| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles May (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffery Reyer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Brickey (fresh) 11 pts. C - Carl Schroth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Drew Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico | George Brickey buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Schroth - foul #1 on Carl Schroth, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer hits a floater from the right side set up by Timothy Hodgins | 34-35 |
| 18:40 | Air Force | Drew Brown makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Drew Brown | 34-37 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Charles Steverson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico | Carl Schroth pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carl Schroth | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | Air Force | Charles Steverson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-37 |
| 17:30 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:17 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Jones | 37-40 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | Carl Schroth is hacked by William Mueller - foul #3 on William Mueller, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wehmeyer (SG), Kevin Belcher (C) Jeffery Reyer, Carl Schroth | |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Holford (SF) William Mueller | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 16:55 | Air Force | Charles Steverson snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Air Force | Leroy Jones makes the jump hook from close range set up by Drew Brown | 37-42 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Wehmeyer | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kevin Belcher - foul #1 on Kevin Belcher, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Paul Osgood (PG), Jeffery Reyer (SG) Charles May, George Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), John Freeman (SG) Leroy Jones, Charles Steverson | |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:59 | Air Force | Edward Holford snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Paul Osgood (fresh) SG - Jeffery Reyer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Brickey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. C - Kevin Belcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Holford (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Drew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Air Force | Richard Brooks drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Holford | 40-46 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico | George Brickey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Kevin Belcher hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | John Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Tran (SF), Carl Schroth (PF), John Lockhart (C) Timothy Hodgins, George Brickey, Kevin Belcher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), William Mueller (SF) Richard Brooks, John Freeman, Edward Holford | |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | Thomas Tran makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Osgood | 44-46 |
| 14:18 | Air Force | Charles Steverson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Oleg Pokorny | 44-49 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico | John Lockhart clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 14:03 | Air Force | William Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Charles Steverson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Paul Osgood - foul #3 on Paul Osgood, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles May (PG), George Wehmeyer (SG), Timothy Hodgins (SF), George Brickey (PF) Paul Osgood, Jeffery Reyer, Thomas Tran, Carl Schroth | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Hudson (PF) Drew Brown | |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 3rd free throw | 44-51 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to George Brickey | 44-51 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | George Wehmeyer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to John Lockhart | 44-51 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-51 |
| 13:12 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | William Mueller misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Hodgins - foul #1 on Timothy Hodgins, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Hess (C) Oleg Pokorny | |
| 12:43 | Air Force | William Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | William Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Leroy Jones blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by George Brickey | 44-53 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Charles Steverson picks off the pass by Charles May | 44-53 |
| 11:53 | Air Force | William Mueller misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico | George Brickey grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles May (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Wehmeyer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Brickey (fresh) 14 pts. C - John Lockhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Steverson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Hudson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Charles Steverson takes the ball from John Lockhart | 44-53 |
| 11:15 | Air Force | William Mueller buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Leroy Jones | 44-55 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico | Leroy Jones is called for the reach on Charles May in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Jones, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer (SG), Carl Schroth (PF), Kevin Belcher (C) George Wehmeyer, George Brickey, John Lockhart | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), John Freeman (SG), Drew Brown (PF), Oleg Pokorny (C) Leroy Jones, Charles Steverson, James Hudson, Robert Hess | |
| 10:59 | New Mexico | Oleg Pokorny picks off the pass by Charles May | 44-55 |
| 10:31 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny travels with the ball | 44-55 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico | Richard Brooks steals the ball from Timothy Hodgins | 44-55 |
| 09:52 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny knocks in the shot in the paint set up by John Freeman | 44-57 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles May | 47-57 |
| 09:16 | Air Force | Drew Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Carl Schroth - foul #2 on Carl Schroth, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Paul Osgood (PG), Thomas Tran (SF), George Brickey (PF), John Lockhart (C) Charles May, Timothy Hodgins, Carl Schroth, Kevin Belcher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), Robert Hess (C) Richard Brooks, John Freeman, Oleg Pokorny | |
| 09:16 | Air Force | Drew Brown misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:16 | Air Force | Drew Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico | John Lockhart gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico | Thomas Tran is fouled on the floor by Leroy Jones - foul #2 on Leroy Jones, team foul #3 | 47-57 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 08:33 | Air Force | Leroy Jones misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-57 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | George Brickey grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | John Lockhart misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Hess - foul #1 on Robert Hess, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wehmeyer (SG), Timothy Hodgins (SF) Jeffery Reyer, Thomas Tran | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | John Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | John Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:00 | Air Force | Charles Steverson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Wehmeyer - foul #2 on George Wehmeyer, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny (C) Robert Hess | |
| 08:00 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:00 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico | George Brickey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Paul Osgood | 54-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Paul Osgood (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Wehmeyer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Hodgins (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Brickey (fresh) 14 pts. C - John Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Mueller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Drew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Oleg Pokorny (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Leroy Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | John Lockhart grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico | Oleg Pokorny takes the ball from John Lockhart | 54-57 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Leroy Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Hodgins - foul #2 on Timothy Hodgins, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles May (PG), Jeffery Reyer (SG) Paul Osgood, George Wehmeyer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Holford (SF), James Hudson (PF) William Mueller, Drew Brown | |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Leroy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Leroy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico | George Brickey hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeffery Reyer | 57-59 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | Leroy Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico | George Brickey grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-59 |
| 05:47 | Air Force | James Hudson grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 05:21 | Air Force | Oleg Pokorny misses long on a runner from the left block | 57-59 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | John Lockhart gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | George Brickey hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 57-59 |
| 05:02 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Leroy Jones | 57-59 |
| 04:41 | Air Force | Charles Steverson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | John Lockhart grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico | John Lockhart connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeffery Reyer | 59-59 |
| 04:14 | Air Force | James Hudson is open and scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Holford | 59-61 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Hodgins | 61-61 |
| 03:47 | Air Force | Edward Holford is whistled for a carry | 61-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wehmeyer (SG), Thomas Tran (SF), Carl Schroth (PF), Kevin Belcher (C) Jeffery Reyer, Timothy Hodgins, George Brickey, John Lockhart | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), John Freeman (SG), William Mueller (SF), Drew Brown (PF), Robert Hess (C) Leroy Jones, Charles Steverson, Edward Holford, James Hudson, Oleg Pokorny | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | Charles May comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-61 |
| 03:34 | Air Force | Drew Brown grabs the board | 61-61 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles May (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wehmeyer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas Tran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Schroth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Drew Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Air Force | William Mueller misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-61 |
| 03:06 | Air Force | Drew Brown gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:50 | Air Force | John Freeman knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer (SG), Timothy Hodgins (SF), George Brickey (PF) George Wehmeyer, Thomas Tran, Kevin Belcher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG) Richard Brooks, John Freeman | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins misses badly on a floater from the left side | 61-63 |
| 02:38 | Air Force | William Mueller grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Jeffery Reyer picks off the pass by Robert Hess | 61-63 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Robert Hess blocks the short jumper by Charles May | 61-63 |
| 01:52 | Air Force | Robert Hess gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:28 | Air Force | Drew Brown blows the layup | 61-63 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico | Charles May grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Charles May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 01:05 | Air Force | Drew Brown gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Robert Hess grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Air Force | William Mueller scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Charles Steverson | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Charles May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Lockhart (C) Carl Schroth | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), Oleg Pokorny (C) Leroy Jones, Robert Hess | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Air Force | William Mueller is hacked by Charles May in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles May, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| 00:27 | Air Force | William Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:27 | Air Force | William Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | George Brickey gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:18 | Air Force | Charles Steverson grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 00:17 | Air Force | Charles Steverson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles May - foul #4 on Charles May, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Maurice Wilson (PG), Robert Hess (C) Richard Brooks, Oleg Pokorny | |
| 00:17 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:17 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Timothy Hodgins buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffery Reyer | 64-68 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), Oleg Pokorny (C) Maurice Wilson, Robert Hess | |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Charles May is called for the reach on William Mueller in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles May, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Paul Osgood (PG) Charles May | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:07 | Air Force | William Mueller misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | William Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | John Lockhart grabs the board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Jeffery Reyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | George Brickey pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-68 |