| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) SG - John McCullum (fresh) SF - David James (fresh) PF - Gerald Husted (fresh) C - Carl Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Aaron Graham (fresh) SG - James Sherwin (fresh) SF - Wes Edwards (fresh) PF - Floyd Harnois (fresh) C - Michael Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Carl Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral is hacked by Michael Cox in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Cox, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Air Force | Gerald Husted misses short on a floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Gerald Husted snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Air Force | The jump hook by David James is blocked by Michael Cox | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | David James gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Air Force | David James hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Air Force | Carl Hill tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral's pass is intercepted by James Sherwin | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Air Force | David James grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | Aaron Graham steals the ball from David James in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Matthew Cabral | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Air Force | David James is hacked by Wes Edwards in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wes Edwards, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Air Force | John McCullum misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Cox | 2-2 |
| 17:25 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | Air Force | David James misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:06 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:32 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois misses long on a runner in the lane | 2-2 |
| 16:30 | Air Force | John McCullum grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | Air Force | David James misses the shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:58 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois can't connect on a floater from the left block | 2-2 |
| 15:56 | Air Force | John McCullum grabs the board | 2-2 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fairly fresh) SG - John McCullum (fairly fresh) SF - David James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Husted (fairly fresh) C - Carl Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Aaron Graham (fresh) SG - James Sherwin (fairly fresh) SF - Wes Edwards (fresh) PF - Floyd Harnois (fairly fresh) C - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Air Force | John McCullum scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Matthew Cabral | 4-2 |
| 15:08 | Southern Methodist | James Sherwin buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Floyd Harnois | 4-5 |
| 14:50 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral travels with the ball | 4-5 |
| Subs | Air Force | Vule Zillmer (PG), Nicholas Carson (SG), Terry Urbina (SF), Patrick Richardson (PF), Charley Wright (C) Matthew Cabral, John McCullum, David James, Gerald Husted, Carl Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron (PG), Thomas Ackles (SG), Robert Middleton (SF), Rick Snyder (PF), Thomas Beaudette (C) Aaron Graham, James Sherwin, Wes Edwards, Floyd Harnois, Michael Cox | |
| 14:28 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Ackles | 4-8 |
| 14:10 | Air Force | Nicholas Carson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 14:09 | Southern Methodist | Robert Middleton grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 14:03 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette's layup is rejected by Patrick Richardson | 4-8 |
| 14:02 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:43 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Charley Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:35 | Air Force | Charley Wright misses badly on a shot near the basket | 4-8 |
| 13:34 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 13:05 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Beaudette | 4-11 |
| 12:50 | Air Force | Terry Urbina drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Carson | 6-11 |
| 12:32 | Southern Methodist | Robert Middleton drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Rick Snyder | 6-13 |
| 12:13 | Air Force | Charley Wright slams it home | 8-13 |
| 11:54 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bergeron | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Vule Zillmer (fairly fresh) SG - Nicholas Carson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Urbina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Richardson (fairly fresh) C - Charley Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Charles Bergeron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Ackles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Middleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Snyder (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Beaudette (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Air Force | Terry Urbina is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 11:07 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 8-16 |
| 11:05 | Air Force | Patrick Richardson snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 10:43 | Air Force | Terry Urbina misses the easy layup | 8-16 |
| 10:42 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:32 | Southern Methodist | Terry Urbina is called for the reach on Charles Bergeron - foul #1 on Terry Urbina, team foul #1 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG), John McCullum (SG), David James (SF), Gerald Husted (PF), Carl Hill (C) Vule Zillmer, Nicholas Carson, Terry Urbina, Patrick Richardson, Charley Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham (PG), James Sherwin (SG), Wes Edwards (SF), Floyd Harnois (PF), Michael Cox (C) Charles Bergeron, Thomas Ackles, Robert Middleton, Rick Snyder, Thomas Beaudette | |
| 10:09 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wes Edwards | 8-19 |
| 10:07 | Air Force | Gerald Husted is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-19 |
| 09:44 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Husted - foul #1 on Gerald Husted, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| 09:44 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 09:44 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois makes the 2nd free throw | 8-21 |
| 09:26 | Air Force | Michael Cox steals the ball from David James | 8-21 |
| 09:14 | Southern Methodist | James Sherwin drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-24 |
| 08:49 | Air Force | Gerald Husted drills a runner from close range set up by Matthew Cabral | 10-24 |
| 08:34 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-24 |
| 08:32 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois hits the follow up shot | 10-26 |
| 08:15 | Air Force | David James misses the lay-in | 10-26 |
| 08:13 | Southern Methodist | James Sherwin grabs the defensive rebound | 10-26 |
| 07:58 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wes Edwards | 10-28 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral is hacked by Aaron Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Graham, team foul #3 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Vule Zillmer (PG), Nicholas Carson (SG), Joel Schuman (C) Matthew Cabral, John McCullum, Carl Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mike Holyfield (SG), Rick Snyder (PF) James Sherwin, Floyd Harnois | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Vule Zillmer (fresh) SG - Nicholas Carson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald Husted (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Schuman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Aaron Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mike Holyfield (fresh) SF - Wes Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Rick Snyder (fresh) C - Michael Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Air Force | Vule Zillmer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 10-28 |
| 07:41 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox snags the defensive board | 10-28 |
| 07:20 | Southern Methodist | Mike Holyfield buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wes Edwards | 10-31 |
| 07:18 | Air Force | Mike Holyfield takes the ball from Vule Zillmer in the backcourt | 10-31 |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Rick Snyder is hacked by Gerald Husted - foul #2 on Gerald Husted, team foul #3 | 10-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry Urbina (SF), Patrick Richardson (PF), Charley Wright (C) David James, Gerald Husted, Joel Schuman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron (PG), Thomas Ackles (SG), Thomas Beaudette (C) Aaron Graham, Wes Edwards, Michael Cox | |
| 06:55 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron is called for traveling | 10-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG) Nicholas Carson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 06:31 | Air Force | Charley Wright is open and buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Vule Zillmer and he's hacked by Thomas Ackles - foul #1 on Thomas Ackles, team foul #4 | 12-31 |
| Subs | Air Force | John McCullum (SG) Vule Zillmer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Middleton (SF), Floyd Harnois (PF) Mike Holyfield, Rick Snyder | |
| 06:31 | Air Force | Charley Wright misses the free throw | 12-31 |
| 06:31 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois pulls down the rebound | 12-31 |
| 06:12 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Bergeron | 12-34 |
| 06:00 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 12-34 |
| 05:58 | Air Force | John McCullum snags the offensive board | 12-34 |
| 05:43 | Air Force | John McCullum clanks a jumper from the right block | 12-34 |
| 05:41 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette snags the defensive board | 12-34 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-34 |
| 05:30 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois grabs the offensive rebound | 12-34 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John McCullum - foul #1 on John McCullum, team foul #4 | 12-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | Vule Zillmer (PG), Nicholas Carson (SG), David James (SF), Joel Schuman (PF), Lawrence Nebeker (C) Matthew Cabral, John McCullum, Terry Urbina, Patrick Richardson, Charley Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham (PG), Wes Edwards (SF), Rick Snyder (PF), Michael Cox (C) Charles Bergeron, Robert Middleton, Floyd Harnois, Thomas Beaudette | |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles makes the 1st free throw | 12-35 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles makes the 2nd free throw | 12-36 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Nicholas Carson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-36 |
| 05:02 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Cox | 12-36 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Nebeker - foul #1 on Lawrence Nebeker, team foul #5 | 12-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Carl Hill (C) Lawrence Nebeker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Sherwin (SG) Thomas Ackles | |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox misses the 1st free throw | 12-36 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 12-37 |
| 04:34 | Air Force | David James makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Vule Zillmer | 15-37 |
| 04:06 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 15-37 |
| 04:05 | Air Force | Carl Hill pulls down the rebound | 15-37 |
| 03:58 | Air Force | Carl Hill misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Cox - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #5 | 15-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG), John McCullum (SG), Terry Urbina (SF), Gerald Husted (PF) Vule Zillmer, Nicholas Carson, David James, Joel Schuman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois (PF), Thomas Beaudette (C) Rick Snyder, Michael Cox | |
| 03:58 | Air Force | Carl Hill misses the 1st free throw | 15-37 |
| 03:58 | Air Force | Carl Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 15-37 |
| 03:58 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Beaudette grabs the board | 15-37 |
| 03:35 | Southern Methodist | James Sherwin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-37 |
| 03:33 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois tips it in | 15-39 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Matthew Cabral (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John McCullum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Urbina (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Husted (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Aaron Graham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Sherwin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wes Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Floyd Harnois (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Beaudette (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Air Force | John McCullum is hacked by Aaron Graham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Graham, team foul #6 | 15-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charley Wright (C) Carl Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron (PG), Robert Middleton (SF) Aaron Graham, Wes Edwards | |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral is hacked by James Sherwin - foul #1 on James Sherwin, team foul #7 | 15-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Ackles (SG) James Sherwin | |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 16-39 |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Matthew Cabral makes the 2nd free throw | 17-39 |
| 02:56 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Middleton | 17-41 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Charles Bergeron picks off the pass by Terry Urbina in the backcourt | 17-41 |
| 02:40 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron lays it up and in on a nice dish by Floyd Harnois | 17-43 |
| 02:33 | Air Force | Robert Middleton is called for the reach on Gerald Husted - foul #1 on Robert Middleton, team foul #8 | 17-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Vule Zillmer (SG), Patrick Richardson (SF) John McCullum, Terry Urbina | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham (PG), Wes Edwards (SF), Rick Snyder (PF) Charles Bergeron, Floyd Harnois, Thomas Beaudette | |
| 02:33 | Air Force | Gerald Husted makes the 1st free throw | 18-43 |
| 02:33 | Air Force | Gerald Husted makes the 2nd free throw | 19-43 |
| 02:26 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Rick Snyder | 19-46 |
| 02:13 | Air Force | Gerald Husted hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-46 |
| 02:12 | Southern Methodist | Wes Edwards grabs the board | 19-46 |
| 02:07 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham is called for traveling | 19-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nicholas Carson (SG), David James (SF) Matthew Cabral, Gerald Husted | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Sherwin (SG), Michael Cox (C) Thomas Ackles, Robert Middleton | |
| 01:58 | Air Force | Michael Cox steals it from David James | 19-46 |
| 01:43 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox banks in the layup set up by Aaron Graham | 19-48 |
| 01:25 | Air Force | Rick Snyder swats the layup by Charley Wright | 19-48 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Wes Edwards | 19-48 |
| 01:09 | Southern Methodist | Aaron Graham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-48 |
| 01:08 | Southern Methodist | Michael Cox tips it back up and in | 19-50 |
| 00:46 | Air Force | David James knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Richardson | 21-50 |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | James Sherwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-50 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Patrick Richardson | 21-50 |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Nicholas Carson is fouled in the backcourt by Wes Edwards - foul #2 on Wes Edwards, team foul #9 | 21-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | John McCullum (SG), Terry Urbina (SF), Gerald Husted (PF), Carl Hill (C) Vule Zillmer, David James, Patrick Richardson, Charley Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bergeron (PG), Thomas Ackles (SG), Robert Middleton (SF), Floyd Harnois (PF), Thomas Beaudette (C) Aaron Graham, James Sherwin, Wes Edwards, Rick Snyder, Michael Cox | |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Nicholas Carson makes the 1st free throw | 22-50 |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Nicholas Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-50 |
| 00:15 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Middleton and he's hacked by Terry Urbina - foul #2 on Terry Urbina, team foul #6 | 23-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Matthew Cabral (PG) Nicholas Carson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:15 | Southern Methodist | Floyd Harnois makes the free throw | 23-53 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Terry Urbina hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-53 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Terry Urbina grabs the offensive board | 23-53 |