| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) SG - Robert Garland (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ralph Jordan (fresh) SG - Timothy Moore (fresh) SF - Ronnie Guy (fresh) PF - Gary Devore (fresh) C - Efrain Carlson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Devore - foul #1 on Gary Devore, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Efrain Carlson | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Timothy Moore | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Air Force | Robert Garland drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Townsend | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan misses the wide open shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cole Casper - foul #1 on Cole Casper, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:40 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:29 | Air Force | The jump hook by Warren Tillman is blocked by Efrain Carlson | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | The Citadel | Gary Devore gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:10 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Air Force | Cole Casper is hacked by Ronnie Guy - foul #1 on Ronnie Guy, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), John Ingram (C) Cole Casper, Robert Garland, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 17:38 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:22 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Moore | 3-6 |
| 16:59 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | The Citadel | David Gaddis is called for the reach on Gary Devore - foul #1 on David Gaddis, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), Wayne Margolis (SF) Charles Yohe, Richard Caraballo | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Russell Walker (PF) Gary Devore | |
| 16:28 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronnie Guy and he's hacked by Dean Conlin - foul #1 on Dean Conlin, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (SG) David Gaddis | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 16:28 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan misses the free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:28 | The Citadel | Russell Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:15 | The Citadel | Russell Walker blows the dunk | 3-8 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:09 | Air Force | Charles Yohe makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:47 | The Citadel | Russell Walker clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Ingram - foul #1 on John Ingram, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Charles Yohe, Steven Kinkade, John Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 15:47 | The Citadel | Russell Walker misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:47 | The Citadel | Russell Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Dean Conlin (fresh) SG - David Gaddis (fresh) SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ralph Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Guy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Walker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Efrain Carlson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Moore - foul #1 on Timothy Moore, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF) David Gaddis, Ivan Townsend, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Willy Pitts (SF), Chester Pennington (C) Ronnie Guy, Efrain Carlson | |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:09 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington is hacked by Wayne Margolis - foul #1 on Wayne Margolis, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Cole Casper, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade, Wayne Margolis | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye (SG), Gary Devore (PF) Timothy Moore, Chester Pennington | |
| 14:53 | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye clanks a shot from the left side | 7-9 |
| 14:51 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:26 | Air Force | Russell Walker is called for the reach on Herbert Lansford - foul #1 on Russell Walker, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), John Ingram (C) Dean Conlin, David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Barba (SG), Ronnie Guy (SF), Efrain Carlson (C) Ralph Jordan, Willy Pitts, Russell Walker | |
| 14:18 | Air Force | Robert Garland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Air Force | John Ingram tips it back up and in | 9-9 |
| 14:09 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, John Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Moore (SG) Richard Barba | |
| 13:54 | Air Force | Charles Yohe makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Cole Casper | 12-9 |
| 13:36 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy loses the dribble to Herbert Lansford | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Cole Casper | 14-9 |
| 13:07 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson lays it in set up by Ronnie Guy | 14-11 |
| 12:48 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Cole Casper | 16-11 |
| 12:22 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-11 |
| 12:21 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford snags the defensive board | 16-11 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Charles Yohe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:44 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford loses the ball out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Cole Casper, Charles Yohe, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan (PG), Richard Barba (SG), Willy Pitts (SF), Russell Walker (PF), Chester Pennington (C) Jeffrey Frye, Timothy Moore, Ronnie Guy, Gary Devore, Efrain Carlson | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Dean Conlin (fresh) SG - Robert Garland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - John Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ralph Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Barba (fresh) SF - Willy Pitts (fresh) PF - Russell Walker (fresh) 1 pts. C - Chester Pennington (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG) Robert Garland | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 11:06 | Air Force | Dean Conlin's dunk attempt is rejected by Chester Pennington | 16-11 |
| 11:04 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:41 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-11 |
| 10:39 | The Citadel | Russell Walker snags the offensive board | 16-11 |
| 10:30 | The Citadel | Dean Conlin is called for the reach on Chester Pennington - foul #2 on Dean Conlin, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (PG) Dean Conlin | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Moore (SG), Ronnie Guy (SF), Efrain Carlson (C) Richard Barba, Willy Pitts, Chester Pennington | |
| 10:09 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-11 |
| 10:08 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:50 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Ivan Townsend - foul #1 on Ivan Townsend, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (C) David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, John Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 09:50 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:50 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:34 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade is called for 3 seconds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Herbert Lansford (C) Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 09:20 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 16-13 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford is fouled on the floor by Ralph Jordan - foul #1 on Ralph Jordan, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Kinkade (PF), John Ingram (C) Ivan Townsend, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 08:58 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Kinkade, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Cole Casper, Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, Steven Kinkade, John Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 08:46 | The Citadel | Russell Walker hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Jordan | 16-16 |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Charles Yohe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 08:24 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:16 | Air Force | Warren Tillman clanks a floater near the basket | 16-16 |
| 08:15 | The Citadel | Russell Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:55 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan misses the jumper from the left side | 16-16 |
| 07:53 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan hits the follow up shot | 16-18 |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Efrain Carlson - foul #1 on Efrain Carlson, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF) Charles Yohe, David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye (PG), Richard Barba (SG), Willy Pitts (SF), Gary Devore (PF), Chester Pennington (C) Ralph Jordan, Timothy Moore, Ronnie Guy, Russell Walker, Efrain Carlson | |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Garland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Kinkade (fresh) C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Jeffrey Frye (fresh) SG - Richard Barba (fresh) SF - Willy Pitts (fresh) PF - Gary Devore (fresh) C - Chester Pennington (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis can't finish the layup but the foul's on Willy Pitts - foul #1 on Willy Pitts, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Ingram (C) Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 07:33 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:33 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Steven Kinkade is called for the reach on Willy Pitts - foul #2 on Steven Kinkade, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ivan Townsend (PF) Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:10 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 07:03 | Air Force | Gary Devore picks off the pass by Wayne Margolis | 18-20 |
| 06:58 | The Citadel | Richard Barba misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Garland - foul #1 on Robert Garland, team foul #10 | 18-20 |
| 06:58 | The Citadel | Richard Barba makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 06:58 | The Citadel | Richard Barba makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:40 | Air Force | John Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan (PG) Richard Barba | |
| 06:20 | The Citadel | Gary Devore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 18-22 |
| 06:19 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan tips it in | 18-24 |
| 05:58 | Air Force | Robert Garland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 05:57 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 05:32 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts is hacked by Wayne Margolis - foul #2 on Wayne Margolis, team foul #11 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Cole Casper, Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, John Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Timothy Moore (SG), Russell Walker (PF), Efrain Carlson (C) Jeffrey Frye, Gary Devore, Chester Pennington | |
| 05:32 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:32 | The Citadel | Willy Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 05:21 | Air Force | Charles Yohe travels with the ball | 18-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Caraballo (SF) Warren Tillman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy (SF) Willy Pitts | |
| 04:59 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Herbert Lansford - foul #1 on Herbert Lansford, team foul #12 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), Warren Tillman (SF), John Ingram (PF) Charles Yohe, Richard Caraballo, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:59 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:59 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:59 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 04:35 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-26 |
| 04:34 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 04:28 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 18-26 |
| 04:27 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore tips it in | 18-28 |
| 04:08 | Air Force | David Gaddis drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 03:51 | The Citadel | Russell Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF) Cole Casper, David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, John Ingram | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jeffrey Frye (PG), Gary Devore (PF) Ralph Jordan, Russell Walker | |
| 03:49 | Air Force | Timothy Moore takes the ball from Dean Conlin in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 03:32 | The Citadel | Efrain Carlson is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Frye | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Dean Conlin (fresh) SG - Robert Garland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) PF - Steven Kinkade (fresh) C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Jeffrey Frye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Guy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Devore (fresh) C - Efrain Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Air Force | Robert Garland drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Lansford | 23-30 |
| 03:05 | The Citadel | Timothy Moore comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Ronnie Guy picks off the pass by Herbert Lansford | 23-30 |
| 02:24 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Dean Conlin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 02:03 | The Citadel | Gary Devore snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 01:43 | The Citadel | Herbert Lansford steals the ball from Ronnie Guy | 23-30 |
| 01:22 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dean Conlin | 25-30 |
| 01:15 | The Citadel | Steven Kinkade is called for the reach on Ronnie Guy - foul #3 on Steven Kinkade, team foul #13 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Robert Garland, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan (PG), Russell Walker (PF), Chester Pennington (C) Timothy Moore, Gary Devore, Efrain Carlson | |
| 01:15 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 01:15 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Warren Tillman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 00:50 | The Citadel | Ralph Jordan grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 00:33 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Warren Tillman - foul #1 on Warren Tillman, team foul #14 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), David Gaddis (SG) Charles Yohe, Dean Conlin | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Richard Barba (SG) Jeffrey Frye | |
| 00:33 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:33 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:15 | Air Force | Warren Tillman drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Cole Casper | 27-34 |
| 00:10 | The Citadel | Ronnie Guy misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 00:08 | Air Force | The rebound goes to John Ingram | 27-34 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses badly on a runner from close range | 27-34 |
| 00:01 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | Chester Pennington misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 27-34 |