| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) SG - David Gaddis (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) C - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fresh) SG - David Starkey (fresh) SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) PF - David Reach (fresh) C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:51 | San Diego State | Warren Tillman steals the ball from Simon Fenwick | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Air Force | Warren Tillman hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | San Diego State | David Starkey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy drills a 3 from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:53 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | San Diego State | David Reach hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | David Gaddis scores on a jumper in the paint | 7-2 |
| 18:09 | San Diego State | David Reach can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Reach - foul #1 on David Reach, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 18:03 | Air Force | Warren Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 18:03 | Air Force | Warren Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-2 |
| 17:51 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by David Starkey | 9-5 |
| 17:49 | Air Force | Raymond Perkins steals the ball from Johnathan Dancy in the backcourt | 9-5 |
| 17:46 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick lays it in set up by Raymond Perkins | 9-7 |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 17:32 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 17:17 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick is hacked by Johnathan Dancy - foul #1 on Johnathan Dancy, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Kevin Slattery (PF), Foster Hale (C) Raymond Perkins, David Reach, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 17:12 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the driving attempt from the right block | 9-7 |
| 17:10 | Air Force | David Gaddis grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:55 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 16:53 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 16:37 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Ivan Townsend - foul #1 on Ivan Townsend, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Caraballo (SG), Wayne Margolis (PF), John Ingram (C) David Gaddis, Ivan Townsend, Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG) Simon Fenwick | |
| 16:37 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:37 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:12 | Air Force | Foster Hale is called for the reach on Wayne Margolis - foul #1 on Foster Hale, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Steven Kinkade (PF) Johnathan Dancy, Warren Tillman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Reach (PF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Kevin Slattery, Foster Hale | |
| 16:05 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis slams it home and the foul's on Usi Abdullah - foul #1 on Usi Abdullah, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| 16:05 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:48 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 12-8 |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson tips it but misses | 12-8 |
| 15:45 | Air Force | John Ingram snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Gregory (fresh) SG - Richard Caraballo (fresh) SF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Kinkade (fresh) C - John Ingram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) SG - Edwin Marcellus (fresh) SF - David Starkey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Reach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Reach - foul #2 on David Reach, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF) Richard Caraballo, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Kevin Slattery (PF) Usi Abdullah, David Starkey, David Reach | |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:05 | San Diego State | Charles Gregory picks off the pass by Raymond Perkins | 14-8 |
| 15:01 | Air Force | Charles Gregory banks in the layup | 16-8 |
| 14:46 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson's layup is rejected by Wayne Margolis | 16-8 |
| 14:44 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend pulls down the rebound | 16-8 |
| 14:40 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend tips it back up and in | 18-8 |
| 14:16 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Simon Fenwick | 18-10 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | David Gaddis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Gaddis, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), Richard Caraballo (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Charles Gregory, David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Starkey (SG), Foster Hale (C) Edwin Marcellus, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 13:35 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Starkey | 18-12 |
| 13:14 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-12 |
| 13:13 | San Diego State | David Starkey snags the defensive board | 18-12 |
| 13:04 | San Diego State | David Starkey makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Perkins | 18-14 |
| 12:43 | Air Force | Simon Fenwick is called for the reach on Johnathan Dancy - foul #1 on Simon Fenwick, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Wayne Margolis (PF) Richard Caraballo, Ivan Townsend | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), Phillip Blumenstein (C) Raymond Perkins, David Starkey, Kevin Slattery | |
| 12:22 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker loses the dribble to Phillip Blumenstein | 18-14 |
| 12:17 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Warren Tillman - foul #1 on Warren Tillman, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson (C) Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 12:17 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 12:17 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 12:05 | Air Force | David Gaddis loses the dribble to Usi Abdullah | 18-16 |
| 12:00 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah hits the finger roll | 18-18 |
| 11:37 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy can't connect on a floater from the left side | 18-18 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Foster Hale | 18-18 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Margolis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Longnecker (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edwin Marcellus (fresh) SF - Simon Fenwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Foster Hale (fairly fresh) C - Richard Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:00 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-18 |
| 10:58 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:50 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Richard Hutchinson | 18-20 |
| 10:38 | Air Force | Warren Tillman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Gaddis | 20-20 |
| 10:31 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Dancy - foul #2 on Johnathan Dancy, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Richard Caraballo (SG), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Johnathan Dancy, David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG), David Starkey (SG), Kevin Slattery (PF) Edwin Marcellus, Simon Fenwick, Foster Hale | |
| 10:20 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah's layup is rejected by John Ingram | 20-20 |
| 10:19 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:08 | San Diego State | David Starkey is hacked by John Ingram - foul #1 on John Ingram, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Foster Hale (C) Richard Hutchinson | |
| 09:52 | San Diego State | Warren Tillman steals the ball from Raymond Perkins | 20-20 |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Warren Tillman hits the finger roll | 22-20 |
| 09:28 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery banks in the layup | 22-22 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 08:56 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 08:55 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery tips it back up and in | 24-24 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Kevin Slattery swats the layup by Richard Caraballo | 24-24 |
| 08:36 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 08:24 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Perkins | 24-26 |
| 08:01 | Air Force | Raymond Perkins steps in front of the Warren Tillman pass | 24-26 |
| 07:53 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah misses the shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 07:51 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery tips it in | 24-28 |
| 07:37 | Air Force | Warren Tillman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 07:36 | San Diego State | Foster Hale gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Caraballo (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ingram (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Raymond Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Starkey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Usi Abdullah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Slattery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Foster Hale (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Usi Abdullah | 24-31 |
| 06:58 | Air Force | David Starkey takes the ball from Ivan Townsend | 24-31 |
| 06:54 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah banks in the layup on a great pass from David Starkey | 24-33 |
| 06:40 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo is fouled on the floor by David Starkey - foul #1 on David Starkey, team foul #6 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (PG), David Gaddis (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Charles Gregory, Richard Caraballo, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Gum (PG), Edwin Marcellus (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Raymond Perkins, David Starkey, Usi Abdullah, Foster Hale | |
| 06:26 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis misses the shot from the right side | 24-33 |
| 06:24 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 06:22 | San Diego State | Kevin Slattery snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 06:10 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-33 |
| 06:08 | San Diego State | Richard Hutchinson tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 05:46 | Air Force | Steven Kinkade hits the finger roll | 26-35 |
| 05:32 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 05:13 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker's pass is intercepted by Richard Hutchinson | 26-37 |
| 05:03 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus blows the layup but he's fouled by Harold Booker - foul #1 on Harold Booker, team foul #7 | 26-37 |
| 05:03 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 05:03 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 04:56 | Air Force | Harold Booker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Longnecker | 28-38 |
| 04:32 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Hutchinson and he's hacked by Joshua Longnecker - foul #1 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #8 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Forgey (PG), Ivan Townsend (PF) Harold Booker, Steven Kinkade | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 04:32 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 04:14 | Air Force | Edwin Marcellus picks off the pass by David Forgey | 28-41 |
| 03:55 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 28-41 |
| 03:54 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 03:45 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-41 |
| 03:43 | Air Force | David Gaddis tips it back up and in | 30-41 |
| 03:36 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wayne Margolis - foul #1 on Wayne Margolis, team foul #9 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy (PG), Richard Caraballo (SG), Warren Tillman (SF), John Ingram (C) David Forgey, David Gaddis, Wayne Margolis, Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah (PG), David Starkey (SG), David Reach (PF), Foster Hale (C) William Gum, Edwin Marcellus, Kevin Slattery, Richard Hutchinson | |
| 03:36 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 03:36 | San Diego State | Simon Fenwick misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Warren Tillman gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 03:16 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 03:14 | Air Force | John Ingram pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Johnathan Dancy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Caraballo (fresh) SF - Warren Tillman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ingram (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Usi Abdullah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Starkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Simon Fenwick (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Reach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Foster Hale (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Air Force | Johnathan Dancy travels with the ball | 30-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG) Simon Fenwick | |
| 03:04 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins's pass is intercepted by Johnathan Dancy in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Warren Tillman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 02:44 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to David Reach | 30-42 |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | David Reach hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Perkins | 30-44 |
| 02:17 | Air Force | Richard Caraballo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 01:56 | San Diego State | David Reach drills a floater from the left block | 32-46 |
| 01:41 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Gaddis (SG), Wayne Margolis (SF), Steven Kinkade (PF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Richard Caraballo, Warren Tillman, Ivan Townsend, John Ingram | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus (SG), Simon Fenwick (SF), Richard Hutchinson (C) Raymond Perkins, David Starkey, Foster Hale | |
| 01:31 | San Diego State | David Reach loses the dribble to Johnathan Dancy | 32-46 |
| 01:13 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-46 |
| 00:59 | San Diego State | Usi Abdullah makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Reach | 32-48 |
| 00:41 | Air Force | Wayne Margolis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-48 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker grabs the offensive board | 32-48 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | David Gaddis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-48 |
| 00:21 | San Diego State | David Reach pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 00:15 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus is fouled on the floor by Joshua Longnecker - foul #2 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #10 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Warren Tillman (SF), Ivan Townsend (PF), John Ingram (C) Johnathan Dancy, Wayne Margolis, Steven Kinkade, Joshua Longnecker | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins (PG) Usi Abdullah | |
| 00:15 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus misses the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 00:15 | San Diego State | Edwin Marcellus makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:05 | Air Force | Ivan Townsend misses the turnaround from the right block | 32-49 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | David Gaddis tips it in | 34-49 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Raymond Perkins misses the halfcourt shot | 34-49 |