| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Winningham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Ellman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Windle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael English (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Guest (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English scores on a floater in the lane set up by Michael Guest and he's fouled by Garret Rivers - foul #2 on Garret Rivers, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Garret Rivers snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 19:38 | Air Force | James Winningham picks off the pass by Carl Forman in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 19:36 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham banks in the layup | 41-37 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Michael English is called for the reach on Thomas Shollenberger - foul #1 on Michael English, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Garret Rivers clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Winningham - foul #3 on James Winningham, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Manuel Alfaro (SG) James Winningham | |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Garret Rivers misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Garret Rivers misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 18:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Stafford is called for the reach on Manuel Alfaro - foul #1 on Charles Stafford, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 18:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 18:29 | Air Force | Garret Rivers pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:27 | Air Force | Steve Ellman steps in front of the Thomas Shollenberger pass in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 18:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Glover (PG), James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully (SF), Eric Clark (PF), Robert Stines (C) Alvin Windle, Michael English, Michael Guest | |
| 18:05 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 18:04 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Forman | 41-37 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | James Glover is alone and drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Steve Ellman - foul #3 on Steve Ellman, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Andy Shivers (SG), Todd Natali (SF) Charles Stafford, Carl Forman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (PG), Allen Zall (SG) Steve Ellman, Manuel Alfaro | |
| 17:35 | Air Force | James Glover misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 17:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 17:12 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | Andy Shivers hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Glover | 46-37 |
| 16:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines misses the turnaround in the lane | 46-37 |
| 16:33 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 16:31 | Air Force | James Winningham picks off the pass by Raymond Sweeten in the backcourt | 46-37 |
| 16:27 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham lays it up and in | 46-39 |
| 16:25 | Air Force | James Winningham steals it from Andy Shivers in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 16:24 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham misses the lay-in | 46-39 |
| 16:23 | Air Force | James Summers snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 16:01 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Charles Stafford (SG), Carl Forman (SF), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) James Glover, Andy Shivers, Todd Natali, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Manuel Alfaro (SG), Alvin Windle (SF), Michael English (PF), Michael Guest (C) James Winningham, Dudley Tully, Eric Clark, Robert Stines | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Allen Zall (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Manuel Alfaro (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Alvin Windle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael English (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Guest (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest hits the finger roll set up by Allen Zall | 46-41 |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Carl Forman hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Shollenberger | 48-41 |
| 15:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG) Thomas Shollenberger | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (PG) Allen Zall | |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Alfaro - foul #4 on Manuel Alfaro, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Allen Zall (SG) Manuel Alfaro | |
| 14:51 | Air Force | Michael English steps in front of the Carl Forman pass | 48-41 |
| 14:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-41 |
| 14:33 | Air Force | Garret Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:21 | Air Force | Garret Rivers's pass is intercepted by Michael English | 48-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 14:02 | Air Force | Carl Forman snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 13:58 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Zall - foul #4 on Allen Zall, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Andy Shivers (SG), James Summers (PF), Todd Natali (C) Charles Stafford, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), Dudley Tully (PF) Allen Zall, Michael English | |
| 13:43 | Air Force | James Summers misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 13:42 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman tips it in | 48-43 |
| 13:24 | Air Force | Andy Shivers is hacked by Steve Ellman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Ellman, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Raymond Sweeten (C) Scott Perkins, Carl Forman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Manuel Alfaro (SG) Steve Ellman | |
| 13:13 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Summers | 50-43 |
| 12:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Summers - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Garret Rivers (C) James Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark (SF), Michael English (PF) Manuel Alfaro, Alvin Windle | |
| 12:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:36 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 12:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 12:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 50-45 |
| 12:16 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 11:54 | Air Force | Eric Clark steals it from Andy Shivers | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andy Shivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Todd Natali (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Sweeten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Garret Rivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Winningham (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dudley Tully (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael English (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Guest (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Winningham | 50-47 |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Clark - foul #1 on Eric Clark, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG), Carl Forman (SF), Jon Roberts (PF), James Summers (C) Andy Shivers, Todd Natali, Raymond Sweeten, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Manuel Alfaro (SG), Alvin Windle (SF), Robert Stines (C) Dudley Tully, Eric Clark, Michael Guest | |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 11:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle tips it in | 51-49 |
| 10:58 | Air Force | Jon Roberts is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 10:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Manuel Alfaro gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Manuel Alfaro buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Windle | 51-51 |
| 10:47 | Air Force | James Winningham is called for the reach on Thomas Shollenberger in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Winningham, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Allen Zall (PG) James Winningham | |
| 10:47 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Windle | 51-54 |
| 10:22 | Air Force | The short jumper by James Summers is denied by Michael English | 51-54 |
| 10:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Manuel Alfaro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Manuel Alfaro, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Garret Rivers (C) Thomas Shollenberger, James Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman (SG), Michael Guest (C) Manuel Alfaro, Michael English | |
| 09:46 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Guest - foul #1 on Michael Guest, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Natali (SG) Charles Stafford | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 09:46 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 09:46 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Ellman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Steve Ellman is called for the reach on Scott Perkins - foul #5 on Steve Ellman, team foul #11 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG) Carl Forman | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham (PG), Eric Clark (PF) Steve Ellman, Robert Stines | |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Guest | 53-54 |
| 09:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 09:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle tips it home | 53-56 |
| 08:48 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Scott Perkins | 56-56 |
| 08:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Allen Zall connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Winningham | 56-59 |
| 08:24 | Air Force | Jon Roberts scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Scott Perkins | 58-59 |
| 08:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-59 |
| 08:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Guest | 58-59 |
| 07:44 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | Scott Perkins snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stafford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Natali (fairly fresh) PF - Jon Roberts (tiring) 6 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Winningham (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Allen Zall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alvin Windle (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Guest (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 07:12 | Air Force | Charles Stafford can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 07:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 07:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Andy Shivers (SG), Carl Forman (SF), James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Scott Perkins, Charles Stafford, Todd Natali, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully (SF), Michael English (PF), Robert Stines (C) Alvin Windle, Eric Clark, Michael Guest | |
| 06:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully is denied on a layup by Raymond Sweeten | 58-59 |
| 06:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines tips it but misses | 58-59 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:44 | Air Force | Carl Forman travels in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| 06:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 06:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Andy Shivers | 58-59 |
| 06:10 | Air Force | Andy Shivers makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Shollenberger | 61-59 |
| 05:50 | Illinois-Chicago | James Winningham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 05:26 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 05:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Dudley Tully buries a floater from the left block | 61-63 |
| 04:39 | Air Force | James Winningham picks off the pass by Carl Forman | 61-63 |
| 04:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Stines misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 04:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English can't tip it in | 61-63 |
| 04:17 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Raymond Sweeten | 61-63 |
| 04:17 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Charles Stafford (SG), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Andy Shivers, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle (SF), Eric Clark (PF), Michael Guest (C) Dudley Tully, Michael English, Robert Stines | |
| 03:49 | Air Force | Carl Forman clanks a shot in the lane | 61-63 |
| 03:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Forman is called for the reach on Allen Zall - foul #1 on Carl Forman, team foul #4 | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - James Winningham (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Allen Zall (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alvin Windle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Clark (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Guest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | Jon Roberts misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Scott Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:44 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jon Roberts | 64-63 |
| 02:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Andy Shivers (SG), Todd Natali (SF), James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Scott Perkins, Charles Stafford, Carl Forman, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English (PF), Dudley Tully (C) Eric Clark, Michael Guest | |
| 02:16 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG), Carl Forman (SF), Garret Rivers (C) Andy Shivers, Todd Natali, Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Charles Stafford drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Summers and the foul's on James Winningham - foul #5 on James Winningham, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Jon Roberts (PF) Thomas Shollenberger, James Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf (PG), Michael Guest (C) James Winningham, Dudley Tully | |
| 01:56 | Air Force | Charles Stafford makes the free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Forman takes the ball from Allen Zall | 67-63 |
| 01:18 | Air Force | Carl Forman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Roberts | 70-63 |
| 01:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Allen Zall misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-63 |
| 00:59 | Air Force | Carl Forman grabs the board | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Carl Forman is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Zall - foul #5 on Allen Zall, team foul #13 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), Andy Shivers (PF) Scott Perkins, Jon Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark (SG) Allen Zall | |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 00:53 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Eric Clark is called for the reach on Virgil Akin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Clark, team foul #14 | 72-66 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Virgil Akin misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:51 | Air Force | Virgil Akin misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Guest grabs the board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-66 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Eric Clark is called for the reach on Charles Stafford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Clark, team foul #15 | 72-66 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Charles Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Charles Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Alvin Windle misses the 3 from the left wing | 73-66 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English tips it back up and in | 73-68 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is hacked by Eric Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Clark, team foul #16 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG) Virgil Akin | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Charles Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Charles Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-71 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Mike Wolf is called for the reach on Scott Perkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Wolf, team foul #17 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jon Roberts (PF) Andy Shivers | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Scott Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael English is fouled on the floor by Garret Rivers - foul #3 on Garret Rivers, team foul #5 | 76-71 |
| 00:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Mike Wolf clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-71 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Jon Roberts pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Jon Roberts is hacked by Mike Wolf in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Wolf, team foul #18 | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Jon Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Jon Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mike Wolf | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Carl Forman is hacked by Mike Wolf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Wolf, team foul #19 | 77-74 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Eric Clark clanks a fullcourt shot | 79-74 |