| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Olander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Jiron (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Warner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Chad Olander | 30-31 |
| 19:11 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses the lay-in | 30-31 |
| 19:09 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:53 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Franklin Brunk | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses long on a shot from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 18:30 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk drills a jumper in the paint set up by Chad Olander | 34-31 |
| 18:09 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Jiron | 34-33 |
| 17:43 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster is denied on a layup by Michael Warner | 34-33 |
| 17:41 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:12 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Richard Hoffman and he's hacked by Kenneth Bird - foul #2 on Kenneth Bird, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Harold Rivenbark (SF) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, Chad Olander | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG), Paul Gifford (SF), Shawn Poplar (C) Richard Hoffman, Michael Warner, Robert Gardner | |
| 17:12 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:58 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 16:29 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Harold Rivenbark - foul #3 on Harold Rivenbark, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG), Clifford Llewellyn (SF), Oscar Skow (PF) Ray Smith, Robert Harris, Harold Rivenbark, Manuel Dempster | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Warner (SF) Jean Johnson | |
| 16:29 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:29 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:05 | Air Force | Clifford Llewellyn's pass is intercepted by Paul Gifford | 36-37 |
| 15:45 | Hofstra | Michael Warner is hacked by Clifford Llewellyn - foul #1 on Clifford Llewellyn, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark (SF), Chad Olander (C) Clifford Llewellyn, Kenneth Bird | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Rivenbark (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Chad Olander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Daniel Fogarty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jiron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Warner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Poplar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Gifford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 15:24 | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Poplar - foul #3 on Shawn Poplar, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (C) Chad Olander | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Robert Gardner (C) Paul Gifford | |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:08 | Air Force | Oscar Skow makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:40 | Hofstra | Michael Warner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 14:38 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar grabs the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:24 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Rivenbark - foul #4 on Harold Rivenbark, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Clifford Llewellyn (SF), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, Harold Rivenbark, Manuel Dempster | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Paul Gifford (C) Daniel Fogarty, Robert Gardner | |
| 14:24 | Hofstra | Michael Warner makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:24 | Hofstra | Michael Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:03 | Air Force | Oscar Skow clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-39 |
| 14:02 | Hofstra | Michael Warner snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 13:41 | Hofstra | Robert Harris steps in front of the Patrick Jiron pass | 37-39 |
| 13:21 | Air Force | Clifford Llewellyn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 13:19 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:57 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 12:56 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Robert Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Jiron - foul #2 on Patrick Jiron, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG) Ray Smith, Kenneth Bird | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG), Robert Gardner (C) Richard Hoffman, Paul Gifford | |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:18 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron blows the layup | 39-39 |
| 12:17 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Harris | 39-39 |
| 12:05 | Air Force | Robert Harris connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Brunk | 42-39 |
| 11:44 | Hofstra | Michael Warner hits the finger roll set up by Shawn Poplar | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clifford Llewellyn (fresh) PF - Oscar Skow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Daniel Fogarty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jiron (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Warner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Poplar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Ted Adair can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Gardner - foul #1 on Robert Gardner, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Chad Olander (C) Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Paul Gifford (SF), Jean Johnson (PF) Daniel Fogarty, Michael Warner, Robert Gardner | |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Ted Adair misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:27 | Air Force | Ted Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:15 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron drills a shot from the right block | 43-43 |
| 10:57 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk is fouled on the floor by Shawn Poplar - foul #4 on Shawn Poplar, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (C) Chad Olander | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG), Michael Warner (SF), Robert Gardner (C) Richard Hoffman, Paul Gifford, Shawn Poplar | |
| 10:44 | Air Force | The jumper by Manuel Dempster is denied by Robert Gardner | 43-43 |
| 10:42 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster tips it in | 45-43 |
| 10:18 | Hofstra | Clifford Llewellyn steals the ball from Michael Warner | 45-43 |
| 10:00 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 09:59 | Hofstra | Michael Warner snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:37 | Hofstra | Clifford Llewellyn steps in front of the Patrick Jiron pass | 45-43 |
| 09:24 | Air Force | Oscar Skow double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Chad Olander (C) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, Manuel Dempster | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Paul Gifford (SF) Daniel Fogarty, Michael Warner | |
| 09:11 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG) Ray Smith, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Michael Warner (SF) Robert Gardner | |
| 08:44 | Air Force | Clifford Llewellyn hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Skow | 48-43 |
| 08:19 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 08:18 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 07:54 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman clanks a turnaround from the left block | 48-43 |
| 07:53 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 07:29 | Air Force | Paul Gifford swats the short shot by Oscar Skow | 48-45 |
| 07:28 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clifford Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Oscar Skow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Chad Olander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Richard Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Jiron (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Warner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Gifford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Air Force | Oscar Skow knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Franklin Brunk | 50-45 |
| 07:00 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson loses the dribble to Chad Olander | 50-45 |
| 06:45 | Air Force | Paul Gifford blocks the jumper by Chad Olander | 50-45 |
| 06:43 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:18 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Hoffman | 50-47 |
| 05:58 | Air Force | Clifford Llewellyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Manuel Dempster (SF), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, Clifford Llewellyn, Chad Olander | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (SG), Shawn Poplar (PF), Robert Gardner (C) Patrick Jiron, Jean Johnson, Paul Gifford | |
| 05:38 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman misses the jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 05:37 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Ray Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 05:28 | Hofstra | Shawn Poplar grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 05:04 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:02 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Warner | 50-47 |
| 04:34 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark (SF) Manuel Dempster | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron (SG), Paul Gifford (SF) Richard Hoffman, Michael Warner | |
| 04:10 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Harris - foul #1 on Robert Harris, team foul #6 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG) Ray Smith, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 04:10 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:10 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:10 | Air Force | Oscar Skow snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 03:49 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 03:47 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Adair | 50-48 |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Shawn Poplar - foul #5 on Shawn Poplar, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Manuel Dempster (SF) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, Harold Rivenbark | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Michael Warner (SF), Jean Johnson (PF) Daniel Fogarty, Paul Gifford, Shawn Poplar | |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Oscar Skow makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:36 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 03:36 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 03:29 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG) Ray Smith, Robert Harris | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG) Richard Hoffman | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Skow (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Daniel Fogarty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jiron (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Warner (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Robert Gardner is called for the reach on Kenneth Bird - foul #2 on Robert Gardner, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG) Daniel Fogarty | |
| 03:01 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 51-48 |
| 02:59 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 02:33 | Hofstra | Michael Warner connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Hoffman and he's fouled by Manuel Dempster - foul #1 on Manuel Dempster, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG), Harold Rivenbark (SF), Chad Olander (C) Ray Smith, Robert Harris, Manuel Dempster, Kenneth Bird | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Daniel Fogarty (PG), Paul Gifford (PF) Richard Hoffman, Jean Johnson | |
| 02:33 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:33 | Hofstra | Paul Gifford grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:17 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 01:55 | Air Force | Oscar Skow clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 01:54 | Air Force | Oscar Skow tips it in | 55-50 |
| 01:32 | Hofstra | Michael Warner's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Skow | 55-50 |
| 01:31 | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:15 | Air Force | Oscar Skow misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 01:13 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Paul Gifford | 55-50 |
| 01:05 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ted Adair - foul #2 on Ted Adair, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (SF), Kenneth Bird (C) Harold Rivenbark, Chad Olander | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman (PG), Jean Johnson (PF) Daniel Fogarty, Paul Gifford | |
| 01:05 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:05 | Hofstra | Patrick Jiron makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:47 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 00:45 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Robert Gardner | 55-52 |
| 00:26 | Hofstra | Oscar Skow steps in front of the Jean Johnson pass | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk is hacked by Richard Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (SG), Clifford Llewellyn (SF), Chad Olander (PF) Ted Adair, Manuel Dempster, Oscar Skow | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:23 | Hofstra | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Hofstra | Franklin Brunk steps in front of the Richard Hoffman pass in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 00:18 | Air Force | Robert Harris is fouled on the floor by Patrick Jiron - foul #3 on Patrick Jiron, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG) Franklin Brunk | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 00:18 | Air Force | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:18 | Air Force | Robert Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:14 | Hofstra | Richard Hoffman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jean Johnson | 58-55 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Robert Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hoffman - foul #2 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Robert Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Air Force | Robert Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Hofstra | Robert Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | Hofstra | Michael Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-55 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Chad Olander is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hoffman - foul #3 on Richard Hoffman, team foul #10 | 59-55 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Hofstra | Michael Warner misses the halfcourt shot | 61-55 |