| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Vrooman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Forest Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Villarreal (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Albrecht (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson inbounds the ball | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Forest Hansen blows the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Reaves - foul #1 on Gerald Reaves, team foul #1 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Utah | Terry Robinson (SF), John Nealey (PF), Harold Myler (C) Ernie Robbins, Travis Iverson, Gerald Reaves | |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 19:25 | Utah | John Villarreal comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-41 |
| 19:24 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Myler | 23-41 |
| 19:04 | Utah | Harold Myler drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Albrecht | 23-43 |
| 18:52 | Air Force | Forest Hansen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-43 |
| 18:50 | Air Force | Forest Hansen tips it in | 25-43 |
| 18:33 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht is fouled on the floor by Craig Smith - foul #3 on Craig Smith, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Lighthall (SG) Craig Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Travis Iverson (PF), Gerald Reaves (C) John Nealey, Harold Myler | |
| 18:20 | Utah | John Edwards steps in front of the Terry Robinson pass | 25-43 |
| 18:13 | Air Force | Forest Hansen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook near the basket | 27-43 |
| 17:57 | Utah | Travis Iverson misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Forest Hansen - foul #3 on Forest Hansen, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ron Bluford (PF) Forest Hansen | |
| Subs | Utah | Ernie Robbins (SF) Terry Robinson | |
| 17:57 | Utah | Travis Iverson misses the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 17:57 | Utah | Travis Iverson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Gerald Reaves is called for the reach on David Vrooman - foul #2 on Gerald Reaves, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Utah | John Nealey (PF) Travis Iverson | |
| 17:27 | Air Force | James Lighthall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 27-44 |
| 17:26 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 17:07 | Utah | John Nealey lays it up and in set up by John Villarreal | 27-46 |
| 16:52 | Air Force | Gerald Reaves steps in front of the James Lighthall pass | 27-46 |
| 16:41 | Utah | John Villarreal knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by John Nealey | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 16:34 | Air Force | David Vrooman hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Bluford | 30-49 |
| 16:21 | Utah | John Villarreal misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-49 |
| 16:20 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ron Bluford | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 16:06 | Air Force | James Lighthall makes the jump hook from close range and the foul's on Patrick Albrecht - foul #2 on Patrick Albrecht, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG), Brock Pottorff (SF) David Vrooman, Alvin Jackson | |
| Subs | Utah | Terry Robinson (SF), Travis Iverson (PF), Harold Myler (C) Ernie Robbins, John Nealey, Gerald Reaves | |
| 16:06 | Air Force | James Lighthall misses the free throw | 32-49 |
| 16:06 | Utah | The rebound goes to Harold Myler | 32-49 |
| 15:48 | Utah | Harold Myler clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Smith (PG), Forest Hansen (PF) Nathan Walker, Ron Bluford | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 15:48 | Utah | Harold Myler makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 15:48 | Utah | Harold Myler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lighthall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brock Pottorff (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Forest Hansen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Villarreal (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Albrecht (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Travis Iverson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Myler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 15:33 | Air Force | John Villarreal is called for the reach on Forest Hansen - foul #2 on John Villarreal, team foul #4 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (SG) James Lighthall | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 15:18 | Air Force | Nathan Walker knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Forest Hansen | 34-51 |
| 15:01 | Utah | John Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Brock Pottorff - foul #1 on Brock Pottorff, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alvin Jackson (SF) Brock Pottorff | |
| Subs | Utah | Ernie Robbins (SF), Gerald Reaves (C) Terry Robinson, Harold Myler | |
| 14:50 | Utah | Craig Smith is called for the reach on Ernie Robbins - foul #4 on Craig Smith, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Vrooman (SG) Craig Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 14:26 | Utah | John Villarreal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 14:25 | Air Force | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 14:19 | Air Force | Travis Iverson steals the ball from Forest Hansen | 34-51 |
| 13:59 | Utah | John Villarreal connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Patrick Albrecht | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 13:40 | Air Force | Forest Hansen tips it in | 36-54 |
| 13:32 | Utah | John Villarreal is hacked by Nathan Walker - foul #1 on Nathan Walker, team foul #6 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Lighthall (SG) Nathan Walker | |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), John Nealey (PF), Harold Myler (C) Patrick Albrecht, Ernie Robbins, Travis Iverson, Gerald Reaves | |
| 13:14 | Utah | Harold Myler lays it up and in set up by Paul Smith | 36-56 |
| 12:53 | Air Force | Forest Hansen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Nealey - foul #1 on John Nealey, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG) David Vrooman | |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Albrecht (SG), Ernie Robbins (SF), Gerald Reaves (C) Paul Smith, Terry Robinson, Harold Myler | |
| 12:53 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 12:53 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 12:53 | Utah | John Nealey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:42 | Utah | James Lighthall steps in front of the Gerald Reaves pass | 37-56 |
| 12:28 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-56 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | John Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:09 | Air Force | John Nealey swats the layup by Alvin Jackson | 37-56 |
| 12:07 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 12:01 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Albrecht | 37-59 |
| 11:38 | Air Force | James Lighthall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-59 |
| 11:36 | Utah | The rebound goes to John Villarreal | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Nathan Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lighthall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Villarreal (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Albrecht (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernie Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Nealey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Reaves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Utah | John Villarreal is hacked by John Edwards - foul #3 on John Edwards, team foul #7 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Vrooman (PG), Brock Pottorff (SF), Ron Bluford (C) Nathan Walker, Alvin Jackson, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), Travis Iverson (PF), Harold Myler (C) Patrick Albrecht, Ernie Robbins, John Nealey, Gerald Reaves | |
| 11:18 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 11:18 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Forest Hansen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the paint | 37-61 |
| 10:56 | Utah | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 37-61 |
| 10:45 | Utah | Terry Robinson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-61 |
| 10:43 | Utah | Travis Iverson tips it home | 37-63 |
| 10:30 | Air Force | Ron Bluford drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by David Vrooman and he's fouled by Terry Robinson - foul #2 on Terry Robinson, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Lon Ranieri (PG) James Lighthall | |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Albrecht (SG), Ernie Robbins (SF), Gerald Reaves (C) Paul Smith, Terry Robinson, Harold Myler | |
| 10:30 | Air Force | Ron Bluford makes the free throw | 40-63 |
| 10:06 | Utah | John Villarreal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Edwards (C) Ron Bluford | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 09:46 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Forest Hansen | 42-63 |
| 09:41 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Travis Iverson | 42-65 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | Forest Hansen drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from David Vrooman | 44-65 |
| 08:50 | Utah | Travis Iverson misses the easy layup | 44-65 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Forest Hansen snags the defensive board | 44-65 |
| 08:23 | Air Force | David Vrooman blows the layup | 44-65 |
| 08:22 | Utah | Travis Iverson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 08:00 | Utah | John Villarreal misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-65 |
| 07:59 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | David Vrooman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 07:53 | Air Force | Lon Ranieri gets the offensive rebound | 44-65 |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Brock Pottorff is whistled for a carry | 44-65 |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Smith (PG), James Lighthall (SG), Alvin Jackson (SF) Lon Ranieri, David Vrooman, Brock Pottorff | |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), John Nealey (PF), Harold Myler (C) Patrick Albrecht, Ernie Robbins, Travis Iverson, Gerald Reaves | |
| 07:27 | Utah | John Villarreal misses the runner in the lane | 44-65 |
| 07:25 | Utah | Terry Robinson tips it back up and in | 44-67 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Lighthall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Villarreal (tiring) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Nealey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Myler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Air Force | Forest Hansen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 44-67 |
| 07:04 | Utah | Harold Myler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-67 |
| 06:48 | Utah | John Villarreal knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 44-69 |
| 06:38 | Air Force | James Lighthall misses badly on a runner in the lane | 44-69 |
| 06:37 | Air Force | John Edwards snags the offensive board | 44-69 |
| 06:27 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 44-69 |
| 06:26 | Air Force | John Edwards tips it home | 46-69 |
| 06:21 | Utah | James Lighthall steals it from John Villarreal in the backcourt | 46-69 |
| 06:09 | Air Force | Forest Hansen's fadeaway is rejected by John Nealey | 46-69 |
| 06:08 | Utah | Harold Myler snags the defensive board | 46-69 |
| 06:02 | Utah | Harold Myler can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-69 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Forest Hansen | 46-69 |
| 05:49 | Air Force | James Lighthall connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Forest Hansen | 48-69 |
| 05:49 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-69 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Vrooman (SG) James Lighthall | |
| Subs | Utah | Patrick Albrecht (SG), Ernie Robbins (SF), Travis Iverson (PF), Gerald Reaves (C) Paul Smith, Terry Robinson, John Nealey, Harold Myler | |
| 05:35 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht comes up short on the shot near the basket | 48-69 |
| 05:34 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht grabs the offensive board | 48-69 |
| 05:18 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht is hacked by David Vrooman - foul #2 on David Vrooman, team foul #8 | 48-69 |
| 05:18 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 05:18 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 05:09 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-71 |
| 05:05 | Utah | David Vrooman takes the ball from John Villarreal | 51-71 |
| 04:44 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Travis Iverson - foul #2 on Travis Iverson, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ron Bluford (C) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Utah | John Nealey (PF) Travis Iverson | |
| 04:44 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 04:44 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:27 | Utah | Gerald Reaves loses the ball out of bounds | 53-71 |
| 04:15 | Air Force | Forest Hansen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-71 |
| 04:14 | Utah | Patrick Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 04:09 | Utah | John Villarreal scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Albrecht | 53-73 |
| 04:03 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 53-73 |
| 04:01 | Utah | John Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:43 | Utah | Ernie Robbins is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ernie Robbins, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG), James Lighthall (SG), Brock Pottorff (SF), Jack Fox (C) Craig Smith, David Vrooman, Alvin Jackson, Forest Hansen | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), Harold Myler (C) John Villarreal, Patrick Albrecht, Ernie Robbins, Gerald Reaves | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Ron Bluford misses the floater near the basket | 53-73 |
| 03:26 | Utah | John Nealey snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Nathan Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lighthall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brock Pottorff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ron Bluford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Fox (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Nealey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Myler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Utah | Andrew Laforce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-73 |
| 03:06 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jack Fox | 53-73 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | James Lighthall makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jack Fox | 56-73 |
| 02:30 | Utah | Terry Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 56-73 |
| 02:28 | Air Force | Ron Bluford grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Nathan Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-73 |
| 02:09 | Air Force | James Lighthall tips it back up and in | 58-73 |
| 01:47 | Utah | Terry Robinson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-73 |
| 01:46 | Air Force | Jack Fox pulls down the rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:30 | Air Force | Nathan Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| 01:09 | Utah | Andrew Laforce misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-73 |
| 01:07 | Utah | Paul Smith tips it home | 58-75 |
| 00:56 | Air Force | Nathan Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:30 | Utah | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Air Force | James Lighthall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #9 | 61-75 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | James Lighthall makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | James Lighthall misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:25 | Utah | Harold Myler snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Andrew Laforce runs out the clock | 62-75 |