| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Laux (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Warren Tillman inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Cole Casper misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 19:32 | Air Force | John Beyer grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 19:11 | Air Force | The short jumper by John Beyer is denied by Shawn Nelson | 34-32 |
| 19:10 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 19:06 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | The rebound goes to John Beyer | 34-32 |
| 18:47 | Air Force | Lewis Duong steals it from Greg Laux | 34-32 |
| 18:37 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong's floater is tipped away by Ivan Townsend | 34-32 |
| 18:36 | Air Force | Cole Casper grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:09 | Air Force | Warren Tillman is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Dean Conlin (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Herbert Lansford (PF), Steven Kinkade (C) Cole Casper, Greg Laux, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, John Beyer | |
| 17:58 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong can't finish the layup | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong banks in the layup | 36-32 |
| 17:17 | Air Force | Shawn Nelson steals it from Richard Caraballo | 36-32 |
| 17:05 | San Diego State | Herbert Lansford swats the short shot by Lewis Duong | 36-32 |
| 17:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson tips it home | 38-32 |
| 16:45 | Air Force | Charles Yohe misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 16:44 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 40-32 |
| 16:06 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford's floater is tipped away by Shawn Nelson | 40-32 |
| 16:04 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Dominy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Stark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lewis Duong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dean Conlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) PF - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | John Dominy makes the floater from the right side | 42-32 |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Charles Yohe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 15:29 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:17 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Douglas Chandler | 45-32 |
| 14:56 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 14:54 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 14:31 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Dominy | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Dean Conlin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 14:10 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:53 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is hacked by Charles Yohe - foul #1 on Charles Yohe, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Don Stephens (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, John Dominy, Ronald Stark, Lewis Duong, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Greg Laux (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Beyer (C) Charles Yohe, Dean Conlin, Richard Caraballo, Herbert Lansford, Steven Kinkade | |
| 13:45 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-32 |
| 13:44 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Greg Laux | 47-32 |
| 13:31 | Air Force | Cole Casper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-32 |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:17 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Bruce Cummings | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:58 | Air Force | Cole Casper makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 12:36 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Greg Laux - foul #1 on Greg Laux, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (PG), Herbert Lansford (C) Cole Casper, John Beyer | |
| 12:36 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 12:36 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:24 | Air Force | Greg Laux comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-35 |
| 12:22 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Lansford | 52-35 |
| 12:11 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 52-35 |
| 12:10 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 12:03 | San Diego State | Don Stephens hits a shot from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Garland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Laux (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Air Force | Bruce Cummings is called for the reach on Greg Laux - foul #3 on Bruce Cummings, team foul #1 | 54-35 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), John Dominy (SG), Lewis Duong (PF) Joseph Jenkins, Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick | |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Warren Tillman (SF), John Beyer (C) Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, Ivan Townsend | |
| 11:36 | Air Force | Cole Casper hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Herbert Lansford | 54-37 |
| 11:29 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson is hacked by John Beyer - foul #1 on John Beyer, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson (C) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson banks in the layup set up by Douglas Chandler | 56-37 |
| 11:09 | Air Force | Greg Laux loses the ball out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ivan Townsend (PF) Herbert Lansford | |
| 10:49 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 58-37 |
| 10:43 | Air Force | Greg Laux misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-37 |
| 10:42 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 10:33 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Dominy | 60-37 |
| 10:19 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses the lay-in | 60-37 |
| 10:18 | Air Force | Warren Tillman tips it back up and in | 60-39 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Beyer - foul #2 on John Beyer, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Stark (SF) Bruce Cummings | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Richard Caraballo (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Greg Laux, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, John Beyer | |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 10:06 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by John Dominy - foul #2 on John Dominy, team foul #2 | 60-41 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SG) John Dominy | |
| Subs | Air Force | Greg Laux (SG), Steven Kinkade (C) Cole Casper, Richard Caraballo | |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford makes the free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:34 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong can't connect on a jumper from close range | 60-42 |
| 09:33 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 09:24 | Air Force | Greg Laux knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Garland | 60-44 |
| 09:16 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Chandler | 62-44 |
| 08:56 | Air Force | Robert Garland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 08:55 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Stark, team foul #3 | 62-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Simon Fenwick (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, Lewis Duong, Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Charles Yohe (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Richard Caraballo (PF), John Beyer (C) Robert Garland, Greg Laux, Wayne Margolis, Herbert Lansford, Steven Kinkade | |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Joseph Jenkins steals it from John Beyer | 62-44 |
| 08:34 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 64-44 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | Charles Yohe knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Warren Tillman | 64-47 |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark misses the floater from just outside the lane | 64-47 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 07:47 | Air Force | Charles Yohe misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-47 |
| 07:46 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the board | 64-47 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dominy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Stark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Beyer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-47 |
| 07:41 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson tips it in | 66-47 |
| 07:29 | Air Force | Cole Casper misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-47 |
| 07:27 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the board | 66-47 |
| 07:11 | San Diego State | Charles Yohe is called for the reach on John Dominy - foul #2 on Charles Yohe, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Bruce Cummings (SF), Lewis Duong (PF), Shawn Nelson (C) Joseph Jenkins, Ronald Stark, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (PG), Greg Laux (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Cole Casper, Charles Yohe, Warren Tillman, Richard Caraballo, John Beyer | |
| 07:06 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is fouled on the floor by Robert Garland - foul #2 on Robert Garland, team foul #6 | 66-47 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Garland - foul #3 on Robert Garland, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SF) John Dominy | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG) Robert Garland | |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 06:52 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 06:41 | Air Force | Greg Laux drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dean Conlin | 66-50 |
| 06:34 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 06:33 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford snags the defensive board | 66-50 |
| 06:27 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-50 |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis tips it back up and in | 66-52 |
| 06:11 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-52 |
| 06:10 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler hits the follow up shot | 68-52 |
| 05:48 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Don Stephens - foul #2 on Don Stephens, team foul #4 | 68-52 |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Dominy (SG), Ronald Stark (SF) Bruce Cummings, Don Stephens | |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Steven Kinkade (C) Dean Conlin, Greg Laux, Herbert Lansford | |
| 05:48 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis misses the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 05:48 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:39 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 05:37 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 05:31 | Air Force | Lewis Duong takes the ball from Wayne Margolis | 68-53 |
| 05:12 | San Diego State | John Dominy misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 68-53 |
| 05:11 | Air Force | Cole Casper grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 04:58 | Air Force | John Dominy is called for the reach on Robert Garland - foul #3 on John Dominy, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), Greg Laux (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Herbert Lansford (PF), John Beyer (C) Cole Casper, Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, Ivan Townsend, Steven Kinkade | |
| 04:46 | Air Force | Dean Conlin can't throw it down | 68-53 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | John Beyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 04:39 | Air Force | John Beyer banks in the layup on a great pass from Dean Conlin | 68-55 |
| 04:17 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Herbert Lansford - foul #2 on Herbert Lansford, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Shawn Nelson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Richard Caraballo (PF), Steven Kinkade (C) Dean Conlin, Greg Laux, Herbert Lansford, John Beyer | |
| 04:17 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 04:17 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:09 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 70-55 |
| 04:07 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 03:56 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Garland - foul #4 on Robert Garland, team foul #9 | 70-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (PG), Simon Fenwick (PF) Douglas Chandler, Lewis Duong | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Greg Laux (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Beyer (C) Cole Casper, Robert Garland, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade | |
| 03:56 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:56 | San Diego State | Ronald Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 03:40 | Air Force | Charles Yohe loses the ball out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Don Stephens (SF) John Dominy, Ronald Stark | |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Richard Caraballo (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Greg Laux, Ivan Townsend, John Beyer | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses short on a floater from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick snags the offensive board | 71-55 |
| 03:03 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:01 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings tips it but misses | 71-55 |
| 03:00 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo snags the defensive board | 71-55 |
| 02:44 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hutchinson | 71-55 |
| 02:42 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:19 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 02:17 | Air Force | Warren Tillman pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:06 | Air Force | Cole Casper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (PG), Dean Conlin (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (C) Cole Casper, Charles Yohe, Warren Tillman, Richard Caraballo | |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Don Stephens connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Simon Fenwick | 74-55 |
| 01:27 | Air Force | Robert Garland loses the ball out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) David Reach | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Richard Caraballo (SF) Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Herbert Lansford steals it from Bruce Cummings | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Air Force | Charles Yohe makes the 3 from straight away | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Richard Caraballo | 74-58 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Charles Yohe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-58 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade tips it home | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins runs out the clock | 74-60 |