| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fresh) SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) SF - James Price (fresh) PF - Steven Morrison (fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fresh) SG - William Redmon (fresh) SF - Edward Archey (fresh) PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) C - Mark Meyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado State | Edward Archey swats the short shot by Steven Morrison | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Air Force | William Redmon slams it home | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to James Price | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz is fouled on the floor by Mark Meyers - foul #1 on Mark Meyers, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jerome Gibson - foul #1 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | William Redmon can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 1-2 |
| 18:11 | Colorado State | James Price grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 17:52 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Archey - foul #1 on Edward Archey, team foul #3 | 1-2 |
| 17:52 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:52 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | Steven Morrison picks off the pass by Jerome Gibson | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Steven Morrison and the foul's on Roger Wightman - foul #1 on Roger Wightman, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook misses the free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | Colorado State | Jerome Gibson steps in front of the Curtis Schwartz pass | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Wightman | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz's pass is intercepted by Edward Archey | 4-4 |
| 15:50 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:48 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) SF - James Price (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roger Wightman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Archey (fresh) PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Meyers (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Redmon - foul #1 on William Redmon, team foul #5 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Adam Caperton (SF), Marco Hanson (PF) Joey Lashbrook, James Price, Steven Morrison | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:40 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:40 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:40 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Air Force | William Redmon is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gary Adames (C) Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 14:58 | Colorado State | Gary Adames misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 14:56 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:34 | Air Force | The pull-up jumper by Jerome Gibson is blocked by Marco Hanson | 5-4 |
| 14:32 | Air Force | Mark Meyers tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 14:25 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Louis Curry | 7-4 |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson is fouled on the floor by Gary Adames - foul #1 on Gary Adames, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG), Donald Banas (SG), James Price (SF), Steven Morrison (PF) Louis Curry, Curtis Schwartz, Adam Caperton, Marco Hanson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (SG), Robert Stewart (PF) William Redmon, Jerome Gibson | |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Edward Archey misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Steven Morrison - foul #1 on Steven Morrison, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ronald Williams (C) Gary Adames | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Edward Archey makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Edward Archey misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 13:56 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ronald Williams | 7-5 |
| 13:40 | Colorado State | Donald Banas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-5 |
| 13:22 | Air Force | Mark Meyers can't throw it down | 10-5 |
| 13:21 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 13:12 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Edward Archey - foul #2 on Edward Archey, team foul #6 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz (SG) Donald Banas | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG), Gerald Kern (SF), Myron Foreman (C) Roger Wightman, Edward Archey, Mark Meyers | |
| 13:12 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:12 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:12 | Air Force | Robert Stewart snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 12:53 | Air Force | William Redmon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Shawn Mallett | 11-8 |
| 12:45 | Colorado State | James Price is hacked by Shawn Mallett - foul #1 on Shawn Mallett, team foul #7 | 11-8 |
| 12:45 | Colorado State | James Price makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:45 | Colorado State | James Price makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:20 | Air Force | Shawn Mallett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-8 |
| 12:19 | Air Force | Gerald Kern grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:03 | Air Force | William Redmon misses the 3 from straight away | 13-8 |
| 12:02 | Air Force | Gerald Kern snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 11:51 | Air Force | William Redmon is denied on a layup by Ronald Williams | 13-8 |
| 11:49 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook grabs the board | 13-8 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Shawn Mallett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Kern (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) C - Myron Foreman (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison's pass is intercepted by Gerald Kern | 13-8 |
| 11:28 | Air Force | Shawn Mallett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Adam Caperton (SF), Marco Hanson (PF), Gary Adames (C) Joey Lashbrook, James Price, Steven Morrison, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Jerome Gibson (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Shawn Mallett, Robert Stewart, Myron Foreman | |
| 11:16 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses the floater from the left side | 13-8 |
| 10:57 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Meyers - foul #2 on Mark Meyers, team foul #8 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (SG), Robert Stewart (C) William Redmon, Mark Meyers | |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-8 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | Shawn Mallett clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Gary Adames grabs the board | 15-8 |
| 09:56 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Curry | 17-8 |
| 09:38 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson hits a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Gary Adames - foul #2 on Gary Adames, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook (PG), Donald Banas (SG), James Price (SF), Steven Morrison (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Louis Curry, Curtis Schwartz, Adam Caperton, Marco Hanson, Gary Adames | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:38 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses the free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 09:29 | Colorado State | Donald Banas comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 09:28 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:14 | Colorado State | Steven Morrison misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | Roger Wightman pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:55 | Air Force | James Price steals it from Gerald Kern | 17-10 |
| 08:35 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | Donald Banas snags the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | James Price hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #9 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz (SG) Donald Banas | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG), Ervin Ledbetter (SF), Myron Foreman (C) Shawn Mallett, Gerald Kern, Jerome Gibson | |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | James Price makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 08:17 | Colorado State | James Price makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 07:56 | Air Force | Robert Stewart scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Wightman | 19-12 |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Roger Wightman - foul #2 on Roger Wightman, team foul #10 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marco Hanson (PF) Steven Morrison | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Mallett (PG), David Campbell (C) Roger Wightman, Robert Stewart | |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | Joey Lashbrook makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Price (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marco Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Shawn Mallett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) PF - Myron Foreman (fresh) C - David Campbell (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Shawn Mallett | 22-15 |
| 06:44 | Colorado State | Shawn Mallett takes the ball from Ronald Williams | 22-15 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | Shawn Mallett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-15 |
| 06:36 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 22-15 |
| 06:12 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson snags the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 05:57 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson's floater is tipped away by Myron Foreman | 22-15 |
| 05:56 | Air Force | David Campbell pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 05:35 | Air Force | Myron Foreman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 05:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ronald Williams | 22-15 |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | James Price buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Williams | 24-15 |
| 05:09 | Air Force | Shawn Mallett scores on a shot from the baseline | 24-17 |
| 04:58 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joey Lashbrook | 26-17 |
| 04:49 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-17 |
| 04:48 | Air Force | Myron Foreman grabs the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 04:41 | Air Force | Myron Foreman can't finish the layup | 26-17 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter misses the tip | 26-17 |
| 04:38 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 04:13 | Colorado State | Ronald Williams is denied on a layup by David Campbell | 26-17 |
| 04:11 | Air Force | Myron Foreman snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 03:54 | Air Force | Marco Hanson steals it from Shawn Mallett | 26-17 |
| 03:34 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 03:33 | Colorado State | James Price grabs the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joey Lashbrook (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Schwartz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marco Hanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Shawn Mallett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Redmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ervin Ledbetter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Myron Foreman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Campbell (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Joey Lashbrook and he's hacked by Myron Foreman - foul #1 on Myron Foreman, team foul #11 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Curry (PG), Donald Banas (SG), Adam Caperton (SF), Steven Morrison (PF) Joey Lashbrook, Curtis Schwartz, James Price, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roger Wightman (PG), Gerald Kern (SG), Edward Archey (SF), Jerome Gibson (PF), Mark Meyers (C) Shawn Mallett, William Redmon, Ervin Ledbetter, Myron Foreman, David Campbell | |
| 03:20 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 29-17 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | Marco Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 02:50 | Colorado State | Donald Banas misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-17 |
| 02:49 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 02:35 | Air Force | Mark Meyers connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Roger Wightman | 29-19 |
| 02:18 | Colorado State | Mark Meyers takes the ball from Donald Banas | 29-19 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Mark Meyers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marco Hanson - foul #1 on Marco Hanson, team foul #4 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz (SG), Gary Adames (C) Donald Banas, Marco Hanson | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG) Gerald Kern | |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Mark Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Mark Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | Edward Archey picks off the pass by Gary Adames | 29-21 |
| 01:06 | Air Force | Edward Archey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 01:05 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz pulls down the rebound | 29-21 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Curtis Schwartz drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Adam Caperton | 31-21 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Roger Wightman hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Archey | 31-24 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Louis Curry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Price (PF), Ronald Williams (C) Steven Morrison, Gary Adames | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Stewart (PF) Jerome Gibson | |
| 00:04 | Air Force | William Redmon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Adam Caperton clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-24 |