| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) SG - Ron Vaccaro (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Percy Lollis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfred Scurlock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Christopher Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Sullivan (fresh) SF - Russell Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Heitman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Russell Lewis inbounds the ball | 18-21 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Air Force | Jonathan Arsenault steals the ball from Russell Lewis in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Lewis | 18-21 |
| 19:35 | Air Force | Robert Heitman gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 19:11 | Air Force | Todd Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 18:49 | Air Force | Russell Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Michael Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Norman - foul #2 on Christopher Norman, team foul #1 | 18-21 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 18:09 | Air Force | Percy Lollis takes the ball from Robert Heitman | 20-21 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis loses the dribble to Stephen Gustafson | 20-21 |
| 17:51 | Air Force | Christopher Norman is hacked by Ron Vaccaro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Vaccaro, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Ron Vaccaro, Percy Lollis, Jonathan Arsenault, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jimmie Ross (PG), Christopher Stennett (SF) Christopher Norman, Russell Lewis | |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Todd Sullivan hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jimmie Ross | 20-24 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Billy Ball is denied by Robert Heitman | 20-24 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | Francis Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the runner from the left block | 22-24 |
| 16:50 | Air Force | Todd Sullivan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Stennett | 22-26 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Perry | 24-26 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Christopher Stennett is open and buries a floater from the baseline | 24-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Saucedo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Billy Ball (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Scott Wehrenberg (fairly fresh) C - Francis Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Jimmie Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Stennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Heitman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Gustafson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | New Mexico | Todd Sullivan is called for the reach on Michael Perry - foul #2 on Todd Sullivan, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG), Ron Vaccaro (SG), Percy Lollis (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Michael Perry, Alvin Saucedo, Billy Ball, Scott Wehrenberg, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), Milton Levine (SG), Russell Lewis (SF), Brian Toms (PF), John Fugate (C) Jimmie Ross, Todd Sullivan, Christopher Stennett, Robert Heitman, Stephen Gustafson | |
| 15:07 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis dunks the ball | 26-28 |
| 14:49 | Air Force | Christopher Norman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Christopher Norman, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro's floater is tipped away by Brian Toms | 26-28 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault can't tip it in | 26-28 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Christopher Norman gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | Wade Hoffman is called for the reach on Milton Levine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wade Hoffman, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | Milton Levine loses the dribble to Jonathan Arsenault | 26-28 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis's fadeaway is rejected by John Fugate | 26-28 |
| 13:39 | Air Force | Russell Lewis pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 13:18 | Air Force | Milton Levine comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 26-28 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Alfred Scurlock grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico | Brian Toms is called for the reach on Wade Hoffman - foul #1 on Brian Toms, team foul #4 | 26-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Billy Ball (SF), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Wade Hoffman, Ron Vaccaro, Percy Lollis, Jonathan Arsenault, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jimmie Ross (PG), Todd Sullivan (SG), Christopher Stennett (SF), Robert Heitman (PF), Stephen Gustafson (C) Christopher Norman, Milton Levine, Russell Lewis, Brian Toms, John Fugate | |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Billy Ball misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 12:30 | Air Force | Todd Sullivan gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 12:02 | Air Force | Robert Heitman misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 26-28 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Robert Heitman hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Michael Perry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Alvin Saucedo | 28-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Saucedo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Ball (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Scott Wehrenberg (fresh) C - Francis Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Jimmie Ross (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Stennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Heitman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Robert Heitman lays it in on a nice dish by Jimmie Ross | 28-32 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Stephen Gustafson swats the layup by Francis Tucker | 28-32 |
| 10:51 | Air Force | Todd Sullivan gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Jimmie Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Ball - foul #2 on Billy Ball, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro (SG), Percy Lollis (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Alvin Saucedo, Billy Ball, Scott Wehrenberg, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), Milton Levine (SG), Russell Lewis (SF), John Fugate (C) Jimmie Ross, Todd Sullivan, Christopher Stennett, Stephen Gustafson | |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Russell Lewis knocks in the floater in the paint | 28-34 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico | Robert Heitman steps in front of the Jonathan Arsenault pass | 28-34 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | John Fugate lays it up and in and he's fouled by Percy Lollis - foul #1 on Percy Lollis, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Toms (PF) Robert Heitman | |
| 09:50 | Air Force | John Fugate makes the free throw | 28-37 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Sullivan (SG), Stephen Gustafson (C) Milton Levine, John Fugate | |
| 09:27 | Air Force | Wade Hoffman is called for the reach on Christopher Norman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wade Hoffman, team foul #5 | 28-37 |
| 09:13 | Air Force | Todd Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-37 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Alfred Scurlock | 28-37 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico | Christopher Norman steals it from Wade Hoffman | 28-37 |
| 08:55 | Air Force | Wade Hoffman picks off the pass by Todd Sullivan in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis blows the layup | 28-37 |
| 08:37 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 08:32 | Air Force | Christopher Norman hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Sullivan | 28-40 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Norman - foul #4 on Christopher Norman, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Scott Wehrenberg (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Wade Hoffman, Ron Vaccaro, Jonathan Arsenault, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jimmie Ross (PG), Christopher Stennett (SF), Robert Heitman (PF), John Fugate (C) Christopher Norman, Russell Lewis, Brian Toms, Stephen Gustafson | |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 08:08 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Heitman | 28-40 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Jimmie Ross drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Heitman | 28-42 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico | Robert Heitman takes the ball from Alvin Saucedo | 28-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Saucedo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Lollis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Wehrenberg (fresh) C - Francis Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Jimmie Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Stennett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Heitman (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Fugate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Air Force | Jimmie Ross is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmie Ross, team foul #6 | 28-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Billy Ball (SF) Percy Lollis | |
| Subs | Air Force | Milton Levine (SG) Todd Sullivan | |
| 07:08 | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 28-42 |
| 07:06 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Heitman | 28-42 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Robert Heitman comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Alvin Saucedo - foul #1 on Alvin Saucedo, team foul #6 | 28-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro (SG), Alfred Scurlock (C) Alvin Saucedo, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson (C) John Fugate | |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Robert Heitman makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Robert Heitman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico | Stephen Gustafson picks off the pass by Alfred Scurlock | 28-44 |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Robert Heitman buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmie Ross | 28-46 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Billy Ball knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Robert Heitman misses the dunk but the foul's on Scott Wehrenberg - foul #2 on Scott Wehrenberg, team foul #7 | 30-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wade Hoffman (PG), Alvin Saucedo (SG), Gerald Prudhomme (SF), Jonathan Arsenault (PF), Francis Tucker (C) Michael Perry, Ron Vaccaro, Billy Ball, Scott Wehrenberg, Alfred Scurlock | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Fugate (C) Stephen Gustafson | |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Robert Heitman makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Robert Heitman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico | Gerald Prudhomme's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Toms (PF) Robert Heitman | |
| 04:20 | Air Force | John Fugate blows the layup | 30-47 |
| 04:18 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Toms | 30-47 |
| 03:57 | Air Force | Francis Tucker swats the short shot by John Fugate | 30-47 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimmie Ross - foul #3 on Jimmie Ross, team foul #7 | 30-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Percy Lollis (SF), Alfred Scurlock (C) Wade Hoffman, Gerald Prudhomme, Francis Tucker | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo misses the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | Alvin Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 03:27 | Air Force | Brian Toms throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro (SG) Alvin Saucedo | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Perry | 33-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Vaccaro (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Percy Lollis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Arsenault (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Scurlock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Jimmie Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Levine (tiring) SF - Christopher Stennett (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Brian Toms (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Fugate (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Milton Levine is hacked by Ron Vaccaro - foul #3 on Ron Vaccaro, team foul #8 | 33-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Scott Wehrenberg (PF) Jonathan Arsenault | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Milton Levine makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Milton Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis's layup is rejected by Brian Toms | 33-49 |
| 02:16 | Air Force | Jimmie Ross pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Christopher Stennett hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Percy Lollis - foul #2 on Percy Lollis, team foul #9 | 33-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault (PF) Scott Wehrenberg | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Christopher Stennett misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Christopher Stennett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis is called for a charge - foul #3 on Percy Lollis, team foul #10 | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:21 | Air Force | Christopher Stennett travels with the ball | 33-50 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Arsenault, team foul #11 | 33-50 |
| 00:50 | Air Force | Milton Levine buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Percy Lollis hits the follow up shot | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Christopher Stennett comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-52 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Jonathan Arsenault grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Ron Vaccaro loses the dribble to John Fugate | 35-52 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Jimmie Ross runs out the clock | 35-52 |