| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Stevie Henneberg (fresh) SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) SF - Stanley Bryan (fresh) PF - Steve Hall (fresh) C - Dennis Russell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) SG - Bruce Sais (fresh) SF - Christopher Shirley (fresh) PF - Alvin Shipman (fresh) C - Jose Romero (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Steve Hall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Fresno State | Bruce Sais steals it from Stanley Bryan | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Air Force | Bruce Sais hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Brooks | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser hits a shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Fresno State | Bruce Sais picks off the pass by Stevie Henneberg in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Romero | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan can't finish the layup | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | Richard Brooks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | Jose Romero hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Shirley | 4-6 |
| 17:56 | Fresno State | Steve Hall connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Stevie Henneberg | 6-6 |
| 17:47 | Air Force | Dennis Russell is called for the reach on Jose Romero - foul #1 on Dennis Russell, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Paul Wild (SG), Christopher Matthews (SF), Luke Niebuhr (C) Stevie Henneberg, Lowell Rosser, Stanley Bryan, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:42 | Air Force | Jose Romero clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:41 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:15 | Fresno State | George Gleason misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 17:13 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jose Romero | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | Air Force | Richard Brooks is whistled for a carry | 6-6 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser (SG), Joel Reed (SF) Paul Wild, Steve Hall | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), William Mueller (SF), David Heath (PF), Steve Heinemann (C) Richard Brooks, Bruce Sais, Christopher Shirley, Alvin Shipman, Jose Romero | |
| 16:36 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Heath | 6-6 |
| 16:12 | Air Force | Leroy Jones makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Steverson | 6-8 |
| 15:56 | Fresno State | George Gleason blows the layup | 6-8 |
| 15:54 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews tips it in | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - George Gleason (fresh) SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Reed (fresh) PF - Christopher Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luke Niebuhr (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Mueller (fresh) PF - David Heath (fresh) C - Steve Heinemann (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Steve Heinemann makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Leroy Jones and he's fouled by Lowell Rosser - foul #1 on Lowell Rosser, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg (PG), Paul Wild (SG), Stanley Bryan (SF), Steve Hall (PF), Dennis Russell (C) George Gleason, Lowell Rosser, Joel Reed, Christopher Matthews, Luke Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Sais (SG), Christopher Shirley (SF) Charles Steverson, William Mueller | |
| 15:38 | Air Force | Steve Heinemann misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:38 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan is denied on a layup by Christopher Shirley | 8-10 |
| 15:33 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell tips it in | 10-10 |
| 15:09 | Air Force | The jump hook by Leroy Jones is blocked by Steve Hall | 10-10 |
| 15:07 | Fresno State | Steve Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:01 | Fresno State | David Heath swats the shot by Dennis Russell | 10-10 |
| 14:59 | Air Force | David Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:52 | Air Force | Leroy Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 14:50 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Dennis Russell | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | Fresno State | David Heath picks off the pass by Stevie Henneberg | 10-10 |
| 14:16 | Air Force | Steve Heinemann hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 10-10 |
| 14:15 | Air Force | Steve Heinemann gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | Air Force | Steve Hall steals the ball from Leroy Jones | 10-10 |
| 13:27 | Fresno State | Paul Wild hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | Leroy Jones grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 13:11 | Air Force | Leroy Jones connects on the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Stevie Henneberg - foul #1 on Stevie Henneberg, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Lowell Rosser (SG), Christopher Matthews (SF), Luke Niebuhr (C) Stevie Henneberg, Paul Wild, Stanley Bryan, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Steverson (SG), William Mueller (SF), Alvin Shipman (PF), Jose Romero (C) Bruce Sais, Christopher Shirley, David Heath, Steve Heinemann | |
| 13:11 | Air Force | Leroy Jones makes the free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:59 | Fresno State | George Gleason hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-13 |
| 12:58 | Air Force | Jose Romero pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:37 | Air Force | Steve Hall steals the ball from Leroy Jones | 10-13 |
| 12:21 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:06 | Air Force | Jose Romero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan (SF), Maurice Williamson (C) Steve Hall, Luke Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG) Leroy Jones | |
| 11:48 | Fresno State | Charles Steverson is called for the reach on Stanley Bryan - foul #1 on Charles Steverson, team foul #1 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg (PG) George Gleason | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Shirley (SF) William Mueller | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Stevie Henneberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Bryan (fresh) PF - Christopher Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Williamson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Shirley (fresh) PF - Alvin Shipman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jose Romero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stevie Henneberg | 15-13 |
| 11:19 | Air Force | Richard Brooks's floater is tipped away by Christopher Matthews | 15-13 |
| 11:18 | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:13 | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg is fouled on the floor by Richard Brooks - foul #1 on Richard Brooks, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Steve Hall (PF) Maurice Williamson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Sais (SG) Charles Steverson | |
| 11:00 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan jams it on a nice dish by Stevie Henneberg | 17-13 |
| 10:38 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-13 |
| 10:36 | Air Force | Jose Romero tips it in | 17-15 |
| 10:29 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews misses the jump hook near the basket | 17-15 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Jose Romero snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:04 | Air Force | Richard Brooks is fouled on the floor by Stevie Henneberg - foul #2 on Stevie Henneberg, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Paul Wild (SG), Joel Reed (SF), Dennis Russell (C) Stevie Henneberg, Lowell Rosser, Stanley Bryan, Christopher Matthews | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Mueller (SF), David Heath (PF), Steve Heinemann (C) Christopher Shirley, Alvin Shipman, Jose Romero | |
| 09:59 | Air Force | David Heath clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Russell - foul #2 on Dennis Russell, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr (C) Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:59 | Air Force | David Heath makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Air Force | David Heath misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:32 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr clanks a 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 09:31 | Fresno State | Steve Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:21 | Fresno State | George Gleason drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joel Reed | 20-16 |
| 09:07 | Air Force | Steve Hall swats the shot by William Mueller | 20-16 |
| 09:05 | Air Force | David Heath gets the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:00 | Air Force | William Mueller loses the dribble to Steve Hall | 20-16 |
| 08:55 | Fresno State | George Gleason travels with the ball | 20-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Maurice Wilson (PG), Charles Steverson (SG), Christopher Shirley (SF), Jose Romero (C) Richard Brooks, Bruce Sais, William Mueller, Steve Heinemann | |
| 08:40 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-16 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Jose Romero can't tip it in | 20-16 |
| 08:36 | Fresno State | Steve Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:30 | Fresno State | Steve Hall misses the dunk attempt | 20-16 |
| 08:29 | Air Force | Jose Romero snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:23 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Paul Wild - foul #1 on Paul Wild, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Lowell Rosser (SG), Stanley Bryan (SF), Christopher Matthews (PF) Paul Wild, Joel Reed, Steve Hall | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG) Maurice Wilson | |
| 08:23 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:23 | Air Force | Charles Steverson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:23 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:18 | Fresno State | The jump hook by Stanley Bryan is blocked by David Heath | 20-17 |
| 08:16 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:59 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 07:57 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to David Heath | 20-17 |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Lowell Rosser takes the ball from Charles Steverson | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - George Gleason (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lowell Rosser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luke Niebuhr (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Leroy Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Shirley (fresh) PF - David Heath (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jose Romero (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 07:25 | Air Force | Jose Romero connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Leroy Jones and the foul's on Lowell Rosser - foul #2 on Lowell Rosser, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Paul Wild (PG), James Veilleux (SG), Steve Hall (PF) George Gleason, Lowell Rosser, Luke Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bruce Sais (SG), Alvin Shipman (PF) Charles Steverson, David Heath | |
| 07:25 | Air Force | Jose Romero makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:05 | Fresno State | Bruce Sais is called for the reach on Stanley Bryan - foul #1 on Bruce Sais, team foul #3 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Maurice Wilson (PG), William Mueller (SF), Steve Heinemann (C) Leroy Jones, Christopher Shirley, Jose Romero | |
| 06:55 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG) Maurice Wilson | |
| 06:36 | Air Force | William Mueller misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 06:35 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 06:31 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Wild | 26-20 |
| 06:03 | Air Force | William Mueller misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Bryan - foul #1 on Stanley Bryan, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Joel Reed (SF), Maurice Williamson (C) Stanley Bryan, Christopher Matthews | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jose Romero (C) Steve Heinemann | |
| 06:03 | Air Force | William Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:03 | Air Force | William Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:44 | Fresno State | Joel Reed loses the dribble to Jose Romero | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | Air Force | Bruce Sais misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Veilleux - foul #1 on James Veilleux, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG) James Veilleux | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Christopher Shirley (SF), David Heath (PF) Richard Brooks, William Mueller, Alvin Shipman | |
| 05:27 | Air Force | Bruce Sais misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | Air Force | Bruce Sais misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:27 | Fresno State | Steve Hall gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:12 | Fresno State | Steve Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-22 |
| 05:11 | Fresno State | Maurice Williamson tips it back up and in | 28-22 |
| 04:58 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley is fouled on the floor by Joel Reed - foul #1 on Joel Reed, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr (C) Maurice Williamson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Steverson (SG) Bruce Sais | |
| 04:58 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:58 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Steve Hall hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jose Romero - foul #1 on Jose Romero, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Fresno State | James Veilleux (SG), Stanley Bryan (SF) Paul Wild, Joel Reed | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Steve Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:38 | Fresno State | Steve Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Jose Romero is hacked by Steve Hall - foul #1 on Steve Hall, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews (PF) Steve Hall | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Jose Romero misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:23 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:17 | Fresno State | Luke Niebuhr loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), Steve Heinemann (C) Leroy Jones, Jose Romero | |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Richard Brooks scores on a floater from the left side set up by Christopher Shirley | 30-26 |
| 03:45 | Fresno State | George Gleason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 03:43 | Air Force | Christopher Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - George Gleason (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Veilleux (fresh) SF - Stanley Bryan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Luke Niebuhr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Richard Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Steverson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Heath (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Heinemann (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Air Force | David Heath buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Brooks | 30-28 |
| 02:59 | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan's pass is intercepted by Steve Heinemann | 30-28 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Charles Steverson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews is hacked by David Heath - foul #1 on David Heath, team foul #5 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg (PG), Lowell Rosser (SG), Joel Reed (SF), Steve Hall (PF), Dennis Russell (C) George Gleason, James Veilleux, Stanley Bryan, Christopher Matthews, Luke Niebuhr | |
| Subs | Air Force | Leroy Jones (PG), Bruce Sais (SG), William Mueller (SF), Alvin Shipman (PF), Jose Romero (C) Richard Brooks, Charles Steverson, Christopher Shirley, David Heath, Steve Heinemann | |
| 02:25 | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 02:24 | Air Force | Jose Romero gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:06 | Air Force | Jose Romero can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-30 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Romero | 30-30 |
| 01:52 | Air Force | Bruce Sais throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-30 |
| 01:28 | Fresno State | Stevie Henneberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 01:26 | Air Force | Bruce Sais snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 01:14 | Air Force | Jose Romero dunks the ball on a great pass from Alvin Shipman | 30-32 |
| 00:57 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Sais - foul #2 on Bruce Sais, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Stanley Bryan (SF) Joel Reed | |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Brooks (PG), Christopher Shirley (SF) Leroy Jones, William Mueller | |
| 00:57 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:57 | Fresno State | Dennis Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Richard Brooks is hacked by Stevie Henneberg - foul #3 on Stevie Henneberg, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Gleason (PG), Christopher Matthews (C) Stevie Henneberg, Dennis Russell | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Richard Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Richard Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:31 | Fresno State | Christopher Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:14 | Fresno State | Steve Hall makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by George Gleason | 34-33 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Steve Hall - foul #2 on Steve Hall, team foul #13 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Steverson (SG) Bruce Sais | |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Alvin Shipman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | Steve Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Steve Hall misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 34-33 |