| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dwayne Vanauken (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy James (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Rush (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Palermo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Sinclair (fresh) PF - Gene Northington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Tommy Adams inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Wyoming | Jimmy James makes the runner near the basket | 39-26 |
| 19:13 | Air Force | Herbert Garland splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Palermo | 39-29 |
| 18:53 | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken loses the ball out of bounds | 39-29 |
| 18:36 | Air Force | Gene Northington is hacked by Roy Wood - foul #1 on Roy Wood, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Herbert Garland | 39-32 |
| 18:12 | Wyoming | Jimmy James hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-32 |
| 17:59 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 17:46 | Wyoming | Jimmy James's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 17:30 | Air Force | Charles Palermo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 17:13 | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy James and the foul's on Charles Palermo - foul #2 on Charles Palermo, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jonathan White (C) Daryl Bates | |
| 17:13 | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | Charles Palermo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert Garland | 45-36 |
| 16:34 | Wyoming | John Rush comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 16:33 | Air Force | Herbert Garland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:24 | Air Force | John Rush is called for the reach on Charles Palermo - foul #2 on John Rush, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Garrett Gardner (PG), Hans Pniewski (SG), Mark Heil (SF), Henry Heaps (PF), Eddie Chaidez (C) Dwayne Vanauken, Jimmy James, Tommy Adams, John Rush, Roy Wood | |
| Subs | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre (SF), Daryl Bates (C) Jim Sinclair, Gene Northington | |
| 16:19 | Air Force | Herbert Garland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-36 |
| 16:17 | Wyoming | Mark Heil snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 16:02 | Wyoming | Hans Pniewski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-36 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Daryl Bates gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Garrett Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Pniewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Heil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Heaps (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eddie Chaidez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Palermo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edgar Lefevre (fresh) PF - Jonathan White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daryl Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Air Force | Eddie Chaidez denies the turnaround by Daryl Bates | 45-36 |
| 15:43 | Wyoming | Hans Pniewski gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 15:21 | Wyoming | Jonathan White takes the ball from Eddie Chaidez | 45-36 |
| 15:10 | Air Force | Charles Palermo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-36 |
| 15:09 | Wyoming | Eddie Chaidez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:56 | Wyoming | Hans Pniewski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 14:38 | Air Force | Henry Heaps is called for the reach on Jonathan White - foul #2 on Henry Heaps, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken (PG), Jimmy James (SG), Tommy Adams (SF), John Rush (PF), Roy Wood (C) Garrett Gardner, Hans Pniewski, Mark Heil, Henry Heaps, Eddie Chaidez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Jim Sinclair (SG), Brian Frazier (SF), Gene Northington (PF), Oscar Demaree (C) Charles Palermo, Herbert Garland, Edgar Lefevre, Jonathan White, Daryl Bates | |
| 14:20 | Air Force | Raymond English is fouled on the floor by Tommy Adams - foul #3 on Tommy Adams, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| 14:04 | Air Force | Oscar Demaree lays it up and in | 48-38 |
| 13:48 | Wyoming | Roy Wood blows the layup | 48-38 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Brian Frazier gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:41 | Air Force | Brian Frazier misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-38 |
| 13:40 | Wyoming | Roy Wood pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:23 | Wyoming | The short jumper by Jimmy James is denied by Brian Frazier | 48-38 |
| 13:21 | Air Force | Raymond English snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:15 | Air Force | Oscar Demaree drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Brian Frazier | 48-40 |
| 12:53 | Wyoming | Jimmy James misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 12:51 | Wyoming | Roy Wood grabs the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:46 | Wyoming | Tommy Adams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dwayne Vanauken | 51-40 |
| 12:29 | Air Force | Oscar Demaree is hacked by Tommy Adams - foul #4 on Tommy Adams, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Palermo (PG), Herbert Garland (SG), Jonathan White (C) Raymond English, Jim Sinclair, Gene Northington | |
| 12:17 | Air Force | Brian Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-40 |
| 12:15 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Tommy Adams | 51-40 |
| 11:57 | Wyoming | John Rush clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 11:56 | Air Force | Herbert Garland gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dwayne Vanauken (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy James (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tommy Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Rush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Palermo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Demaree (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Air Force | Herbert Garland misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-40 |
| 11:38 | Air Force | Oscar Demaree tips it but misses | 51-40 |
| 11:37 | Air Force | Brian Frazier snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Charles Palermo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dwayne Vanauken - foul #1 on Dwayne Vanauken, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Garrett Gardner (PG), Mark Heil (SF), Henry Heaps (PF), Eddie Chaidez (C) Dwayne Vanauken, Tommy Adams, John Rush, Roy Wood | |
| Subs | Air Force | Daryl Bates (C) Jonathan White | |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Charles Palermo misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Charles Palermo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:10 | Wyoming | Mark Heil connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Garrett Gardner | 54-41 |
| 10:41 | Air Force | Oscar Demaree's floater is tipped away by Eddie Chaidez | 54-41 |
| 10:40 | Wyoming | Eddie Chaidez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:16 | Wyoming | Jimmy James clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 10:14 | Wyoming | Jimmy James gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:09 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps jams it set up by Jimmy James | 56-41 |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Herbert Garland misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jimmy James - foul #1 on Jimmy James, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken (PG), Hans Pniewski (SG), Tommy Adams (SF), John Rush (PF), Roy Wood (C) Garrett Gardner, Jimmy James, Mark Heil, Henry Heaps, Eddie Chaidez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jim Sinclair (SF), Gene Northington (PF) Brian Frazier, Oscar Demaree | |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Herbert Garland makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Herbert Garland misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:48 | Wyoming | Hans Pniewski grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 09:42 | Wyoming | John Rush comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 09:41 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Daryl Bates | 56-42 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair connects on the shot from the left side set up by Charles Palermo | 56-44 |
| 09:19 | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken's pass is intercepted by Herbert Garland in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| 09:18 | Air Force | Herbert Garland banks in the layup | 56-46 |
| 09:03 | Wyoming | Hans Pniewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 09:02 | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken hits the follow up shot | 58-46 |
| 08:46 | Air Force | Daryl Bates knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Palermo | 58-48 |
| 08:20 | Wyoming | John Rush connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hans Pniewski | 61-48 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | Hans Pniewski steps in front of the Charles Palermo pass | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dwayne Vanauken (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Pniewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Rush (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Roy Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Palermo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jim Sinclair (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gene Northington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Bates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Wyoming | John Rush knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Pniewski | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:12 | Air Force | Gene Northington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-48 |
| 07:10 | Air Force | Charles Palermo can't tip it in | 64-48 |
| 07:08 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses the tip | 64-48 |
| 07:06 | Air Force | Herbert Garland tips it home | 64-50 |
| 06:53 | Wyoming | Hans Pniewski scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tommy Adams | 67-50 |
| 06:29 | Air Force | Gene Northington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 06:28 | Wyoming | Roy Wood grabs the board | 67-50 |
| 06:19 | Wyoming | John Rush misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-50 |
| 06:17 | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken can't tip it in | 67-50 |
| 06:15 | Air Force | Herbert Garland gets the rebound | 67-50 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Roy Wood is called for the reach on Daryl Bates - foul #2 on Roy Wood, team foul #8 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Garrett Gardner (PG), Jimmy James (SG), Mark Heil (SF), Henry Heaps (PF), Eddie Chaidez (C) Dwayne Vanauken, Hans Pniewski, Tommy Adams, John Rush, Roy Wood | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Edgar Lefevre (SG), Brian Frazier (SF), Oscar Demaree (PF) Charles Palermo, Herbert Garland, Jim Sinclair, Gene Northington | |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Daryl Bates makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Daryl Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:48 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps makes the runner from the right block | 69-52 |
| 05:36 | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Heaps | 69-52 |
| 05:34 | Air Force | Daryl Bates snags the offensive board | 69-52 |
| 05:26 | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 69-52 |
| 05:24 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 05:12 | Wyoming | Eddie Chaidez can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Daryl Bates - foul #2 on Daryl Bates, team foul #2 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jonathan White (C) Daryl Bates | |
| 05:12 | Wyoming | Eddie Chaidez makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 05:12 | Wyoming | Eddie Chaidez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 71-52 |
| 04:59 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 04:55 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps loses the dribble to Oscar Demaree | 71-52 |
| 04:34 | Air Force | Brian Frazier knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raymond English | 71-55 |
| 04:07 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Brian Frazier - foul #4 on Brian Frazier, team foul #3 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken (PG) Garrett Gardner | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Palermo (PG), Herbert Garland (SG), Gene Northington (PF) Raymond English, Edgar Lefevre, Jonathan White | |
| 04:07 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 04:07 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:49 | Air Force | Oscar Demaree drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert Garland | 73-58 |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Dwayne Vanauken (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy James (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Heil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Heaps (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eddie Chaidez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Palermo (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brian Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gene Northington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Demaree (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Wyoming | Jimmy James misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 03:35 | Air Force | Oscar Demaree grabs the defensive rebound | 73-58 |
| 03:30 | Air Force | Charles Palermo hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Northington | 73-61 |
| 03:09 | Wyoming | Jimmy James drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 02:53 | Air Force | Brian Frazier misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-61 |
| 02:51 | Air Force | Gene Northington tips it home | 76-63 |
| 02:51 | Wyoming | Wyoming calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Tommy Adams (SF), John Rush (PF), Roy Wood (C) Mark Heil, Henry Heaps, Eddie Chaidez | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:32 | Wyoming | John Rush is whistled for a carry | 76-63 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Garrett Gardner (PG), Hans Pniewski (SG), Mark Heil (SF), Henry Heaps (PF), Eddie Chaidez (C) Dwayne Vanauken, Jimmy James, Tommy Adams, John Rush, Roy Wood | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Jim Sinclair (SG), Edgar Lefevre (SF), Jonathan White (C) Charles Palermo, Herbert Garland, Brian Frazier, Gene Northington | |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raymond English | 76-66 |
| 02:05 | Wyoming | Wyoming calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-66 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Dwayne Vanauken (PG), Jimmy James (SG), Tommy Adams (SF), John Rush (PF), Roy Wood (C) Garrett Gardner, Hans Pniewski, Mark Heil, Henry Heaps, Eddie Chaidez | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Palermo (PG), Herbert Garland (SG), Brian Frazier (SF), Gene Northington (PF), Daryl Bates (C) Raymond English, Jim Sinclair, Edgar Lefevre, Oscar Demaree, Jonathan White | |
| 01:52 | Wyoming | Tommy Adams scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Rush | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Gene Northington is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Vanauken - foul #2 on Dwayne Vanauken, team foul #9 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Wyoming | Garrett Gardner (PG), Hans Pniewski (SG), Mark Heil (SF), Henry Heaps (PF), Eddie Chaidez (C) Dwayne Vanauken, Jimmy James, Tommy Adams, John Rush, Roy Wood | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Jim Sinclair (SG), Oscar Demaree (SF), Jonathan White (C) Charles Palermo, Herbert Garland, Brian Frazier, Daryl Bates | |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Gene Northington makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Gene Northington makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Wyoming | Garrett Gardner connects on the shot from the left wing | 81-68 |
| 01:02 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair hits the finger roll | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Wyoming | Hans Pniewski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 81-70 |
| 00:41 | Wyoming | Mark Heil snags the offensive board | 81-70 |
| 00:20 | Wyoming | Henry Heaps hits a jumper from the left side set up by Hans Pniewski | 83-70 |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Air Force | Gene Northington makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Sinclair | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | Wyoming | Garrett Gardner runs out the clock | 83-72 |