| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Casarez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joshua Opitz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow loses the dribble to Jeremy Alexander | 33-21 |
| 19:28 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz is hacked by Rodney Anderson - foul #3 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sammie Solum (C) Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-21 |
| 19:18 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander tips it back up and in | 33-23 |
| 18:53 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd is open and buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Rickey Darrow out of a doubleteam | 35-23 |
| 18:40 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez tips it home | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 18:20 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:12 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Youngblood | 35-27 |
| 18:10 | Air Force | James Terry's pass is intercepted by Glenn Lyons in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 18:09 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander hits the finger roll set up by Glenn Lyons | 35-29 |
| 17:46 | Air Force | Sammie Solum loses the dribble to Glenn Lyons | 35-29 |
| 17:41 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons lays it up and in | 35-31 |
| 17:12 | Air Force | Sammie Solum can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-31 |
| 17:10 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 16:49 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Terry Casarez | 35-33 |
| 16:26 | Air Force | James Terry hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Terry Casarez | 37-35 |
| 15:39 | Air Force | Sammie Solum is hacked by Joshua Opitz - foul #1 on Joshua Opitz, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SG), Terry O'Neill (SF), Keith Jackman (PF), Rodney Anderson (C) Rickey Darrow, Efrain Starbuck, Jesse Floyd, Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG), William Morris (SG), Gary Segundo (SF), Lino Glinski (PF), Jon Long (C) Glenn Lyons, Terry Casarez, Christopher Youngblood, Jeremy Alexander, Joshua Opitz | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Manzi (fresh) SF - Terry O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Jackman (fresh) C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Zlatko Czartoryski (fresh) SG - William Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Segundo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lino Glinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Long (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Air Force | William Morris steps in front of the Donald Manzi pass | 37-35 |
| 15:04 | San Diego State | Jon Long's layup is rejected by Keith Jackman | 37-35 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:43 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-35 |
| 14:42 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:37 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 14:36 | Air Force | Keith Jackman snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:12 | Air Force | Keith Jackman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-35 |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Donald Manzi tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 14:09 | San Diego State | Gary Segundo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:55 | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 13:54 | San Diego State | Jon Long tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 13:37 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF) James Terry, Terry O'Neill, Keith Jackman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Terry Casarez (SG), Jeremy Alexander (PF) Zlatko Czartoryski, William Morris, Jon Long | |
| 13:16 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez drills a fadeaway from the right side | 37-39 |
| 12:57 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Alexander - foul #1 on Jeremy Alexander, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood (SF), Joshua Opitz (C) Gary Segundo, Lino Glinski | |
| 12:57 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 12:57 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:40 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 12:39 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jesse Floyd | 38-39 |
| 12:14 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow is hacked by Terry Casarez - foul #3 on Terry Casarez, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (PG), Sammie Solum (C) Donald Manzi, Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:50 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-39 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 11:26 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons makes the jump hook from close range | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Keith Jackman (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Sammie Solum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Casarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua Opitz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 10:59 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:44 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Keith Jackman | 41-41 |
| 10:18 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 10:17 | Air Force | Keith Jackman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Keith Jackman - foul #1 on Keith Jackman, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Terry (PG), Donald Manzi (SG), Terry O'Neill (SF), Rodney Anderson (C) Keith Jackman, Rickey Darrow, Efrain Starbuck, Jesse Floyd | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Zlatko Czartoryski (PG), William Morris (SG), Gary Segundo (SF), Lino Glinski (C) Glenn Lyons, Terry Casarez, Christopher Youngblood, Joshua Opitz | |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jon Long (C) Jeremy Alexander | |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Zlatko Czartoryski | 41-45 |
| 08:44 | Air Force | Donald Manzi is fouled on the floor by Jon Long - foul #1 on Jon Long, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Keith Jackman (PF) Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 08:18 | Air Force | Keith Jackman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 08:17 | San Diego State | William Morris grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 08:10 | San Diego State | Keith Jackman steals the ball from Zlatko Czartoryski | 41-45 |
| 07:47 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Manzi | 44-45 |
| 07:27 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Lino Glinski is blocked by Rodney Anderson | 44-45 |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Jon Long tips it home | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry O'Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Jackman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodney Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Zlatko Czartoryski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Morris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Segundo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lino Glinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 06:58 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 06:40 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:15 | Air Force | Donald Manzi hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 05:53 | San Diego State | Lino Glinski misses the turnaround from close range | 47-47 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Jon Long can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 05:50 | Air Force | James Terry snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 05:50 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG), Efrain Starbuck (SF), Jesse Floyd (PF) Donald Manzi, Terry O'Neill, Keith Jackman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons (PG), Terry Casarez (SG), Christopher Youngblood (SF), Jeremy Alexander (PF), Joshua Opitz (C) Zlatko Czartoryski, William Morris, Gary Segundo, Lino Glinski, Jon Long | |
| 05:23 | Air Force | James Terry is called for traveling | 47-47 |
| 05:08 | San Diego State | Efrain Starbuck is called for the reach on Glenn Lyons - foul #1 on Efrain Starbuck, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| 04:54 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Rodney Anderson - foul #4 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #4 | 47-49 |
| 04:54 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:30 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Terry Casarez - foul #4 on Terry Casarez, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 04:30 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 04:30 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:11 | San Diego State | Rickey Darrow steals it from Terry Casarez | 49-50 |
| 04:09 | Air Force | James Terry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 03:54 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood drills a 3 from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 03:25 | Air Force | James Terry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 03:23 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd tips it in | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - James Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Efrain Starbuck (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Glenn Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Terry Casarez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Youngblood (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeremy Alexander (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Joshua Opitz (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander clanks a floater in the lane | 51-53 |
| 03:10 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 02:49 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck is called for a charge - foul #2 on Efrain Starbuck, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sammie Solum (C) Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gary Segundo (SF), Lino Glinski (PF), Jon Long (C) Christopher Youngblood, Jeremy Alexander, Joshua Opitz | |
| 02:47 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood (SF), Jeremy Alexander (PF), Joshua Opitz (C) Gary Segundo, Lino Glinski, Jon Long | |
| 02:27 | San Diego State | Terry Casarez connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Glenn Lyons | 51-56 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 02:02 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 01:44 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Rodney Anderson (C) Sammie Solum | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 01:17 | Air Force | Efrain Starbuck makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rickey Darrow | 54-56 |
| 01:06 | San Diego State | Christopher Youngblood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 01:05 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Lyons | 54-56 |
| 00:56 | San Diego State | Jesse Floyd swats the layup by Glenn Lyons | 54-56 |
| 00:54 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | San Diego State | Glenn Lyons can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | The jump hook by Efrain Starbuck is blocked by Joshua Opitz | 54-56 |
| 00:08 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Joshua Opitz | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:06 | San Diego State | Joshua Opitz is fouled in the backcourt by James Terry - foul #1 on James Terry, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander is hacked by Rodney Anderson - foul #5 on Rodney Anderson, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sammie Solum (C) Rodney Anderson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | San Diego State | Jeremy Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | James Terry misses the halfcourt shot | 54-58 |