| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Luther Pettigrew (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Vicknair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Underwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bosch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Air Force | John Underwood scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson tips it home | 40-39 |
| 19:01 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair misses the fadeaway in the paint | 40-39 |
| 19:00 | Air Force | John Underwood hits the follow up shot | 42-39 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch buries a shot in the lane | 42-41 |
| 18:35 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Reda (C) John Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Milton Cummins (C) Robert Bell, Robert Bosch | |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Jerome Green hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Blair - foul #2 on Paul Blair, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dallas McDavid (PG), Richard Wingert (SF) Luther Pettigrew, Gary Vicknair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Joel Turner (SF) Lester Johnson, Brian Chandler | |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Jerome Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Jerome Green makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:47 | Air Force | Paul Blair misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Jerome Green is denied by Ryan Reda | 42-43 |
| 17:24 | Air Force | Richard Wingert grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:05 | Air Force | Richard Wingert misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Jerome Green misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Richard Wingert pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:17 | Air Force | Milton Cummins blocks the short jumper by Paul Blair | 42-43 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | Jerome Green grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico | Joel Turner tips it home | 42-45 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Richard Wingert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joel Turner - foul #2 on Joel Turner, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew (PG), Gary Vicknair (SF), William McEaddy (PF), John Underwood (C) Dallas McDavid, Richard Stokes, Paul Blair, Ryan Reda | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Brian Chandler (SF), Vaughn Seawell (PF), Robert Bosch (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Jerome Green, Milton Cummins | |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Richard Wingert makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Richard Wingert makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Luther Pettigrew (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wingert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Gary Vicknair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William McEaddy (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vaughn Seawell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Bosch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Vaughn Seawell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-45 |
| 15:46 | Air Force | William McEaddy snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 15:33 | Air Force | William McEaddy is fouled on the floor by Brian Chandler - foul #3 on Brian Chandler, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dylan Norby (SG) Richard Wingert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:25 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair misses the easy layup | 44-45 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair tips it home | 46-45 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 15:01 | Air Force | William McEaddy grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:55 | Air Force | William McEaddy is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:36 | Air Force | The rebound goes to William McEaddy | 46-45 |
| 14:13 | Air Force | Dylan Norby misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 46-45 |
| 13:54 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 13:42 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew is hacked by Brian Chandler - foul #4 on Brian Chandler, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dallas McDavid (PG), Richard Stokes (SG), Paul Blair (PF), Ryan Celentano (C) Luther Pettigrew, Dylan Norby, William McEaddy, John Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Joel Turner (SF), Jerome Green (PF), Ralph Gottschalk (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, Brian Chandler, Vaughn Seawell, Robert Bosch | |
| 13:25 | Air Force | Jerome Green steals it from Paul Blair | 46-45 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk misses the 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Turner | 46-45 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Jerome Green scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 12:27 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair misses the dunk | 46-48 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | Ryan Celentano snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 12:08 | Air Force | Ryan Celentano can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ralph Gottschalk - foul #1 on Ralph Gottschalk, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew (PG), Richard Wingert (SG), Dylan Norby (SF), William McEaddy (PF) Dallas McDavid, Richard Stokes, Gary Vicknair, Paul Blair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Milton Cummins (SF), Robert Bosch (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Ralph Gottschalk | |
| 12:08 | Air Force | Ryan Celentano makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:08 | Air Force | Ryan Celentano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico | Jerome Green loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Reda (C) Ryan Celentano | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Luther Pettigrew (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wingert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dylan Norby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William McEaddy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Reda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Milton Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerome Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bosch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Lester Johnson is called for the reach on Luther Pettigrew in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Johnson, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 11:28 | Air Force | William McEaddy hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 48-48 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Lester Johnson | 48-48 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson is hacked by Luther Pettigrew - foul #1 on Luther Pettigrew, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | John Underwood (C) Ryan Reda | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SF), Vaughn Seawell (C) Milton Cummins, Robert Bosch | |
| 11:08 | New Mexico | Joel Turner's pass is intercepted by Luther Pettigrew | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Air Force | Jerome Green is called for the reach on Dylan Norby - foul #2 on Jerome Green, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dallas McDavid (PG), Richard Stokes (SG) Luther Pettigrew, Richard Wingert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:29 | Air Force | John Underwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Air Force | Richard Stokes hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | John Underwood swats the layup by Robert Bell | 50-48 |
| 10:08 | Air Force | John Underwood grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 10:04 | Air Force | Vaughn Seawell is called for the reach on Richard Stokes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vaughn Seawell, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Gary Vicknair (SF), Paul Blair (PF), Ryan Reda (C) Dylan Norby, William McEaddy, John Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Milton Cummins (SF), Ralph Gottschalk (C) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, Joel Turner, Vaughn Seawell | |
| 10:04 | Air Force | Richard Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Gottschalk | 50-51 |
| 09:15 | Air Force | Paul Blair is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Miller - foul #2 on Jeffrey Miller, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew (PG) Dallas McDavid | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SF) Milton Cummins | |
| 09:15 | Air Force | Paul Blair misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico | Ralph Gottschalk snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller loses the dribble to Luther Pettigrew | 50-51 |
| 08:37 | Air Force | Paul Blair drills a fadeaway from the right block | 52-51 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Joel Turner scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ojore Sato | 52-54 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Richard Stokes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:53 | Air Force | Ryan Reda misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 07:51 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew gets the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 07:34 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dallas McDavid (PG), Richard Wingert (SG), Dylan Norby (SF), William McEaddy (PF), John Underwood (C) Luther Pettigrew, Richard Stokes, Gary Vicknair, Paul Blair, Ryan Reda | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Brian Chandler (SF), Milton Cummins (PF), Robert Bosch (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Jerome Green, Ralph Gottschalk | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Dallas McDavid (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Wingert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dylan Norby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William McEaddy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Underwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Chandler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Milton Cummins (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Bosch (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Robert Bell buries a turnaround from close range set up by Lester Johnson and he's hacked by Dylan Norby - foul #1 on Dylan Norby, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Robert Bell makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Lester Johnson takes the ball from Richard Wingert in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Robert Bell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lester Johnson | 52-59 |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Richard Wingert is hacked by Milton Cummins - foul #2 on Milton Cummins, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Richard Wingert makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:42 | Air Force | Richard Wingert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Lester Johnson | 54-61 |
| 06:18 | Air Force | Dallas McDavid misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-61 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Brian Chandler | 54-63 |
| 05:38 | Air Force | Richard Wingert misses the jumpshot from the left side | 54-63 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Robert Bosch | 54-63 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew (PG), Richard Stokes (SG), Gary Vicknair (SF), Paul Blair (PF), Ryan Celentano (C) Dallas McDavid, Richard Wingert, Dylan Norby, William McEaddy, John Underwood | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Jeffrey Miller (SG), Vaughn Seawell (PF) Lester Johnson, Robert Bell, Milton Cummins | |
| 05:15 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew's pass is intercepted by Ojore Sato in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler can't finish the layup | 54-63 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler misses the tip | 54-63 |
| 05:12 | Air Force | Ryan Celentano grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair connects on the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #3 on Ojore Sato, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Reda (C) Ryan Celentano | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jerome Green (PF) Robert Bosch | |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Miller and he's fouled by Ryan Reda - foul #1 on Ryan Reda, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato makes the free throw | 57-66 |
| 04:23 | Air Force | Ryan Reda hits a jumper in the paint | 59-66 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler misses the tip | 59-66 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Vaughn Seawell gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico | Jerome Green comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-66 |
| 03:45 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 03:43 | Air Force | Ryan Reda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | William McEaddy (SF), Ryan Celentano (C) Gary Vicknair, Ryan Reda | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lester Johnson (PG), Robert Bell (SG), Ralph Gottschalk (C) Ojore Sato, Jeffrey Miller, Vaughn Seawell | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico | Ryan Celentano takes the ball from Jerome Green | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Luther Pettigrew (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William McEaddy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Celentano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lester Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Chandler (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerome Green (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Gottschalk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Air Force | Ryan Celentano hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Luther Pettigrew | 61-66 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William McEaddy - foul #3 on William McEaddy, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dallas McDavid (PG), Richard Wingert (SG), Dylan Norby (SF), John Underwood (C) Luther Pettigrew, Richard Stokes, Paul Blair, Ryan Celentano | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG), Robert Bosch (C) Robert Bell, Ralph Gottschalk | |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Brian Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 02:34 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Richard Stokes (SG), Paul Blair (PF) Dylan Norby, William McEaddy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeffrey Miller (SG), Milton Cummins (PF) Brian Chandler, Jerome Green | |
| 02:17 | Air Force | John Underwood clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Bosch - foul #2 on Robert Bosch, team foul #11 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew (PG) Dallas McDavid | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:17 | Air Force | John Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:17 | Air Force | John Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico | Richard Wingert steps in front of the Robert Bosch pass | 62-68 |
| 01:54 | Air Force | Richard Wingert can't finish the layup | 62-68 |
| 01:53 | Air Force | John Underwood tips it back up and in | 64-68 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Stokes - foul #1 on Richard Stokes, team foul #6 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Gary Vicknair (SF) Richard Wingert | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Bell (SG), Brian Chandler (SF), Jerome Green (PF) Jeffrey Miller, Joel Turner, Milton Cummins | |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:32 | Air Force | Robert Bosch is called for the reach on Gary Vicknair in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bosch, team foul #12 | 64-70 |
| 01:32 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:32 | Air Force | Gary Vicknair misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico | Jerome Green gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Brian Chandler is denied by Gary Vicknair | 65-70 |
| 01:18 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Paul Blair | 65-70 |
| 01:12 | Air Force | John Underwood connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Luther Pettigrew | 67-70 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Lester Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 67-70 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Robert Bell tips it back up and in | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew is hacked by Jerome Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerome Green, team foul #13 | 67-72 |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Paul Blair swats the layup by Robert Bosch | 69-72 |
| 00:22 | Air Force | Richard Stokes snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | John Underwood grabs the offensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Luther Pettigrew hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Robert Bosch grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |