| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) SG - Dale Simmons (fresh) SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) C - Kevin Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) PF - Archie Mark (fresh) C - David Henderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Archie Mark wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Air Force | Michael Klein is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Blankenship - foul #1 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:54 | Air Force | Archie Mark lays it in on a great pass from Tony Latimer | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | BYU | Eugene Delaney scores on a shot from the left side set up by Dale Simmons | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | Air Force | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on David Henderson - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | Michael Klein comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Air Force | David Henderson tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | BYU | The rebound goes to Wallace Mohammad | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Archie Mark gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Air Force | The short jumper by David Henderson is denied by Kevin Williams | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Archie Mark tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | BYU | Archie Mark is called for the reach on Eugene Delaney - foul #1 on Archie Mark, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Roy Paul (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Robert Francis (C) Michael Klein, Tony Latimer, Henry Blankenship, David Henderson | |
| 16:58 | BYU | Dale Simmons connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Richardson | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Air Force | Archie Mark drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roy Paul | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | BYU | Dale Simmons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:30 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses the jumpshot from the left side | 6-7 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | Archie Mark tips it in | 6-9 |
| 15:56 | BYU | Ted Borrego picks off the pass by Dale Simmons | 6-9 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ted Borrego (fresh) SG - Roy Paul (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Francis (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses the 3 from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:37 | BYU | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:32 | BYU | Dale Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-9 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF), David Henderson (C) Roy Paul, Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| 15:18 | Air Force | Robert Francis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | BYU | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:51 | BYU | Eugene Delaney comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | Air Force | Robert Francis snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:21 | Air Force | Ted Borrego clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-9 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:12 | Air Force | The jumper by Michael Klein is denied by Eugene Delaney | 6-9 |
| 14:11 | BYU | Eugene Delaney gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:06 | BYU | Dale Simmons scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wallace Mohammad | 9-9 |
| 13:47 | Air Force | Ted Borrego clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | BYU | Dale Simmons grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 13:40 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Delaney | 11-9 |
| 13:26 | Air Force | Michael Klein clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 13:24 | BYU | Eugene Delaney snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 13:18 | BYU | Dale Simmons scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 12:55 | Air Force | David Henderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 12:54 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:49 | BYU | Dale Simmons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:47 | BYU | Eugene Delaney tips it home | 15-9 |
| 12:36 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Henderson and he's hacked by Wallace Mohammad - foul #1 on Wallace Mohammad, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Steve Bean (SF), William Zalar (PF), Dustin Bartels (C) Paul Richardson, Dale Simmons, Wallace Mohammad, Eugene Delaney, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Roy Paul (SF), Archie Mark (PF) Ted Borrego, Henry Blankenship, Robert Francis | |
| 12:36 | Air Force | Michael Klein makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:24 | BYU | Steve Bean connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Michael Klein hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Paul | 17-15 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Alfred Negrete (fresh) SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) SF - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Zalar (fresh) C - Dustin Bartels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tony Latimer (fresh) SF - Roy Paul (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Henderson (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | BYU | Gary Jamison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Henry Blankenship (PF) David Henderson | |
| 11:18 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 11:16 | BYU | Dustin Bartels grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 11:10 | BYU | Alfred Negrete is hacked by Michael Klein - foul #1 on Michael Klein, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | BYU | Eugene Delaney (PF), Kevin Williams (C) William Zalar, Dustin Bartels | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG) Michael Klein | |
| 10:55 | BYU | Eugene Delaney lays it in | 19-15 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship misses the lay-in | 19-15 |
| 10:33 | BYU | The rebound goes to Steve Bean | 19-15 |
| 10:27 | BYU | Tony Latimer picks off the pass by Steve Bean | 19-15 |
| 10:24 | Air Force | Tony Latimer hits the finger roll | 19-17 |
| 10:12 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses the floater from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 10:11 | Air Force | Tony Latimer gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Ted Borrego makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Paul | 19-20 |
| 09:43 | BYU | Eugene Delaney can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Henry Blankenship - foul #2 on Henry Blankenship, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Dale Simmons (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF) Alfred Negrete, Gary Jamison, Steve Bean | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Everett Fidler (SF), David Henderson (C) Ted Borrego, Roy Paul, Henry Blankenship | |
| 09:43 | BYU | Eugene Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:43 | BYU | Eugene Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:43 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Archie Mark | 20-20 |
| 09:26 | Air Force | David Henderson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 20-20 |
| 09:24 | Air Force | Archie Mark pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | David Henderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tony Latimer and he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #3 | 20-22 |
| Subs | BYU | William Zalar (C) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SF), Robert Francis (PF) Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| 09:10 | Air Force | David Henderson makes the free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:46 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 20-23 |
| 08:45 | BYU | William Zalar gets the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 08:23 | BYU | Dale Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-23 |
| 08:21 | Air Force | Robert Francis grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Michael Klein's floater is knocked away by William Zalar | 20-23 |
| 08:08 | BYU | The rebound goes to William Zalar | 20-23 |
| 08:04 | BYU | Dale Simmons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Paul - foul #1 on Roy Paul, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (SF), Dustin Bartels (C) Wallace Mohammad, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), Archie Mark (PF) Tony Latimer, Roy Paul, Robert Francis | |
| 08:04 | BYU | Dale Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:04 | BYU | Dale Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Michael Klein's pass is intercepted by Alfred Negrete | 22-23 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) PF - William Zalar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Bartels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Fidler (fresh) PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:47 | BYU | Alfred Negrete hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 07:46 | Air Force | Archie Mark grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 07:41 | Air Force | Ted Borrego comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Dale Simmons - foul #1 on Dale Simmons, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SF) Everett Fidler | |
| 07:41 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:41 | Air Force | Ted Borrego makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:41 | Air Force | Ted Borrego misses the 3rd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:41 | BYU | Dale Simmons pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:25 | BYU | Dale Simmons misses short on a runner from the right block | 22-24 |
| 07:24 | BYU | Dale Simmons misses the tip | 22-24 |
| 07:22 | Air Force | Ted Borrego grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 07:08 | Air Force | Michael Klein comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-24 |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Tony Latimer tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 06:48 | BYU | Dale Simmons clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Ted Borrego - foul #1 on Ted Borrego, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | BYU | Wallace Mohammad (SF), Eugene Delaney (PF) Alfred Negrete, Dustin Bartels | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SF), Robert Francis (C) Tony Latimer, David Henderson | |
| 06:48 | BYU | Dale Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:48 | BYU | Dale Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 06:24 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 06:23 | Air Force | Robert Francis gets the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | Archie Mark loses the dribble to Wallace Mohammad | 24-26 |
| 05:56 | BYU | Dale Simmons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wallace Mohammad | 26-26 |
| 05:37 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 05:36 | Air Force | Michael Klein grabs the offensive board | 26-26 |
| 05:18 | Air Force | Roy Paul is fouled on the floor by Paul Richardson - foul #1 on Paul Richardson, team foul #5 | 26-26 |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Dustin Bartels (C) Paul Richardson, Dale Simmons, William Zalar | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Everett Fidler (SF), David Henderson (C) Ted Borrego, Roy Paul, Robert Francis | |
| 05:06 | Air Force | Archie Mark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 04:47 | BYU | Dustin Bartels comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | David Henderson gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:36 | Air Force | Michael Klein comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 04:35 | BYU | Alfred Negrete gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:29 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 04:27 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad snags the offensive board | 26-29 |
| 04:13 | BYU | Michael Klein is called for the reach on Gary Jamison - foul #2 on Michael Klein, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SF) Wallace Mohammad | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Borrego (PG), Roy Paul (SF), Robert Francis (PF) Michael Klein, Everett Fidler, Archie Mark | |
| 04:13 | BYU | Gary Jamison makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:13 | BYU | Gary Jamison makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:51 | Air Force | David Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Williams (C) Dustin Bartels | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Klein (PG), Henry Blankenship (SF), Archie Mark (PF) Tony Latimer, Roy Paul, Robert Francis | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Alfred Negrete (fresh) SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Delaney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Michael Klein (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ted Borrego (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Blankenship (fresh) PF - Archie Mark (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - David Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | BYU | Alfred Negrete's pass is intercepted by David Henderson | 28-29 |
| 03:32 | Air Force | Michael Klein connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Archie Mark | 28-32 |
| 03:25 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 03:23 | Air Force | David Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Ted Borrego connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Klein | 28-35 |
| 03:09 | BYU | Gary Jamison makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Delaney | 31-35 |
| 02:52 | Air Force | Kevin Williams steals the ball from David Henderson | 31-35 |
| 02:46 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 02:45 | Air Force | Archie Mark snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 02:41 | Air Force | Michael Klein knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by David Henderson | 31-37 |
| 02:22 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 02:20 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Henderson | 31-37 |
| 02:06 | Air Force | Archie Mark misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 02:04 | BYU | Kevin Williams gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:59 | BYU | Gary Jamison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Dale Simmons (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), William Zalar (PF) Alfred Negrete, Gary Jamison, Steve Bean, Eugene Delaney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Tony Latimer (SG), Roy Paul (SF), Robert Francis (C) Ted Borrego, Archie Mark, David Henderson | |
| 01:45 | Air Force | A charge is called on Tony Latimer - foul #1 on Tony Latimer, team foul #8 | 31-37 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Henderson (C) Roy Paul | |
| 01:28 | BYU | Paul Richardson is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Roy Paul (SF) David Henderson | |
| 01:05 | Air Force | Michael Klein misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 01:03 | BYU | Kevin Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:58 | BYU | Dale Simmons misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #6 | 31-37 |
| Subs | BYU | Dustin Bartels (C) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Air Force | Archie Mark (PF), David Henderson (C) Roy Paul, Robert Francis | |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Henry Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:38 | BYU | Dustin Bartels connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Simmons | 33-39 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Michael Klein drills a shot from the left block set up by Henry Blankenship | 33-41 |
| 00:04 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 33-41 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | David Henderson gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | David Henderson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-41 |