| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Kevin Lira (fresh) SG - Joshua Plant (fresh) SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Charles Haefner (fresh) C - Robert Baxter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) SG - Larry Banister (fresh) SF - John Houck (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Robert Baxter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Wayne Boykin - foul #1 on Wayne Boykin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Air Force | Charles Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | TCU | Kevin Lira steals the ball from John Houck in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Air Force | Joseph Allen misses the lay-in | 1-0 |
| 19:31 | TCU | Larry Banister snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | TCU | Larry Banister hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Wayne Boykin | 1-3 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Wayne Boykin steals the ball from Kevin Lira in the backcourt | 1-3 |
| 19:15 | TCU | John Houck blows the layup | 1-3 |
| 19:14 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre misses the tip | 1-3 |
| 19:13 | Air Force | Charles Haefner gets the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:51 | Air Force | Charles Haefner misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 1-3 |
| 18:49 | Air Force | Robert Baxter tips it home | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | TCU | John Carter's pass is intercepted by Joseph Allen in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | Joshua Plant lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Allen | 5-3 |
| 18:43 | TCU | Joshua Plant takes the ball from Larry Banister in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | Robert Baxter hits the finger roll set up by Joshua Plant | 7-3 |
| 18:14 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-3 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Charles Haefner | 7-3 |
| 18:08 | Air Force | Kevin Lira comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 18:07 | TCU | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 18:00 | TCU | Larry Banister can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:59 | Air Force | Joseph Allen gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:47 | Air Force | Kenneth Izaguirre steals it from Joshua Plant | 7-3 |
| 17:28 | TCU | Larry Banister drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Boykin | 7-6 |
| 17:17 | Air Force | Joshua Plant buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Haefner | 10-6 |
| 16:58 | TCU | Wayne Boykin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Houck | 10-8 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Charles Haefner lays it in | 12-8 |
| 16:17 | TCU | John Carter misses long on a runner from the right block | 12-8 |
| 16:15 | Air Force | Charles Haefner gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Charles Haefner knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Joshua Plant | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Kevin Lira (tiring) SG - Joshua Plant (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (tired) 1 ast. PF - Charles Haefner (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Baxter (tired) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Banister (tiring) 6 pts. SF - John Houck (tiring) PF - John Carter (tiring) C - Kenneth Izaguirre (tiring) | |
| 15:38 | TCU | Larry Banister is fouled on the floor by Charles Haefner - foul #1 on Charles Haefner, team foul #1 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), George Kolodziej (SG), Charlie Alexander (SF), Charles Sam (PF), Everett Adams (C) Kevin Lira, Joshua Plant, Joseph Allen, Charles Haefner, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SG), Vern Johnson (SF), Billy Arnold (PF), Scott Beach (C) Wayne Boykin, Larry Banister, John Houck, John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 15:16 | TCU | Scott Beach clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 14-8 |
| 15:14 | Air Force | Charles Sam grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Charles Sam can't throw it down | 14-8 |
| 14:43 | Air Force | Everett Adams gets the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 14:31 | Air Force | Vern Johnson is called for the reach on Charlie Alexander - foul #1 on Vern Johnson, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Braden (SG) Charlie Alexander | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Everett Adams jams it on a great pass from George Kolodziej | 16-8 |
| 14:14 | TCU | Billy Arnold misses long on a shot in the paint | 16-8 |
| 14:12 | Air Force | Everett Adams gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 13:45 | Air Force | Everett Adams throws it down set up by George Kolodziej | 18-8 |
| 13:38 | TCU | Billy Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 18-8 |
| 13:37 | TCU | Vern Johnson grabs the offensive board | 18-8 |
| 13:27 | TCU | Vern Johnson buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Jeff Maggard and he's fouled by Robert Huckins - foul #1 on Robert Huckins, team foul #2 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (PG), Edwin Blakemore (SG), John Carter (PF) Jeff Maggard, Jeffrey Pero, Scott Beach | |
| 13:27 | TCU | Vern Johnson makes the free throw | 18-11 |
| 13:06 | Air Force | Charles Sam hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 18-11 |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Charles Sam grabs the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 12:56 | Air Force | George Kolodziej makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rodney Braden | 21-11 |
| 12:40 | TCU | Edwin Blakemore connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 12:22 | Air Force | Robert Huckins misses short on a shot from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 12:20 | TCU | The rebound goes to Edwin Blakemore | 21-13 |
| 12:16 | TCU | Vern Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Edwin Blakemore | 21-15 |
| 11:54 | Air Force | George Kolodziej misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 11:52 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Braden | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (tiring) SG - Rodney Braden (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Kolodziej (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Sam (tiring) 2 reb. C - Everett Adams (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Randall Stotsky (fairly fresh) SG - Edwin Blakemore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vern Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - John Carter (tiring) C - Billy Arnold (tiring) | |
| 11:29 | Air Force | Robert Huckins drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Vern Johnson - foul #2 on Vern Johnson, team foul #3 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charlie Alexander (SF), Charles Haefner (PF), Leon Chaffee (C) Rodney Braden, Charles Sam, Everett Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Larry Banister (SG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Randall Stotsky, Edwin Blakemore, Vern Johnson, Billy Arnold | |
| 11:29 | Air Force | Robert Huckins misses the free throw | 23-15 |
| 11:29 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre pulls down the rebound | 23-15 |
| 11:25 | TCU | Larry Banister is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Chaffee - foul #1 on Leon Chaffee, team foul #3 | 23-15 |
| 11:20 | TCU | Charles Haefner blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Pero | 23-15 |
| 11:18 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Leon Chaffee | 23-15 |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Charles Haefner connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Charlie Alexander | 25-15 |
| 10:53 | TCU | Larry Banister is open and buries a shot from the free throw line | 25-17 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Jeffrey Pero is called for the reach on Charlie Alexander - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pero, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), Joseph Allen (SF) Robert Huckins, George Kolodziej, Charlie Alexander | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Scott Beach (C) Jeff Maggard, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 10:15 | Air Force | Kevin Lira can't connect on a shot from the right side | 25-17 |
| 10:13 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero grabs the board | 25-17 |
| 10:06 | TCU | Leon Chaffee steals it from Wayne Boykin | 25-17 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Charles Haefner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charlie Alexander (SG), Charles Sam (PF), Everett Adams (C) Joshua Plant, Joseph Allen, Leon Chaffee | |
| Subs | TCU | John Houck (SF) Jeffrey Pero | |
| 09:24 | TCU | Wayne Boykin clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Haefner - foul #2 on Charles Haefner, team foul #4 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Leon Chaffee (PF), Robert Baxter (C) Kevin Lira, Charlie Alexander, Charles Haefner, Charles Sam, Everett Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (SG), Billy Arnold (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Larry Banister, John Carter, Scott Beach | |
| 09:24 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Wayne Boykin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Joshua Plant loses the dribble to John Houck | 25-18 |
| 09:07 | TCU | John Houck misses the lay-in | 25-18 |
| 09:05 | TCU | Randall Stotsky snags the offensive board | 25-18 |
| 09:00 | TCU | Billy Arnold is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Izaguirre | 25-20 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Billy Arnold - foul #1 on Billy Arnold, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), George Kolodziej (SG), Charles Sam (PF), Everett Adams (C) Robert Huckins, Joshua Plant, Joseph Allen, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF) Wayne Boykin, John Houck | |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Leon Chaffee makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:21 | TCU | Randall Stotsky can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 26-20 |
| 08:20 | Air Force | Charles Sam gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 08:13 | Air Force | Everett Adams's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Pero | 26-20 |
| 07:46 | TCU | Billy Arnold knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenneth Izaguirre and he's hacked by Charles Sam - foul #1 on Charles Sam, team foul #5 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Robert Baxter (C) Kevin Lira, George Kolodziej, Charles Sam, Everett Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Larry Banister (SG), Scott Beach (C) Randall Stotsky, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 07:46 | TCU | Billy Arnold makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Plant (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Leon Chaffee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Baxter (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) PF - Billy Arnold (tiring) 5 pts. C - Scott Beach (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Air Force | Joshua Plant makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Huckins | 29-23 |
| 07:01 | TCU | Billy Arnold connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-25 |
| 06:47 | Air Force | Scott Beach swats the dunk try by Robert Huckins | 29-25 |
| 06:46 | TCU | Larry Banister gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 06:25 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero is fouled on the floor by Robert Baxter - foul #1 on Robert Baxter, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), George Kolodziej (SG), Charles Haefner (SF), Charles Sam (PF), Everett Adams (C) Robert Huckins, Joshua Plant, Joseph Allen, Leon Chaffee, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Edwin Blakemore (SG), John Houck (SF), John Carter (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeff Maggard, Larry Banister, Jeffrey Pero, Billy Arnold, Scott Beach | |
| 06:07 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-25 |
| 06:05 | Air Force | George Kolodziej gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:45 | Air Force | Kevin Lira comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 05:44 | TCU | John Carter gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:41 | TCU | Edwin Blakemore is hacked by Charles Haefner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Haefner, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Braden (PG), Charlie Alexander (SF), Leon Chaffee (PF) Kevin Lira, Charles Haefner, Charles Sam | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 05:41 | TCU | Edwin Blakemore makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:41 | TCU | Edwin Blakemore makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 05:22 | Air Force | Everett Adams hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Izaguirre - foul #1 on Kenneth Izaguirre, team foul #6 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Joseph Allen (SF) Rodney Braden, George Kolodziej | |
| Subs | TCU | Larry Banister (SG), Scott Beach (C) Edwin Blakemore, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 05:22 | Air Force | Everett Adams makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:22 | Air Force | Everett Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:12 | TCU | Kevin Lira steals the ball from Scott Beach | 31-27 |
| 04:53 | Air Force | Everett Adams loses the dribble to John Carter | 31-27 |
| 04:25 | TCU | Wayne Boykin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), George Kolodziej (SF), Charles Sam (PF), Robert Baxter (C) Kevin Lira, Charlie Alexander, Joseph Allen, Leon Chaffee, Everett Adams | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF) Wayne Boykin, John Houck | |
| 04:01 | Air Force | Jeffrey Pero picks off the pass by George Kolodziej | 31-27 |
| 03:58 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero banks in the layup | 31-29 |
| 03:40 | Air Force | George Kolodziej misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-29 |
| 03:39 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sam | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Huckins (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Plant (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kolodziej (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Sam (tiring) 4 reb. C - Robert Baxter (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Banister (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Carter (tiring) 2 reb. C - Scott Beach (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Air Force | George Kolodziej clanks a 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 03:26 | TCU | Scott Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 03:23 | TCU | Jeff Maggard double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Rodney Braden (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Leon Chaffee (C) Robert Huckins, Joshua Plant, George Kolodziej, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Randall Stotsky (SG), Vern Johnson (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeff Maggard, Larry Banister, John Carter, Scott Beach | |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Kevin Lira buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Braden | 34-29 |
| 03:02 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero hits a runner near the basket | 34-31 |
| 02:47 | Air Force | Joseph Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 02:45 | Air Force | Rodney Braden tips it in | 36-31 |
| 02:43 | TCU | Wayne Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Huckins (PG), Joshua Plant (SG), George Kolodziej (SF), Robert Baxter (C) Kevin Lira, Rodney Braden, Joseph Allen, Charles Sam | |
| Subs | TCU | John Houck (SF) Jeffrey Pero | |
| 02:25 | Air Force | George Kolodziej knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Huckins | 39-31 |
| 02:05 | TCU | John Houck connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Randall Stotsky | 39-34 |
| 01:48 | Air Force | George Kolodziej hits a 3 from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 01:29 | TCU | John Houck misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-34 |
| 01:27 | TCU | Vern Johnson can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 01:25 | TCU | Wayne Boykin grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 01:07 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Boykin | 42-36 |
| 01:07 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kevin Lira (PG), Rodney Braden (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Charles Sam (PF), Everett Adams (C) Robert Huckins, Joshua Plant, George Kolodziej, Leon Chaffee, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | TCU | Larry Banister (SG), Billy Arnold (PF), Scott Beach (C) Randall Stotsky, Vern Johnson, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Kevin Lira misses the floater from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 00:48 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Lira | 42-36 |
| 00:29 | Air Force | Wayne Boykin steals it from Joseph Allen | 42-36 |
| 00:26 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses the dunk | 42-36 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | Everett Adams grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Kevin Lira is hacked by Wayne Boykin - foul #2 on Wayne Boykin, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Plant (SG), Charlie Alexander (SF), Leon Chaffee (PF) Rodney Braden, Joseph Allen, Charles Sam | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), John Carter (PF) Wayne Boykin, John Houck, Billy Arnold | |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Kevin Lira makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Kevin Lira makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Larry Banister misses the fullcourt shot | 44-36 |