| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Roy Dittmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Caudle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Thom (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Frank Poirier (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ralph Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Czarnecki (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Rinehart (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Busse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | William Czarnecki inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Air Force | Frank Poirier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 19:49 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | John Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| 19:14 | Air Force | Frank Poirier misses short on a floater from the left side | 38-34 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Czarnecki - foul #2 on William Czarnecki, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:08 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | William Czarnecki misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-34 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas State | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Harvey Rinehart - foul #1 on Harvey Rinehart, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas State | John Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas State | John Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:16 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 18:04 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Rinehart | 41-34 |
| 18:03 | Air Force | Charles Busse grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 17:39 | Air Force | Matthew Thom blocks the short jumper by William Czarnecki | 41-34 |
| 17:37 | Air Force | Charles Busse hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas State | John Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom tips it in | 43-36 |
| 17:04 | Air Force | Frank Poirier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 17:02 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:37 | Air Force | Larry Thompson steps in front of the Ralph Clark pass | 43-36 |
| 16:35 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG), Darell Hodgdon (SG), Abel Bean (SF), Chuck Cropper (PF) Roy Dittmer, Samuel Caudle, Larry Thompson, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Herman (PG), Kenny Selden (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Corey Hanneman (PF), Jeffrey Thach (C) Frank Poirier, Ralph Clark, William Czarnecki, Harvey Rinehart, Charles Busse | |
| 16:09 | Air Force | Corey Hanneman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Thach takes the ball from Chuck Cropper | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Darell Hodgdon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Abel Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chuck Cropper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Thom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ryan Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Selden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Hanneman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Thach (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Air Force | Ryan Herman scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenny Selden | 43-40 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper lays it in on a great pass from John Rinehart | 45-40 |
| 15:01 | Air Force | Jeffrey Thach can't finish the layup | 45-40 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:45 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart is hacked by Corey Hanneman - foul #1 on Corey Hanneman, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), Samuel Caudle (SG), Neal Jones (PF), John Morgan (C) John Rinehart, Darell Hodgdon, Chuck Cropper, Matthew Thom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), Ralph Clark (SG), William Kays (SF), Harvey Rinehart (PF), William Czarnecki (C) Ryan Herman, Kenny Selden, Andrew Walker, Corey Hanneman, Jeffrey Thach | |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 14:25 | Air Force | William Kays gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:21 | Air Force | Frank Poirier is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Dittmer - foul #3 on Roy Dittmer, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson (SF) Abel Bean | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Busse (C) William Czarnecki | |
| 13:59 | Air Force | William Kays's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Harvey Rinehart | 45-40 |
| 13:33 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 13:32 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:18 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 13:17 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Charles Busse | 45-40 |
| 13:05 | Air Force | Frank Poirier hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Clark and he's hacked by Roy Dittmer - foul #4 on Roy Dittmer, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG), Abel Bean (SF), Chuck Cropper (C) Roy Dittmer, Larry Thompson, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:05 | Air Force | Frank Poirier makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Neal Jones | 48-43 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | Ralph Clark misses the runner from close range | 48-43 |
| 12:16 | Air Force | Charles Busse tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Samuel Caudle | 48-43 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Ralph Clark steals the ball from Neal Jones | 48-43 |
| 12:05 | Air Force | Frank Poirier slams it home on a nice dish by Ralph Clark | 48-45 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper misses long on a shot from the baseline | 48-45 |
| 11:42 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart grabs the board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Caudle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neal Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chuck Cropper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Frank Poirier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ralph Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Kays (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Harvey Rinehart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Charles Busse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Air Force | Charles Busse double dribbles | 48-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson (SF), John Morgan (PF), Matthew Thom (C) Abel Bean, Neal Jones, Chuck Cropper | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Herman (PG), Kenny Selden (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), William Czarnecki (PF), Corey Hanneman (C) Frank Poirier, Ralph Clark, William Kays, Harvey Rinehart, Charles Busse | |
| 11:17 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:15 | Air Force | Kenny Selden grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:59 | Air Force | Corey Hanneman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 48-45 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | William Czarnecki tips it home | 48-47 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Ryan Herman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Thom - foul #1 on Matthew Thom, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darell Hodgdon (PG), Abel Bean (SG) John Rinehart, Samuel Caudle | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Ryan Herman makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Ryan Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:10 | Arkansas State | Darell Hodgdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ralph Clark (SG) Kenny Selden | |
| 09:55 | Air Force | Ryan Herman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas State | John Morgan grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | Ryan Herman is called for the reach on Darell Hodgdon - foul #1 on Ryan Herman, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Neal Jones (PF) John Morgan | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart (PF) Andrew Walker | |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 50-49 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Thom | 50-49 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Corey Hanneman gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:07 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Neal Jones - foul #4 on Neal Jones, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle (SG), John Morgan (SF), Chuck Cropper (PF) Abel Bean, Larry Thompson, Neal Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kays (SF), Charles Busse (C) William Czarnecki, Corey Hanneman | |
| 09:07 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:07 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:07 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Chuck Cropper | 50-50 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas State | John Morgan's floater is tipped away by Charles Busse | 50-50 |
| 08:44 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:28 | Arkansas State | John Morgan is denied on a layup by Harvey Rinehart | 50-50 |
| 08:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to William Kays | 50-50 |
| 08:03 | Air Force | Samuel Caudle picks off the pass by Harvey Rinehart | 50-50 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Herman - foul #2 on Ryan Herman, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), Abel Bean (SF), Neal Jones (PF) Darell Hodgdon, John Morgan, Matthew Thom | |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), Kenny Selden (SG), William Czarnecki (PF) Ryan Herman, Ralph Clark, Harvey Rinehart | |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Chuck Cropper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Roy Dittmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Caudle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Abel Bean (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neal Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Chuck Cropper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Frank Poirier (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Kenny Selden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kays (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Czarnecki (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Busse (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Air Force | Frank Poirier is hacked by Abel Bean - foul #1 on Abel Bean, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson (SF), John Rinehart (C) Abel Bean, Chuck Cropper | |
| Subs | Air Force | Corey Hanneman (C) Charles Busse | |
| 07:05 | Air Force | William Kays drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | William Czarnecki grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 06:32 | Air Force | William Czarnecki hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Kays and he's fouled by Larry Thompson - foul #1 on Larry Thompson, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Morgan (C) Samuel Caudle | |
| Subs | Air Force | Andrew Walker (SF) William Kays | |
| 06:32 | Air Force | William Czarnecki misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to John Rinehart | 52-55 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | John Morgan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 54-55 |
| 05:36 | Air Force | Frank Poirier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 05:34 | Arkansas State | John Morgan snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 05:29 | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle (SG), Matthew Thom (C) John Rinehart, Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ralph Clark (SG), Harvey Rinehart (PF), Charles Busse (C) Kenny Selden, Andrew Walker, Corey Hanneman | |
| 05:10 | Air Force | Ralph Clark is hacked by Samuel Caudle - foul #2 on Samuel Caudle, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Abel Bean (SF) Neal Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Herman (PG) Frank Poirier | |
| 05:10 | Air Force | Ralph Clark misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas State | John Morgan knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Abel Bean | 56-55 |
| 04:41 | Air Force | John Morgan steps in front of the Ralph Clark pass | 56-55 |
| 04:21 | Arkansas State | Abel Bean drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roy Dittmer | 58-55 |
| 04:07 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart lays it in on a nice dish by Ralph Clark and he's fouled by Samuel Caudle - foul #3 on Samuel Caudle, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG), Neal Jones (PF) Roy Dittmer, John Morgan | |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), William Kays (SF) Ryan Herman, William Czarnecki | |
| 04:07 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Charles Busse can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Caudle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Abel Bean (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Neal Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Matthew Thom (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Frank Poirier (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Ralph Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Kays (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harvey Rinehart (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Busse (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Rinehart | 63-58 |
| 03:02 | Air Force | William Kays scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Poirier | 63-61 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Roy Dittmer (PG), Larry Thompson (SF) John Rinehart, Abel Bean | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:38 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-61 |
| 02:36 | Air Force | Frank Poirier pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:09 | Air Force | Frank Poirier buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Busse | 63-63 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas State | Larry Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Kays | 63-65 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas State | Charles Busse denies the turnaround by Neal Jones | 63-65 |
| 01:31 | Arkansas State | Neal Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-65 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle misses the tip | 63-65 |
| 01:16 | Air Force | Charles Busse gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:10 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart jams it set up by Charles Busse and he's hacked by Neal Jones - foul #5 on Neal Jones, team foul #9 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Morgan (PF) Neal Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:10 | Air Force | Harvey Rinehart makes the free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:52 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Rinehart | 63-68 |
| 00:50 | Air Force | Ralph Clark grabs the board | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Air Force | Samuel Caudle is called for the reach on Charles Busse - foul #4 on Samuel Caudle, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Martin Simon (PG), William Czarnecki (PF) Frank Poirier, Harvey Rinehart | |
| 00:27 | Air Force | Charles Busse misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:27 | Air Force | Charles Busse makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Arkansas State | Samuel Caudle drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Thom | 66-69 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Martin Simon is hacked by Roy Dittmer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Dittmer, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Rinehart (PG) Roy Dittmer | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Martin Simon makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:19 | Air Force | Martin Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:17 | Arkansas State | John Rinehart is hacked by Martin Simon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Simon, team foul #6 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Poirier (PG), Harvey Rinehart (PF) Martin Simon, William Czarnecki | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas State | William Kays is called for the reach on John Morgan - foul #4 on William Kays, team foul #7 | 66-71 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas State | John Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Charles Busse pulls down the rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Charles Busse is hacked by Samuel Caudle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Samuel Caudle, team foul #12 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Darell Hodgdon (SG) Samuel Caudle | |
| Subs | Air Force | Martin Simon (PG), William Czarnecki (PF) Frank Poirier, Harvey Rinehart | |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Charles Busse makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Charles Busse misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Matthew Thom pulls down the rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Darell Hodgdon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | John Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | The clock runs out | 66-72 |