| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Roy Paul (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Charles Jones inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-30 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico | John Scruggs buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 40-30 |
| 19:08 | Air Force | David Henderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 19:07 | Air Force | David Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:53 | Air Force | Michael Klein loses the dribble to John Scruggs | 40-30 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 18:41 | Air Force | David Henderson gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | Roy Paul hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:25 | Air Force | Tony Latimer gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Michael Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Archie Mark (PF) Tony Latimer, Roy Paul, Robert Francis | |
| 17:39 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Jones | 43-30 |
| 17:23 | Air Force | Archie Mark hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Everett Fidler | 43-33 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 17:07 | Air Force | Everett Fidler grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 16:38 | Air Force | David Henderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Val Dickson | 46-36 |
| 16:07 | Air Force | David Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SF) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Roy Paul (SF), Robert Francis (PF) Michael Klein, Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| 15:52 | New Mexico | James Winters connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Winters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roy Paul (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Air Force | Ted Borrego hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-36 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico | James Winters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt misses the tip | 49-36 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Tony Latimer gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:59 | Air Force | Robert Francis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Francis, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF), Archie Mark (PF) Tony Latimer, Roy Paul, David Henderson | |
| 14:40 | New Mexico | Val Dickson hits a turnaround from the right block | 51-36 |
| 14:27 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-36 |
| 14:26 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 14:06 | Air Force | Robert Francis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 14:05 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the tip | 51-36 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | James Winters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Ted Borrego grabs the board | 51-36 |
| 13:39 | Air Force | James Winters steals the ball from Robert Francis | 51-36 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Val Dickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) James Winters, Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), David Henderson (C) Michael Klein, Robert Francis | |
| 13:05 | Air Force | Archie Mark loses the dribble to Johnny Hanna | 51-36 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna slams it home | 53-36 |
| 12:33 | Air Force | Archie Mark hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-38 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 12:11 | Air Force | Ted Borrego grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 11:57 | Air Force | Ted Borrego knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Tony Latimer | 53-41 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | John Scruggs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Robert Francis (C) Tony Latimer, David Henderson | |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Michael Klein clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 53-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ted Borrego (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna clanks a shot from the left side | 53-43 |
| 11:22 | Air Force | Archie Mark gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 11:03 | Air Force | Ted Borrego connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico | Henry Blankenship swats the shot by Edward Peterson | 53-46 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 10:37 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Francis | 53-46 |
| 10:19 | Air Force | John Scruggs picks off the pass by Henry Blankenship | 53-46 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna lays it up and in set up by John Scruggs | 55-46 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Ted Borrego blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Scruggs | 55-46 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| 09:11 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 08:58 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the shot from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico | Val Dickson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 08:43 | Air Force | Archie Mark grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Michael Klein is hacked by Edward Peterson - foul #1 on Edward Peterson, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Sean Ament (SG), James Winters (SF), Ricky Beane (PF), Allen Hitt (C) John Scruggs, Johnny Hanna, Charles Jones, Val Dickson, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (PG), Tony Latimer (SG), David Henderson (C) Michael Klein, Ted Borrego, Robert Francis | |
| 08:06 | Air Force | Tony Latimer double dribbles | 57-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG) Roy Paul | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Sean Ament can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Archie Mark - foul #4 on Archie Mark, team foul #2 | 57-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (PG) Michael Klein | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Sean Ament misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Sean Ament makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 07:36 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Allen Hitt | 58-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sean Ament (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Winters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Roy Paul (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Henry Blankenship (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Archie Mark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico | Roy Paul steps in front of the Allen Hitt pass | 58-46 |
| 06:57 | Air Force | Roy Paul is hacked by Brian Allen - foul #1 on Brian Allen, team foul #3 | 58-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Johnny Hanna (SG) Brian Allen, Sean Ament | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG) Roy Paul | |
| 06:52 | Air Force | Tony Latimer misses long on a jumper from the right block | 58-46 |
| 06:51 | Air Force | Tony Latimer pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:34 | Air Force | Archie Mark clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 06:32 | Air Force | David Henderson tips it back up and in | 58-48 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna is hacked by Henry Blankenship - foul #4 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 61-48 |
| 06:03 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Winters - foul #2 on James Winters, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (SF), Val Dickson (PF) James Winters, Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG) Tony Latimer | |
| 06:03 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:03 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Michael Klein - foul #2 on Michael Klein, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG) Roy Paul | |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:31 | Air Force | Archie Mark double dribbles | 63-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SG) Tony Latimer | |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Val Dickson lays it in set up by John Scruggs | 65-49 |
| 05:02 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses short on a shot from the right side | 65-49 |
| 05:01 | Air Force | David Henderson gets the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 04:50 | Air Force | Archie Mark hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Val Dickson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roy Paul - foul #1 on Roy Paul, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Robert Francis (C) Roy Paul, David Henderson | |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Val Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico | Val Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:25 | Air Force | Robert Francis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Allen Hitt - foul #3 on Allen Hitt, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 04:25 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 04:25 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | John Scruggs connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 69-53 |
| 03:57 | Air Force | Allen Hitt swats the layup by Michael Klein | 69-53 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Blankenship - foul #5 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #6 | 69-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Sean Ament (SG), James Winters (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Johnny Hanna, Charles Jones, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Roy Paul (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), William Nault (PF) Michael Klein, Tony Latimer, Henry Blankenship, Archie Mark | |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Ament (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Winters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Roy Paul (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Nault (fresh) C - Robert Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Air Force | Roy Paul misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico | John Scruggs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Winters | 74-53 |
| 02:50 | Air Force | Robert Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-53 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:20 | New Mexico | Sean Ament can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 74-53 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane tips it home | 76-53 |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Robert Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-53 |
| 02:10 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Everett Fidler | 76-53 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Everett Fidler is fouled on the floor by James Winters - foul #3 on James Winters, team foul #6 | 76-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG) John Scruggs | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:40 | Air Force | Robert Francis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 76-53 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Robert Francis snags the offensive board | 76-53 |
| 01:28 | Air Force | Robert Francis makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roy Paul | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is fouled on the floor by Roy Paul - foul #2 on Roy Paul, team foul #7 | 76-56 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 77-56 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 00:55 | Air Force | Ted Borrego hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Paul | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Brian Allen double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Ted Borrego can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Sean Ament - foul #1 on Sean Ament, team foul #7 | 78-58 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Ted Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | William Nault denies the turnaround by Sean Ament | 78-59 |
| 00:21 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-59 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Ted Borrego gets the offensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Edward Peterson steals it from Roy Paul | 78-59 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Brian Allen runs out the clock | 78-59 |