| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - James Winters (fresh) PF - Val Dickson (fresh) C - Allen Hitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) SG - Roy Paul (fresh) SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) PF - Archie Mark (fresh) C - Robert Francis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico | James Winters misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Air Force | Ted Borrego hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Roy Paul steps in front of the Allen Hitt pass | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the tip | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Air Force | Archie Mark tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt connects on the shot from the left block set up by James Winters | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Air Force | Val Dickson swats the dunk try by Robert Francis | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Air Force | Archie Mark snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | Roy Paul clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Val Dickson snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Air Force | Robert Francis pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses badly on a runner from the left block | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico | Henry Blankenship swats the short shot by Johnny Hanna | 4-4 |
| 16:24 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Val Dickson snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is hacked by Roy Paul - foul #1 on Roy Paul, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Edward Peterson (C) James Winters, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (PG), Ryan Hayes (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Henry Estes (PF), William Nault (C) Ted Borrego, Roy Paul, Henry Blankenship, Archie Mark, Robert Francis | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) SF - Sean Ament (fresh) PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) C - Edward Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lamont Walters (fresh) SG - Ryan Hayes (fresh) SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) PF - Henry Estes (fresh) C - William Nault (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 15:38 | Air Force | William Nault gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:24 | Air Force | Ryan Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-4 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Johnny Hanna and the foul's on Everett Fidler - foul #1 on Everett Fidler, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SF) John Scruggs | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico | Sean Ament loses the dribble to Henry Estes | 6-4 |
| 14:37 | Air Force | Everett Fidler hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Estes and he's fouled by Sean Ament - foul #1 on Sean Ament, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), James Winters (SF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Richard O'Laughlin, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Archie Mark (C) Ryan Hayes | |
| 14:37 | Air Force | Everett Fidler makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | James Winters drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Scruggs | 9-7 |
| 14:06 | Air Force | Allen Hitt is called for the reach on Lamont Walters - foul #1 on Allen Hitt, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:49 | Air Force | Archie Mark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Archie Mark - foul #1 on Archie Mark, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG) Sean Ament | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF), Robert Francis (C) William Nault, Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:14 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the 3 from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-7 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt can't tip it in | 11-7 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Val Dickson tips it in | 13-7 |
| 12:23 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt slams it home over the doubleteam on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 15-7 |
| 12:06 | Air Force | Robert Francis loses the dribble to John Scruggs | 15-7 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna blows the layup | 15-7 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 15-7 |
| 11:51 | Air Force | Robert Francis loses the ball out of bounds | 15-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), Ricky Beane (SF), Edward Peterson (C) John Scruggs, James Winters, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (PG), Everett Fidler (SF), Archie Mark (PF), William Nault (C) Ted Borrego, Henry Blankenship, Henry Estes, Robert Francis | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sean Ament (fresh) SF - Ricky Beane (fresh) PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roy Paul (fresh) SG - Lamont Walters (fresh) SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Nault (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SF) Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Francis (C) William Nault | |
| 11:18 | Air Force | Archie Mark is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Archie Mark, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Blankenship (PF) Archie Mark | |
| 10:59 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the fadeaway in the lane | 15-7 |
| 10:57 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | The pull-up jumper by Robert Francis is blocked by Ricky Beane | 15-7 |
| 10:33 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the offensive board | 15-7 |
| 10:23 | Air Force | Roy Paul hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 10:22 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Francis | 15-7 |
| 10:02 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), James Winters (SF), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Richard O'Laughlin, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Ryan Hayes (SG), William Nault (SF), Henry Estes (PF) Roy Paul, Lamont Walters, Everett Fidler, Henry Blankenship | |
| 10:02 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:02 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico | James Winters hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 09:54 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 09:36 | Air Force | John Scruggs takes the ball from Robert Francis | 15-9 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna lays it up and in set up by John Scruggs | 17-9 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | John Scruggs is called for the reach on Ryan Hayes - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (PG), Lamont Walters (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Henry Blankenship (PF) Ted Borrego, Ryan Hayes, Henry Estes, Robert Francis | |
| 09:13 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from William Nault | 17-11 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Everett Fidler pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:29 | Air Force | Roy Paul hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-14 |
| 08:11 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Everett Fidler | 17-14 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | James Winters steps in front of the Roy Paul pass | 17-14 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | James Winters blows the layup | 17-14 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to James Winters | 17-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roy Paul (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lamont Walters (fairly fresh) SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Nault (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico | James Winters misses the tip | 17-14 |
| 07:35 | Air Force | Everett Fidler grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 07:17 | Air Force | Roy Paul is called for 5 seconds | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), Ricky Beane (PF) Johnny Hanna, Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Ryan Hayes (SG), Henry Estes (PF), Robert Francis (C) Roy Paul, Lamont Walters, Everett Fidler, William Nault | |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 07:04 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:49 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Hitt | 17-14 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Henry Estes - foul #1 on Henry Estes, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SF), Edward Peterson (C) James Winters, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG) Ryan Hayes | |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 06:36 | Air Force | Robert Francis snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Roy Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (SG), Everett Fidler (SF) Roy Paul, Henry Blankenship | |
| 06:12 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 06:10 | Air Force | Henry Estes pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Sean Ament steals the ball from Henry Estes | 18-14 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is hacked by Robert Francis - foul #1 on Robert Francis, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (PG), Val Dickson (PF) John Scruggs, Richard O'Laughlin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG), Henry Blankenship (SF) Lamont Walters, Everett Fidler | |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane blows the dunk but the foul's on Henry Estes - foul #2 on Henry Estes, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Hayes (SF) Henry Estes | |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:13 | Air Force | Roy Paul drills a 3 from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Henry Blankenship is called for the reach on Johnny Hanna - foul #1 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), James Winters (SF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (SG), Everett Fidler (SF) Roy Paul, Ryan Hayes | |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 04:39 | Air Force | Ted Borrego knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Everett Fidler | 21-20 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | John Scruggs scores on a jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship is hacked by John Scruggs - foul #2 on John Scruggs, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG), William Nault (PF) Lamont Walters, Everett Fidler | |
| 03:44 | Air Force | Roy Paul clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 03:42 | Air Force | Ted Borrego snags the offensive board | 23-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roy Paul (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Nault (fresh) C - Robert Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Robert Francis knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Roy Paul | 23-22 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Henry Blankenship steals the ball from James Winters | 23-22 |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses the lay-in | 23-22 |
| 03:20 | Air Force | Roy Paul snags the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses short on a shot from the left side | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Val Dickson | 23-22 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is hacked by Robert Francis - foul #2 on Robert Francis, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (PG), Everett Fidler (SF), Henry Estes (PF), Archie Mark (C) Ted Borrego, Henry Blankenship, William Nault, Robert Francis | |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Archie Mark comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 02:39 | Air Force | Henry Estes gets the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Roy Paul scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Lamont Walters | 25-25 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled in the backcourt by Lamont Walters - foul #1 on Lamont Walters, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF), Robert Francis (C) Roy Paul, Everett Fidler, Henry Estes | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:00 | Air Force | Robert Francis buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ted Borrego | 27-27 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | James Winters knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Scruggs | 30-27 |
| 01:35 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Francis - foul #3 on Robert Francis, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), Val Dickson (PF) Johnny Hanna, James Winters | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (PG), Ryan Hayes (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Henry Estes (PF) Ted Borrego, Lamont Walters, Henry Blankenship, Robert Francis | |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 01:09 | Air Force | Archie Mark's layup is rejected by Val Dickson | 32-27 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Beane | 35-27 |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Ryan Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (PG), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF) Ryan Hayes, Everett Fidler | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Ament and he's hacked by Henry Estes - foul #3 on Henry Estes, team foul #12 | 37-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (SG), William Nault (C) Roy Paul, Henry Estes | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship double dribbles | 38-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG) Ted Borrego | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 38-27 |