| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lamont Walters (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Paul (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Nault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael John (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Everett Fidler inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Air Force | Roy Paul scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft is hacked by Michael John - foul #2 on Michael John, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Estes (SF) Everett Fidler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward buries a floater in the lane set up by Charles Jones and he's fouled by Henry Estes - foul #2 on Henry Estes, team foul #2 | 25-23 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:54 | Air Force | Michael John buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Nault | 27-24 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-24 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Lamont Walters snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | Michael John misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Everett Fidler (SF) Henry Estes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:06 | Air Force | Michael John makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | Michael John makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico | William Nault swats the short shot by Edward Peterson | 29-24 |
| 17:49 | Air Force | Michael John pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:38 | Air Force | Roy Paul misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico | Charles Jones buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Ward | 29-27 |
| 17:10 | Air Force | Everett Fidler drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lamont Walters | 32-27 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico | Charles Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Peterson | 32-30 |
| 16:43 | Air Force | Lamont Walters loses the dribble to Charles Jones in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico | Everett Fidler takes the ball from Charles Jones | 32-30 |
| 15:59 | Air Force | Everett Fidler clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lamont Walters (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Paul (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Nault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael John (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | Fred Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-30 |
| 15:29 | Air Force | Michael John snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Michael John drills a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Hayes (SG), Henry Estes (SF), Richard Dewees (PF) Roy Paul, Everett Fidler, William Nault | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (PF), Armand Costa (C) Joshua Ashcraft, Edward Peterson | |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Michael John makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico | Armand Costa hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 14:43 | Air Force | Ryan Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Nault (PF) Michael John | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski throws it down set up by Richard O'Laughlin and he's fouled by Richard Dewees - foul #1 on Richard Dewees, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG) Ryan Hayes | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:01 | Air Force | Richard Dewees can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Armand Costa - foul #2 on Armand Costa, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Hayes (SG), Everett Fidler (SF) Roy Paul, William Nault | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 14:01 | Air Force | Richard Dewees makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:01 | Air Force | Richard Dewees misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Armand Costa tips it in | 36-37 |
| 13:08 | Air Force | Henry Estes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 13:06 | Air Force | Richard Dewees tips it back up and in | 38-37 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Armand Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 12:35 | Air Force | Everett Fidler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:30 | Air Force | Everett Fidler buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Lamont Walters | 40-37 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico | Armand Costa gets the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | Charles Jones makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jurica Kurowski | 40-40 |
| 11:40 | Air Force | Ryan Hayes connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lamont Walters | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lamont Walters (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ryan Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Dewees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Armand Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | Fred Ward tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 10:51 | Air Force | Henry Estes misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Henry Estes grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:38 | Air Force | Everett Fidler comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG), William Nault (PF), Michael John (C) Lamont Walters, Henry Estes, Richard Dewees | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF), Joshua Ashcraft (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Fred Ward, Jurica Kurowski, Armand Costa | |
| 10:38 | Air Force | Everett Fidler makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:38 | Air Force | Everett Fidler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico | Charles Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 10:07 | Air Force | Roy Paul grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 09:46 | Air Force | Everett Fidler connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 46-42 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:39 | Air Force | Michael John gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Roy Paul loses the dribble to Joshua Ashcraft | 46-42 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Jones | 46-44 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Michael John lays it up and in on a great pass from Ryan Hayes | 48-44 |
| 08:26 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Jones | 48-46 |
| 08:06 | Air Force | Everett Fidler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Richard O'Laughlin | 48-46 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Charles Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 07:39 | Air Force | Michael John snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ryan Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Paul (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Everett Fidler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Nault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael John (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Air Force | The short jumper by Michael John is denied by Edward Peterson | 48-46 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Ryan Hayes steals it from Charles Jones | 48-46 |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Roy Paul lays it in on a great pass from Ryan Hayes | 50-46 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard O'Laughlin | 50-48 |
| 06:08 | Air Force | Michael John hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Ryan Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:51 | Air Force | Charles Jones picks off the pass by Michael John | 50-48 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Lamont Walters (PG), Edward Barr (SG), Henry Estes (SF), Mark Nash (C) Ryan Hayes, Roy Paul, Everett Fidler, Michael John | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG), Lewis Vida (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Jurica Kurowski (PF), Armand Costa (C) Charles Jones, Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Joshua Ashcraft, Edward Peterson | |
| 05:15 | Air Force | Lamont Walters misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | John Phelps pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico | John Phelps clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 04:50 | Air Force | William Nault gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:34 | Air Force | Henry Estes connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Barr | 53-48 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-48 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Henry Estes grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 03:42 | Air Force | William Nault misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 03:40 | Air Force | Lamont Walters gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 03:27 | Air Force | Mark Nash jams it set up by Lamont Walters | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Lamont Walters (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Edward Barr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Estes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Nault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Nash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Phelps (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lewis Vida (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski is fouled on the floor by William Nault - foul #2 on William Nault, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG), Richard Dewees (PF), Michael John (C) Edward Barr, William Nault, Mark Nash | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Joshua Ashcraft (PF) John Phelps, Lewis Vida, Armand Costa | |
| 02:53 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Fred Ward | 55-50 |
| 02:29 | Air Force | Henry Estes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | Charles Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 01:58 | Air Force | Michael John's floater is tipped away by Joshua Ashcraft | 55-53 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dewees | 55-53 |
| 01:40 | Air Force | Roy Paul misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Charles Jones | 55-53 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Roy Paul - foul #1 on Roy Paul, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Everett Fidler (SF), William Nault (PF) Henry Estes, Richard Dewees | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Fred Ward clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael John - foul #3 on Michael John, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:39 | Air Force | William Nault loses the dribble to Charles Jones | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 00:15 | Air Force | William Nault pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Michael John's layup is rejected by Joshua Ashcraft | 55-55 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin knocks in the halfcourt shot | 55-58 |