| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) SG - Stanley Hughes (fresh) SF - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) PF - John Seaver (fresh) C - David Weinman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Patrick Conklin (fresh) SG - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) SF - William Kuhn (fresh) PF - John Ferguson (fresh) C - Robert Heitman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | David Weinman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico | David Weinman gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Ferguson | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico | John Seaver is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant's pass is intercepted by Jimmie Hammond in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes banks in the layup set up by Jimmie Hammond | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Michael Perry clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Ferguson - foul #1 on John Ferguson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico | Michael Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin is hacked by Michael Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Perry, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Seaver - foul #1 on John Seaver, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | David Weinman drills a shot in the paint set up by Stanley Hughes | 8-3 |
| 17:28 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico | John Ferguson is called for the reach on John Seaver - foul #2 on John Ferguson, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Parker (PG), Alfred Venable (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF), Marcus Sylvestre (PF), David Strom (C) Michael Perry, Stanley Hughes, Jimmie Hammond, John Seaver, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve (SF), Tim McClucas (PF), Stephen Gustafson (C) William Kuhn, John Ferguson, Robert Heitman | |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Steven Parker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 16:42 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:26 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-3 |
| 16:25 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 16:15 | New Mexico | Alfred Venable connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-5 |
| 15:50 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve's layup is rejected by Marcus Sylvestre | 11-5 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Alfred Venable grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Parker (fresh) SG - Alfred Venable (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Smith (fresh) PF - Marcus Sylvestre (fresh) C - David Strom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Patrick Conklin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Sargeant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Villeneuve (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tim McClucas (fresh) C - Stephen Gustafson (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith makes the shot from the right wing set up by Alfred Venable | 13-5 |
| 15:05 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Tim McClucas | 13-7 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 14:52 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:50 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin is hacked by David Strom in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Strom, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller (PG), Stanley Hughes (SG), Jimmie Hammond (SF), John Seaver (PF), David Weinman (C) Steven Parker, Alfred Venable, Jeffery Smith, Marcus Sylvestre, David Strom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), David Sykora (SG), William Kuhn (SF), Russell Lewis (PF), Robert Heitman (C) Patrick Conklin, Gregory Sargeant, Scott Villeneuve, Tim McClucas, Stephen Gustafson | |
| 14:33 | Air Force | William Kuhn misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 14:31 | Air Force | Robert Heitman hits the follow up shot | 13-9 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico | John Seaver clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-9 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Heitman | 13-9 |
| 14:16 | Air Force | Robert Heitman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG) Patrick Fuller | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | William Kuhn steals it from Jimmie Hammond | 13-9 |
| 13:30 | Air Force | William Kuhn makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Norman | 13-11 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Norman - foul #1 on Christopher Norman, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith (PG) Michael Perry | |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (PG), Scott Villeneuve (SF), Tim McClucas (PF) Christopher Norman, William Kuhn, Russell Lewis | |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:07 | Air Force | Tim McClucas snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:46 | Air Force | David Sykora scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tim McClucas | 13-13 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith can't connect on a floater near the basket | 13-13 |
| 12:30 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 12:23 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-13 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Weinman | 13-13 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico | John Seaver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | David Weinman hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 11:34 | Air Force | Robert Heitman's pass is intercepted by David Weinman | 15-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeffery Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Seaver (fairly fresh) C - David Weinman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Patrick Conklin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - David Sykora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Villeneuve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim McClucas (fairly fresh) C - Robert Heitman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond is fouled on the floor by Scott Villeneuve - foul #1 on Scott Villeneuve, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alfred Venable (SG), Patrick Fuller (SF), Marcus Sylvestre (PF), David Strom (C) Jeffery Smith, Stanley Hughes, Jimmie Hammond, John Seaver, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), Gregory Sargeant (SG), William Kuhn (SF), Russell Lewis (PF), Stephen Gustafson (C) Patrick Conklin, David Sykora, Scott Villeneuve, Tim McClucas, Robert Heitman | |
| 11:07 | New Mexico | Stephen Gustafson swats the short shot by Patrick Fuller | 15-13 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico | David Strom gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Strom | 17-13 |
| 10:24 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant's pass is intercepted by Patrick Fuller | 17-13 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico | Alfred Venable lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Fuller | 19-13 |
| 09:58 | Air Force | Christopher Norman is fouled on the floor by Marcus Sylvestre - foul #1 on Marcus Sylvestre, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (PG), Tim McClucas (PF) Christopher Norman, Russell Lewis | |
| 09:42 | Air Force | William Kuhn is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico | Alfred Venable grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tim McClucas - foul #1 on Tim McClucas, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Parker (PG), Stanley Hughes (SG), John Seaver (PF), David Weinman (C) Michael Perry, Alfred Venable, Marcus Sylvestre, David Strom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve (SF), Robert Heitman (C) William Kuhn, Stephen Gustafson | |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico | Patrick Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:17 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Heitman | 19-13 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Sargeant | 19-16 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | John Seaver misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 08:31 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 08:29 | Air Force | Stanley Hughes is called for the reach on Gregory Sargeant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stanley Hughes, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond (SF), Jeffery Smith (C) Patrick Fuller, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Sykora (SG), Russell Lewis (PF) Gregory Sargeant, Tim McClucas | |
| 08:16 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Sykora | 19-18 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico | David Sykora picks off the pass by Stanley Hughes | 19-18 |
| 07:30 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Stanley Hughes - foul #2 on Stanley Hughes, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Alfred Venable (SG), Marcus Sylvestre (PF) Steven Parker, Stanley Hughes, John Seaver | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), Gregory Sargeant (SG), Tim McClucas (PF), Stephen Gustafson (C) Patrick Conklin, David Sykora, Russell Lewis, Robert Heitman | |
| 07:30 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve misses the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre grabs the board | 19-19 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Michael Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Venable (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jimmie Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcus Sylvestre (fresh) C - Jeffery Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Christopher Norman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Villeneuve (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim McClucas (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Gustafson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre lays it in on a great pass from Michael Perry and he's hacked by Tim McClucas - foul #2 on Tim McClucas, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Strom (C) Jeffery Smith | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kuhn (SF), Russell Lewis (PF) Scott Villeneuve, Tim McClucas | |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:05 | Air Force | Russell Lewis grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jimmie Hammond - foul #1 on Jimmie Hammond, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Stephen Gustafson snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:36 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 21-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (PG) Christopher Norman | |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Michael Perry misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Hammond | 21-20 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Stephen Gustafson blocks the short jumper by Alfred Venable | 21-20 |
| 05:54 | Air Force | Russell Lewis grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 05:31 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | William Kuhn tips it home | 21-22 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | Gregory Sargeant takes the ball from Michael Perry | 21-22 |
| 05:10 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant is hacked by Alfred Venable in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Venable, team foul #8 | 21-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steven Parker (PG), Gabriel Russo (SG), Jeffery Smith (SF), John Seaver (PF), David Weinman (C) Michael Perry, Alfred Venable, Jimmie Hammond, Marcus Sylvestre, David Strom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve (SF), Robert Heitman (C) William Kuhn, Stephen Gustafson | |
| 05:10 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | John Seaver grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Steven Parker is fouled on the floor by Robert Heitman - foul #1 on Robert Heitman, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), David Sykora (SG) Patrick Conklin, Gregory Sargeant | |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico | Steven Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:57 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Heitman | 22-22 |
| 04:42 | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve lays it in uncontested set up by Christopher Norman | 22-24 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Gabriel Russo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-24 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to David Weinman | 22-24 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Steven Parker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Norman - foul #2 on Christopher Norman, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (PG) Christopher Norman | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Steven Parker misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico | Steven Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:52 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Villeneuve | 23-27 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith scores on a jump hook from the right block | 25-27 |
| 03:15 | Air Force | David Sykora drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Heitman | 25-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Steven Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gabriel Russo (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffery Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Seaver (fairly fresh) C - David Weinman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Patrick Conklin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Sykora (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Villeneuve (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Lewis (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Heitman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | New Mexico | John Seaver connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Parker | 28-29 |
| 02:42 | Air Force | David Sykora comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-29 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico | David Weinman snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Steven Parker is hacked by Patrick Conklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Conklin, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes (SG), Jimmie Hammond (SF), David Strom (C) Gabriel Russo, Jeffery Smith, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Norman (PG), Gregory Sargeant (SG), William Kuhn (SF), John Ferguson (PF), Stephen Gustafson (C) Patrick Conklin, David Sykora, Scott Villeneuve, Russell Lewis, Robert Heitman | |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Steven Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:16 | Air Force | John Ferguson banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Sargeant | 30-31 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | John Seaver misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Christopher Norman is hacked by Steven Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Parker, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Perry (PG), Marcus Sylvestre (PF) Steven Parker, John Seaver | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Christopher Norman makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Christopher Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico | Jimmie Hammond misses the dunk attempt | 30-33 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Gregory Sargeant is called for the reach on Stanley Hughes - foul #1 on Gregory Sargeant, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Weinman (C) David Strom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Patrick Conklin (PG) Christopher Norman | |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico | Stanley Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:58 | Air Force | John Ferguson misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Marcus Sylvestre | 32-33 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico | Marcus Sylvestre drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Perry | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | Patrick Conklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Alfred Venable (SG), Patrick Fuller (SF), John Seaver (PF), Jeffery Smith (C) Stanley Hughes, Jimmie Hammond, Marcus Sylvestre, David Weinman | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Villeneuve (SF), Tim McClucas (PF), Robert Heitman (C) William Kuhn, John Ferguson, Stephen Gustafson | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Jeffery Smith loses the dribble to Tim McClucas | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Tim McClucas comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-33 |