PF), David Henderson (C) Tony Latimer, Everett Fidler, Archie Mark, Robert Francis | |
| 08:58 | Air Force | Michael Klein's pass is intercepted by Michael Buelow | 19-25 |
| 08:31 | San Diego State | David Henderson is called for the reach on Michael Buelow - foul #2 on David Henderson, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gene Farber (SG) Tyler Dicks | |
| Subs | Air Force | Archie Mark (PF), Robert Francis (C) Roy Paul, David Henderson | |
| 08:13 | San Diego State | Gene Farber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 08:11 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Sanderson - foul #2 on Charles Sanderson, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Justin Wiggs (PG), Joseph Muller (SF) Charles Sanderson, Michael Buelow | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG) Ted Borrego | |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:00 | San Diego State | James Moon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 07:59 | Air Force | Roy Paul pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Klein | 19-29 |
| 07:48 | San Diego State | Michael Klein steps in front of the Ronald Davis pass | 19-29 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Michael Klein can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 07:42 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Justin Wiggs (fresh) SG - Gene Farber (fresh) SF - Joseph Muller (fresh) PF - Ronald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Paul (fresh) SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Francis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis makes the floater near the basket | 21-29 |
| 06:57 | Air Force | Robert Francis can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ronald Davis - foul #1 on Ronald Davis, team foul #7 | 21-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks (PG), Mitchell Lane (SG), Michael Buelow (SF), Jeffrey Fetzer (C) Justin Wiggs, Gene Farber, Joseph Muller, James Moon | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Tony Latimer (SF) Roy Paul, Archie Mark | |
| 06:57 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:57 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:57 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Ronald Davis | 21-30 |
| 06:45 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer double dribbles | 21-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Archie Mark (C) Robert Francis | |
| 06:22 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-30 |
| 06:20 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 06:06 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-30 |
| 06:04 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 05:46 | Air Force | Archie Mark loses the ball out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Moon (C) Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SF), Robert Francis (C) Michael Klein, Archie Mark | |
| 05:35 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks is hacked by Robert Francis - foul #2 on Robert Francis, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Archie Mark (C) Ted Borrego, Robert Francis | |
| 05:17 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer blows the layup but the foul's on Henry Blankenship - foul #1 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG) Tony Latimer | |
| 05:17 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:17 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer misses the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:17 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 05:06 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 05:04 | San Diego State | James Moon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:41 | San Diego State | Jeffrey Fetzer clanks a jumper in the paint | 22-30 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:34 | San Diego State | James Moon double dribbles | 22-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Muller (SF), Ronald Davis (PF) Michael Buelow, Jeffrey Fetzer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Everett Fidler (SF) Ted Borrego, Roy Paul | |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Archie Mark can't throw it down but the foul's on James Moon - foul #1 on James Moon, team foul #8 | 22-30 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG) Everett Fidler | |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Archie Mark makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Archie Mark makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 03:59 | San Diego State | James Moon can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-32 |
| 03:57 | San Diego State | James Moon snags the offensive board | 22-32 |
| 03:31 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Moon | 24-32 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Tyler Dicks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Lane (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Muller (fresh) PF - Ronald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Moon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Latimer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Blankenship (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Archie Mark (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Air Force | James Moon blocks the short jumper by Michael Klein | 24-32 |
| 03:13 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 02:53 | San Diego State | Mitchell Lane can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-32 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Dicks | 24-32 |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | Tyler Dicks hits a jumper from the left block set up by Mitchell Lane | 26-32 |
| 02:24 | Air Force | Michael Klein can't finish the layup | 26-32 |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | Joseph Muller snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 02:02 | San Diego State | Ronald Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:00 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to James Moon | 26-32 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | James Moon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-32 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Archie Mark grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 01:31 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 26-32 |
| 01:29 | San Diego State | James Moon snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 01:16 | San Diego State | James Moon makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Dicks | 28-32 |
| 01:11 | Air Force | Michael Klein lays it up and in and he's fouled by Tyler Dicks - foul #1 on Tyler Dicks, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jerome Green (PG), Charles Sanderson (SG), Michael Buelow (SF), Michael Blanks (PF), Jeffrey Fetzer (C) Tyler Dicks, Mitchell Lane, Joseph Muller, Ronald Davis, James Moon | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Robert Francis (PF), David Henderson (C) Ted Borrego, Tony Latimer, Henry Blankenship, Archie Mark | |
| 01:11 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:57 | San Diego State | Michael Buelow is whistled for a carry | 28-35 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Roy Paul knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Everett Fidler | 28-38 |
| 00:17 | San Diego State | Robert Francis picks off the pass by Jeffrey Fetzer | 28-38 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Roy Paul loses the dribble to Michael Blanks | 28-38 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Michael Blanks misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-38 |