| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) SG - Walter Bolick (fresh) SF - Nathan Ranson (fresh) PF - Daniel Winkler (fresh) C - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Herbert Dickens (fresh) SG - Ronald Bonds (fresh) SF - Aaron Cropper (fresh) PF - Shawn Beamon (fresh) C - Dale Reasor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler lays it up and in set up by Johnathan Dancy | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shawn Beamon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Air Force | Herbert Dickens steps in front of the Walter Bolick pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Dickens | 2-2 |
| 19:26 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Winkler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Cropper | 2-5 |
| 19:08 | Air Force | Herbert Dickens is called for the reach on Johnathan Dancy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Dickens, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 18:47 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Dickens | 5-7 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | A charge is called on Daniel Winkler - foul #2 on Daniel Winkler, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Brittain (PF) Daniel Winkler | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds can't connect on a floater from the right side | 5-7 |
| 17:23 | Air Force | Walter Bolick grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | Air Force | Dale Reasor steals it from Thomas Brittain | 5-7 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon loses the dribble to Nathan Ranson | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Nathan Ranson | 8-7 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Cropper | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Bolick (fairly fresh) SF - Nathan Ranson (tiring) PF - Thomas Brittain (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Longnecker (tiring) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Herbert Dickens (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Bonds (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Cropper (tiring) PF - Shawn Beamon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Reasor (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Dickens | 8-9 |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Ronald Bonds is called for the reach on Johnathan Dancy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Bonds, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Harold Booker (SG), David Forgey (SF), James Adams (PF), Clinton Williams (C) Johnathan Dancy, Walter Bolick, Nathan Ranson, Thomas Brittain, Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), James Zendejas (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Carmine Kight (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Shawn Beamon, Dale Reasor | |
| 15:28 | Air Force | David Forgey travels with the ball | 8-9 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Harold Booker pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:50 | Air Force | David Forgey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | James Adams steps in front of the Andrew Williams pass | 8-9 |
| 14:16 | Air Force | Charles Gregory misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 8-9 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:53 | Air Force | Harold Booker gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | Air Force | Charles Gregory clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 13:39 | Air Force | Clinton Williams tips it home | 10-9 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Zendejas | 10-11 |
| 13:21 | Air Force | Charles Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), Walter Bolick (SG), Nathan Ranson (SF), Thomas Brittain (PF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Charles Gregory, Harold Booker, David Forgey, James Adams, Clinton Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon (PF) Carmine Kight | |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-11 |
| 13:03 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:51 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Longnecker - foul #1 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carmine Kight (PF) Shawn Beamon | |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:21 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker clanks a floater from the right block | 12-13 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley is whistled for traveling | 12-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Clinton Williams (C) Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Shawn Beamon (PF), Dale Reasor (C) Tony Buckley, Andrew Williams, Carmine Kight, Alan Lehman | |
| 11:55 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (SG), David Forgey (SF) Walter Bolick, Nathan Ranson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Booker (fresh) SF - David Forgey (fresh) PF - Thomas Brittain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Herbert Dickens (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Zendejas (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Cropper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Beamon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Reasor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper is hacked by Harold Booker - foul #1 on Harold Booker, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG) Johnathan Dancy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | James Zendejas misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 11:13 | Air Force | Clinton Williams gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Harold Booker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Zendejas | 12-15 |
| 10:38 | Air Force | Harold Booker is fouled on the floor by Shawn Beamon - foul #2 on Shawn Beamon, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), Walter Bolick (SG), James Adams (SF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Charles Gregory, Harold Booker, David Forgey, Clinton Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Carmine Kight (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Aaron Cropper, Shawn Beamon, Dale Reasor | |
| 10:30 | Air Force | James Zendejas is called for the reach on Joshua Longnecker - foul #1 on James Zendejas, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| 10:11 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Bolick | 14-15 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | James Zendejas drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carmine Kight | 14-18 |
| 09:36 | Air Force | Walter Bolick hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Zendejas - foul #2 on James Zendejas, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Ranson (SF), Clinton Williams (C) Thomas Brittain, Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (C) Tony Buckley, James Zendejas, Andrew Williams, Alan Lehman | |
| 09:36 | Air Force | Walter Bolick makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:36 | Air Force | Walter Bolick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | James Adams steals it from Aaron Cropper | 16-18 |
| 08:42 | Air Force | Walter Bolick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Harold Booker (SG), David Forgey (SF), Thomas Brittain (PF) Johnathan Dancy, Walter Bolick, Nathan Ranson, James Adams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Samuel Kull (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor | |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams is hacked by Harold Booker - foul #2 on Harold Booker, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Walter Bolick (SG), Joshua Longnecker (C) Harold Booker, Clinton Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (C) Tony Buckley, Andrew Williams, Carmine Kight, Alan Lehman | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper is hacked by Charles Gregory - foul #1 on Charles Gregory, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Carmine Kight (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Ronald Bonds, Aaron Cropper, Dale Reasor | |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joshua Longnecker - foul #2 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Clinton Williams (C) Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Dale Reasor (C) Tony Buckley, Andrew Williams, Alan Lehman | |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Gregory (fresh) SG - Walter Bolick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Forgey (fresh) PF - Thomas Brittain (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Herbert Dickens (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Samuel Kull (fresh) SF - Aaron Cropper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carmine Kight (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Dale Reasor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Air Force | Walter Bolick hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Forgey | 19-19 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor loses the dribble to Walter Bolick | 19-19 |
| 07:13 | Air Force | Charles Gregory is fouled in the backcourt by Carmine Kight - foul #1 on Carmine Kight, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), James Adams (PF) Walter Bolick, Thomas Brittain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Ronald Bonds (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Aaron Cropper, Carmine Kight, Dale Reasor | |
| 07:13 | Air Force | Charles Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:13 | Air Force | Charles Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Samuel Kull grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Andrew Williams snags the offensive board | 20-19 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman blows the layup but he's hacked by David Forgey - foul #1 on David Forgey, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Walter Bolick (SG), Nathan Ranson (SF) Charles Gregory, David Forgey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:45 | Air Force | Walter Bolick hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Nathan Ranson | 22-21 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds drills a floater from the left side and the foul's on Clinton Williams - foul #1 on Clinton Williams, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Carmine Kight (PF), Dale Reasor (C) Tony Buckley, Andrew Williams, Samuel Kull, Alan Lehman | |
| 06:27 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds makes the free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:16 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-24 |
| 06:15 | Air Force | Clinton Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:03 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Carmine Kight grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | James Adams picks off the pass by Dale Reasor | 22-24 |
| 05:25 | Air Force | Clinton Williams is alone and throws it down | 24-24 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Walter Bolick - foul #1 on Walter Bolick, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (SG), David Forgey (SF), Thomas Brittain (PF) Walter Bolick, Nathan Ranson, James Adams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Samuel Kull (PF), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Aaron Cropper, Carmine Kight, Dale Reasor | |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico | Ronald Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | David Forgey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Williams | 27-29 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Charles Gregory throws it down on a great pass from Johnathan Dancy and he's hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #1 on Andrew Williams, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Adams (PF) Clinton Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Carmine Kight (PF), Dale Reasor (C) Tony Buckley, Ronald Bonds, Samuel Kull, Alan Lehman | |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Charles Gregory makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Forgey - foul #2 on David Forgey, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (PG), Walter Bolick (SG), Daniel Winkler (PF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Johnathan Dancy, Charles Gregory, James Adams, Thomas Brittain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Zendejas (SG), Shawn Beamon (PF) Andrew Williams, Carmine Kight | |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:35 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler grabs the board | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Harold Booker (fresh) SG - Walter Bolick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Forgey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Herbert Dickens (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Zendejas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Cropper (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Shawn Beamon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Reasor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Harold Booker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico | Aaron Cropper grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | Joshua Longnecker is called for the reach on James Zendejas - foul #3 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Ranson (SF), Thomas Brittain (C) David Forgey, Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Dale Reasor | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | James Zendejas makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico | James Zendejas misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:10 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | A charge is called on Thomas Brittain - foul #1 on Thomas Brittain, team foul #13 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Dale Reasor (C) Tony Buckley, Aaron Cropper, Alan Lehman | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Zendejas | 30-34 |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Brittain | 33-34 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico | Dale Reasor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Harold Booker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-36 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Williams | 33-38 |
| 01:10 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Winkler | 36-38 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Herbert Dickens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Ranson | 39-38 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon makes the turnaround in the lane set up by James Zendejas and the foul's on Walter Bolick - foul #2 on Walter Bolick, team foul #14 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), Charles Gregory (SG), David Forgey (SF), Clinton Williams (C) Harold Booker, Walter Bolick, Nathan Ranson, Thomas Brittain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Buckley (PG), Aaron Cropper (SF), Alan Lehman (C) Herbert Dickens, Andrew Williams, Dale Reasor | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico | Shawn Beamon misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Aaron Cropper is called for the reach on Johnathan Dancy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Cropper, team foul #9 | 39-40 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Alan Lehman gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Tony Buckley buries a floater from the left side | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Charles Gregory can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 40-42 |