| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Christopher Norman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Sykora (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) PF - John Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Gustafson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Weinman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Air Force | John Ferguson misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 42-28 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | John Seaver gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | David Weinman drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Christopher Norman - foul #2 on Christopher Norman, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | David Weinman makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:11 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by David Sykora - foul #2 on David Sykora, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:34 | Air Force | Christopher Norman buries a jumper from the left block | 47-33 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Seaver and the foul's on Christopher Norman - foul #3 on Christopher Norman, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (PG) Christopher Norman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:19 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Carl Murphy - foul #1 on Carl Murphy, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy misses the driving attempt from close range | 48-36 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Seaver | 48-36 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-36 |
| 17:18 | Air Force | David Sykora gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 17:00 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Ferguson | 51-36 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy comes up short on the runner near the basket | 51-36 |
| 16:42 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Sykora | 54-36 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy hits the finger roll | 54-38 |
| 15:51 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Patrick Conklin (fresh) 7 ast. SG - David Sykora (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Ferguson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Gustafson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Hammond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Seaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Weinman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy is whistled for a carry | 54-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), William Kuhn (SF), Scott Villeneuve (PF), Robert Heitman (C) David Sykora, Gregory Sargeant, John Ferguson, Stephen Gustafson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Charles Wimbley (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Carl Murphy, Jimmie Hammond, John Seaver, David Weinman | |
| 15:15 | Air Force | William Kuhn misses the runner from close range | 54-38 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Michael Perry scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 14:49 | Air Force | William Kuhn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffery Smith - foul #1 on Jeffery Smith, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim McClucas (SG) Patrick Conklin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:49 | Air Force | William Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 14:49 | Air Force | William Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by William Kuhn - foul #1 on William Kuhn, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:13 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Scott Villeneuve, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Scott Villeneuve - foul #4 on Scott Villeneuve, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (SG) Scott Villeneuve | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 13:33 | Air Force | Christopher Norman travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Sykora (SG), Gregory Sargeant (SF) Christopher Norman, Tim McClucas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (SG) Stanley Hughes | |
| 13:15 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre travels with the ball | 56-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim McClucas (PF), Stephen Gustafson (C) William Kuhn, Robert Heitman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond (SG), Alfred Venable (SF), John Seaver (PF), David Strom (C) Michael Perry, Jeffery Smith, Charles Wimbley, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 12:46 | Air Force | Tim McClucas clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 12:45 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson hits the follow up shot | 58-43 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-43 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Seaver | 58-43 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Carl Murphy | 58-45 |
| 11:47 | Air Force | David Sykora is hacked by Jimmie Hammond - foul #3 on Jimmie Hammond, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), John Ferguson (PF), Robert Heitman (C) Patrick Conklin, Tim McClucas, Stephen Gustafson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Charles Wimbley (PF), David Weinman (C) Carl Murphy, Alfred Venable, John Seaver, David Strom | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Christopher Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Sykora (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Heitman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wimbley (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Weinman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Air Force | David Sykora hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | David Weinman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Wimbley | 58-47 |
| 11:06 | Air Force | David Sykora misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 11:05 | Air Force | Robert Heitman grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | David Sykora makes the 3 from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond comes up short on the floater from the right side | 61-47 |
| 10:40 | Air Force | Christopher Norman grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 10:26 | Air Force | Christopher Norman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico | David Weinman's layup is rejected by Robert Heitman | 61-47 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond tips it in | 61-49 |
| 09:57 | Air Force | David Sykora is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico | Michael Perry gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Christopher Norman steals the ball from Michael Perry in the backcourt | 61-49 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Charles Wimbley takes the ball from John Ferguson | 61-49 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico | David Weinman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico | David Weinman snags the offensive board | 61-49 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Robert Heitman is called for the reach on Jimmie Hammond - foul #2 on Robert Heitman, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim McClucas (PG), Patrick Conklin (SG), William Kuhn (SF), Stephen Gustafson (C) Christopher Norman, David Sykora, Gregory Sargeant, Robert Heitman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (PG), Stanley Hughes (SG), John Seaver (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Michael Perry, Jeffery Smith, Charles Wimbley, David Weinman | |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:59 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-51 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-53 |
| 08:08 | Air Force | Tim McClucas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre grabs the board | 64-53 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Seaver | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Tim McClucas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Patrick Conklin (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - William Kuhn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ferguson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Gustafson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Hughes (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Hammond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Seaver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Sylvestre (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Air Force | Tim McClucas is fouled on the floor by Carl Murphy - foul #2 on Carl Murphy, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve (PF) John Ferguson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alfred Venable (SF), David Weinman (C) Jimmie Hammond, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve misses the runner in the lane | 64-55 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Carl Murphy grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses short on a floater in the lane | 64-55 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | David Weinman tips it home | 64-57 |
| 06:46 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Conklin and the foul's on John Seaver - foul #2 on John Seaver, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), David Sykora (SG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Robert Heitman (C) Tim McClucas, Patrick Conklin, William Kuhn, Stephen Gustafson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith (SF), Charles Wimbley (PF) Alfred Venable, John Seaver | |
| 06:46 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve makes the free throw | 67-57 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Hughes | 67-59 |
| 06:17 | Air Force | Christopher Norman misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 67-59 |
| 06:15 | Air Force | David Sykora misses the tip | 67-59 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Stanley Hughes | 67-59 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes is hacked by David Sykora - foul #3 on David Sykora, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG) Carl Murphy | |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | Robert Heitman pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Robert Heitman double dribbles | 67-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (PG), Stephen Gustafson (C) Christopher Norman, Robert Heitman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Seaver (PF), Marcus Sylvestre (C) Charles Wimbley, David Weinman | |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre is fouled on the floor by Stephen Gustafson - foul #2 on Stephen Gustafson, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kuhn (PF) Scott Villeneuve | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:42 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | William Kuhn tips it home | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes's pass is intercepted by Patrick Conklin | 69-61 |
| 04:27 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin can't finish the layup | 69-61 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | Michael Perry is hacked by David Sykora - foul #4 on David Sykora, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Ferguson (PF) Gregory Sargeant | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Murphy (SG), Alfred Venable (SF), David Weinman (C) Stanley Hughes, Jeffery Smith, Marcus Sylvestre | |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Air Force | William Kuhn is hacked by Alfred Venable - foul #1 on Alfred Venable, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG) David Sykora | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond (SF) Alfred Venable | |
| 03:51 | Air Force | William Kuhn connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Norman | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond double dribbles | 71-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve (SF), Robert Heitman (C) William Kuhn, Stephen Gustafson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG), Charles Wimbley (PF) Michael Perry, John Seaver | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Christopher Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Conklin (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SF - Scott Villeneuve (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Ferguson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Heitman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carl Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Hughes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Wimbley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Weinman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | John Ferguson banks in the layup | 73-62 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Charles Wimbley knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Stanley Hughes | 73-64 |
| 02:59 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Sykora (SG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Stephen Gustafson (C) Patrick Conklin, Scott Villeneuve, Robert Heitman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Seaver (PF) Charles Wimbley | |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jimmie Hammond - foul #4 on Jimmie Hammond, team foul #7 | 73-64 |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | John Seaver snags the offensive board | 74-64 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gregory Sargeant - foul #2 on Gregory Sargeant, team foul #11 | 74-64 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:37 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant is called for traveling | 74-66 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond can't throw it down | 74-66 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 74-66 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | John Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Air Force | John Ferguson is hacked by John Seaver - foul #3 on John Seaver, team foul #8 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tim McClucas (SF), Scott Villeneuve (C) Gregory Sargeant, Stephen Gustafson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:52 | Air Force | John Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:52 | Air Force | John Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | David Weinman grabs the board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | David Weinman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | David Sykora steals the ball from Jimmie Hammond | 75-66 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | David Sykora lays it in | 77-66 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Murphy | 77-68 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | David Sykora is hacked by Stanley Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Hughes, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | David Sykora makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | David Sykora makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | John Seaver clanks a shot from the right side | 79-68 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Tim McClucas | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Christopher Norman runs out the clock | 79-68 |