| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Phillips (fresh) SG - James Exley (fresh) SF - Stephen Ferber (fresh) PF - Steven Stewart (fresh) C - Mark Meyers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) SG - Roger Spears (fresh) SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) PF - Eric Simon (fresh) C - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Mark Meyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | David Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Air Force | David Phillips grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Steven Stewart is fouled on the floor by Eric Simon - foul #1 on Eric Simon, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Air Force | James Exley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Ferber | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Air Force | Mark Meyers is fouled on the floor by Roger Spears - foul #1 on Roger Spears, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 18:20 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses the shot from close range | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Air Force | Mark Meyers grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | Mark Meyers loses the ball out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Washington State | Eric Simon throws it down on a nice dish by Roger Spears | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Mark Meyers misses the lay-in | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Washington State | Roger Spears connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Air Force | David Phillips makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Exley | 6-5 |
| 17:15 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor misses the 3 from straight away | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | Air Force | James Exley snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 17:01 | Air Force | Mark Meyers's pass is intercepted by Billy Scarborough | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough can't throw it down | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher hits the follow up shot | 6-7 |
| 16:40 | Air Force | James Exley knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by David Phillips | 9-7 |
| 16:25 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:23 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher tips it home | 9-9 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edmund Taylor - foul #1 on Edmund Taylor, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe (SG), Craig Brown (PF), Myron Foreman (C) James Exley, Steven Stewart, Mark Meyers | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:54 | Washington State | Roger Spears scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Billy Scarborough | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) SF - Stephen Ferber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Brown (fresh) C - Myron Foreman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) PF - Eric Simon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Air Force | The jump hook by Daniel Jarboe is blocked by Edmund Taylor | 11-12 |
| 15:30 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 15:13 | Washington State | Roger Spears clanks a 3 from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 15:12 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:51 | Air Force | Craig Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 14:49 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:44 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Roger Spears and he's fouled by Stephen Ferber - foul #1 on Stephen Ferber, team foul #1 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), James Exley (SG), Steven Stewart (PF) David Phillips, Daniel Jarboe, Stephen Ferber | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan (SG), James Lee (SF), Duane Parnell (PF), Eugene Self (C) Roger Spears, Edmund Taylor, Eric Simon, Jeffrey Brasher | |
| 14:44 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:32 | Air Force | Myron Foreman clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eugene Self - foul #1 on Eugene Self, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG) Billy Scarborough | |
| 14:32 | Air Force | Myron Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:32 | Air Force | Myron Foreman misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:32 | Washington State | Eugene Self grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roger Wightman - foul #1 on Roger Wightman, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | Mark Meyers (C) Myron Foreman | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 14:18 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Steven Stewart | 12-16 |
| 14:03 | Air Force | Mark Meyers comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 14:02 | Washington State | Duane Parnell pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:44 | Washington State | James Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gilbert Morgan | 12-18 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | Roger Wightman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-18 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Duane Parnell pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | James Lee buries a turnaround from the left block | 12-20 |
| 12:54 | Air Force | Craig Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-20 |
| 12:52 | Washington State | Duane Parnell snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Roger Wightman - foul #2 on Roger Wightman, team foul #3 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Phillips (PG), Daniel Jarboe (SG), Stephen Ferber (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Myron Foreman (C) Roger Wightman, James Exley, Craig Brown, Steven Stewart, Mark Meyers | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (SG), Edmund Taylor (SF), Eric Simon (PF), Jeffrey Brasher (C) Gilbert Morgan, James Lee, Duane Parnell, Eugene Self | |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 12:40 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:28 | Air Force | David Phillips is hacked by Kevin Ferguson - foul #1 on Kevin Ferguson, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG) Kevin Ferguson | |
| 12:11 | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 12-21 |
| 12:10 | Air Force | Myron Foreman grabs the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 11:59 | Air Force | Myron Foreman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-21 |
| 11:44 | Washington State | Eric Simon hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Spears | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) SF - Stephen Ferber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Myron Foreman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Billy Scarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Simon (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Air Force | David Phillips misses the easy layup | 12-23 |
| 11:25 | Air Force | Myron Foreman grabs the offensive rebound | 12-23 |
| 11:05 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber connects on the floater from the right side | 14-23 |
| 10:58 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Billy Scarborough | 14-25 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Myron Foreman makes the shot from the left block | 16-25 |
| 10:13 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher can't throw it down but he's hacked by Myron Foreman - foul #1 on Myron Foreman, team foul #4 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Exley (SG), Craig Brown (SF), Steven Stewart (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Daniel Jarboe, Stephen Ferber, Robert Stewart, Myron Foreman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), Gilbert Morgan (SG), James Lee (SF) Billy Scarborough, Roger Spears, Edmund Taylor | |
| 10:13 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:13 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:13 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Steven Stewart | 16-25 |
| 09:55 | Air Force | Craig Brown is hacked by James Lee - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eugene Self (C) Jeffrey Brasher | |
| 09:35 | Air Force | James Lee steals the ball from Mark Meyers | 16-25 |
| 09:26 | Washington State | Eric Simon scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Ferguson and he's fouled by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #5 | 16-27 |
| 09:26 | Washington State | Eric Simon makes the free throw | 16-28 |
| 09:09 | Air Force | James Exley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Craig Brown | 18-28 |
| 09:02 | Washington State | Craig Brown is called for the reach on James Lee - foul #1 on Craig Brown, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe (PG), Stephen Ferber (SF) David Phillips, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edmund Taylor (SF), Duane Parnell (PF) James Lee, Eric Simon | |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson misses long on a shot from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 08:49 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 08:37 | Air Force | James Exley's pass is intercepted by Kevin Ferguson | 18-28 |
| 08:27 | Washington State | Mark Meyers picks off the pass by Edmund Taylor | 18-28 |
| 08:12 | Air Force | James Exley connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 07:55 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | Mark Meyers pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 07:36 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 20-28 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Eugene Self | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) SG - James Exley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Ferber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Meyers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kevin Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edmund Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Duane Parnell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eugene Self (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson double dribbles | 20-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Phillips (PG), Craig Brown (SF), Robert Stewart (PF), Myron Foreman (C) James Exley, Stephen Ferber, Steven Stewart, Mark Meyers | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Roger Spears (SG), James Lee (SF), Eric Simon (PF), Jeffrey Brasher (C) Kevin Ferguson, Gilbert Morgan, Edmund Taylor, Duane Parnell, Eugene Self | |
| 06:53 | Air Force | Craig Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Craig Brown, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Harrison (SF) Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:37 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher jams it on a great pass from Billy Scarborough | 20-30 |
| 06:21 | Air Force | Myron Foreman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Brasher - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brasher, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Exley (SG), Stephen Ferber (SF) Daniel Jarboe, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edmund Taylor (SF) James Lee | |
| 06:21 | Air Force | Myron Foreman misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:21 | Air Force | Myron Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:13 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough misses the shot from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Eric Simon misses the tip | 21-30 |
| 06:09 | Air Force | David Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | James Exley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Spears - foul #2 on Roger Spears, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lee (SG) Roger Spears | |
| 06:01 | Air Force | James Exley makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | James Exley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:54 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 23-30 |
| 05:52 | Washington State | Eric Simon gets the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:32 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Scarborough | 23-33 |
| 05:12 | Air Force | James Exley scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Jeffrey Brasher - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brasher, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Stewart (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Robert Stewart, Myron Foreman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan (SG), Eugene Self (C) James Lee, Jeffrey Brasher | |
| 05:12 | Air Force | James Exley makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 04:58 | Air Force | David Phillips gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 04:51 | Air Force | David Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 04:50 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Edmund Taylor makes the 3 from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Mark Meyers misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 04:16 | Washington State | Eric Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 04:06 | Washington State | Eugene Self's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe (SG), James Harrison (SF) James Exley, Stephen Ferber | |
| Subs | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson (PG), James Lee (SF), Duane Parnell (PF) Billy Scarborough, Edmund Taylor, Eric Simon | |
| 03:48 | Air Force | James Lee steals the ball from James Harrison | 26-36 |
| 03:32 | Washington State | James Lee misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Jarboe - foul #1 on Daniel Jarboe, team foul #8 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Craig Brown (SF) David Phillips, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (SG), Jeffrey Brasher (C) Gilbert Morgan, Eugene Self | |
| 03:32 | Washington State | James Lee misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:32 | Washington State | James Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 03:32 | Air Force | Steven Stewart snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fresh) SG - Daniel Jarboe (fresh) SF - Craig Brown (fresh) PF - Steven Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Meyers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Kevin Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Spears (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Duane Parnell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Jeffrey Brasher steals it from Daniel Jarboe | 26-36 |
| 03:01 | Washington State | Roger Spears loses the dribble to Steven Stewart | 26-36 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe is hacked by Roger Spears - foul #3 on Roger Spears, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Ferber (SF), Myron Foreman (C) Steven Stewart, Mark Meyers | |
| Subs | Washington State | Eric Simon (PF) Roger Spears | |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Daniel Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:41 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher can't throw it down | 28-36 |
| 02:40 | Air Force | Myron Foreman pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 02:24 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Eric Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Roger Wightman is called for the reach on Kevin Ferguson - foul #3 on Roger Wightman, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Phillips (PG), James Exley (SG) Roger Wightman, Daniel Jarboe | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gilbert Morgan (SG), Edmund Taylor (SF) James Lee, Duane Parnell | |
| 02:02 | Washington State | Kevin Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:02 | Air Force | Myron Foreman snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:38 | Air Force | Myron Foreman misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-36 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Craig Brown snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:25 | Air Force | Myron Foreman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 01:24 | Air Force | Myron Foreman snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:12 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber is hacked by Edmund Taylor - foul #2 on Edmund Taylor, team foul #11 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Stewart (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Craig Brown, Myron Foreman | |
| Subs | Washington State | Billy Scarborough (PG), Duane Parnell (PF) Kevin Ferguson, Eric Simon | |
| 01:12 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:12 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:03 | Washington State | Steven Stewart steps in front of the Edmund Taylor pass | 30-36 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-36 |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Duane Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 00:38 | Washington State | The pull-up jumper by Edmund Taylor is blocked by Mark Meyers | 30-36 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough tips it in | 30-38 |
| 00:27 | Air Force | Duane Parnell steals it from Steven Stewart | 30-38 |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Billy Scarborough drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Morgan | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Stephen Ferber misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-40 |