| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fresh) SG - Brian Deloach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Air Force | Raymond Wier is fouled on the floor by Melvin Neal - foul #2 on Melvin Neal, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Joe Putnam misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Miller - foul #1 on David Miller, team foul #2 | 24-34 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Joe Putnam misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Joe Putnam makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 18:46 | Air Force | Brian Deloach hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 27-36 |
| 18:14 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #3 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Kenneth Jumper (SG), Carlos Daluz (SF), Joseph Kohut (PF), Roger Jones (C) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Joseph Smith, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| 18:14 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:14 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | Raymond Wier is called for the reach on Michael Ford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Wier, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Ruben Rowland (SF) Raymond Wier, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:53 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 17:51 | Air Force | Larry Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG), Paul Kilroy (PF) Brian Deloach, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Larry Wright steps in front of the Kenneth Jumper pass | 28-39 |
| 17:17 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy hits the finger roll set up by Larry Wright and the foul's on Joseph Kohut - foul #1 on Joseph Kohut, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen (C) Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:17 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico | Roger Jones connects on the shot from close range | 31-41 |
| 17:07 | Air Force | Larry Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Jumper - foul #1 on Kenneth Jumper, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Warren Rhodes (C) Carlos Daluz, Roger Jones | |
| 16:57 | Air Force | Michael Ford steals it from Ruben Rowland | 31-41 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Jumper | 31-43 |
| 16:34 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Wright | 34-43 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 15:51 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Stephen Trudeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ruben Rowland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Kilroy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Wilcoxen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Kohut (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Jumper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | David Miller clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 15:37 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico | Paul Kilroy steals the ball from Joseph Kohut | 37-46 |
| 15:27 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy is hacked by Michael Ford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Brian Deloach (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Michael Hill (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Stephen Trudeau, Larry Wright, Ruben Rowland, Paul Kilroy, Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Roger Jones (C) Michael Ford, David Miller, Joseph Kohut, Kenneth Jumper, Warren Rhodes | |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is hacked by Theodore Napier - foul #2 on Theodore Napier, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses the floater from the left block | 37-46 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal can't tip it in | 37-46 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Roger Jones tips it home | 37-48 |
| 14:42 | Air Force | Joseph Smith steps in front of the Brian Deloach pass in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Joe Putnam steps in front of the Melvin Neal pass | 37-48 |
| 14:16 | Air Force | Michael Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-48 |
| 14:14 | Air Force | Joe Putnam tips it in | 39-48 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses the easy layup | 39-48 |
| 13:43 | Air Force | Brian Deloach gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | Raymond Wier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 13:05 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:00 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses the lay-in | 42-48 |
| 12:58 | Air Force | Brian Deloach pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Brian Deloach is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 12:41 | Air Force | Joe Putnam tips it in | 44-48 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson hits the finger roll | 44-50 |
| 11:59 | Air Force | Roger Jones steals the ball from Raymond Wier | 44-50 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 11:37 | Air Force | Raymond Wier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Deloach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Putnam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Melvin Neal (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Theodore Napier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Air Force | Brian Deloach misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:03 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Theodore Napier - foul #3 on Theodore Napier, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Ruben Rowland (SF), Paul Kilroy (PF), Sean Wilcoxen (C) Raymond Wier, Robert Reynolds, Michael Hill, Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), David Miller (SG), Joseph Kohut (SF), Kenneth Jumper (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Melvin Neal, Theodore Napier, Joseph Smith, Thomas Wilson, Roger Jones | |
| 11:03 | Air Force | Brian Deloach makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | David Miller buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Kohut | 47-53 |
| 10:29 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jumper | 47-53 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes blows the layup but he's hacked by Sean Wilcoxen - foul #2 on Sean Wilcoxen, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG) Brian Deloach | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:32 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Warren Rhodes | 47-54 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-54 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Paul Kilroy | 47-54 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Clint Sargent (PF), Greg Pontius (C) Paul Kilroy, Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF) Joseph Kohut, Kenneth Jumper | |
| 09:00 | New Mexico | Warren Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Putnam (C) Ruben Rowland | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Smith (SF) Michael Ford | |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Clint Sargent is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Rhodes - foul #1 on Warren Rhodes, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Clint Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:57 | Air Force | Clint Sargent makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 08:40 | Air Force | Joe Putnam grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Carlos Daluz steps in front of the Stephen Trudeau pass in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Carlos Daluz | 49-56 |
| 08:06 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau is fouled on the floor by Carlos Daluz - foul #2 on Carlos Daluz, team foul #10 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Brian Deloach (SG), Paul Kilroy (PF), Sean Wilcoxen (C) Larry Wright, Clint Sargent, Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Kenneth Jumper (PF), Joseph Kohut (C) David Miller, Joseph Smith, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| 08:06 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:06 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the tip | 51-56 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier tips it but misses | 51-56 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ford | 51-59 |
| 07:41 | Air Force | Michael Ford picks off the pass by Brian Deloach in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Stephen Trudeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brian Deloach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Pontius (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Kilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wilcoxen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Daluz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Jumper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Air Force | Greg Pontius connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Deloach | 53-62 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Ford | 53-64 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Michael Ford picks off the pass by Brian Deloach | 53-64 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 05:44 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:44 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Larry Wright (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Michael Hill (PF), Joe Putnam (C) Stephen Trudeau, Brian Deloach, Greg Pontius, Paul Kilroy, Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Melvin Neal (PG), David Miller (SG), Joseph Smith (SF), Thomas Wilson (PF), Warren Rhodes (C) Michael Ford, Theodore Napier, Carlos Daluz, Kenneth Jumper, Joseph Kohut | |
| 05:27 | Air Force | Joe Putnam drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Melvin Neal buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-67 |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Larry Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | David Miller pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Thomas Wilson tips it but misses | 55-67 |
| 04:30 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:26 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses long on an open fadeaway from the left block | 55-67 |
| 04:25 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Putnam - foul #1 on Joe Putnam, team foul #3 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SF) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Kenneth Jumper (SG), Joseph Kohut (PF), Roger Jones (C) Melvin Neal, David Miller, Thomas Wilson, Warren Rhodes | |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Michael Ford steals the ball from Larry Wright in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut is whistled for a carry | 57-69 |
| Subs | Air Force | Greg Pontius (SF), Paul Kilroy (PF) Larry Wright, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-69 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Michael Ford snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Ford and he's hacked by Raymond Wier - foul #4 on Raymond Wier, team foul #4 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Reynolds (SF), Sean Wilcoxen (C) Raymond Wier, Joe Putnam | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Warren Rhodes (C) Michael Ford, Roger Jones | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz makes the free throw | 57-72 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Greg Pontius (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ruben Rowland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Kilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Wilcoxen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Carlos Daluz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Kohut (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Kenneth Jumper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Warren Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Greg Pontius misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-72 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Carlos Daluz | 57-72 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 02:28 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 02:25 | Air Force | David Miller picks off the pass by Ruben Rowland in the backcourt | 57-72 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico | David Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-72 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (PG), Larry Wright (SG), Clint Sargent (PF) Greg Pontius, Ruben Rowland, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Ford (PG), Theodore Napier (SG), Roger Jones (C) Carlos Daluz, David Miller, Warren Rhodes | |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Larry Wright scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sean Wilcoxen | 60-72 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico | Kenneth Jumper connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Napier | 60-74 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | Larry Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-74 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SF) Clint Sargent | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carlos Daluz (SF) Theodore Napier | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Joseph Kohut makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Jumper | 60-77 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Trudeau | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Michael Ford drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Kenneth Jumper and he's fouled by Sean Wilcoxen - foul #3 on Sean Wilcoxen, team foul #5 | 62-79 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Michael Ford makes the free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | Paul Kilroy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-80 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Michael Ford runs out the clock | 62-80 |