| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Elmer Palczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Wittman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wilfred Frandsen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vrooman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Forest Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | John Crawford inbounds the ball | 30-30 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Wyoming | Michael Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Forest Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 19:11 | Air Force | Craig Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side | 30-30 |
| 19:09 | Air Force | Forest Hansen grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 18:50 | Air Force | David Vrooman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:36 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen loses the dribble to Alvin Jackson | 30-30 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | Craig Smith banks in the layup set up by Alvin Jackson | 30-32 |
| 18:08 | Wyoming | Michael Little buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-32 |
| 17:49 | Air Force | John Edwards is hacked by Michael Wittman - foul #1 on Michael Wittman, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | David Vrooman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:26 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 17:04 | Wyoming | John Crawford knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-32 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 16:34 | Air Force | David Vrooman tips it back up and in | 36-34 |
| 16:05 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Vrooman - foul #1 on David Vrooman, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Ford (SG) Michael Little | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 16:05 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:05 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:36 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:35 | Air Force | Forest Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Elmer Palczewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Ford (fresh) SF - John Crawford (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Wittman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Wilfred Frandsen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vrooman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Forest Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:12 | Air Force | Forest Hansen can't connect on a shot from close range | 37-34 |
| 15:10 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Wilfred Frandsen | 37-34 |
| 14:52 | Wyoming | Michael Wittman is whistled for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Steve Angle (PG), James Kriebel (SF), Gary Crosslin (PF) Elmer Palczewski, John Crawford, Michael Wittman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG), James Lighthall (SF) Craig Smith, Alvin Jackson | |
| 14:29 | Air Force | James Lighthall misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Gary Crosslin - foul #1 on Gary Crosslin, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 14:29 | Air Force | James Lighthall makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:29 | Air Force | James Lighthall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:12 | Wyoming | Steve Angle misses the easy layup | 37-36 |
| 14:11 | Air Force | Forest Hansen gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Wilfred Frandsen picks off the pass by Forest Hansen | 37-36 |
| 13:30 | Wyoming | Gary Crosslin hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Ford | 39-36 |
| 13:01 | Air Force | Forest Hansen works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Gary Crosslin - foul #2 on Gary Crosslin, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski (PG), Michael Little (SG), John Crawford (SF), Michael Wittman (PF) Steve Angle, Jeremy Ford, James Kriebel, Wilfred Frandsen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Smith (PG), Alvin Jackson (SF) Nathan Walker, James Lighthall | |
| 13:01 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:37 | Wyoming | Michael Little is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| 12:10 | Air Force | Michael Wittman is called for the reach on Alvin Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Wittman, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | Forest Hansen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Wittman - foul #3 on Michael Wittman, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:35 | Wyoming | Michael Little can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 11:34 | Wyoming | Gary Crosslin tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 11:33 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Forest Hansen | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Elmer Palczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Crawford (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Wittman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Crosslin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Vrooman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Air Force | David Vrooman buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Craig Smith | 39-43 |
| 10:57 | Wyoming | Forest Hansen steps in front of the John Crawford pass | 39-43 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 10:32 | Wyoming | Michael Little pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:09 | Wyoming | John Crawford buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Little | 42-43 |
| 09:51 | Air Force | Forest Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Ford (SG), Wilfred Frandsen (C) Michael Little, Gary Crosslin | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Lighthall (SG), Ron Bluford (C) David Vrooman, John Edwards | |
| 09:30 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 09:28 | Air Force | Ron Bluford pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Craig Smith hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 09:09 | Air Force | Ron Bluford hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 08:44 | Wyoming | The jump hook by Michael Wittman is blocked by Forest Hansen | 42-45 |
| 08:43 | Air Force | Craig Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:17 | Air Force | James Lighthall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 42-45 |
| 08:15 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Michael Wittman | 42-45 |
| 07:55 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Crawford and the foul's on Craig Smith - foul #1 on Craig Smith, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Little (SG), James Kriebel (SF) Jeremy Ford, John Crawford | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (PG), David Vrooman (SG), John Edwards (C) Craig Smith, Alvin Jackson, Forest Hansen | |
| 07:55 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:38 | Air Force | Elmer Palczewski steals the ball from James Lighthall | 45-45 |
| 07:10 | Wyoming | Michael Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 07:09 | Wyoming | Michael Wittman tips it home | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Elmer Palczewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kriebel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Wittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilfred Frandsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Nathan Walker (fresh) SG - David Vrooman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Lighthall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Bluford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 06:48 | Air Force | James Lighthall buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Vrooman | 47-47 |
| 06:19 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Edwards - foul #2 on John Edwards, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jeremy Ford (SG), John Crawford (SF), Gary Crosslin (PF) Elmer Palczewski, James Kriebel, Michael Wittman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Smith (PG), Alvin Jackson (SF), Forest Hansen (PF) Nathan Walker, James Lighthall, Ron Bluford | |
| 06:19 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:19 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:57 | Air Force | John Edwards connects on the floater from the right side set up by David Vrooman and he's hacked by Gary Crosslin - foul #3 on Gary Crosslin, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| 05:57 | Air Force | John Edwards makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:33 | Wyoming | Michael Little drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Forest Hansen comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 52-50 |
| 05:12 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to John Edwards | 52-50 |
| 04:47 | Air Force | David Vrooman buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Edwards | 52-53 |
| 04:24 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Little | 54-53 |
| 04:01 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Vrooman and he's hacked by Jeremy Ford - foul #2 on Jeremy Ford, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski (PG), Michael Wittman (PF) Michael Little, Wilfred Frandsen | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Lighthall (SG) David Vrooman | |
| 04:01 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:01 | Wyoming | Gary Crosslin snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 03:38 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Jeremy Ford | 56-55 |
| 03:09 | Air Force | Craig Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 03:07 | Wyoming | Gary Crosslin gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Elmer Palczewski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Ford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Crawford (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Michael Wittman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Crosslin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lighthall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:47 | Wyoming | Craig Smith steals the ball from Jeremy Ford | 56-55 |
| 02:42 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Craig Smith | 56-57 |
| 02:42 | Wyoming | Wyoming calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Little (SG), Wilfred Frandsen (C) Jeremy Ford, Gary Crosslin | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Vrooman (SG) James Lighthall | |
| 02:17 | Wyoming | The jump hook by Elmer Palczewski is blocked by Alvin Jackson | 56-57 |
| 02:15 | Wyoming | John Crawford tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 01:46 | Air Force | Forest Hansen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 58-57 |
| 01:44 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 01:17 | Wyoming | Forest Hansen is called for the reach on Michael Wittman - foul #2 on Forest Hansen, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| 01:01 | Wyoming | John Crawford misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 01:00 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:35 | Air Force | David Vrooman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 00:34 | Wyoming | Michael Wittman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Wyoming | Michael Wittman is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Smith - foul #2 on Craig Smith, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 00:31 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski is hacked by Craig Smith - foul #3 on Craig Smith, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 00:29 | Wyoming | Craig Smith is called for the reach on Elmer Palczewski - foul #4 on Craig Smith, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:29 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:29 | Wyoming | Elmer Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Air Force | John Edwards buries a runner in the paint | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen is hacked by Craig Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Smith, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Lighthall (SG) Craig Smith | |
| 00:14 | Wyoming | Wilfred Frandsen misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Air Force | Forest Hansen hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 60-59 |
| 00:02 | Wyoming | Michael Little snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Wyoming | Michael Little runs out the clock | 60-59 |