| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Philip Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tad Graziano (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Samuel Pellegrino (fresh) PF - Steve Shaffer (fresh) C - Scott Truong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Robert Paquette (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wilbanks (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Steve Shaffer misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Wagner - foul #1 on George Wagner, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Steve Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Steve Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-39 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks grabs the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Truong - foul #2 on Scott Truong, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 18:37 | Air Force | George Wagner takes the ball from Steve Shaffer | 25-40 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette banks in the layup set up by George Wagner | 25-42 |
| 18:19 | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 18:18 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino tips it home | 27-42 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | George Wagner clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 18:02 | Air Force | Steve Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 17:53 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino is fouled on the floor by George Wagner - foul #2 on George Wagner, team foul #2 | 27-42 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-42 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks gets the rebound | 27-42 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | George Wagner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-42 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Wilbanks | 27-42 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-42 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette is called for traveling | 27-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | James White (SG), Dale Lafever (SF), Joseph Calvin (PF), Harry Burpo (C) Tad Graziano, Samuel Pellegrino, Steve Shaffer, Scott Truong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz (PG), George Murphy (PF) Dikembe Alu, Rodney Brown | |
| 16:36 | Air Force | Harry Burpo can't finish the layup | 27-42 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | James White tips it in | 29-42 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico | George Murphy drills a shot from the left block set up by Robert Paquette | 29-44 |
| 16:09 | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Angel Ruiz - foul #1 on Angel Ruiz, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Clifton Daluz (PF), Reynaldo Juarez (C) Robert Paquette, Joseph Wilbanks | |
| 16:09 | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 16:09 | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-44 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez tips it home | 30-46 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Philip Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Lafever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Calvin (fresh) C - Harry Burpo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Angel Ruiz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. SF - George Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clifton Daluz (fresh) C - Reynaldo Juarez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Air Force | James White misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by George Wagner - foul #3 on George Wagner, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Filer (PG), Samuel Pellegrino (SF), Steve Shaffer (PF), Scott Truong (C) Philip Fitzgerald, Dale Lafever, Joseph Calvin, Harry Burpo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu (PG), Robert Paquette (SF), Rodney Brown (PF) George Wagner, George Murphy, Clifton Daluz | |
| 15:20 | Air Force | James White makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 15:20 | Air Force | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Alu and he's fouled by William Filer - foul #1 on William Filer, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tad Graziano (SG) James White | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| 14:46 | Air Force | Tad Graziano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 32-49 |
| 14:23 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-52 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:09 | Air Force | Tad Graziano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-52 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Juarez | 32-52 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 13:45 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Rodney Brown | 32-55 |
| 13:28 | Air Force | Scott Truong can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-55 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Angel Ruiz | 32-55 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Angel Ruiz | 32-57 |
| 12:47 | Air Force | William Filer loses the ball out of bounds | 32-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald (PG), Dale Lafever (PF), Harry Burpo (C) William Filer, Steve Shaffer, Scott Truong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wagner (SG), George Murphy (SF), Clifton Daluz (PF), Joseph Wilbanks (C) Angel Ruiz, Robert Paquette, Rodney Brown, Reynaldo Juarez | |
| 12:31 | New Mexico | George Wagner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-57 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico | George Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 32-57 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu is hacked by Philip Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Philip Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | James White (SG), Joseph Calvin (PF) Tad Graziano, Samuel Pellegrino | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:59 | New Mexico | George Wagner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dikembe Alu | 32-60 |
| 11:40 | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James White | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Philip Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Lafever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Calvin (fresh) C - Harry Burpo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dikembe Alu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Daluz (fresh) C - Joseph Wilbanks (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Clifton Daluz clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Calvin - foul #1 on Joseph Calvin, team foul #4 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Air Force | Steve Shaffer (PF), Scott Truong (C) Joseph Calvin, Harry Burpo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz (PG), Robert Paquette (SF) Dikembe Alu, George Murphy | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Clifton Daluz makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Clifton Daluz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 11:20 | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Steve Shaffer | 37-62 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Philip Fitzgerald - foul #3 on Philip Fitzgerald, team foul #5 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Rodney Brown (PF) Clifton Daluz | |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette misses the 1st free throw | 37-62 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette makes the 2nd free throw | 37-63 |
| 10:54 | Air Force | Robert Paquette steps in front of the Steve Shaffer pass | 37-63 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Paquette | 37-65 |
| 10:20 | Air Force | James White buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-65 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-65 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tad Graziano (SG), Samuel Pellegrino (SF) James White, Dale Lafever | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:52 | Air Force | Scott Truong misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-65 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette clanks a runner near the basket | 40-65 |
| 09:28 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 09:23 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino drills a floater from the right wing set up by Scott Truong | 42-65 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Tad Graziano - foul #2 on Tad Graziano, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Filer (PG), Dale Lafever (PF), Harry Burpo (C) Philip Fitzgerald, Steve Shaffer, Scott Truong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu (PG) George Wagner | |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 08:47 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Filer | 45-67 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz's pass is intercepted by Harry Burpo | 45-67 |
| 08:02 | Air Force | Tad Graziano comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-67 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Angel Ruiz | 45-69 |
| 07:32 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-69 |
| 07:30 | Air Force | Harry Burpo pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-69 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Filer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tad Graziano (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Samuel Pellegrino (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Lafever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Burpo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dikembe Alu (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Angel Ruiz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Paquette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rodney Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Wilbanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Dale Lafever hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-69 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico | Robert Paquette gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-69 |
| 06:52 | Air Force | Tad Graziano pulls down the rebound | 45-69 |
| 06:48 | Air Force | Samuel Pellegrino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-69 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico | Joseph Wilbanks snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dale Lafever - foul #3 on Dale Lafever, team foul #7 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Air Force | Philip Fitzgerald (PG), James White (SG), Steve Shaffer (PF), Scott Truong (C) William Filer, Tad Graziano, Samuel Pellegrino, Harry Burpo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wagner (SG), George Murphy (SF), Reynaldo Juarez (C) Angel Ruiz, Robert Paquette, Joseph Wilbanks | |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Rodney Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:23 | Air Force | Dale Lafever misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodney Brown - foul #2 on Rodney Brown, team foul #5 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jan Pearce (PG), Fred Jewell (SG), Joseph Calvin (PF) Philip Fitzgerald, Steve Shaffer, Scott Truong | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz (PG), Clifton Daluz (PF) Dikembe Alu, Rodney Brown | |
| 06:23 | Air Force | Dale Lafever misses the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 06:23 | Air Force | Dale Lafever makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifton Daluz | 46-73 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | James White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-73 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico | George Wagner gets the rebound | 46-73 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez is hacked by Dale Lafever - foul #4 on Dale Lafever, team foul #8 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Filer (PG), Harry Burpo (C) Jan Pearce, Dale Lafever | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez misses the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 05:35 | Air Force | Harry Burpo gets the rebound | 46-73 |
| 05:14 | Air Force | Joseph Calvin clanks a floater from the right wing | 46-73 |
| 05:12 | Air Force | Joseph Calvin grabs the offensive board | 46-73 |
| 05:07 | Air Force | Fred Jewell drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Filer | 49-73 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | George Wagner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-73 |
| 04:43 | Air Force | Joseph Calvin pulls down the rebound | 49-73 |
| 04:26 | Air Force | Fred Jewell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Clifton Daluz | 49-73 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | Dale Lafever (C) Harry Burpo | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:44 | Air Force | William Filer blows the layup | 49-73 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Juarez snags the defensive board | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico | Dale Lafever picks off the pass by George Murphy | 49-73 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - William Filer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Fred Jewell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Calvin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Lafever (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Angel Ruiz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Wagner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Daluz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reynaldo Juarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Air Force | Joseph Calvin travels with the ball | 49-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | Harry Burpo (C) Joseph Calvin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu (PG) George Wagner | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 49-73 |
| 02:49 | Air Force | James White grabs the board | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:45 | Air Force | Dale Lafever clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by George Murphy - foul #2 on George Murphy, team foul #6 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | Joseph Calvin (PF) Fred Jewell | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:45 | Air Force | Dale Lafever misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:45 | Air Force | Dale Lafever makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 02:22 | Air Force | Harry Burpo gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | James White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-73 |
| 02:03 | Air Force | Joseph Calvin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:50 | Air Force | William Filer buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Lafever | 52-73 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Dikembe Alu clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-73 |
| 01:44 | Air Force | Harry Burpo grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 01:40 | Air Force | Dale Lafever can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-73 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Harry Burpo grabs the offensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 01:34 | Air Force | Harry Burpo loses the dribble to Reynaldo Juarez | 52-73 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Clifton Daluz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Calvin - foul #2 on Joseph Calvin, team foul #9 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | George Wagner (SG) Dikembe Alu | |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Clifton Daluz makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico | Clifton Daluz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-75 |
| 01:03 | Air Force | Dale Lafever comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-75 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Juarez | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz travels with the ball | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Air Force | James White misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-75 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Juarez | 52-75 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | George Murphy knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Angel Ruiz | 52-77 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | George Murphy is called for the reach on William Filer - foul #3 on George Murphy, team foul #7 | 52-77 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | William Filer makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | William Filer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to George Wagner | 53-77 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Angel Ruiz runs out the clock | 53-77 |