| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond Wier (fresh) SG - Ruben Rowland (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) PF - Michael Hill (fresh) C - Bert Sica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gerald Santillan (fresh) SG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) PF - Warren Mentzer (fresh) C - Joseph Constable (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Bert Sica wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Air Force | Raymond Wier misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Utah | Warren Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Utah | Michael Hill swats the short shot by Gerald Santillan | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Utah | Raymond Wier steals it from Gerald Santillan | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Air Force | Raymond Wier hits the finger roll | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Utah | Raymond Wier steps in front of the Warren Mentzer pass | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds hits the finger roll on a great pass from Raymond Wier | 6-0 |
| 18:00 | Utah | Warren Mentzer hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 17:58 | Air Force | Bert Sica grabs the defensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:46 | Air Force | Michael Hill misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Michael Hill gets the offensive rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:25 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Air Force | Myron Davis (C) Bert Sica | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 17:05 | Utah | Gerald Santillan misses the lay-in | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | Utah | Warren Mentzer snags the offensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:55 | Utah | Gerald Santillan is hacked by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (SG), Sean Wilcoxen (SF), Clint Sargent (PF) Ruben Rowland, Robert Reynolds, Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 16:48 | Utah | Warren Mentzer comes up short on the shot from the left block | 6-0 |
| 16:46 | Air Force | Myron Davis grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 16:32 | Air Force | Larry Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Santillan | 6-0 |
| 16:30 | Air Force | Raymond Wier tips it back up and in | 8-0 |
| 16:19 | Utah | Warren Mentzer misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Clint Sargent - foul #1 on Clint Sargent, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau (SG) Raymond Wier | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (SG), David Zimmerly (C) Joseph Thomas, Joseph Constable | |
| 16:19 | Utah | Warren Mentzer makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:19 | Utah | Warren Mentzer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:05 | Air Force | Warren Mentzer is called for the reach on Sean Wilcoxen - foul #1 on Warren Mentzer, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bert Sica (C) Myron Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Warren Mentzer | |
| 15:51 | Air Force | Clint Sargent clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-2 |
| 15:50 | Utah | David Zimmerly gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) SG - Stephen Trudeau (fresh) SF - Sean Wilcoxen (fresh) PF - Clint Sargent (fresh) C - Bert Sica (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gerald Santillan (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Moats (fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) C - David Zimmerly (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Utah | Anthony Moats comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 15:31 | Utah | David Zimmerly grabs the offensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:21 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky scores on a shot in the paint | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen banks in the layup and the foul's on Kurt Wilkins - foul #1 on Kurt Wilkins, team foul #2 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Ruben Rowland (SG), Michael Hill (PF) Larry Wright, Stephen Trudeau, Clint Sargent | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG), Lewis Minnick (SF) Anthony Moats, Kurt Wilkins | |
| 15:05 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| 15:02 | Utah | Raymond Wier steps in front of the Gerald Santillan pass in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 14:54 | Air Force | Bert Sica misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on David Zimmerly - foul #1 on David Zimmerly, team foul #3 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Reynolds (SF) Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | Utah | Warren Mentzer (PF) Lawrence Kosofsky | |
| 14:54 | Air Force | Bert Sica makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 14:54 | Air Force | Bert Sica makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 14:44 | Utah | David Zimmerly misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 13-4 |
| 14:43 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Mentzer | 13-4 |
| 14:26 | Utah | Ruben Rowland is called for the reach on Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Ruben Rowland, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Air Force | Myron Davis (C) Bert Sica | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Constable (C) David Zimmerly | |
| 14:16 | Utah | Warren Mentzer connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Lewis Minnick and he's hacked by Myron Davis - foul #1 on Myron Davis, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| 14:16 | Utah | Warren Mentzer makes the free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Michael Hill is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Hill, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| 13:39 | Utah | Joseph Constable misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:37 | Air Force | Michael Hill gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:23 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds is called for traveling | 13-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Utah | Kurt Wilkins (SF), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Lewis Minnick, Warren Mentzer | |
| 13:07 | Utah | Michael Hill is called for the reach on Joseph Thomas - foul #2 on Michael Hill, team foul #6 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen (PF) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (SG) Joseph Thomas | |
| 12:57 | Utah | Gerald Santillan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 12:55 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:35 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 13-7 |
| 12:34 | Utah | Anthony Moats grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:13 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Kurt Wilkins and he's fouled by Myron Davis - foul #2 on Myron Davis, team foul #7 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Stephen Trudeau (SG), Clint Sargent (PF), Bert Sica (C) Raymond Wier, Ruben Rowland, Robert Reynolds, Myron Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Michael (SG), David Zimmerly (C) Gerald Santillan, Joseph Constable | |
| 12:13 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | Bert Sica makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Sean Wilcoxen | 15-10 |
| 11:35 | Utah | The jump hook by Lawrence Kosofsky is blocked by Clint Sargent | 15-10 |
| 11:33 | Air Force | Stephen Trudeau grabs the board | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) SG - Stephen Trudeau (fresh) SF - Sean Wilcoxen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clint Sargent (fresh) C - Bert Sica (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) SG - Henry Michael (fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen misses the dunk but the foul's on Henry Michael - foul #1 on Henry Michael, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Ruben Rowland (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF) Larry Wright, Stephen Trudeau, Clint Sargent | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG), Warren Mentzer (PF) Henry Michael, Lawrence Kosofsky | |
| 11:04 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:04 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:47 | Utah | Anthony Moats makes the 3 from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 10:25 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland is called for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Santillan (PG), Lewis Minnick (SF), Joseph Constable (C) Anthony Moats, Kurt Wilkins, David Zimmerly | |
| 10:17 | Utah | Gerald Santillan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-13 |
| 10:15 | Utah | Lewis Minnick tips it in | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 09:47 | Utah | The rebound goes to Joseph Constable | 17-15 |
| 09:35 | Utah | Warren Mentzer buries a jumper in the lane | 17-17 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 09:19 | Utah | The rebound goes to Joseph Constable | 17-17 |
| 09:03 | Utah | Gerald Santillan loses the dribble to Robert Reynolds | 17-17 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | The short jumper by Bert Sica is denied by Lewis Minnick | 17-17 |
| 08:46 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds tips it but misses | 17-17 |
| 08:45 | Utah | The rebound goes to Joseph Constable | 17-17 |
| 08:33 | Utah | Lewis Minnick clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:31 | Utah | Joseph Constable tips it home | 17-19 |
| 08:25 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 17-19 |
| 08:24 | Utah | The rebound goes to Lewis Minnick | 17-19 |
| 08:20 | Utah | Joseph Thomas misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 17-19 |
| 08:19 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:13 | Air Force | Raymond Wier connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Sean Wilcoxen | 19-19 |
| 07:56 | Utah | Warren Mentzer misses the jumper in the lane | 19-19 |
| 07:55 | Utah | Gerald Santillan pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:39 | Utah | Warren Mentzer is hacked by Bert Sica - foul #1 on Bert Sica, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Stephen Trudeau (SG), Sean Dye (SF), Clint Sargent (PF), Richard Verrett (C) Raymond Wier, Ruben Rowland, Robert Reynolds, Sean Wilcoxen, Bert Sica | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG), Henry Michael (SG), Kurt Wilkins (SF), David Zimmerly (C) Gerald Santillan, Joseph Thomas, Lewis Minnick, Joseph Constable | |
| 07:39 | Utah | Warren Mentzer misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:39 | Air Force | Clint Sargent gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 07:18 | Air Force | Larry Wright connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Trudeau (fresh) SF - Sean Dye (fresh) PF - Clint Sargent (fresh) C - Richard Verrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Moats (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Michael (fresh) SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Warren Mentzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Utah | Warren Mentzer drills a jump hook near the basket | 21-21 |
| 06:40 | Air Force | Richard Verrett's floater is tipped away by Warren Mentzer | 21-21 |
| 06:38 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Dye | 21-21 |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Larry Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-21 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG) Stephen Trudeau | |
| Subs | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Warren Mentzer | |
| 06:05 | Utah | Raymond Wier steals it from Lawrence Kosofsky | 21-21 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | Larry Wright lays it in on a nice dish by Raymond Wier | 23-21 |
| 05:44 | Utah | Anthony Moats hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Henry Michael | 23-24 |
| 05:22 | Air Force | Larry Wright is fouled on the floor by Kurt Wilkins - foul #2 on Kurt Wilkins, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), Sean Wilcoxen (PF) Larry Wright, Sean Dye, Richard Verrett | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Santillan (PG), Joseph Thomas (SG), Lewis Minnick (SF) Anthony Moats, Henry Michael, Kurt Wilkins | |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Lewis Minnick - foul #1 on Lewis Minnick, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Constable (C) David Zimmerly | |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:49 | Utah | Sean Wilcoxen steps in front of the Lawrence Kosofsky pass | 24-24 |
| 04:28 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 04:26 | Utah | The rebound goes to Gerald Santillan | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sean Wilcoxen - foul #1 on Sean Wilcoxen, team foul #9 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Wright (PG), Bert Sica (C) Raymond Wier, Clint Sargent | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 04:21 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:21 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds is hacked by Lewis Minnick - foul #2 on Lewis Minnick, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Utah | Alfred Hammitt (SF) Lewis Minnick | |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:49 | Utah | Joseph Constable can't finish the layup | 26-24 |
| 03:47 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 03:40 | Air Force | Robert Reynolds drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Larry Wright | 28-24 |
| 03:36 | Utah | Joseph Thomas is fouled on the floor by Ruben Rowland - foul #2 on Ruben Rowland, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Hill (PF) Sean Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | Utah | Kurt Wilkins (SF), Warren Mentzer (PF), David Zimmerly (C) Alfred Hammitt, Lawrence Kosofsky, Joseph Constable | |
| 03:36 | Utah | Joseph Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:36 | Utah | Joseph Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:19 | Air Force | Larry Wright misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-25 |
| 03:17 | Air Force | Bert Sica pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Larry Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Rowland (fresh) SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bert Sica (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gerald Santillan (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kurt Wilkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Warren Mentzer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zimmerly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 28-25 |
| 02:56 | Utah | Warren Mentzer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:40 | Utah | David Zimmerly is fouled on the floor by Bert Sica - foul #2 on Bert Sica, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Wier (PG), Sean Wilcoxen (SF), Myron Davis (C) Ruben Rowland, Robert Reynolds, Bert Sica | |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Moats (PG), Henry Michael (SG) Gerald Santillan, Joseph Thomas | |
| 02:40 | Utah | David Zimmerly makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:40 | Utah | David Zimmerly misses the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:40 | Air Force | Myron Davis snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 02:24 | Air Force | Raymond Wier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Constable (C) David Zimmerly | |
| 02:11 | Utah | Larry Wright steals the ball from Anthony Moats | 28-26 |
| 01:58 | Air Force | Sean Wilcoxen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Wright | 31-26 |
| 01:43 | Utah | The jumper by Kurt Wilkins is denied by Michael Hill | 31-26 |
| 01:42 | Air Force | Raymond Wier pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:31 | Air Force | Raymond Wier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Michael - foul #2 on Henry Michael, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ruben Rowland (SG) Larry Wright | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Thomas (SG), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Henry Michael, Warren Mentzer | |
| 01:31 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:31 | Air Force | Raymond Wier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:16 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Moats | 33-29 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Anthony Moats picks off the pass by Myron Davis | 33-29 |
| 00:35 | Utah | Kurt Wilkins clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Michael Hill pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:28 | Air Force | Raymond Wier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 00:26 | Utah | Joseph Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Anthony Moats can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Michael Hill gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | Ruben Rowland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 00:02 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 33-29 |