| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - William Travis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Carl Forman inbounds the ball | 26-22 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Air Force | Jon Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Perkins | 29-22 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 19:18 | San Diego State | William Travis tips it home | 29-24 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | Scott Perkins clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 19:02 | Air Force | Garret Rivers gets the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | Garret Rivers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 18:43 | San Diego State | Gary Hill snags the defensive board | 29-24 |
| 18:19 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Rester | 29-27 |
| 18:00 | Air Force | Gary Hill is called for the reach on Jon Roberts - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 17:38 | Air Force | Jon Roberts is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jon Roberts, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 17:17 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Pruitt (SF) Richard McGivern | |
| 16:57 | Air Force | David Pruitt is called for the reach on Scott Perkins - foul #3 on David Pruitt, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), James Summers (PF) Scott Perkins, Jon Roberts | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Marlon Whitehurst (SF), William Hardaway (PF), Brian Jones (C) Thomas Rester, David Pruitt, Gary Hill, William Travis | |
| 16:48 | Air Force | Charles Stafford is called for traveling | 29-27 |
| 16:24 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-27 |
| 16:22 | San Diego State | William Hardaway tips it in | 29-29 |
| 16:03 | Air Force | James Summers misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Marlon Whitehurst - foul #2 on Marlon Whitehurst, team foul #3 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Air Force | Andy Shivers (SG), Raymond Sweeten (C) Charles Stafford, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (SG), Richard McGivern (SF), Gary Hill (PF) Tom Nevels, Marlon Whitehurst, Brian Jones | |
| 16:03 | Air Force | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:03 | Air Force | James Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:03 | San Diego State | Gary Hill pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Summers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Sweeten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claud Zakrzewski (fresh) SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | San Diego State | Gary Hill lays it up and in set up by Richard McGivern | 30-31 |
| 15:41 | Air Force | Carl Forman makes the floater in the paint set up by Thomas Shollenberger | 32-31 |
| 15:22 | San Diego State | William Hardaway hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-31 |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Carl Forman snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Carl Forman loses the dribble to William Hardaway | 32-31 |
| 14:51 | San Diego State | Gary Hill connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Christopher Presson and he's fouled by Raymond Sweeten - foul #1 on Raymond Sweeten, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Charles Stafford (SG), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Carl Forman, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Tom Nevels (SG), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, Claud Zakrzewski, William Hardaway | |
| 14:51 | San Diego State | Gary Hill makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:30 | Air Force | Garret Rivers hits a runner from the right block set up by Scott Perkins | 34-34 |
| 14:08 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Thomas Rester | 34-36 |
| 13:44 | Air Force | Scott Perkins can't connect on a jumper from close range | 34-36 |
| 13:43 | San Diego State | Gary Hill pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:22 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester is fouled on the floor by Scott Perkins - foul #1 on Scott Perkins, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Carl Forman (SF) Andy Shivers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (PF) Richard McGivern, Gary Hill | |
| 13:01 | San Diego State | Scott Perkins picks off the pass by William Hardaway | 34-36 |
| 12:45 | Air Force | Charles Stafford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Garret Rivers | 37-36 |
| 12:22 | San Diego State | David Pruitt lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Rester | 37-38 |
| 12:01 | Air Force | Carl Forman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Andy Shivers (SG), James Summers (C) Charles Stafford, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (SG), Brian Jones (C) Tom Nevels, William Travis | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andy Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Summers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Hardaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | San Diego State | David Pruitt travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), Raymond Sweeten (C) Scott Perkins, Jon Roberts | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (SG), Richard McGivern (SF), Gary Hill (PF) Thomas Rester, David Pruitt, Brian Jones | |
| 11:20 | Air Force | Richard McGivern steals it from Thomas Shollenberger | 37-38 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | William Hardaway misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Summers - foul #1 on James Summers, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), William Travis (C) Claud Zakrzewski, Gary Hill | |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | William Hardaway makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 11:03 | San Diego State | William Hardaway makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:40 | Air Force | Carl Forman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 10:39 | San Diego State | William Travis snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 10:19 | San Diego State | William Hardaway knocks in the jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 09:59 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 09:57 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Tom Nevels | 37-42 |
| 09:37 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels hits a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Thomas Shollenberger - foul #2 on Thomas Shollenberger, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Charles Stafford (SG), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Andy Shivers, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), David Pruitt (SF), Gary Hill (PF), Brian Jones (C) Christopher Presson, Richard McGivern, William Hardaway, William Travis | |
| 09:37 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Jon Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Garret Rivers | 40-45 |
| 09:02 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Stafford - foul #3 on Charles Stafford, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Todd Natali (SF) Carl Forman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 09:02 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 09:02 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:46 | Air Force | Scott Perkins hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Natali | 43-47 |
| 08:25 | San Diego State | Gary Hill is hacked by Charles Stafford - foul #4 on Charles Stafford, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (SG) Charles Stafford | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (SG), William Travis (C) Tom Nevels, Brian Jones | |
| 08:25 | San Diego State | Gary Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 08:25 | San Diego State | Gary Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:08 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 08:06 | San Diego State | David Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:44 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG), Carl Forman (SF) Thomas Shollenberger, Todd Natali | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard McGivern (SF) David Pruitt | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Stafford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - William Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Air Force | Charles Stafford connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 07:00 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson makes the 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 06:43 | Air Force | Carl Forman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 06:41 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:24 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern loses the dribble to Charles Stafford | 46-52 |
| 06:01 | Air Force | Carl Forman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Perkins | 49-52 |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | William Travis misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Garret Rivers - foul #1 on Garret Rivers, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (PG), James Summers (PF), Raymond Sweeten (C) Scott Perkins, Jon Roberts, Garret Rivers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (PF) Thomas Rester, Richard McGivern, Gary Hill | |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | William Travis makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | William Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:40 | Air Force | James Summers gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:25 | Air Force | James Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-53 |
| 05:24 | Air Force | Raymond Sweeten grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-53 |
| 05:12 | San Diego State | William Travis snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 04:54 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Presson, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (PG), Brian Jones (C) Christopher Presson, William Travis | |
| 04:40 | Air Force | James Summers misses the dunk but he's hacked by Brian Jones - foul #1 on Brian Jones, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard McGivern (SF) Brian Jones | |
| 04:40 | Air Force | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | James Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:40 | San Diego State | David Pruitt grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 04:23 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Claud Zakrzewski | 50-55 |
| 04:13 | Air Force | James Summers misses the easy layup | 50-55 |
| 04:12 | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 04:01 | San Diego State | Carl Forman is called for the reach on Tom Nevels - foul #2 on Carl Forman, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Andy Shivers (SG), Jon Roberts (PF), Garret Rivers (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Charles Stafford, James Summers, Raymond Sweeten | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Gary Hill (PF) Claud Zakrzewski, David Pruitt | |
| 04:01 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:01 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Garret Rivers drills a jump hook from the baseline | 52-57 |
| 03:23 | San Diego State | Gary Hill can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 03:21 | Air Force | Carl Forman grabs the board | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andy Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Forman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. C - Garret Rivers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - William Hardaway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Air Force | Scott Perkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 02:48 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 55-57 |
| 02:46 | Air Force | Carl Forman gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:42 | Air Force | Andy Shivers makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Roberts | 57-57 |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern can't finish the layup but the foul's on Carl Forman - foul #3 on Carl Forman, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Stafford (SG) Carl Forman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Travis (C) William Hardaway | |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:32 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:22 | Air Force | Garret Rivers hits the finger roll set up by Charles Stafford | 59-58 |
| 02:08 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels buries a jump hook from the left block | 59-60 |
| 01:48 | Air Force | Tom Nevels steals the ball from Scott Perkins | 59-60 |
| 01:45 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels lays it in | 59-62 |
| 01:22 | Air Force | Garret Rivers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 01:21 | Air Force | Garret Rivers hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 01:03 | San Diego State | William Travis buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard McGivern | 61-64 |
| 00:50 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 00:48 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the board | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 61-64 |
| 00:21 | San Diego State | Gary Hill hits the follow up shot | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Charles Stafford comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-66 |
| 00:12 | San Diego State | Gary Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Gary Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Perkins - foul #2 on Scott Perkins, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Carl Forman (SF) Andy Shivers | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marlon Whitehurst (SF), David Pruitt (C) Richard McGivern, William Travis | |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Gary Hill makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:11 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:11 | Air Force | Jon Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Scott Perkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Jon Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | The clock runs out | 61-67 |