| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Aaron (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lax (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Henry (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James York (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Gaines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Humble (fresh) C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Paul Lax inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | Air Force | Thomas Redding loses the ball out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 19:36 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter is called for traveling | 30-35 |
| 19:20 | Air Force | Paul Lax can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:53 | San Diego State | James York misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 30-35 |
| 18:51 | Air Force | Travis Henry gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 18:31 | Air Force | Paul Lax drills a jump hook near the basket | 32-35 |
| 18:12 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble hits a driving attempt in the paint | 32-37 |
| 17:52 | Air Force | Dean Andrews swats the shot by John Aaron | 32-37 |
| 17:50 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Lax | 32-37 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Joshua Richter is called for the reach on Paul Lax - foul #1 on Joshua Richter, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 17:20 | Air Force | Paul Lax connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Aaron | 35-37 |
| 17:16 | San Diego State | James York throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kristopher Godbolt (PF) Thomas Redding | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley (SF) Joshua Richter | |
| 16:59 | Air Force | Jesse O'Hanley is called for the reach on Paul Lax - foul #1 on Jesse O'Hanley, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Clarence Klassen (SG), William Lemieux (SF), Tim Douthitt (C) Robert Moore, Paul Lax, Travis Henry | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jason Schneck (PF), James Cancel (C) Thomas Humble, Dean Andrews | |
| 16:47 | Air Force | Clarence Klassen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James York - foul #2 on James York, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (SG) Robert Gaines | |
| 16:47 | Air Force | Clarence Klassen makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:47 | Air Force | Clarence Klassen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | James York misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Aaron - foul #3 on John Aaron, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfonzo Dorsey (SG) John Aaron | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | James York makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:27 | San Diego State | James York misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:27 | Air Force | Tim Douthitt grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 16:07 | Air Force | Clarence Klassen is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Redding (PF) Kristopher Godbolt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges (SG), Joshua Richter (SF), Dean Andrews (C) James York, Jesse O'Hanley, James Cancel | |
| 15:44 | San Diego State | Thomas Redding is called for the reach on Jason Schneck - foul #1 on Thomas Redding, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Aaron (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Paul Lax (SF), Travis Henry (C) Clarence Klassen, Alfonzo Dorsey, William Lemieux, Tim Douthitt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Gaines (SG), Thomas Humble (PF) Jeremy Bridges, Jason Schneck | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Aaron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lax (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Henry (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Denny Ferris (fresh) SG - Robert Gaines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Humble (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 15:27 | Air Force | John Aaron gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:22 | Air Force | Paul Lax misses the easy layup | 37-38 |
| 15:21 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:53 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews hits a shot in the lane | 37-40 |
| 14:24 | Air Force | John Aaron is hacked by Dean Andrews - foul #1 on Dean Andrews, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kristopher Godbolt (PF) Thomas Redding | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James York (PG), Jesse O'Hanley (SF), Jason Schneck (C) Denny Ferris, Joshua Richter, Dean Andrews | |
| 13:59 | Air Force | John Aaron makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Lax | 39-40 |
| 13:37 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 13:35 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | John Aaron can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Gaines - foul #1 on Robert Gaines, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Clarence Klassen (SG), William Lemieux (SF), Tim Douthitt (C) Robert Moore, Paul Lax, Travis Henry | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (SG), Dean Andrews (C) Robert Gaines, Thomas Humble | |
| 13:25 | Air Force | John Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | John Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:25 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:07 | San Diego State | William Lemieux steals it from Denny Ferris | 40-42 |
| 12:54 | Air Force | Kristopher Godbolt lays it up and in set up by John Aaron | 42-42 |
| 12:39 | San Diego State | James York throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfonzo Dorsey (SG), Thomas Redding (PF) John Aaron, Kristopher Godbolt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joshua Richter (SF) Jesse O'Hanley | |
| 12:20 | Air Force | James York steals it from William Lemieux | 42-42 |
| 12:17 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter lays it in on a great pass from James York | 42-44 |
| 12:12 | Air Force | Clarence Klassen knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Lemieux | 44-44 |
| 11:56 | San Diego State | James York misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:43 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-44 |
| 11:42 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Clarence Klassen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfonzo Dorsey (fresh) SF - William Lemieux (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim Douthitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James York (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Denny Ferris (fresh) SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jason Schneck (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | San Diego State | Thomas Redding steals it from Jason Schneck | 44-44 |
| 11:08 | Air Force | Tim Douthitt misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-44 |
| 11:07 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Jason Schneck | 44-44 |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | James York comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tim Douthitt - foul #2 on Tim Douthitt, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Aaron (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Paul Lax (SF), Kristopher Godbolt (PF), Travis Henry (C) Clarence Klassen, Alfonzo Dorsey, William Lemieux, Thomas Redding, Tim Douthitt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Gaines (SG), Thomas Humble (PF), James Cancel (C) Denny Ferris, Jason Schneck, Dean Andrews | |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | James York makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | James York makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Robert Moore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on James York - foul #3 on James York, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges (PG), Jesse O'Hanley (SF) James York, Joshua Richter | |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 10:04 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines is hacked by Robert Moore - foul #2 on Robert Moore, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| 09:43 | San Diego State | James Cancel hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Gaines | 46-48 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | Travis Henry clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 09:18 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:13 | San Diego State | Paul Lax steals the ball from Jeremy Bridges | 46-48 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Paul Lax throws it down | 48-48 |
| 08:47 | San Diego State | James Cancel hits a floater in the paint | 48-50 |
| 08:29 | Air Force | Travis Henry buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Aaron and he's fouled by James Cancel - foul #1 on James Cancel, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Redding (PF) Kristopher Godbolt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James York (PG), Joshua Richter (SF), Dean Andrews (C) Jeremy Bridges, Jesse O'Hanley, James Cancel | |
| 08:29 | Air Force | Travis Henry misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:29 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dean Andrews | 50-50 |
| 08:15 | San Diego State | James York makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Gaines | 50-53 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | Paul Lax's floater is tipped away by Dean Andrews | 50-53 |
| 07:52 | Air Force | Thomas Redding tips it in | 52-53 |
| 07:31 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 52-53 |
| 07:29 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Aaron (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lax (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James York (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Gaines (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Humble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble lays it in set up by Dean Andrews and he's hacked by John Aaron - foul #4 on John Aaron, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Clarence Klassen (SG), William Lemieux (SF), Tim Douthitt (C) Robert Moore, Paul Lax, Travis Henry | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (SG) Robert Gaines | |
| 07:08 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:08 | Air Force | Thomas Redding grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:54 | Air Force | William Lemieux's floater is tipped away by Thomas Humble | 52-55 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Thomas Humble gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | James York's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Redding | 52-55 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | Thomas Redding grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:13 | Air Force | Joshua Richter is called for the reach on William Lemieux - foul #2 on Joshua Richter, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfonzo Dorsey (SG) John Aaron | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jason Schneck (PF) Thomas Humble | |
| 06:13 | Air Force | William Lemieux makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:13 | Air Force | William Lemieux makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:53 | San Diego State | Denny Ferris is fouled on the floor by Thomas Redding - foul #2 on Thomas Redding, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Moore (SG), Paul Lax (SF), Kristopher Godbolt (PF), Travis Henry (C) Alfonzo Dorsey, William Lemieux, Thomas Redding, Tim Douthitt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Robert Gaines (SG), Jesse O'Hanley (SF) Denny Ferris, Joshua Richter | |
| 05:48 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kristopher Godbolt - foul #1 on Kristopher Godbolt, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 05:48 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:48 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:48 | Air Force | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 05:35 | Air Force | Travis Henry connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Moore | 56-56 |
| 05:11 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley is called for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Aaron (PG) Clarence Klassen | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Cancel (C) Dean Andrews | |
| 04:52 | Air Force | Travis Henry makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Aaron | 58-56 |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Jason Schneck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 04:34 | Air Force | Robert Moore grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 04:28 | Air Force | John Aaron drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Moore | 60-56 |
| 04:14 | San Diego State | Jesse O'Hanley misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 60-56 |
| 04:12 | Air Force | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:07 | Air Force | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Clarence Klassen (SG), William Lemieux (SF), Thomas Redding (PF), Tim Douthitt (C) Robert Moore, Paul Lax, Kristopher Godbolt, Travis Henry | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Denny Ferris (PG), Joshua Richter (SF), Thomas Humble (PF), Dean Andrews (C) James York, Jesse O'Hanley, Jason Schneck, James Cancel | |
| 03:47 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Gaines and the foul's on John Aaron - foul #5 on John Aaron, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Alfonzo Dorsey (SG) John Aaron | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 03:47 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter misses the free throw | 60-58 |
| 03:47 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Tim Douthitt | 60-58 |
| 03:29 | Air Force | Tim Douthitt misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Tim Douthitt gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Clarence Klassen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfonzo Dorsey (fresh) SF - William Lemieux (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Douthitt (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Denny Ferris (fresh) SG - Robert Gaines (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joshua Richter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Humble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Air Force | Tim Douthitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Paul Lax (SF) Alfonzo Dorsey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jeremy Bridges (SG) Robert Gaines | |
| 02:56 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter can't finish the layup | 60-58 |
| 02:55 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 02:55 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Moore (SG), Travis Henry (C) William Lemieux, Tim Douthitt | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James York (PG), Robert Gaines (SG) Denny Ferris, Jeremy Bridges | |
| 02:39 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews slams it home on a nice dish by James York | 60-60 |
| 02:17 | Air Force | Paul Lax misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 02:16 | Air Force | Thomas Redding grabs the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 01:55 | Air Force | The short jumper by Travis Henry is denied by Joshua Richter | 60-60 |
| 01:54 | Air Force | Robert Moore tips it in | 62-60 |
| 01:29 | San Diego State | Joshua Richter makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Gaines | 62-62 |
| 01:04 | Air Force | The short jumper by Paul Lax is denied by Thomas Humble | 62-62 |
| 01:03 | San Diego State | Dean Andrews gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James York | 62-65 |
| 00:28 | Air Force | Robert Moore knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Redding | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Moore - foul #3 on Robert Moore, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | San Diego State | Robert Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Air Force calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Paul Lax hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 65-67 |