| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) SG - John Trantham (fresh) SF - Michael Garrard (fresh) PF - Colby Bishop (fresh) C - David Wainscott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Fritz Giles (fresh) SG - Kenny Vickers (fresh) SF - David Grove (fresh) PF - Harry Robbins (fresh) C - Terry Rutherford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Air Force | David Grove buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern State | John Trantham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Harry Robbins snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Air Force | Harry Robbins hits a driving attempt from the left block | 2-4 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Vickers - foul #1 on Kenny Vickers, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Trantham and the foul's on Fritz Giles - foul #1 on Fritz Giles, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Harry Robbins | 4-4 |
| 18:43 | Air Force | Terry Rutherford is hacked by John Trantham in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Trantham, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 18:27 | Air Force | Fritz Giles makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 18:10 | Northwestern State | John Trantham buries a shot from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 17:42 | Air Force | Fritz Giles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-6 |
| 17:41 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Michael Garrard | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard is hacked by David Grove - foul #1 on David Grove, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), Maxwell Verret (SG), Junior Campbell (SF), Timothy Rigby (PF), James Pardo (C) Eric Dayton, John Trantham, Michael Garrard, Colby Bishop, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), Glen Conde (SF), John Bliss (PF), Robert Walker (C) Kenny Vickers, David Grove, Harry Robbins, Terry Rutherford | |
| 17:13 | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret misses the wide open jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 17:11 | Air Force | Glen Conde pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | Robert Walker knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Glen Conde | 6-8 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Grove (PG) Fritz Giles | |
| 16:30 | Air Force | John Bliss hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | Robert Walker misses the tip | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Conde | 6-8 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Robert Walker scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Grove | 6-10 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 15:51 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Walker | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Trevor Keen (fairly fresh) SG - Maxwell Verret (fairly fresh) SF - Junior Campbell (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Rigby (fairly fresh) C - James Pardo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Frizzell (fairly fresh) SF - Glen Conde (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bliss (fairly fresh) C - Robert Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Robert Walker is called for traveling | 6-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), John Trantham (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Colby Bishop (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Trevor Keen, Maxwell Verret, Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Vickers (PG) David Grove | |
| 15:13 | Northwestern State | John Trantham buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eric Dayton | 9-10 |
| 14:52 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 14:50 | Air Force | John Bliss gets the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:43 | Air Force | Michael Garrard swats the layup by John Bliss | 9-10 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:28 | Northwestern State | John Trantham buries a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Bernard Frizzell - foul #1 on Bernard Frizzell, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Wainscott (C) Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Fritz Giles (PG), Harry Robbins (PF), Steve Snyder (C) Kenny Vickers, John Bliss, Robert Walker | |
| 14:28 | Northwestern State | John Trantham makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:25 | Air Force | Steve Snyder double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 14:08 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Glen Conde | 12-10 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Harry Robbins misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Colby Bishop - foul #1 on Colby Bishop, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure (PG), Junior Campbell (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF), James Pardo (C) Eric Dayton, John Trantham, Colby Bishop, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Vickers (SG), David Grove (SF), Terry Rutherford (C) Bernard Frizzell, Glen Conde, Steve Snyder | |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Harry Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Harry Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell's pass is intercepted by David Grove in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 13:39 | Air Force | Kenny Vickers misses the dunk | 12-12 |
| 13:38 | Air Force | Harry Robbins grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Air Force | Fritz Giles misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern State | James Pardo gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby is whistled for a carry | 12-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), Maxwell Verret (SG) Andrew Lesure, Michael Garrard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), Glen Conde (SF), John Bliss (PF), Robert Walker (C) Kenny Vickers, David Grove, Harry Robbins, Terry Rutherford | |
| 12:51 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell double dribbles in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell can't connect on a runner in the paint | 12-12 |
| 12:44 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Fritz Giles is hacked by Maxwell Verret in the backcourt - foul #1 on Maxwell Verret, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harry Robbins (PF), Steve Snyder (C) John Bliss, Robert Walker | |
| 12:32 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Maxwell Verret - foul #2 on Maxwell Verret, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), Michael Garrard (SF), David Wainscott (C) Trevor Keen, Maxwell Verret, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Bliss (PF), Robert Walker (C) Harry Robbins, Steve Snyder | |
| 12:32 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:32 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard misses the easy layup | 12-13 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Robert Walker grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:45 | Air Force | Fritz Giles misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to David Wainscott | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Junior Campbell (tiring) SF - Michael Garrard (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Timothy Rigby (tiring) C - David Wainscott (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Fritz Giles (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Frizzell (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Glen Conde (tiring) 1 ast. PF - John Bliss (tiring) C - Robert Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Junior Campbell, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 11:23 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Trantham (SG), James Pardo (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Vickers (SG), David Grove (SF), Harry Robbins (PF), Terry Rutherford (C) Bernard Frizzell, Glen Conde, John Bliss, Robert Walker | |
| 11:01 | Air Force | Michael Garrard is called for the reach on David Grove - foul #1 on Michael Garrard, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| 10:45 | Air Force | Harry Robbins comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Pardo - foul #1 on James Pardo, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop (PF) Michael Garrard | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Bliss (PF) Fritz Giles | |
| 10:45 | Air Force | Harry Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:45 | Air Force | Harry Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern State | James Pardo is hacked by David Grove in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Grove, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), Glen Conde (SF) David Grove, John Bliss | |
| 10:38 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Dayton | 14-15 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell (SF) Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Fritz Giles (PG) Bernard Frizzell | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Eric Dayton and he's hacked by Fritz Giles - foul #2 on Fritz Giles, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), Steve Snyder (C) Fritz Giles, Terry Rutherford | |
| 10:13 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | Air Force | Harry Robbins gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:00 | Air Force | Harry Robbins drills a shot in the lane set up by Kenny Vickers | 16-17 |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Vickers - foul #2 on Kenny Vickers, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard (SF), David Wainscott (C) Junior Campbell, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Grove (PG), Terry Rutherford (C) Kenny Vickers, Steve Snyder | |
| 09:54 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:54 | Air Force | Harry Robbins pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Harry Robbins's dunk attempt is rejected by David Wainscott | 16-17 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | Terry Rutherford steals the ball from Eric Dayton | 16-17 |
| 09:31 | Air Force | Harry Robbins knocks in the floater from the left side set up by David Grove | 16-19 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 16-19 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard's pass is intercepted by Bernard Frizzell | 16-19 |
| 08:54 | Air Force | Glen Conde dunks the ball on a great pass from Bernard Frizzell | 16-21 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern State | Harry Robbins denies the turnaround by Eric Dayton | 16-21 |
| 08:33 | Air Force | Terry Rutherford grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:19 | Air Force | Harry Robbins can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 16-21 |
| 08:17 | Air Force | Harry Robbins tips it in | 16-23 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton is fouled in the backcourt by David Grove - foul #3 on David Grove, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby (SG), Junior Campbell (SF), James Pardo (PF), Scott Chambers (C) John Trantham, Michael Garrard, Colby Bishop, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Air Force | Fritz Giles (PG), John Bliss (PF), Robert Walker (C) David Grove, Harry Robbins, Terry Rutherford | |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | John Bliss grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:02 | Air Force | Fritz Giles makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Frizzell | 17-26 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Eric Dayton and the foul's on Glen Conde - foul #1 on Glen Conde, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG) Eric Dayton | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Vickers (SF) Glen Conde | |
| 07:49 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby makes the free throw | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Trevor Keen (fresh) SG - Timothy Rigby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Junior Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pardo (fresh) C - Scott Chambers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Fritz Giles (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Frizzell (tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bliss (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Air Force | James Pardo steals it from Bernard Frizzell | 20-26 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Trevor Keen | 22-26 |
| 06:46 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern State | Scott Chambers snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure (PG), Michael Garrard (SF), Colby Bishop (PF) Trevor Keen, Timothy Rigby, Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Glen Conde (SF), Harry Robbins (PF), Steve Snyder (C) Kenny Vickers, John Bliss, Robert Walker | |
| 06:30 | Air Force | Fritz Giles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Trantham (SG) Junior Campbell | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 06:13 | Northwestern State | John Trantham makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Garrard | 24-26 |
| 06:03 | Air Force | Harry Robbins buries a fadeaway near the basket | 24-28 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern State | John Trantham is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF), David Wainscott (C) John Trantham, Colby Bishop, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Vickers (SG), John Bliss (PF), Terry Rutherford (C) Bernard Frizzell, Harry Robbins, Steve Snyder | |
| 05:24 | Air Force | Glen Conde travels with the ball | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG) Andrew Lesure | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harry Robbins (PF), Robert Walker (C) John Bliss, Terry Rutherford | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Rigby and the foul's on Kenny Vickers - foul #3 on Kenny Vickers, team foul #10 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), David Grove (SF), Terry Rutherford (C) Kenny Vickers, Glen Conde, Robert Walker | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern State | Michael Garrard makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:04 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby is hacked by Terry Rutherford - foul #1 on Terry Rutherford, team foul #11 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), John Trantham (SG), James Pardo (C) Eric Dayton, Junior Campbell, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Air Force | Glen Conde (SF), John Bliss (PF), Robert Walker (C) David Grove, Harry Robbins, Terry Rutherford | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:37 | Air Force | John Bliss grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 04:31 | Air Force | Robert Walker misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on James Pardo - foul #2 on James Pardo, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop (PF), David Wainscott (C) Timothy Rigby, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steve Snyder (C) Bernard Frizzell | |
| 04:31 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-28 |
| 04:31 | Air Force | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:31 | Air Force | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | Colby Bishop connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Trevor Keen | 30-30 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), Scott Chambers (C) Trevor Keen, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), Harry Robbins (PF), Terry Rutherford (C) Robert Walker, John Bliss, Steve Snyder | |
| 04:01 | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Frizzell, team foul #12 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Vickers (SG), David Grove (SF) Bernard Frizzell, Glen Conde | |
| 03:49 | Northwestern State | John Trantham misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 03:47 | Air Force | David Grove snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 03:45 | Air Force | Fritz Giles is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fritz Giles, team foul #13 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF), James Pardo (C) John Trantham, Colby Bishop, Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), Glen Conde (SF), John Bliss (PF), Robert Walker (C) Fritz Giles, Kenny Vickers, Harry Robbins, Terry Rutherford | |
| 03:31 | Northwestern State | Timothy Rigby connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Pardo | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Eric Dayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maxwell Verret (fresh) SF - Michael Garrard (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Rigby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - James Pardo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Grove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bernard Frizzell (tired) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Conde (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bliss (tired) 3 reb. C - Robert Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Air Force | John Bliss is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Junior Campbell (SF) Michael Garrard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harry Robbins (PF), Terry Rutherford (C) John Bliss, Robert Walker | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Junior Campbell | 35-30 |
| 02:48 | Air Force | Harry Robbins drills a turnaround in the lane | 35-32 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret loses the dribble to Bernard Frizzell | 35-32 |
| 02:16 | Air Force | Timothy Rigby steals it from Harry Robbins | 35-32 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern State | Maxwell Verret travels in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen (PG), John Trantham (SG), Michael Garrard (SF), Colby Bishop (PF), Scott Chambers (C) Eric Dayton, Maxwell Verret, Junior Campbell, Timothy Rigby, James Pardo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Fritz Giles (PG), Kenny Vickers (SG), John Bliss (PF), Robert Walker (C) David Grove, Bernard Frizzell, Harry Robbins, Terry Rutherford | |
| 02:02 | Air Force | Fritz Giles misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Trevor Keen - foul #1 on Trevor Keen, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| 02:02 | Air Force | Fritz Giles misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:02 | Air Force | Fritz Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern State | Trevor Keen can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-33 |
| 01:38 | Air Force | John Bliss snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 01:25 | Air Force | John Bliss can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Colby Bishop - foul #2 on Colby Bishop, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure (PG), Junior Campbell (SG), James Pardo (C) Trevor Keen, John Trantham, Scott Chambers | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Grove (SF), Harry Robbins (PF), Steve Snyder (C) Fritz Giles, Glen Conde, Robert Walker | |
| 01:25 | Air Force | John Bliss makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:25 | Air Force | John Bliss makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Bliss - foul #1 on John Bliss, team foul #14 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bernard Frizzell (SG), Robert Walker (C) John Bliss, Steve Snyder | |
| 01:17 | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 01:10 | Air Force | Harry Robbins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Colby Bishop - foul #3 on Colby Bishop, team foul #11 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Wainscott (C) Colby Bishop | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Bliss (PF), Terry Rutherford (C) Kenny Vickers, Robert Walker | |
| 01:10 | Air Force | Harry Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:10 | Air Force | Harry Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern State | David Wainscott gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern State | Andrew Lesure connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Pardo | 39-36 |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Harry Robbins is hacked by Andrew Lesure in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Lesure, team foul #12 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eric Dayton (PG), John Trantham (SG), Timothy Rigby (PF) Andrew Lesure, Michael Garrard, David Wainscott | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenny Vickers (SG), Glen Conde (SF), Robert Walker (PF), Steve Snyder (C) Bernard Frizzell, David Grove, John Bliss, Terry Rutherford | |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Harry Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Harry Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern State | James Pardo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 00:26 | Air Force | Steve Snyder gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | The jump hook by Robert Walker is blocked by Timothy Rigby | 39-37 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | James Pardo snags the defensive board | 39-37 |