| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Steven Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean Dye (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Olney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Verrett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Myron Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Gerald Olney inbounds the ball | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Air Force | Gerald Olney steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-36 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | Myron Davis is called for the reach on Fred Murrill - foul #1 on Myron Davis, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Verrett - foul #1 on Richard Verrett, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:03 | Air Force | Richard Verrett can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Leonard Gandhi - foul #1 on Leonard Gandhi, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 19:03 | Air Force | Richard Verrett makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 19:03 | Air Force | Richard Verrett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr is hacked by Gerald Olney - foul #1 on Gerald Olney, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bert Sica (PF) Richard Verrett | |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | David Wilson tips it in | 45-38 |
| 18:05 | Air Force | Myron Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico | Allen Croker snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | David Wilson's pass is intercepted by Myron Davis | 45-38 |
| 17:23 | Air Force | Myron Davis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 17:22 | Air Force | Bert Sica grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:08 | Air Force | Steven Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 17:07 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Davis | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | Bert Sica's floater is tipped away by Allen Croker | 45-38 |
| 16:47 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Davis | 45-38 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Gerald Olney is open and buries a jump hook near the basket | 45-40 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 16:20 | Air Force | Gerald Olney pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 16:18 | Air Force | Steven Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Joel McMillian - foul #2 on Joel McMillian, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Fred Murrill, David Wilson, Allen Croker, David Alford | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Parker (PG), John Williams (SG), Werner Allred (SF), Richard Verrett (PF), Ernest Michel (C) Steven Thomas, Sean Dye, Gerald Olney, Bert Sica, Myron Davis | |
| 16:02 | Air Force | John Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Leonard Gandhi - foul #2 on Leonard Gandhi, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 16:02 | Air Force | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:02 | Air Force | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 7 pts. C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Werner Allred (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Verrett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Michel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr throws it down on a nice dish by Bryan Payne | 47-41 |
| 15:18 | Air Force | James Parker is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Leonard Gandhi | 47-41 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the lay-in | 47-41 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico | John Smith is hacked by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Julian Delaney (PF), Allen Croker (C) John Smith, Bryan Payne, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rick Holquin (PG), Myron Davis (C) John Williams, Werner Allred | |
| 14:30 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the jump hook near the basket | 49-41 |
| 14:25 | Air Force | Ernest Michel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Dye (SG) James Parker | |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Rick Holquin - foul #4 on Rick Holquin, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (SG) Fred Murrill | |
| Subs | Air Force | George Debellis (PG), Gerald Olney (SF) Rick Holquin, Ernest Michel | |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Sean Dye misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Croker - foul #3 on Allen Croker, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher (C) Evan Landwehr | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Sean Dye makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Sean Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney misses long on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by George Debellis - foul #1 on George Debellis, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bert Sica (PF) Richard Verrett | |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney misses the 3rd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:49 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Bert Sica | 53-42 |
| 13:36 | Air Force | Sean Dye is fouled on the floor by Fred Stonecipher - foul #1 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG), John Williams (SF), Werner Allred (C) George Debellis, Gerald Olney, Myron Davis | |
| 13:15 | Air Force | Werner Allred connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Steven Thomas and he's fouled by Dennis Graham - foul #4 on Dennis Graham, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), David Alford (C) Dennis Graham, Joel McMillian, Allen Croker, Julian Delaney, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ernest Michel (C) Sean Dye | |
| 13:15 | Air Force | Werner Allred makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the easy layup | 53-45 |
| 12:57 | Air Force | Bert Sica snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | John Williams is whistled for a carry | 53-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Parker (SG), Richard Verrett (PF), Myron Davis (C) John Williams, Werner Allred, Bert Sica | |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | John Smith buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Bryan Payne | 55-45 |
| 12:09 | Air Force | James Parker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Alford | 55-45 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Steven Thomas picks off the pass by John Smith in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| 11:49 | Air Force | James Parker connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ernest Michel | 55-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Alford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Steven Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Michel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Verrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Myron Davis (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Ernest Michel gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | David Wilson picks off the pass by Richard Verrett | 55-47 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico | John Smith lays it up and in set up by David Wilson | 57-47 |
| 11:00 | Air Force | Myron Davis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | David Alford misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Verrett - foul #2 on Richard Verrett, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Allen Croker (PF) John Smith, Bryan Payne, David Wilson, Leonard Gandhi | |
| Subs | Air Force | George Debellis (PG), Sean Dye (SG), Gerald Olney (SF), Bert Sica (PF), Werner Allred (C) Steven Thomas, James Parker, Ernest Michel, Richard Verrett, Myron Davis | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | David Alford makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | David Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Evan Landwehr is called for the reach on Sean Dye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher (C) David Alford | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Sean Dye makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | Sean Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill drills a jump hook from the right block | 61-48 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | Sean Dye is hacked by Fred Murrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Murrill, team foul #8 | 61-48 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | Sean Dye makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | Sean Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Joel McMillian | 63-50 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Werner Allred hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julian Delaney (PF) Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Parker (PG), John Williams (SF), Myron Davis (C) George Debellis, Gerald Olney, Bert Sica | |
| 09:02 | Air Force | Werner Allred scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr is denied on a layup by Myron Davis | 63-53 |
| 08:46 | Air Force | Myron Davis pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | John Williams clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 08:28 | Air Force | Sean Dye pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | John Williams lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Sean Dye | 63-55 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney is whistled for traveling | 63-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Allen Croker | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG), Gerald Olney (SF), Richard Verrett (PF), Ernest Michel (C) James Parker, Sean Dye, Werner Allred, Myron Davis | |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Steven Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-55 |
| 07:41 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Michel | 63-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Landwehr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Steven Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Olney (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Verrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Michel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Air Force | Steven Thomas hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gerald Olney | 63-57 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Smith | 66-57 |
| 06:52 | Air Force | Steven Thomas's layup is rejected by Fred Stonecipher | 66-57 |
| 06:50 | Air Force | Ernest Michel misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher's pass is intercepted by Richard Verrett | 66-57 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Gerald Olney misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 66-57 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Stonecipher | 69-57 |
| 05:38 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Allen Croker (C) John Smith, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Julian Delaney, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rick Holquin (PG), Sean Dye (SG), Werner Allred (SF), Bert Sica (PF), Myron Davis (C) Steven Thomas, John Williams, Gerald Olney, Richard Verrett, Ernest Michel | |
| 05:25 | Air Force | Sean Dye connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Holquin | 69-60 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham is hacked by Rick Holquin - foul #5 on Rick Holquin, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Parker (PG) Rick Holquin | |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 05:02 | Air Force | Werner Allred can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 71-60 |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Sean Dye tips it back up and in | 71-62 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 04:34 | Air Force | Bert Sica pulls down the rebound | 71-62 |
| 04:12 | Air Force | James Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Dye | 71-65 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses badly on a floater from close range | 71-65 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham gets the offensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Allen Croker hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Croker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Parker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean Dye (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Werner Allred (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bert Sica (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Myron Davis (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Air Force | Bert Sica is called for traveling | 74-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Julian Delaney (PF), David Alford (C) Dennis Graham, Bryan Payne, David Wilson, Leonard Gandhi, Allen Croker | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Thomas (PG), John Williams (SG), Gerald Olney (SF), Ernest Michel (PF) James Parker, Sean Dye, Werner Allred, Bert Sica | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | New Mexico | Ernest Michel swats the layup by David Alford | 74-65 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr can't tip it in | 74-65 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Myron Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Steven Thomas is hacked by Joel McMillian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel McMillian, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Steven Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Steven Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Allen Croker (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Joel McMillian, Evan Landwehr, David Alford | |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Dye (SG), Werner Allred (PF) John Williams, Ernest Michel | |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 76-67 |
| 02:49 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Allen Croker, Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bert Sica (PF) Werner Allred | |
| 02:26 | Air Force | Sean Dye comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi snags the defensive board | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | John Smith loses the dribble to Steven Thomas | 76-67 |
| 02:16 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF) David Wilson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Verrett (PF) Bert Sica | |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Myron Davis knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Thomas and he's fouled by Fred Stonecipher - foul #2 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Myron Davis misses the free throw | 76-69 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Olney - foul #2 on Gerald Olney, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr makes the 3rd free throw | 79-69 |
| 01:46 | Air Force | Gerald Olney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Williams (SG), Werner Allred (SF), Bert Sica (PF), Ernest Michel (C) Sean Dye, Gerald Olney, Richard Verrett, Myron Davis | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Steven Thomas - foul #2 on Steven Thomas, team foul #10 | 79-69 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses the 3rd free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:30 | Air Force | Werner Allred grabs the defensive rebound | 81-69 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | Werner Allred is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Williams | 81-71 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | David Alford travels with the ball | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Air Force | David Wilson steals the ball from Bert Sica | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Allen Croker is hacked by Steven Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Thomas, team foul #11 | 81-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julian Delaney (PF) David Alford | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 83-71 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Bert Sica travels in the backcourt | 83-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 83-71 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Ernest Michel grabs the board | 83-71 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Ernest Michel is fouled on the floor by David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #11 | 83-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Alford (C) Julian Delaney | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Ernest Michel makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Ernest Michel misses the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | David Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham runs out the clock | 83-72 |