| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fresh) SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) SF - William Shelton (fresh) PF - David Wise (fresh) C - Joe Putnam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Douglas Folse (fresh) SG - Richard Sedillo (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Douglas Folse lays it up and in set up by Billy Yamamoto and the foul's on David Wise - foul #1 on David Wise, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Denver | Douglas Folse makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Air Force | David Wise misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to Billy Yamamoto | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Douglas Folse makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Sedillo | 0-6 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Brian Deloach loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 0-6 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Richard Johnson throws it down | 0-8 |
| 18:40 | Air Force | David Wise clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Douglas Folse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 18:19 | Air Force | William Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | William Shelton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Wise | 3-8 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Richard Sedillo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas Folse | 3-11 |
| 17:31 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses short on a shot from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 17:30 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 3-11 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Scott Lewis double dribbles | 3-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (PG), Gary Robinson (SG), Walter Bonnette (SF), Bernard Evans (PF), Calvin Powell (C) Douglas Folse, Richard Sedillo, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis, Billy Yamamoto | |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Joe Putnam misses the easy layup | 3-11 |
| 16:50 | Air Force | Joe Putnam tips it home | 5-11 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 16:30 | Denver | Gary Robinson tips it back up and in | 5-13 |
| 16:19 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is hacked by Roger Davis - foul #1 on Roger Davis, team foul #1 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Ruben Rowland (SG), John Rutkowski (SF), Christian Head (PF), Paul Kilroy (C) Raymond Wier, Brian Deloach, William Shelton, David Wise, Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:07 | Air Force | Larry Wright can't finish the layup | 5-13 |
| 16:05 | Air Force | John Rutkowski grabs the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 15:48 | Air Force | Christian Head clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 15:46 | Denver | Bernard Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) SG - Ruben Rowland (fresh) SF - John Rutkowski (fresh) PF - Christian Head (fresh) C - Paul Kilroy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) SG - Gary Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Bonnette (fresh) PF - Bernard Evans (fresh) C - Calvin Powell (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Denver | Paul Kilroy swats the short shot by Calvin Powell | 5-13 |
| 15:27 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:02 | Air Force | John Rutkowski misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 5-13 |
| 15:01 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy grabs the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 14:48 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy buries a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Calvin Powell - foul #1 on Calvin Powell, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Brian Deloach (SG), William Shelton (SF), Joe Putnam (C) Larry Wright, Ruben Rowland, John Rutkowski, Christian Head | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Richard Sedillo (SG), Scott Lewis (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Gary Robinson, Walter Bonnette, Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell | |
| 14:48 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-13 |
| 14:32 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Joe Putnam | 8-13 |
| 14:16 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-13 |
| 14:14 | Air Force | Joe Putnam tips it in | 10-13 |
| 13:50 | Denver | Richard Sedillo scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Folse | 10-15 |
| 13:33 | Air Force | Joe Putnam is hacked by Billy Yamamoto - foul #1 on Billy Yamamoto, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Wise (PF) Paul Kilroy | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Calvin Powell (PF) Roger Davis, Scott Lewis | |
| 13:23 | Air Force | Joe Putnam can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 13:22 | Air Force | William Shelton grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:06 | Air Force | Raymond Wier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Douglas Folse misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 10-15 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Calvin Powell hits the follow up shot | 10-17 |
| 12:44 | Air Force | William Shelton misses long on a jumper in the lane | 10-17 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | David Wise pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:25 | Air Force | Brian Deloach comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Folse - foul #1 on Douglas Folse, team foul #4 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Christian Head (C) Raymond Wier, Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Bonnette (SG), Scott Lewis (PF) Richard Sedillo, Calvin Powell | |
| 12:25 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:25 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Douglas Folse misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Scott Lewis drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and he's hacked by David Wise - foul #2 on David Wise, team foul #2 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SG), John Rutkowski (SF), Paul Kilroy (C) Brian Deloach, William Shelton, David Wise | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| 11:58 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:44 | Air Force | Scott Lewis takes the ball from Ruben Rowland | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) SG - Ruben Rowland (fresh) SF - John Rutkowski (fresh) PF - Christian Head (fresh) C - Paul Kilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Douglas Folse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Davis (fresh) SF - Walter Bonnette (fresh) PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 11:34 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-20 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Roger Davis pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Roger Davis can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Ruben Rowland - foul #1 on Ruben Rowland, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), William Shelton (SF), Joe Putnam (C) Larry Wright, John Rutkowski, Paul Kilroy | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Sedillo (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Calvin Powell (PF) Douglas Folse, Scott Lewis, Billy Yamamoto | |
| 10:45 | Denver | Roger Davis misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Roger Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Christian Head hits a runner near the basket | 13-21 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Richard Sedillo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-24 |
| 09:51 | Air Force | Raymond Wier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roger Davis - foul #2 on Roger Davis, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Deloach (SG) Ruben Rowland | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Brooks (PG), Bernard Evans (PF) Roger Davis, Walter Bonnette | |
| 09:51 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:51 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Bernard Evans grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 09:12 | Denver | Richard Brooks misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 15-24 |
| 09:11 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Christian Head | 15-24 |
| 09:06 | Air Force | Raymond Wier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Wier, team foul #4 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Kilroy (PF) Christian Head | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Scott Lewis (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Richard Brooks, Richard Johnson, Calvin Powell | |
| 08:45 | Denver | Bernard Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 08:44 | Air Force | William Shelton gets the rebound | 15-24 |
| 08:23 | Air Force | William Shelton misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-24 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joe Putnam - foul #1 on Joe Putnam, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Christian Head (SF) Raymond Wier, William Shelton | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Robinson (SG), Walter Bonnette (SF) Richard Sedillo, Bernard Evans | |
| 07:57 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Brian Deloach hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses the tip | 15-26 |
| 07:41 | Denver | Walter Bonnette grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christian Head (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Kilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Douglas Folse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Bonnette (fresh) PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Denver | Gary Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Rutkowski (SF) Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Calvin Powell (PF) Gary Robinson, Scott Lewis | |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Deloach, team foul #6 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bernard Evans (PF) Billy Yamamoto | |
| 06:55 | Denver | Calvin Powell is hacked by Paul Kilroy - foul #1 on Paul Kilroy, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SG), William Shelton (SF) Brian Deloach, John Rutkowski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:55 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 06:35 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland is whistled for a carry | 15-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG) Larry Wright | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Sedillo (SG) Douglas Folse | |
| 06:12 | Denver | Richard Sedillo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Sedillo, team foul #6 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Putnam (C) Christian Head | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Brooks (PG), Scott Lewis (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Richard Johnson, Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell | |
| 05:53 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-28 |
| 05:51 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 15-28 |
| 05:40 | Denver | Scott Lewis can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 15-28 |
| 05:39 | Air Force | Raymond Wier gets the rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:19 | Air Force | Joe Putnam travels with the ball | 15-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Deloach (SG), Christian Head (PF) Ruben Rowland, Paul Kilroy | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Bernard Evans (SF) Richard Brooks, Walter Bonnette | |
| 05:07 | Denver | Bernard Evans knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Billy Yamamoto | 15-30 |
| 04:47 | Air Force | Richard Sedillo steps in front of the William Shelton pass | 15-30 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the 3 from the right wing | 15-30 |
| 04:31 | Air Force | Raymond Wier snags the defensive board | 15-30 |
| 04:16 | Air Force | Raymond Wier buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Putnam | 18-30 |
| 03:57 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bernard Evans | 18-33 |
| 03:38 | Air Force | Joe Putnam misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Billy Yamamoto - foul #2 on Billy Yamamoto, team foul #7 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), John Rutkowski (SF), David Wise (PF) Raymond Wier, William Shelton, Christian Head | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Calvin Powell (PF), Walter Bonnette (C) Richard Sedillo, Bernard Evans, Scott Lewis, Billy Yamamoto | |
| 03:38 | Air Force | Joe Putnam makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:38 | Air Force | Joe Putnam makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Rutkowski (fresh) PF - David Wise (fresh) C - Joe Putnam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Douglas Folse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Bonnette (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Denver | Walter Bonnette misses the easy layup | 20-33 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Walter Bonnette tips it in | 20-35 |
| 03:06 | Air Force | Larry Wright is hacked by Walter Bonnette - foul #1 on Walter Bonnette, team foul #8 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Kilroy (C) Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Robinson (SG) Douglas Folse | |
| 03:06 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Calvin Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Roger Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Calvin Powell | 20-38 |
| 02:36 | Air Force | David Wise misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 20-38 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Walter Bonnette pulls down the rebound | 20-38 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Roger Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SG), Christian Head (SF) Brian Deloach, John Rutkowski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:02 | Air Force | David Wise misses short on a floater in the lane | 20-38 |
| 02:00 | Air Force | David Wise grabs the offensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 01:42 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Roger Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 23-41 |
| 01:03 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-41 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Roger Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Roger Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Robinson | 23-43 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Christian Head | 25-43 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Ruben Rowland is called for the reach on Gary Robinson - foul #2 on Ruben Rowland, team foul #8 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Brian Deloach (SG), William Shelton (SF), John Rutkowski (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Larry Wright, Ruben Rowland, Christian Head, David Wise, Paul Kilroy | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Bernard Evans (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Roger Davis, Richard Johnson, Calvin Powell, Walter Bonnette | |
| 00:05 | Denver | Gary Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Gary Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Billy Yamamoto swats the shot by John Rutkowski | 25-45 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Raymond Wier grabs the offensive board | 25-45 |