| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David Reach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Warren Tillman inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by David Reach - foul #3 on David Reach, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein (C) David Reach | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:32 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Blumenstein | 27-35 |
| 19:06 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend is fouled on the floor by Richard Hutchinson - foul #1 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 18:58 | Air Force | Charles Yohe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-35 |
| 18:44 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is fouled on the floor by Charles Yohe - foul #3 on Charles Yohe, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG) Charles Yohe | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 18:30 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-35 |
| 18:29 | Air Force | Warren Tillman gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Dean Conlin | 29-35 |
| 18:02 | San Diego State | Steven Kinkade steps in front of the Don Stephens pass | 29-35 |
| 17:45 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses long on a shot from the right side | 29-35 |
| 17:44 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 29-35 |
| 17:29 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is hacked by David Gaddis - foul #2 on David Gaddis, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Caraballo (SG), Wayne Margolis (PF), John Ingram (C) David Gaddis, Ivan Townsend, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Kevin Slattery (PF) Raymond Perkins, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 17:11 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Caraballo - foul #1 on Richard Caraballo, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (PG) Warren Tillman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Carlos Taylor (SF) Don Stephens, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 17:11 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:11 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:56 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-36 |
| 16:55 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 16:46 | Air Force | Dean Conlin makes the driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Edwin Marcellus - foul #3 on Edwin Marcellus, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Richard Hutchinson (C) Edwin Marcellus, Simon Fenwick | |
| 16:46 | Air Force | Dean Conlin makes the free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:34 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond Perkins | 32-38 |
| 16:22 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Conlin and the foul's on Kevin Slattery - foul #1 on Kevin Slattery, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), Steven Kinkade (C) Robert Garland, Wayne Margolis, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:22 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:04 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Warren Tillman (SF) Richard Caraballo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Usi Abdullah, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Don Stephens steps in front of the Warren Tillman pass | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Dean Conlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Slattery (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Herbert Lansford (C) Dean Conlin, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Simon Fenwick (SF), David Reach (C) Raymond Perkins, Carlos Taylor, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 15:18 | Air Force | Don Stephens steals the ball from Herbert Lansford | 35-38 |
| 14:59 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Usi Abdullah | 35-41 |
| 14:37 | Air Force | David Gaddis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Charles Yohe | 38-41 |
| 14:20 | San Diego State | David Reach is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), Wayne Margolis (PF) David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (PF) Kevin Slattery | |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Dean Conlin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Yohe | 41-41 |
| 13:42 | San Diego State | David Reach misses short on a floater near the basket | 41-41 |
| 13:40 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick tips it in | 41-43 |
| 13:26 | Air Force | Herbert Lansford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | Charles Yohe grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:12 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis can't finish the layup | 41-43 |
| 13:10 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 41-43 |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Herbert Lansford - foul #4 on Herbert Lansford, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), Steven Kinkade (C) Charles Yohe, Richard Caraballo, Wayne Margolis, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Carlos Taylor (SF) Usi Abdullah, Simon Fenwick | |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:39 | Air Force | Dean Conlin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 12:18 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses long on a floater from the left side | 44-45 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | David Gaddis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:04 | Air Force | Warren Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:02 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:53 | San Diego State | Don Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Air Force | Warren Tillman snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 11:31 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 11:29 | San Diego State | David Reach snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Dean Conlin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - David Reach (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Don Stephens hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 11:16 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Richard Caraballo (SG), Wayne Margolis (PF) Dean Conlin, David Gaddis, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Don Stephens, Carlos Taylor, Richard Hutchinson, David Reach | |
| 10:59 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 10:57 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 10:42 | Air Force | Raymond Perkins steals the ball from Wayne Margolis | 44-49 |
| 10:24 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 10:23 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:09 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 10:08 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 09:47 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 09:45 | Air Force | Charles Yohe snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 09:33 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 09:31 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 09:13 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah is hacked by Richard Caraballo - foul #2 on Richard Caraballo, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Charles Yohe, Warren Tillman, Wayne Margolis, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Richard Hutchinson (PF), David Reach (C) Raymond Perkins, Kevin Slattery, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 09:04 | San Diego State | David Reach loses the ball out of bounds | 46-49 |
| 08:41 | Air Force | David Gaddis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG) Usi Abdullah | |
| 08:25 | San Diego State | Don Stephens hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-52 |
| 08:04 | Air Force | John Ingram is whistled for a carry | 46-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), Wayne Margolis (SF) Dean Conlin, Richard Caraballo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF) Simon Fenwick | |
| 07:57 | San Diego State | David Reach misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 07:56 | San Diego State | David Reach tips it in | 46-54 |
| 07:31 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis knocks in the runner from the baseline | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Marcellus (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - David Reach (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 07:17 | Air Force | John Ingram pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:58 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Don Stephens - foul #2 on Don Stephens, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Warren Tillman (SF), Herbert Lansford (C) Wayne Margolis, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Usi Abdullah (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Edwin Marcellus, Don Stephens, Carlos Taylor, David Reach | |
| 06:58 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:58 | Air Force | David Gaddis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:58 | Air Force | David Gaddis makes the 3rd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:40 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Usi Abdullah | 50-56 |
| 06:27 | Air Force | Warren Tillman is fouled on the floor by Phillip Blumenstein - foul #1 on Phillip Blumenstein, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG), Richard Caraballo (SG), Wayne Margolis (PF) Charles Yohe, David Gaddis, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery (PF) Richard Hutchinson | |
| 06:10 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 06:09 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Wayne Margolis - foul #2 on Wayne Margolis, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:49 | Air Force | Warren Tillman buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Caraballo | 52-58 |
| 05:36 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is hacked by Richard Caraballo - foul #3 on Richard Caraballo, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), David Reach (C) Usi Abdullah, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 05:36 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:36 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:15 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 05:13 | San Diego State | David Reach gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:55 | San Diego State | David Reach hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Herbert Lansford - foul #5 on Herbert Lansford, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), Steven Kinkade (C) Dean Conlin, Warren Tillman, Wayne Margolis, Herbert Lansford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Richard Hutchinson (PF) Raymond Perkins, Kevin Slattery | |
| 04:55 | San Diego State | David Reach misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:55 | San Diego State | David Reach makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:38 | Air Force | Charles Yohe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 04:16 | San Diego State | David Reach makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Usi Abdullah | 55-63 |
| 04:12 | Air Force | David Gaddis makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Yohe | 57-63 |
| 04:01 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:59 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:50 | San Diego State | David Reach throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Carlos Taylor (SF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Don Stephens, Simon Fenwick, David Reach | |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Charles Yohe connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Gaddis | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edwin Marcellus (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-63 |
| 03:08 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend snags the defensive board | 60-63 |
| 02:51 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Yohe | 62-63 |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Warren Tillman (SF) Richard Caraballo | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Don Stephens (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), David Reach (C) Usi Abdullah, Edwin Marcellus, Carlos Taylor, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 02:35 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson clanks a turnaround in the paint | 62-63 |
| 02:33 | Air Force | David Gaddis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:10 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend loses the ball out of bounds | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is fouled on the floor by Steven Kinkade - foul #1 on Steven Kinkade, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Warren Tillman and he's hacked by Richard Hutchinson - foul #2 on Richard Hutchinson, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:39 | San Diego State | David Reach snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Don Stephens clanks a floater from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 01:18 | Air Force | Warren Tillman snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 00:56 | Air Force | Warren Tillman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:54 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Richard Hutchinson | 64-63 |
| 00:39 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Simon Fenwick and the foul's on Ivan Townsend - foul #3 on Ivan Townsend, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| 00:39 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Charles Yohe can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Simon Fenwick - foul #1 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Charles Yohe makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Charles Yohe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | David Gaddis snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - David Reach (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:50 | Air Force | Warren Tillman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Reach - foul #4 on David Reach, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| 04:50 | Air Force | Warren Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:50 | Air Force | Warren Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:37 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Don Stephens | 68-68 |
| 04:15 | Air Force | Charles Yohe scores on a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Raymond Perkins - foul #1 on Raymond Perkins, team foul #10 | 70-68 |
| 04:15 | Air Force | Charles Yohe misses the free throw | 70-68 |
| 04:15 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 04:09 | San Diego State | Don Stephens knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Simon Fenwick | 70-70 |
| 03:56 | Air Force | Charles Yohe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 03:55 | Air Force | David Gaddis tips it home | 72-70 |
| 03:40 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 03:20 | Air Force | Richard Hutchinson swats the layup by Steven Kinkade | 72-73 |
| 03:18 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend hits the follow up shot | 74-73 |
| 03:01 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 74-73 |
| 03:00 | Air Force | Warren Tillman gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:53 | Air Force | Charles Yohe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 02:52 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 02:39 | San Diego State | Don Stephens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | David Reach tips it home | 74-75 |
| 02:08 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend is fouled on the floor by Simon Fenwick - foul #2 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #11 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Garland (PG), Dean Conlin (SG), Richard Caraballo (SF), John Ingram (C) Charles Yohe, David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), Kevin Slattery (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Raymond Perkins, Don Stephens, Richard Hutchinson, David Reach | |
| 02:08 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:08 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:05 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Air Force | Warren Tillman (SF), Wayne Margolis (PF) Robert Garland, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Don Stephens (SG), Richard Hutchinson (PF), David Reach (C) Edwin Marcellus, Kevin Slattery, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 01:56 | San Diego State | Don Stephens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Hutchinson | 76-77 |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Yohe (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), Steven Kinkade (C) Dean Conlin, Richard Caraballo, Wayne Margolis, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG) Usi Abdullah | |
| 01:41 | Air Force | Richard Hutchinson swats the layup by Ivan Townsend | 76-77 |
| 01:40 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 01:33 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses long on a shot from the left side | 76-77 |
| 01:32 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins snags the offensive board | 76-77 |
| 01:25 | San Diego State | David Reach buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Simon Fenwick | 76-79 |
| 01:05 | Air Force | Simon Fenwick takes the ball from David Gaddis | 76-79 |
| 00:49 | San Diego State | David Reach hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Don Stephens | 76-81 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Yohe (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Stephens (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. C - David Reach (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade knocks in the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Don Stephens - foul #3 on Don Stephens, team foul #12 | 78-81 |
| 00:38 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade makes the free throw | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Charles Yohe is called for the reach on Simon Fenwick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Yohe, team foul #11 | 79-81 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:35 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Air Force | Charles Yohe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-83 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF) Simon Fenwick | |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | David Gaddis is called for the reach on Don Stephens in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Gaddis, team foul #12 | 79-83 |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | Don Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Charles Yohe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 79-85 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | David Gaddis pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-85 |
| 00:16 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-85 |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 79-85 |
| 00:12 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson is hacked by Charles Yohe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Yohe, team foul #13 | 79-85 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dean Conlin (PG) Charles Yohe | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (C) David Reach | |
| 00:12 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 79-85 |
| 00:12 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-86 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-86 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (C) Carlos Taylor | |
| 00:07 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-86 |
| 00:05 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the defensive rebound | 79-86 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins runs out the clock | 79-86 |