| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Rick Holquin (fresh) SG - Sean Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Olney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Verrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Myron Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Zuehl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Jean Lucky (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Bates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Gerald Olney inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Richard Verrett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 19:40 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 19:14 | Washington | Wayne Bennett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Oscar Johnson and the foul's on Rick Holquin - foul #3 on Rick Holquin, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG) Rick Holquin | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 19:14 | Washington | Wayne Bennett makes the free throw | 27-41 |
| 19:01 | Air Force | Richard Verrett hits a jumper from close range | 29-41 |
| 18:42 | Washington | Wayne Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 18:41 | Washington | Lester Bates gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 18:25 | Washington | Wayne Bennett hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Zuehl | 29-44 |
| 18:21 | Air Force | Sean Dye misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-44 |
| 18:19 | Washington | Lester Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 18:12 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Olney - foul #2 on Gerald Olney, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| 18:12 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:12 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 18:12 | Air Force | Richard Verrett snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 17:49 | Air Force | Steven Thomas is called for traveling | 29-44 |
| 17:40 | Washington | Jean Lucky misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Thomas - foul #2 on Steven Thomas, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bert Sica (PF) Richard Verrett | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 17:40 | Washington | Jean Lucky misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 17:40 | Washington | Jean Lucky makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 17:28 | Air Force | Bert Sica clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 29-45 |
| 17:27 | Washington | The rebound goes to Jean Lucky | 29-45 |
| 17:06 | Washington | Gerald Olney steals it from Ruben Zuehl | 29-45 |
| 17:03 | Air Force | Sean Dye misses the easy layup | 29-45 |
| 17:02 | Washington | Wayne Bennett snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 16:39 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 16:18 | Air Force | Gerald Olney knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 31-47 |
| 16:07 | Washington | Jean Lucky is fouled on the floor by Bert Sica - foul #1 on Bert Sica, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Parker (PG), John Williams (SG), Werner Allred (SF), Richard Verrett (PF) Steven Thomas, Sean Dye, Gerald Olney, Myron Davis | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 15:54 | Washington | Wayne Bennett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-47 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | The rebound goes to John Williams | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Werner Allred (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Verrett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Sica (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (fresh) 31 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Zuehl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Jean Lucky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Bates (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Bert Sica can't finish the layup | 31-47 |
| 15:36 | Air Force | Werner Allred tips it back up and in | 33-47 |
| 15:28 | Washington | Wayne Bennett makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ruben Zuehl | 33-49 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Jean Lucky is called for the reach on John Williams - foul #4 on Jean Lucky, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rick Holquin (PG), Ernest Michel (C) James Parker, Bert Sica | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 14:59 | Air Force | Rick Holquin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Verrett | 36-49 |
| 14:43 | Washington | Wayne Bennett connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 14:30 | Air Force | Werner Allred misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 14:28 | Washington | Wayne Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:05 | Washington | The jumper by Wayne Bennett is denied by Ernest Michel | 36-52 |
| 14:04 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl gets the offensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:53 | Washington | Rick Holquin is called for the reach on Wayne Bennett - foul #4 on Rick Holquin, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG), Sean Dye (SG), Gerald Olney (SF), Myron Davis (C) Rick Holquin, John Williams, Richard Verrett, Ernest Michel | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 13:38 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-52 |
| 13:37 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Myron Davis | 36-52 |
| 13:13 | Air Force | Werner Allred connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 13:00 | Washington | Werner Allred steps in front of the Jean Lucky pass | 39-52 |
| 12:34 | Air Force | Sean Dye is hacked by Oscar Johnson - foul #3 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Williams (SF), Bert Sica (PF) Gerald Olney, Werner Allred | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 12:18 | Air Force | John Williams slams it home on a great pass from Bert Sica and he's hacked by Ruben Zuehl - foul #2 on Ruben Zuehl, team foul #3 | 41-52 |
| 12:18 | Air Force | John Williams makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 11:49 | Washington | Bert Sica swats the layup by Wayne Bennett | 42-52 |
| 11:48 | Air Force | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Steven Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Dye (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bert Sica (fresh) 5 pts. C - Myron Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (fairly fresh) 36 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Zuehl (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. PF - Jean Lucky (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Lester Bates (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Bert Sica is hacked by Jean Lucky - foul #5 on Jean Lucky, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Verrett (PF) Bert Sica | |
| Subs | Washington | Mladen Dembroski (PF) Jean Lucky | |
| 11:14 | Air Force | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 11:13 | Air Force | Richard Verrett can't tip it in | 42-52 |
| 11:12 | Air Force | Myron Davis tips it but misses | 42-52 |
| 11:10 | Washington | The rebound goes to Wayne Bennett | 42-52 |
| 10:58 | Washington | Wayne Bennett knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Bates | 42-54 |
| 10:50 | Air Force | Steven Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Williams | 44-54 |
| 10:31 | Washington | Oscar Johnson is fouled on the floor by Steven Thomas - foul #3 on Steven Thomas, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Parker (PG), Gerald Olney (SF), Bert Sica (C) Steven Thomas, Sean Dye, Myron Davis | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 10:13 | Washington | Wayne Bennett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 10:11 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Richard Verrett | 44-54 |
| 09:54 | Air Force | Richard Verrett is fouled on the floor by Lester Bates - foul #2 on Lester Bates, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Dye (SG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 09:38 | Air Force | Ruben Zuehl is called for the reach on Gerald Olney - foul #3 on Ruben Zuehl, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Werner Allred (C) Richard Verrett | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Sean Dye comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-54 |
| 09:20 | Air Force | Werner Allred misses the tip | 44-54 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | Werner Allred gets the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 09:11 | Air Force | Werner Allred comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Lester Bates - foul #3 on Lester Bates, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG), Myron Davis (C) Sean Dye, Bert Sica | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 09:11 | Air Force | Werner Allred makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 09:11 | Air Force | Werner Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 08:53 | Washington | Mladen Dembroski buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-56 |
| 08:36 | Air Force | Steven Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 08:34 | Air Force | Myron Davis hits the follow up shot | 48-56 |
| 08:14 | Washington | Wayne Bennett clanks a floater from close range | 48-56 |
| 08:12 | Washington | Mladen Dembroski grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:56 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Myron Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:33 | Air Force | Myron Davis buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Gerald Olney | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Steven Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Olney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Werner Allred (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Myron Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (tiring) 38 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Zuehl (tiring) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mladen Dembroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Bates (tired) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wayne Bennett | 50-59 |
| 07:10 | Air Force | James Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 50-59 |
| 07:10 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rick Holquin (PG), Sean Dye (SG), Richard Verrett (PF) Steven Thomas, James Parker, Werner Allred | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 06:51 | Washington | Wayne Bennett makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Oscar Johnson | 50-62 |
| 06:38 | Air Force | Sean Dye is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bennett - foul #1 on Wayne Bennett, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| 06:38 | Air Force | Sean Dye makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:38 | Air Force | Sean Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:38 | Washington | Mladen Dembroski gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 06:09 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 06:07 | Air Force | Rick Holquin snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 06:02 | Air Force | Sean Dye misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-62 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | Myron Davis tips it back up and in | 53-62 |
| 05:39 | Washington | Oscar Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Williams (SF) Gerald Olney | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Rick Holquin clanks a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Mladen Dembroski - foul #1 on Mladen Dembroski, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Rick Holquin makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Rick Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Rick Holquin makes the 3rd free throw | 56-62 |
| 04:56 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 04:55 | Air Force | Myron Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | John Williams misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lester Bates - foul #4 on Lester Bates, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bert Sica (PF), Werner Allred (C) Richard Verrett, Myron Davis | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 04:40 | Air Force | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 04:40 | Washington | Lester Bates gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:23 | Washington | Ruben Zuehl hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Bennett | 57-65 |
| 04:09 | Air Force | Bert Sica misses short on a runner from close range | 57-65 |
| 04:07 | Washington | Oscar Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 03:48 | Washington | Wayne Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-65 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG), Gerald Olney (SF) Rick Holquin, Sean Dye | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Air Force | Wayne Bennett is called for the reach on Steven Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Bennett, team foul #11 | 57-65 |
| 03:45 | Air Force | Steven Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:45 | Air Force | Steven Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:27 | Washington | Bert Sica steals it from Wayne Bennett | 58-65 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Steven Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Olney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bert Sica (fresh) 5 pts. C - Werner Allred (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Wayne Bennett (tiring) 41 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Johnson (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Zuehl (tired) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mladen Dembroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lester Bates (tired) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Werner Allred hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 58-65 |
| 03:01 | Washington | The rebound goes to Mladen Dembroski | 58-65 |
| 02:58 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rick Holquin (PG), Sean Dye (SG), Richard Verrett (PF), Myron Davis (C) Steven Thomas, John Williams, Bert Sica, Werner Allred | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 02:53 | Washington | Wayne Bennett connects on the shot from the left block | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Rick Holquin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Rick Holquin, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG) Rick Holquin | |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| 02:28 | Washington | Washington calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Washington | Wayne Bennett misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Thomas - foul #4 on Steven Thomas, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Washington | Wayne Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:10 | Washington | Wayne Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:59 | Air Force | Gerald Olney can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 01:57 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Dye | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:47 | Air Force | Richard Verrett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 01:46 | Washington | Wayne Bennett pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | Washington | Oscar Johnson is fouled on the floor by Steven Thomas - foul #5 on Steven Thomas, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Parker (PG), John Williams (SG), Werner Allred (SF), Bert Sica (PF), Ernest Michel (C) Steven Thomas, Sean Dye, Gerald Olney, Richard Verrett, Myron Davis | |
| Subs | Washington | Jimmy Sweeney (PG), Marijan Zellous (SG), Donald Ryan (C) Wayne Bennett, Ruben Zuehl, Lester Bates | |
| 01:30 | Washington | Oscar Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:30 | Washington | Oscar Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:30 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ernest Michel | 58-70 |
| 01:07 | Air Force | Werner Allred knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Williams and he's hacked by Oscar Johnson - foul #4 on Oscar Johnson, team foul #12 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Washington | Federico Ramirez (C) Oscar Johnson | |
| 01:07 | Air Force | Werner Allred makes the free throw | 61-70 |
| 01:01 | Washington | Washington calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 61-70 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Dye (SG), Gerald Olney (SF), Richard Verrett (PF), Myron Davis (C) John Williams, Werner Allred, Bert Sica, Ernest Michel | |
| Subs | Washington | Wayne Bennett (PG), Oscar Johnson (SG), Ruben Zuehl (SF), Lester Bates (C) Jimmy Sweeney, Marijan Zellous, Donald Ryan, Federico Ramirez | |
| 00:39 | Washington | Wayne Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:37 | Washington | Oscar Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Washington | Richard Verrett is called for the reach on Oscar Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Verrett, team foul #10 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Washington | Donald Ryan (PF) Mladen Dembroski | |
| 00:35 | Washington | Oscar Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:35 | Washington | Oscar Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:35 | Washington | Donald Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Washington | Wayne Bennett clanks a shot in the lane | 61-71 |
| 00:09 | Washington | Donald Ryan tips it in | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Air Force | James Parker is fouled on the floor by Lester Bates - foul #5 on Lester Bates, team foul #13 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Williams (SG), Werner Allred (SF), Bert Sica (PF), Ernest Michel (C) Sean Dye, Gerald Olney, Richard Verrett, Myron Davis | |
| Subs | Washington | Jimmy Sweeney (PG), Marijan Zellous (SG), Mladen Dembroski (SF), Federico Ramirez (C) Wayne Bennett, Oscar Johnson, Ruben Zuehl, Lester Bates | |
| 00:05 | Air Force | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:05 | Air Force | James Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Washington | Jimmy Sweeney runs out the clock | 63-73 |