| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Newell (fresh) SG - Lloyd Robinson (fresh) SF - Matthew Tuller (fresh) PF - Justin Simpson (fresh) C - Percy Martindale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Martin Stanley (fresh) SG - Eric Boyd (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - Jimmie Lemke (fresh) C - Bobby Blasko (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Justin Simpson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | New Mexico | Robert Newell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Air Force | Eric Boyd pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Air Force | David Jones is hacked by Lloyd Robinson - foul #1 on Lloyd Robinson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Air Force | Bobby Blasko's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Robinson | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Air Force | Eric Boyd makes the 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Justin Simpson | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | David Jones is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Lemke - foul #1 on Jimmie Lemke, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller misses badly on a floater from the left side | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Robert Newell tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Air Force | Bobby Blasko grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Eric Boyd misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lloyd Robinson - foul #2 on Lloyd Robinson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clayton Williams (SG), Joseph Price (SF), Mathew English (C) Lloyd Robinson, Matthew Tuller, Percy Martindale | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Eric Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Eric Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Mathew English clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Bobby Blasko - foul #1 on Bobby Blasko, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (SG) Robert Newell | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Mathew English makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | Mathew English misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:29 | Air Force | Jimmie Lemke pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Air Force | Jimmie Lemke misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Clayton Williams - foul #1 on Clayton Williams, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gilberto Garcia (PG) Justin Simpson | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:01 | Air Force | Jimmie Lemke makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Air Force | Jimmie Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | David Batchelder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Martin Stanley | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | Air Force | David Batchelder takes the ball from Jimmie Lemke | 5-7 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Gilberto Garcia banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Batchelder | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | David Jones misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Mathew English - foul #1 on Mathew English, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Newell (PG), Matthew Tuller (SF), Justin Simpson (PF), Percy Martindale (C) Gilberto Garcia, David Batchelder, Joseph Price, Mathew English | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joseph Andrews (PG), Elton Wiley (SG), Gary Fairbanks (PF), Frank Smith (C) Martin Stanley, Eric Boyd, Jimmie Lemke, Bobby Blasko | |
| 16:00 | Air Force | David Jones makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | David Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Newell (fresh) SG - Clayton Williams (fresh) SF - Matthew Tuller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Simpson (fresh) C - Percy Martindale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joseph Andrews (fresh) SG - Elton Wiley (fresh) SF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Fairbanks (fresh) C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Clayton Williams is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Neil Jackson (SF) David Jones | |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Elton Wiley knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:54 | Air Force | Elton Wiley connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Gary Fairbanks | 8-13 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | Robert Newell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Fairbanks - foul #1 on Gary Fairbanks, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joseph Price (PF) Justin Simpson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Martin Stanley (PG), Eric Boyd (SG), Jimmie Lemke (PF), Bobby Blasko (C) Elton Wiley, Neil Jackson, Gary Fairbanks, Frank Smith | |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:20 | Air Force | Joseph Andrews snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:54 | Air Force | Eric Boyd is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eric Boyd, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (SG), Mathew English (PF) Robert Newell, Matthew Tuller | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 13:41 | New Mexico | David Batchelder misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico | Mathew English grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Joseph Price is fouled on the floor by Martin Stanley - foul #1 on Martin Stanley, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gilberto Garcia (PG) Percy Martindale | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Jones (SF) Joseph Andrews | |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Mathew English misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico | Mathew English hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Air Force | Martin Stanley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico | Clayton Williams grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | David Batchelder connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Price | 13-13 |
| 12:14 | Air Force | David Jones is hacked by David Batchelder - foul #1 on David Batchelder, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Newell (PG), Matthew Tuller (SF), Justin Simpson (PF), Percy Martindale (C) Gilberto Garcia, David Batchelder, Joseph Price, Mathew English | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gary Fairbanks (PF) Jimmie Lemke | |
| 12:00 | Air Force | Robert Newell steps in front of the David Jones pass | 13-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Newell (fresh) SG - Clayton Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Tuller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Simpson (fresh) C - Percy Martindale (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Martin Stanley (fresh) SG - Eric Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Fairbanks (fresh) C - Bobby Blasko (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico | Justin Simpson connects on the floater from the left block set up by Robert Newell | 15-13 |
| 11:23 | Air Force | Eric Boyd scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Stanley | 15-15 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Clayton Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-15 |
| 11:13 | Air Force | Gary Fairbanks gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:53 | Air Force | David Jones misses short on a runner from close range | 15-15 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller connects on the 3 from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Martin Stanley misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 18-15 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Clayton Williams is blocked by Gary Fairbanks | 18-15 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Clayton Williams gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Robert Newell connects on the 3 from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 09:13 | Air Force | Bobby Blasko is called for traveling | 21-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gilberto Garcia (PG), David Batchelder (SG), Joseph Price (SF), Roger Chambers (PF), Mathew English (C) Robert Newell, Clayton Williams, Matthew Tuller, Justin Simpson, Percy Martindale | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joseph Andrews (PG), Elton Wiley (SG), Jimmie Lemke (PF), Frank Smith (C) Martin Stanley, Eric Boyd, David Jones, Bobby Blasko | |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Jimmie Lemke is called for the reach on David Batchelder - foul #2 on Jimmie Lemke, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Neil Jackson (SF) Jimmie Lemke | |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | David Batchelder makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | David Batchelder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:42 | Air Force | Elton Wiley travels with the ball | 23-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Frank Walton (SG) Gary Fairbanks | |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Joseph Price loses the dribble to Frank Walton | 23-15 |
| 07:59 | Air Force | Gilberto Garcia picks off the pass by Joseph Andrews | 23-15 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Batchelder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Price (fresh) PF - Roger Chambers (fresh) C - Mathew English (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Elton Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Walton (fresh) SF - Joseph Andrews (fresh) PF - Neil Jackson (fresh) C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico | Roger Chambers double dribbles | 23-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Newell (PG), Clayton Williams (SG), Justin Simpson (PF) Gilberto Garcia, David Batchelder, Roger Chambers | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gary Fairbanks (PF) Frank Walton | |
| 07:27 | Air Force | Gary Fairbanks misses the lay-in | 23-15 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Justin Simpson | 23-15 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico | Clayton Williams clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-15 |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Neil Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 07:03 | Air Force | Joseph Andrews is hacked by Mathew English - foul #2 on Mathew English, team foul #6 | 23-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller (SF), Percy Martindale (C) Joseph Price, Mathew English | |
| Subs | Air Force | Eric Boyd (SG), Bobby Blasko (C) Neil Jackson, Frank Smith | |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Bobby Blasko hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Elton Wiley | 23-17 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 23-17 |
| 06:31 | Air Force | Bobby Blasko pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 06:27 | Air Force | Elton Wiley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 06:25 | Air Force | Joseph Andrews tips it but misses | 23-17 |
| 06:24 | Air Force | Elton Wiley snags the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 06:15 | Air Force | Eric Boyd knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Fairbanks | 23-20 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | Robert Newell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Percy Martindale | 26-20 |
| 05:43 | Air Force | Joseph Andrews misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Percy Martindale - foul #1 on Percy Martindale, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (SG) Robert Newell | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Jones (SF) Elton Wiley | |
| 05:43 | Air Force | Joseph Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 05:43 | Air Force | Joseph Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | Clayton Williams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Martin Stanley (PG) Joseph Andrews | |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Martin Stanley misses short on a floater from the right side | 26-22 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico | Justin Simpson snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico | Clayton Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Batchelder | 29-22 |
| 05:12 | Air Force | David Jones misses the lay-in | 29-22 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale snags the defensive board | 29-22 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-22 |
| 05:04 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Bobby Blasko | 29-22 |
| 04:38 | Air Force | David Jones hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Martin Stanley | 29-24 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Percy Martindale drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Clayton Williams | 31-24 |
| 03:56 | Air Force | Eric Boyd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-24 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Percy Martindale | 31-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Clayton Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Batchelder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Tuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Percy Martindale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Martin Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Fairbanks (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Blasko (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller clanks a runner from close range | 31-24 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | Bobby Blasko pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:39 | Air Force | Martin Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico | Matthew Tuller hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Percy Martindale | 34-24 |
| 03:19 | Air Force | Eric Boyd is called for traveling | 34-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Newell (PG), Lloyd Robinson (SG), Joseph Price (SF), Roger Chambers (PF), Mathew English (C) Clayton Williams, David Batchelder, Matthew Tuller, Justin Simpson, Percy Martindale | |
| Subs | Air Force | Elton Wiley (SG), Joseph Andrews (SF), Jimmie Lemke (PF), Frank Smith (C) Eric Boyd, David Jones, Gary Fairbanks, Bobby Blasko | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Elton Wiley is called for the reach on Joseph Price - foul #1 on Elton Wiley, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Price makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico | Joseph Price makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Martin Stanley double dribbles | 36-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Neil Jackson (SF) Martin Stanley | |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Robert Newell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico | Roger Chambers tips it home | 38-24 |
| 02:40 | Air Force | Joseph Andrews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-24 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Jimmie Lemke denies the turnaround by Roger Chambers | 38-24 |
| 02:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Frank Smith | 38-24 |
| 02:08 | Air Force | Jimmie Lemke is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Batchelder (SF) Roger Chambers | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:51 | New Mexico | David Batchelder clanks a shot from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 01:50 | Air Force | Frank Smith grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 01:43 | Air Force | Elton Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Martin Stanley (PG), David Jones (SF) Elton Wiley, Neil Jackson | |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | 3 seconds is called on Joseph Price | 38-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Justin Simpson (PF) David Batchelder | |
| Subs | Air Force | Eric Boyd (SG), Gary Fairbanks (C) Joseph Andrews, Frank Smith | |
| 01:05 | Air Force | Eric Boyd misses short on an open shot from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 01:04 | Air Force | Gary Fairbanks can't tip it in | 38-24 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Justin Simpson gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Justin Simpson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 38-24 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico | Mathew English grabs the offensive board | 38-24 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico | Justin Simpson is whistled for a carry | 38-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clayton Williams (PG), Matthew Tuller (SF), Percy Martindale (C) Robert Newell, Joseph Price, Mathew English | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joseph Andrews (SF), Bobby Blasko (C) David Jones, Jimmie Lemke | |
| 00:04 | Air Force | Eric Boyd misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Bobby Blasko snags the offensive board | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | The clock runs out | 38-24 |