| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenneth Gilkey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Stepnoski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron McCarson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Kenneth Gilkey and he's fouled by Oscar Skow - foul #2 on Oscar Skow, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:41 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:41 | Air Force | Oscar Skow grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:14 | Air Force | William Gentry is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Stepnoski - foul #1 on Stjepan Stepnoski, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 18:59 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-32 |
| 18:57 | Air Force | Oscar Skow tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 18:40 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 18:38 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:34 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 18:32 | Air Force | William Gentry grabs the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 18:25 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-32 |
| 18:23 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:18 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Bird - foul #1 on Kenneth Bird, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 18:18 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:18 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:10 | Air Force | Oscar Skow lays it up and in on a nice dish by Franklin Brunk | 27-34 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph blows the layup but he's hacked by William Gentry - foul #3 on William Gentry, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (SF) William Gentry | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:05 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:47 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the easy layup | 27-36 |
| 17:45 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 17:33 | Arizona State | Ted Adair is called for the reach on Stjepan Stepnoski - foul #1 on Ted Adair, team foul #4 | 27-36 |
| 17:19 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Kenneth Gilkey and the foul's on Oscar Skow - foul #3 on Oscar Skow, team foul #5 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern (PF) Oscar Skow | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:19 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:02 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk is called for traveling | 27-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Chad Olander (C) Kenneth Bird | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 16:52 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski's floater is knocked away by Dennis O'Hern | 27-39 |
| 16:51 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 16:29 | Air Force | Chad Olander misses long on a floater from the left side | 27-39 |
| 16:27 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 16:21 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (SG) Ted Adair | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Gamble (PG), Gary Lee (SG), Deshi Qian (SF), Eric Renner (PF), Jeffrey Tripp (C) Kenneth Gilkey, Stjepan Stepnoski, Bryan Randolph, Timothy Benton, Ron McCarson | |
| 16:16 | Air Force | Jeffrey Tripp steals the ball from Franklin Brunk | 29-39 |
| 16:05 | Arizona State | James Gamble is fouled on the floor by Franklin Brunk - foul #3 on Franklin Brunk, team foul #6 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark (SG) Franklin Brunk | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 15:44 | Arizona State | Eric Renner makes the floater in the paint | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Rivenbark (fresh) SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis O'Hern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Olander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Deshi Qian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Renner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Tripp (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Air Force | Eric Renner steps in front of the Manuel Dempster pass | 29-41 |
| 15:23 | Arizona State | Deshi Qian hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 15:21 | Air Force | Chad Olander gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-41 |
| 15:06 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 14:59 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp dunks the ball set up by James Gamble | 29-43 |
| 14:47 | Air Force | Robert Harris is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Tripp - foul #1 on Jeffrey Tripp, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG), William Gentry (SF), Oscar Skow (PF), Kenneth Bird (C) Robert Harris, Harold Rivenbark, Manuel Dempster, Dennis O'Hern, Chad Olander | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey (PG), Stjepan Stepnoski (SG), Bryan Randolph (SF), Timothy Benton (PF), Clyde Moodie (C) James Gamble, Gary Lee, Deshi Qian, Eric Renner, Jeffrey Tripp | |
| 14:29 | Air Force | William Gentry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 14:08 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey loses the dribble to Franklin Brunk | 29-43 |
| 14:04 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the easy layup | 29-43 |
| 14:02 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie pulls down the rebound | 29-43 |
| 13:42 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clyde Moodie | 29-46 |
| 13:24 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 13:22 | Air Force | Oscar Skow tips it back up and in | 31-46 |
| 13:05 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph can't finish the layup | 31-46 |
| 13:03 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 12:59 | Air Force | Ted Adair's pass is intercepted by Clyde Moodie | 31-46 |
| 12:33 | Arizona State | Oscar Skow is called for the reach on Timothy Benton - foul #4 on Oscar Skow, team foul #7 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern (PF) Oscar Skow | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Gamble (PG), Deshi Qian (SF) Kenneth Gilkey, Stjepan Stepnoski | |
| 12:33 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton misses the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 12:33 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 12:09 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 12:08 | Air Force | William Gentry tips it in | 33-46 |
| 11:49 | Arizona State | James Gamble misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 11:48 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Ted Adair clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 11:30 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Adair (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dennis O'Hern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - James Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Randolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Deshi Qian (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Benton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Moodie (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton loses the ball out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (SG), Manuel Dempster (C) Ted Adair, Kenneth Bird | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gary Lee (SG), Jeffrey Tripp (PF) Bryan Randolph, Timothy Benton | |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster hits a runner near the basket set up by Franklin Brunk | 35-46 |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | Ray Smith steps in front of the Clyde Moodie pass | 35-46 |
| 10:32 | Air Force | William Gentry connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Franklin Brunk | 38-46 |
| 10:10 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Moodie | 38-48 |
| 09:50 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster is hacked by Jeffrey Tripp - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tripp, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Adair (SG), Chad Olander (PF), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, William Gentry, Dennis O'Hern | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey (PG), Stjepan Stepnoski (SG), Bryan Randolph (SF), Timothy Benton (PF), Ron McCarson (C) James Gamble, Gary Lee, Deshi Qian, Jeffrey Tripp, Clyde Moodie | |
| 09:33 | Air Force | Stjepan Stepnoski is called for the reach on Ted Adair - foul #2 on Stjepan Stepnoski, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| 09:21 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ray Smith | 40-48 |
| 09:02 | Arizona State | Ron McCarson misses the floater near the basket | 40-48 |
| 09:01 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 08:39 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird comes up short on the floater from close range | 40-48 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Ted Adair tips it in | 42-48 |
| 08:23 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 08:11 | Air Force | Ray Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 08:10 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 07:56 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton makes the shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 07:48 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Stjepan Stepnoski - foul #3 on Stjepan Stepnoski, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), William Gentry (SF), Oscar Skow (PF), Dennis O'Hern (C) Ray Smith, Manuel Dempster, Chad Olander, Kenneth Bird | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie (C) Ron McCarson | |
| 07:48 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:48 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:34 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 07:33 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie tips it home | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Adair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Gentry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis O'Hern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenneth Gilkey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stjepan Stepnoski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Benton (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Clyde Moodie (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Air Force | Ted Adair comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-55 |
| 07:16 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:54 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 06:52 | Air Force | The rebound goes to William Gentry | 44-55 |
| 06:47 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 06:46 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 06:24 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 06:23 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton grabs the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 06:10 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (SG), Kenneth Bird (C) Ted Adair, Dennis O'Hern | |
| Subs | Arizona State | James Gamble (PG), Gary Lee (SG), Deshi Qian (SF), Jeffrey Tripp (PF) Kenneth Gilkey, Stjepan Stepnoski, Bryan Randolph, Timothy Benton | |
| 05:50 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Gentry | 47-55 |
| 05:40 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Tripp, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (SG) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 05:26 | Air Force | Ray Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 05:24 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:06 | Arizona State | The short jumper by Deshi Qian is denied by William Gentry | 47-55 |
| 05:05 | Arizona State | Gary Lee misses the tip | 47-55 |
| 05:03 | Arizona State | Jeffrey Tripp gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:44 | Arizona State | Franklin Brunk picks off the pass by James Gamble | 47-55 |
| 04:26 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 04:25 | Air Force | William Gentry snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Clyde Moodie - foul #4 on Clyde Moodie, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ted Adair (SG), Manuel Dempster (SF), Dennis O'Hern (PF) Ray Smith, William Gentry, Oscar Skow | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey (PG), Stjepan Stepnoski (SG), Bryan Randolph (SF), Timothy Benton (PF), Ron McCarson (C) James Gamble, Gary Lee, Deshi Qian, Jeffrey Tripp, Clyde Moodie | |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:08 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 03:51 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 03:32 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Franklin Brunk | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis O'Hern (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Kenneth Gilkey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stjepan Stepnoski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Benton (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Ron McCarson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Arizona State | Kenneth Bird blocks the short jumper by Ron McCarson | 51-55 |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:53 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird connects on the shot in the paint | 53-55 |
| 02:37 | Arizona State | Kenneth Gilkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), William Gentry (SF), Oscar Skow (PF) Franklin Brunk, Manuel Dempster, Kenneth Bird | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie (C) Ron McCarson | |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG) Ray Smith | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-55 |
| 02:09 | Arizona State | Clyde Moodie pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 01:57 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 01:55 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 01:42 | Arizona State | Stjepan Stepnoski scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Gilkey | 53-58 |
| 01:18 | Air Force | Oscar Skow makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by William Gentry | 55-58 |
| 01:04 | Arizona State | William Gentry steals it from Timothy Benton | 55-58 |
| 00:45 | Air Force | Dennis O'Hern's pass is intercepted by Bryan Randolph | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 55-58 |
| 00:23 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton is fouled on the floor by William Gentry - foul #4 on William Gentry, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Bird (C) Dennis O'Hern | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:20 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:20 | Arizona State | Timothy Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-59 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | William Gentry snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | Air Force | Ted Adair loses the dribble to Timothy Benton | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Arizona State | Franklin Brunk is called for the reach on Bryan Randolph in the backcourt - foul #4 on Franklin Brunk, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 00:08 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:08 | Arizona State | Bryan Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | William Gentry grabs the offensive rebound | 55-61 |