| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) SG - David Starkey (fresh) SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) PF - David Reach (fresh) C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) SG - David Gaddis (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | David Gaddis loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | San Diego State | David Starkey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to David Reach | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Simon Fenwick | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Air Force | David Gaddis can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | David Gaddis hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Johnathan Dancy | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses badly on a shot from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:23 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Raymond Perkins | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the runner from the baseline set up by Raymond Perkins | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Air Force | Warren Tillman's dunk attempt is rejected by David Reach | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | San Diego State | David Reach hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Longnecker - foul #1 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | San Diego State | David Reach makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:45 | San Diego State | David Reach makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:33 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend can't connect on a shot from the right side | 8-2 |
| 17:32 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 17:16 | San Diego State | David Starkey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | San Diego State | David Reach tips it back up and in | 10-2 |
| 16:50 | Air Force | Warren Tillman's fadeaway is rejected by David Reach | 10-2 |
| 16:48 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the board | 10-2 |
| 16:39 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins loses the dribble to David Gaddis | 10-2 |
| 16:36 | Air Force | David Gaddis banks in the layup | 10-4 |
| 16:30 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Starkey | 12-4 |
| 16:17 | Air Force | Warren Tillman is whistled for a carry | 12-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG) Raymond Perkins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Richard Caraballo (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), John Ingram (C) Johnathan Dancy, David Gaddis, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, Joshua Longnecker | |
| 16:08 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson is hacked by John Ingram - foul #1 on John Ingram, team foul #2 | 12-4 |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Ingram - foul #2 on John Ingram, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery (PF) David Reach | |
| Subs | Air Force | Warren Tillman (SF) John Ingram | |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 15:55 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-4 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) SG - David Starkey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Slattery (fresh) C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Gregory (fresh) SG - Richard Caraballo (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) C - Steven Kinkade (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-4 |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick pulls down the rebound | 14-4 |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Kinkade - foul #1 on Steven Kinkade, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein (C) Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 2nd free throw | 15-4 |
| 15:32 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Warren Tillman | 15-4 |
| 15:14 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-4 |
| 15:12 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade tips it but misses | 15-4 |
| 15:11 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis grabs the offensive board | 15-4 |
| 14:58 | Air Force | Charles Gregory misses the floater from the left wing | 15-4 |
| 14:56 | San Diego State | David Starkey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-4 |
| 14:52 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Usi Abdullah | 17-4 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-4 |
| 14:44 | Air Force | Warren Tillman tips it in | 17-6 |
| 14:36 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the dunk | 17-6 |
| 14:34 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-6 |
| 14:19 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Simon Fenwick | 17-6 |
| 14:12 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 17-6 |
| 14:10 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis grabs the defensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 13:51 | Air Force | Warren Tillman is hacked by Phillip Blumenstein - foul #1 on Phillip Blumenstein, team foul #1 | 17-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), David Reach (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) David Starkey, Simon Fenwick, Kevin Slattery, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Charles Gregory, Richard Caraballo, Warren Tillman, Steven Kinkade | |
| 13:40 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker travels with the ball | 17-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Warren Tillman (SF) Wayne Margolis | |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-6 |
| 13:24 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Joshua Longnecker | 17-6 |
| 13:16 | Air Force | David Reach is called for the reach on Ivan Townsend - foul #1 on David Reach, team foul #2 | 17-6 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SF) Usi Abdullah | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Caraballo (SF) Warren Tillman | |
| 13:04 | Air Force | The jumper by David Gaddis is denied by Richard Hutchinson | 17-6 |
| 13:03 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the board | 17-6 |
| 12:48 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-6 |
| 12:47 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy pulls down the rebound | 17-6 |
| 12:41 | Air Force | Carlos Taylor steps in front of the Joshua Longnecker pass | 17-6 |
| 12:24 | San Diego State | Ivan Townsend swats the layup by Richard Hutchinson | 17-6 |
| 12:23 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-6 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | David Gaddis hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Caraballo | 17-8 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Marcellus (fresh) SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) PF - David Reach (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Caraballo (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Joshua Longnecker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | San Diego State | Johnathan Dancy steals the ball from Raymond Perkins | 17-8 |
| 11:45 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo lays it up and in set up by Johnathan Dancy | 17-10 |
| 11:29 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 11:20 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Johnathan Dancy | 17-13 |
| 11:09 | San Diego State | David Reach misses short on a jumper from the right block | 17-13 |
| 11:07 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:58 | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), David Starkey (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Raymond Perkins, Edwin Marcellus, Carlos Taylor, David Reach, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), David Forgey (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Wayne Margolis (PF), Steven Kinkade (C) Johnathan Dancy, David Gaddis, Richard Caraballo, Ivan Townsend, Joshua Longnecker | |
| 10:48 | Air Force | Charles Gregory misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 10:46 | Air Force | Warren Tillman snags the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:28 | Air Force | Charles Gregory is whistled for a carry | 17-13 |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses the floater from close range but the foul's on David Forgey - foul #1 on David Forgey, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:14 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:55 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 09:54 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:39 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery dunks the ball on a nice dish by Usi Abdullah | 21-13 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 21-13 |
| 09:19 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery grabs the defensive rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:56 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by David Starkey | 23-13 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Starkey - foul #1 on David Starkey, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), David Reach (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Usi Abdullah, Kevin Slattery, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Charles Gregory, David Forgey, Warren Tillman, Steven Kinkade | |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | Ivan Townsend steals it from Simon Fenwick | 23-15 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 07:50 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to David Reach | 23-15 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Starkey (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Reach (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Margolis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:46 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 07:44 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Gaddis | 23-15 |
| 07:38 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy throws it down set up by Ivan Townsend | 23-17 |
| 07:16 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick is denied on a layup by Wayne Margolis | 23-17 |
| 07:14 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy gets the rebound | 23-17 |
| 06:56 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 23-19 |
| 06:39 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Hutchinson | 26-19 |
| 06:20 | Air Force | The short jumper by Joshua Longnecker is denied by Richard Hutchinson | 26-19 |
| 06:19 | San Diego State | David Reach grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 06:05 | San Diego State | David Gaddis takes the ball from Richard Hutchinson | 26-19 |
| 05:41 | Air Force | David Gaddis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 05:26 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 05:24 | San Diego State | David Reach tips it back up and in | 28-22 |
| 05:07 | Air Force | David Gaddis is fouled on the floor by David Reach - foul #2 on David Reach, team foul #4 | 28-22 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), Carlos Taylor (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Raymond Perkins, David Starkey, Simon Fenwick, David Reach, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Richard Caraballo (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Steven Kinkade (C) Johnathan Dancy, David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, Joshua Longnecker | |
| 04:52 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade is called for traveling | 28-22 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Usi Abdullah | 31-22 |
| 04:10 | Air Force | Warren Tillman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Kinkade | 31-24 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery connects on the runner in the lane set up by Edwin Marcellus and he's fouled by Richard Caraballo - foul #1 on Richard Caraballo, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), John Ingram (C) Charles Gregory, Ivan Townsend | |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:55 | Air Force | John Ingram pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 03:35 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Marcellus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Taylor (fresh) PF - Kevin Slattery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Blumenstein (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Caraballo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Kinkade (fresh) C - John Ingram (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Slattery, team foul #5 | 33-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick (SF), David Reach (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Carlos Taylor, Kevin Slattery, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 03:09 | Air Force | Richard Hutchinson takes the ball from Richard Caraballo | 33-24 |
| 02:51 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson makes the jump hook from close range set up by Edwin Marcellus | 35-24 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | John Ingram misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Reach - foul #3 on David Reach, team foul #6 | 35-24 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Kevin Slattery (PF) Usi Abdullah, David Reach | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF) Richard Caraballo, Steven Kinkade | |
| 02:32 | Air Force | John Ingram misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | John Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Ingram - foul #3 on John Ingram, team foul #7 | 35-25 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Wayne Margolis (PF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Johnathan Dancy, Ivan Townsend, John Ingram | |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 02:22 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Warren Tillman hits a shot from the baseline set up by Wayne Margolis and he's fouled by Edwin Marcellus - foul #1 on Edwin Marcellus, team foul #7 | 35-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Carlos Taylor (SG) Edwin Marcellus | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 01:39 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick's pass is intercepted by Charles Gregory | 35-27 |
| 01:21 | Air Force | Warren Tillman is fouled on the floor by Simon Fenwick - foul #1 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (SG), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Simon Fenwick, Richard Hutchinson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), Ivan Townsend (PF) Charles Gregory, Wayne Margolis | |
| 01:21 | Air Force | Warren Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:21 | Air Force | Warren Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:04 | San Diego State | David Gaddis is called for the reach on Usi Abdullah - foul #1 on David Gaddis, team foul #8 | 35-29 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG) Carlos Taylor | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Caraballo (SF), Steven Kinkade (C) Warren Tillman, Joshua Longnecker | |
| 01:04 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:04 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 01:04 | San Diego State | Phillip Blumenstein snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 00:57 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins is hacked by Johnathan Dancy - foul #1 on Johnathan Dancy, team foul #9 | 36-29 |
| 00:57 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 00:47 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 00:46 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo tips it in | 36-31 |
| 00:29 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Starkey (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Raymond Perkins, Edwin Marcellus, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| Subs | Air Force | Wayne Margolis (SF) Richard Caraballo | |
| 00:05 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend drills a shot from the left block set up by David Gaddis | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | San Diego State | Ivan Townsend blocks the short jumper by Kevin Slattery | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ivan Townsend | 36-33 |