| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Plant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Haefner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Sam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Baxter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Cooper (fresh) SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mario Barron (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Charles Haefner inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Air Force | Joshua Plant drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Sam | 31-19 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman is hacked by Joshua Plant - foul #2 on Joshua Plant, team foul #1 | 31-19 |
| 19:12 | San Diego State | Robert Huckins steals the ball from Robert Coleman | 31-19 |
| 18:57 | Air Force | Joshua Plant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-19 |
| 18:55 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-19 |
| 18:28 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman hits the finger roll set up by Todd Brown | 31-21 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Joshua Plant clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 18:14 | San Diego State | Mario Barron pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:12 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker is hacked by Charles Sam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Sam, team foul #2 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | George Kolodziej (SG), Leon Chaffee (C) Joshua Plant, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc (PF) Mario Barron | |
| 17:53 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc misses the easy layup | 31-21 |
| 17:51 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee grabs the board | 31-21 |
| 17:38 | Air Force | George Kolodziej misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Tom Cooper - foul #2 on Tom Cooper, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Joseph Allen (SF) Robert Huckins, Charles Haefner | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG), William Goto (C) Tom Cooper, Robert Coleman | |
| 17:38 | Air Force | George Kolodziej makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 17:38 | Air Force | George Kolodziej misses the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 17:38 | Air Force | George Kolodziej makes the 3rd free throw | 33-21 |
| 17:33 | San Diego State | Andre Esposito is hacked by Leon Chaffee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Chaffee, team foul #3 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mario Barron (PF) Todd Brown | |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc banks in the layup and he's hacked by Joseph Allen - foul #3 on Joseph Allen, team foul #4 | 33-23 |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc makes the free throw | 33-24 |
| 17:07 | Air Force | George Kolodziej misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 17:06 | Air Force | George Kolodziej grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:50 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee is hacked by William Goto - foul #2 on William Goto, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Plant (SG), Robert Baxter (C) George Kolodziej, Leon Chaffee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:25 | Air Force | Robert Baxter is called for traveling | 33-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Charles Haefner (SF) Kevin Lira, Joseph Allen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Cooper (SG), Robert Coleman (PF) Timothy Walker, Mario Barron | |
| 16:11 | San Diego State | William Goto is fouled on the floor by Robert Baxter - foul #2 on Robert Baxter, team foul #5 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Todd Brown (SF) Jessie Dubuc | |
| 15:56 | San Diego State | Robert Baxter is called for the reach on Robert Coleman - foul #3 on Robert Baxter, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Plant (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Haefner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Sam (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Baxter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tom Cooper (fresh) SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Goto (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | Todd Brown is whistled for a carry | 33-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | George Kolodziej (SG), Leon Chaffee (C) Joshua Plant, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Walker (PG) Andre Esposito | |
| 15:20 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee's pass is intercepted by William Goto | 33-24 |
| 15:06 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman can't finish the layup | 33-24 |
| 15:04 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Charles Haefner buries a floater from the right block | 35-24 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper is hacked by George Kolodziej in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Kolodziej, team foul #7 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), Joseph Allen (SF) Robert Huckins, George Kolodziej, Charles Haefner | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc (SF), Mario Barron (PF) Todd Brown, William Goto | |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:05 | Air Force | Kevin Lira hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 14:03 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 14:00 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker is hacked by Kevin Lira in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Lira, team foul #8 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Baxter (C) Leon Chaffee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG) Tom Cooper | |
| 14:00 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:00 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Joshua Plant | 35-26 |
| 13:31 | Air Force | Joshua Plant blows the layup | 35-26 |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 13:10 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-28 |
| 12:50 | Air Force | Kevin Lira misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 12:48 | Air Force | Charles Sam tips it in | 37-28 |
| 12:29 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Walker | 37-30 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Joshua Plant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Mario Barron grabs the board | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Kevin Lira (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Plant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Allen (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sam (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jessie Dubuc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Barron (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Coleman (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman connects on the shot from the right side set up by Andre Esposito | 37-32 |
| 11:34 | Air Force | Charles Sam double dribbles | 37-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), George Kolodziej (SG), Charles Haefner (SF), Everett Adams (PF), Leon Chaffee (C) Kevin Lira, Joshua Plant, Joseph Allen, Charles Sam, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Cooper (SG), Todd Brown (SF), William Goto (C) Andre Esposito, Jessie Dubuc, Robert Coleman | |
| 11:32 | San Diego State | William Goto throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-32 |
| 11:13 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the shot from the left side | 37-32 |
| 11:12 | San Diego State | Mario Barron grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 11:02 | San Diego State | Todd Brown is called for 10 seconds | 37-32 |
| 10:42 | Air Force | Charles Haefner comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Timothy Walker - foul #3 on Timothy Walker, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| 10:42 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 10:42 | Air Force | Charles Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | Mario Barron is hacked by Everett Adams - foul #2 on Everett Adams, team foul #9 | 38-32 |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | Mario Barron makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 10:29 | San Diego State | Mario Barron makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:07 | Air Force | George Kolodziej hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Haefner | 40-34 |
| 10:04 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker is hacked by Robert Huckins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Huckins, team foul #10 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc (PF) Mario Barron | |
| 10:04 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:04 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 09:37 | Air Force | William Goto is called for the reach on Robert Huckins - foul #3 on William Goto, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Braden (PG), Kevin Lira (SG), Charles Sam (PF) Robert Huckins, George Kolodziej, Everett Adams | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (PG) Timothy Walker | |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Kevin Lira clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 09:20 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 09:04 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc's floater is tipped away by Leon Chaffee | 40-36 |
| 09:02 | Air Force | Charles Haefner pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 08:35 | Air Force | Rodney Braden is fouled on the floor by Andre Esposito - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), George Kolodziej (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Robert Baxter (C) Rodney Braden, Kevin Lira, Charles Haefner, Leon Chaffee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Coleman (C) William Goto | |
| 08:19 | Air Force | Jessie Dubuc swats the dunk try by Charles Sam | 40-36 |
| 08:17 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Andre Esposito | 40-36 |
| 08:03 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Huckins - foul #3 on Robert Huckins, team foul #11 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Plant (SG), Everett Adams (PF) George Kolodziej, Charles Sam | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Walker (PG), Mario Barron (PF) Andre Esposito, Jessie Dubuc | |
| 08:03 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 08:03 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 07:39 | Air Force | Joshua Plant knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Huckins | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Plant (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Everett Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Baxter (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mario Barron (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Coleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | San Diego State | Joshua Plant takes the ball from Robert Coleman in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 07:16 | Air Force | Everett Adams's pass is intercepted by Robert Coleman | 42-38 |
| 07:10 | San Diego State | Robert Huckins picks off the pass by Todd Brown in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 07:09 | Air Force | Joshua Plant lays it in on a great pass from Robert Huckins | 44-38 |
| 07:07 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Charles Haefner (SF), Leon Chaffee (C) Robert Huckins, Joseph Allen, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG), William Goto (C) Tom Cooper, Robert Coleman | |
| 06:49 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the jumper in the paint | 44-38 |
| 06:48 | San Diego State | Andre Esposito gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:43 | San Diego State | Todd Brown clanks a jumper from the baseline | 44-38 |
| 06:41 | San Diego State | Mario Barron gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:36 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Todd Brown is denied by Leon Chaffee | 44-38 |
| 06:34 | Air Force | Kevin Lira snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 06:15 | Air Force | Charles Haefner hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Lira | 46-38 |
| 06:03 | San Diego State | Todd Brown misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 06:02 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Kevin Lira | 46-38 |
| 05:44 | Air Force | Kevin Lira knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Plant | 48-38 |
| 05:21 | San Diego State | William Goto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), George Kolodziej (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Charles Sam (PF), Robert Baxter (C) Kevin Lira, Joshua Plant, Charles Haefner, Everett Adams, Leon Chaffee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Cooper (SG), Jessie Dubuc (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Andre Esposito, Mario Barron, William Goto | |
| 05:12 | Air Force | Robert Huckins drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Allen | 50-38 |
| 04:48 | San Diego State | Todd Brown lays it in | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Air Force | George Kolodziej misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | George Kolodziej grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 04:10 | Air Force | George Kolodziej misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-40 |
| 04:08 | San Diego State | Tom Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 03:41 | San Diego State | Todd Brown clanks a runner near the basket | 50-40 |
| 03:39 | San Diego State | Todd Brown tips it back up and in | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Kolodziej (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Charles Sam (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Timothy Walker (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Todd Brown (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Dubuc (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Coleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Air Force | George Kolodziej makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Huckins | 53-42 |
| 03:09 | San Diego State | Robert Huckins is called for the reach on Timothy Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Huckins, team foul #12 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Braden (PG), Kevin Lira (SG), Charles Haefner (SF), Leon Chaffee (C) Robert Huckins, George Kolodziej, Joseph Allen, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Andre Esposito (SG), Mario Barron (PF), William Goto (C) Tom Cooper, Todd Brown, Robert Coleman | |
| 03:09 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:09 | San Diego State | Timothy Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 03:09 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Charles Haefner is whistled for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Everett Adams (PF) Charles Sam | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Cooper (SG) Timothy Walker | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:35 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Lira - foul #2 on Kevin Lira, team foul #13 | 53-43 |
| 02:35 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 02:35 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Joshua Plant (SG) Rodney Braden, Kevin Lira | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Jessie Dubuc steals the ball from Joshua Plant | 53-44 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | Jessie Dubuc lays it up and in | 53-46 |
| 01:55 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Sam (PF), Robert Baxter (C) Everett Adams, Leon Chaffee | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Walker (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Coleman (C) Andre Esposito, Jessie Dubuc, William Goto | |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the lay-in | 53-46 |
| 01:34 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | Joshua Plant steals the ball from Timothy Walker in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 01:05 | Air Force | Charles Haefner lays it in | 55-46 |
| 01:03 | San Diego State | Charles Haefner takes the ball from Tom Cooper in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Charles Haefner hits the finger roll | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman misses the jump hook from close range | 57-46 |
| 00:53 | Air Force | Charles Sam pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses short on a shot from the left block | 57-46 |
| 00:28 | Air Force | Joshua Plant misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Robert Coleman | 57-46 |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Sam - foul #2 on Charles Sam, team foul #14 | 57-46 |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | Robert Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Baxter | 57-47 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Robert Huckins runs out the clock | 57-47 |