| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) SG - Robert Garland (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) C - Lewis Duong (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson 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 | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ivan Townsend - foul #1 on Ivan Townsend, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Cole Casper is hacked by Douglas Chandler - foul #1 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Air Force | Robert Garland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-1 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford tips it in | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler is hacked by Cole Casper - foul #1 on Cole Casper, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Lewis Duong is blocked by Herbert Lansford | 2-1 |
| 18:38 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong tips it but misses | 2-1 |
| 18:37 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | Warren Tillman can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 18:11 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:02 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Nelson | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Cole Casper is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 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 | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Bruce Cummings, Joseph Jenkins, Lewis Duong | |
| 17:28 | San Diego State | John Ingram steals it from Shawn Nelson | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Air Force | Charles Yohe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade hits the follow up shot | 4-3 |
| 16:52 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Caraballo - foul #1 on Richard Caraballo, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SF) Shawn Nelson | |
| 16:52 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Air Force | Charles Yohe is whistled for a carry | 4-5 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), Wayne Margolis (SF) Charles Yohe, Richard Caraballo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Lewis Duong (PF) Douglas Chandler, Don Stephens | |
| 16:10 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson hits the follow up shot | 4-7 |
| 15:50 | Air Force | Joseph Jenkins is called for the reach on Dean Conlin - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) SG - Dean Conlin (fresh) SF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) PF - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Duong (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Air Force | Charles Yohe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:38 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:25 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong loses the dribble to Dean Conlin | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | Air Force | Joseph Jenkins steals the ball from Dean Conlin | 4-7 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins lays it up and in | 4-9 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Charles Yohe makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Kinkade | 7-9 |
| 14:47 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings's pass is intercepted by Steven Kinkade | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade's layup is rejected by Simon Fenwick | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:25 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:23 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:09 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford scores on a floater in the lane set up by Richard Caraballo | 9-9 |
| 13:50 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Charles Yohe, Dean Conlin, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Raymond Perkins (SF), Shawn Nelson (PF), David Reach (C) Joseph Jenkins, Bruce Cummings, Simon Fenwick, Lewis Duong, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 13:29 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by David Gaddis | 11-9 |
| 13:21 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Don Stephens | 11-11 |
| 13:03 | Air Force | David Gaddis hits a fadeaway from the right side | 13-11 |
| 12:51 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is hacked by David Gaddis - foul #1 on David Gaddis, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF) David Gaddis, Warren Tillman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 12:39 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 13-11 |
| 12:38 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins tips it in | 13-13 |
| 12:16 | Air Force | Shawn Nelson blocks the jumper by Cole Casper | 13-13 |
| 12:15 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:58 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-13 |
| 11:56 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 11:52 | Air Force | Cole Casper scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Robert Garland | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Cole Casper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Garland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ingram (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Douglas Chandler (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Reach (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the easy layup | 15-13 |
| 11:43 | Air Force | John Ingram grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 11:22 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis misses the floater from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:21 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to David Reach | 15-13 |
| 11:08 | San Diego State | Don Stephens clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cole Casper - foul #2 on Cole Casper, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Cole Casper, Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, Ivan Townsend, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SF), Simon Fenwick (PF), Lewis Duong (C) Raymond Perkins, Shawn Nelson, David Reach | |
| 11:08 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:08 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:55 | Air Force | Don Stephens steals the ball from Steven Kinkade | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins lays it up and in set up by Don Stephens | 15-17 |
| 10:24 | Air Force | Dean Conlin connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 10:11 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Jenkins | 17-19 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade scores on a shot from the left block set up by Herbert Lansford | 19-19 |
| 09:41 | San Diego State | Don Stephens comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 19-19 |
| 09:40 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Chandler | 19-19 |
| 09:30 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Don Stephens | 19-21 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade is whistled for a carry | 19-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Dean Conlin, David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Steven Kinkade, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings (SG), Shawn Nelson (PF) Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick | |
| 08:50 | San Diego State | Charles Yohe steals it from Douglas Chandler | 19-21 |
| 08:32 | Air Force | Robert Garland clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:31 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson snags the defensive board | 19-21 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Douglas Chandler | 19-24 |
| 08:10 | Air Force | Charles Yohe is hacked by Douglas Chandler - foul #2 on Douglas Chandler, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Wayne Margolis (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Richard Caraballo, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Douglas Chandler, Lewis Duong | |
| 07:58 | Air Force | Shawn Nelson is called for the reach on Wayne Margolis - foul #1 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Kinkade (C) Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:47 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 07:46 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Garland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Kinkade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Joseph Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:18 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford loses the ball out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF) David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF) Raymond Perkins | |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Garland - foul #1 on Robert Garland, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF) Charles Yohe, Robert Garland, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:01 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 07:01 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 06:44 | Air Force | David Gaddis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 06:43 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:26 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Dean Conlin, David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (SG), Lewis Duong (PF) Bruce Cummings, Shawn Nelson | |
| 06:26 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:26 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:26 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the jumper from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 05:48 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:46 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 05:31 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is fouled on the floor by Warren Tillman - foul #1 on Warren Tillman, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Charles Yohe, Robert Garland, Warren Tillman, Steven Kinkade, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (PG), Bruce Cummings (SG), Shawn Nelson (PF) Joseph Jenkins, Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 05:31 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:31 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ivan Townsend | 20-27 |
| 05:15 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Perkins - foul #1 on Raymond Perkins, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| 05:15 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:15 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:15 | Air Force | John Ingram snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 05:01 | Air Force | John Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Dean Conlin, Richard Caraballo, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings is hacked by Herbert Lansford - foul #1 on Herbert Lansford, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), Robert Garland (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), John Ingram (C) Charles Yohe, David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Bruce Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:22 | Air Force | John Ingram makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Garland | 23-29 |
| 04:08 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong loses the dribble to John Ingram | 23-29 |
| 03:47 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-29 |
| 03:46 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Lewis Duong | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Dean Conlin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Garland (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Don Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Duong (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:40 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong dunks the ball on a great pass from Shawn Nelson and he's fouled by John Ingram - foul #1 on John Ingram, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | Cole Casper (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Dean Conlin, Robert Garland, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler (PG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Don Stephens, Raymond Perkins, Shawn Nelson | |
| 03:40 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Cole Casper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lewis Duong - foul #1 on Lewis Duong, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (SG) David Gaddis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson (PF) Lewis Duong | |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Cole Casper makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Cole Casper makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:04 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Charles Yohe | 25-32 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Richard Hutchinson is called for the reach on Cole Casper - foul #2 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF) Charles Yohe, Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph Jenkins (SG) Bruce Cummings | |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Cole Casper makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Cole Casper makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 02:30 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson is hacked by Ivan Townsend - foul #2 on Ivan Townsend, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), John Ingram (C) David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, Ivan Townsend, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 02:30 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:30 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Robert Garland knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 01:52 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 30-36 |
| 01:35 | Air Force | Robert Garland travels with the ball | 30-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), Herbert Lansford (C) Robert Garland, Warren Tillman, Steven Kinkade, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Lewis Duong (C) Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 01:16 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 30-38 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 30-38 |
| 00:58 | San Diego State | Shawn Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:52 | San Diego State | Lewis Duong makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Chandler | 30-40 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Shawn Nelson - foul #2 on Shawn Nelson, team foul #9 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF) David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (SF) Joseph Jenkins | |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Douglas Chandler clanks a floater from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 00:16 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend lays it in | 34-40 |