| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) SG - Garland Clark (fresh) SF - David Scharff (fresh) PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Phillips (fresh) SG - James Exley (fresh) SF - Stephen Ferber (fresh) PF - Steven Stewart (fresh) C - Mark Meyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Mark Meyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Air Force | David Phillips misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | BYU | Garland Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Floyd McQueen | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Steven Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | BYU | Floyd McQueen grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | BYU | Eric McCorey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Air Force | Mark Meyers knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from James Exley | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | BYU | Floyd McQueen lays it up and in set up by Garland Clark | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | James Exley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Stewart | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | BYU | David Phillips is called for the reach on Eric McCorey - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Stewart - foul #1 on Steven Stewart, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Exley | 7-8 |
| 17:08 | BYU | Mark Meyers steals the ball from Lorenzo Stapp | 7-8 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | James Exley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 7-8 |
| 16:52 | BYU | David Scharff pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:47 | BYU | Garland Clark misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Exley - foul #1 on James Exley, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Brown (PF), Myron Foreman (C) Steven Stewart, Mark Meyers | |
| 16:47 | BYU | Garland Clark misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:47 | BYU | Garland Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:27 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 16:09 | BYU | Eric McCorey can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 8-11 |
| 16:07 | Air Force | Craig Brown snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 15:52 | Air Force | Garland Clark picks off the pass by James Exley | 8-11 |
| 15:47 | BYU | Garland Clark banks in the layup | 10-11 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fairly fresh) SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Scharff (fairly fresh) PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Floyd McQueen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Phillips (fresh) SG - James Exley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Ferber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Craig Brown (fresh) C - Myron Foreman (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Air Force | Lorenzo Stapp steps in front of the Craig Brown pass | 10-11 |
| 15:28 | BYU | Floyd McQueen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 15:26 | Air Force | Craig Brown gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:24 | Air Force | Garland Clark takes the ball from David Phillips in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 15:22 | BYU | Garland Clark lays it in | 12-11 |
| 15:04 | Air Force | James Exley scores on a shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 14:40 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from David Scharff | 14-13 |
| 14:21 | Air Force | The pull-up jumper by James Exley is blocked by Floyd McQueen | 14-13 |
| 14:20 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:07 | BYU | Garland Clark scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Eric McCorey and he's fouled by Myron Foreman - foul #1 on Myron Foreman, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Lorenzo Stapp, Floyd McQueen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Daniel Jarboe (SG), James Harrison (SF), Steven Stewart (PF), Mark Meyers (C) David Phillips, James Exley, Stephen Ferber, Craig Brown, Myron Foreman | |
| 14:07 | BYU | Garland Clark makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:44 | Air Force | Mark Meyers makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Jarboe | 17-16 |
| 13:22 | BYU | Michael Holzer misses the lay-in | 17-16 |
| 13:20 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Eyre | 17-16 |
| 13:02 | BYU | Thomas King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 13:00 | Air Force | James Harrison pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:45 | Air Force | Roger Wightman is hacked by Michael Blair - foul #1 on Michael Blair, team foul #1 | 17-16 |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Lee (SF) Garland Clark | |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Brown (SF) James Harrison | |
| 12:29 | Air Force | Roger Wightman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 12:27 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Jarboe | 17-16 |
| 12:12 | Air Force | The jump hook by Steven Stewart is blocked by Michael Holzer | 17-16 |
| 12:10 | Air Force | Steven Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:53 | Air Force | Mark Meyers makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Jarboe | 17-18 |
| 11:36 | BYU | Michael Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-18 |
| 11:35 | Air Force | Steven Stewart gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) SG - Thomas King (fresh) SF - Larry Lee (fresh) PF - Michael Holzer (fairly fresh) C - Phillip Eyre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fresh) SG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Air Force | Steven Stewart's pass is intercepted by Michael Blair | 17-18 |
| 11:23 | BYU | Phillip Eyre is fouled on the floor by Craig Brown - foul #1 on Craig Brown, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Toby Ray (SG), David Scharff (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Thomas King, Larry Lee, Michael Holzer, Phillip Eyre | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Phillips (PG), James Exley (SG), Stephen Ferber (SF), Myron Foreman (C) Roger Wightman, Daniel Jarboe, Steven Stewart, Mark Meyers | |
| 11:16 | BYU | James Exley is called for the reach on Eric McCorey - foul #2 on James Exley, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Harrison (SG) James Exley | |
| 10:59 | BYU | Toby Ray hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric McCorey | 20-18 |
| 10:49 | Air Force | Craig Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-18 |
| 10:47 | Air Force | Myron Foreman grabs the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Craig Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 10:21 | BYU | Toby Ray misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by David Phillips - foul #2 on David Phillips, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (PG), Daniel Jarboe (SG), Steven Stewart (PF) David Phillips, James Harrison, Craig Brown | |
| 10:21 | BYU | Toby Ray makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:21 | BYU | Toby Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 10:21 | Air Force | Myron Foreman grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 10:04 | Air Force | Eric McCorey is called for the reach on Steven Stewart - foul #1 on Eric McCorey, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Toby Ray | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Mark Meyers (C) Shawn Mallett, Myron Foreman | |
| 09:51 | Air Force | Steven Stewart drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-22 |
| 09:29 | BYU | Stephen Ferber takes the ball from Floyd McQueen | 21-22 |
| 09:26 | Air Force | Roger Wightman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Ferber | 21-24 |
| 09:14 | BYU | David Scharff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | Mark Meyers grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Wightman | 21-27 |
| 08:37 | BYU | Floyd McQueen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Ferber - foul #1 on Stephen Ferber, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SF), Michael Holzer (PF) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Brown (PF) Steven Stewart | |
| 08:37 | BYU | Floyd McQueen makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 08:37 | BYU | Floyd McQueen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 08:23 | BYU | Michael Holzer snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 08:17 | BYU | Thomas King hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Holzer | 26-27 |
| 07:57 | Air Force | Roger Wightman is fouled on the floor by Garland Clark - foul #1 on Garland Clark, team foul #3 | 26-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Lee (SF), Phillip Eyre (C) Garland Clark, Floyd McQueen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (PG), James Harrison (SF), Myron Foreman (C) Roger Wightman, Stephen Ferber, Mark Meyers | |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Michael Blair steals it from Craig Brown | 26-27 |
| 07:40 | BYU | Thomas King is called for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Stewart (PF) Myron Foreman | |
| 07:28 | Air Force | Steven Stewart is called for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), David Scharff (SF) Michael Blair, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Scharff (fresh) PF - Michael Holzer (fresh) C - Phillip Eyre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Shawn Mallett (fresh) SG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Harrison (fresh) PF - Steven Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | BYU | Eric McCorey knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 06:54 | Air Force | Craig Brown misses long on a jumper from the left block | 29-27 |
| 06:53 | BYU | Phillip Eyre gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 06:49 | BYU | Steven Stewart denies the turnaround by Eric McCorey | 29-27 |
| 06:48 | BYU | Michael Holzer can't tip it in | 29-27 |
| 06:46 | BYU | David Scharff tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | Steven Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Holzer | 31-27 |
| 06:26 | BYU | Phillip Eyre gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 06:09 | BYU | Thomas King can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-27 |
| 06:08 | BYU | Eric McCorey gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 05:52 | BYU | Michael Holzer misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Shawn Mallett - foul #1 on Shawn Mallett, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG), Floyd McQueen (C) Thomas King, Phillip Eyre | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Stephen Ferber (SF), Mark Meyers (C) Shawn Mallett, Daniel Jarboe, Steven Stewart | |
| 05:52 | BYU | Michael Holzer misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:52 | BYU | Michael Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 05:34 | Air Force | Mark Meyers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Larry Lee (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Michael Holzer | |
| Subs | Air Force | Myron Foreman (PF) Craig Brown | |
| 05:32 | BYU | Michael Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 05:23 | Air Force | James Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 05:22 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:16 | BYU | Larry Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Mark Meyers gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:52 | Air Force | Roger Wightman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 04:50 | Air Force | Myron Foreman snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | Mark Meyers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-27 |
| 04:39 | Air Force | Roger Wightman grabs the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 04:25 | Air Force | James Harrison is hacked by Larry Lee - foul #1 on Larry Lee, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), David Scharff (SF) Michael Blair, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe (SG), Steven Stewart (PF) James Harrison, Myron Foreman | |
| 04:14 | Air Force | Mark Meyers is fouled on the floor by Floyd McQueen - foul #1 on Floyd McQueen, team foul #5 | 32-27 |
| 03:53 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:52 | BYU | The rebound goes to Garland Clark | 32-27 |
| 03:46 | BYU | Steven Stewart takes the ball from Garland Clark | 32-27 |
| 03:37 | Air Force | Steven Stewart knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Ferber | 32-29 |
| 03:33 | BYU | David Scharff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 03:31 | Air Force | Steven Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Scharff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Ferber (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Air Force | Steven Stewart connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Stephen Ferber | 32-31 |
| 03:13 | BYU | David Scharff connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Garland Clark | 35-31 |
| 03:05 | Air Force | Steven Stewart travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Phillips (PG), James Exley (SG), Craig Brown (C) Roger Wightman, Daniel Jarboe, Mark Meyers | |
| 02:55 | BYU | Garland Clark double dribbles | 35-31 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Holzer (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Lorenzo Stapp, Floyd McQueen | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Steven Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-31 |
| 02:39 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 02:18 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber is whistled for a carry | 35-31 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SG), Larry Lee (SF) Eric McCorey, Garland Clark, David Scharff | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Harrison (SF), Myron Foreman (C) Stephen Ferber, Steven Stewart | |
| 02:07 | BYU | Phillip Eyre is denied on a layup by Craig Brown | 35-31 |
| 02:06 | Air Force | Craig Brown grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | James Harrison makes the shot from the baseline | 35-33 |
| 01:50 | BYU | Phillip Eyre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Holzer, Phillip Eyre | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:33 | Air Force | Myron Foreman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 01:32 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 01:28 | BYU | James Exley steps in front of the Larry Lee pass | 35-33 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | James Harrison's floater is knocked away by Lorenzo Stapp | 35-33 |
| 01:12 | BYU | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Stapp | 35-33 |
| 01:06 | BYU | Thomas King hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Blair and he's hacked by James Exley - foul #3 on James Exley, team foul #10 | 37-33 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), David Scharff (SF) Michael Blair, Larry Lee | |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe (SG), Stephen Ferber (SF), Steven Stewart (PF), Mark Meyers (C) James Exley, James Harrison, Craig Brown, Myron Foreman | |
| 01:06 | BYU | Thomas King misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:06 | BYU | Floyd McQueen gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:50 | BYU | Floyd McQueen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:32 | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe connects on the shot from the left side | 37-35 |
| 00:16 | BYU | Floyd McQueen hits the finger roll | 39-35 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Mark Meyers misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | BYU | David Scharff gets the rebound | 39-35 |