| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Chase Gottfried (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John McHugh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Sinclair (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Hartford (fresh) C - Daryl Bates (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | John Mitchell inbounds the ball | 37-24 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-24 |
| 19:32 | Air Force | Herbert Garland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 19:08 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-24 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell drills a 3 from the right corner | 40-24 |
| 18:45 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-24 |
| 18:44 | Air Force | Daryl Bates hits the follow up shot | 40-26 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Mitchell | 43-26 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Raymond English misses the dunk but he's hacked by John Mitchell - foul #2 on John Mitchell, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson (PF), Augustus Lambert (C) Chase Gottfried, John McHugh | |
| Subs | Air Force | Steven Suzuki (PF), Victor Vital (C) Harry Hartford, Daryl Bates | |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Raymond English makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Raymond English misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Raymond English steals it from Edward Dalzell | 43-27 |
| 17:21 | Air Force | Herbert Garland hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Suzuki | 43-30 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Dalzell | 45-30 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Richard Bezanson - foul #1 on Richard Bezanson, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Doug Ruffin (SG), Chase Gottfried (PF), John McHugh (C) Cory Yawn, Edward Dalzell, John Mitchell, Richard Bezanson | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Miller (PG), Edgar Lefevre (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Daryl Bates (C) Raymond English, Herbert Garland, Jim Sinclair, Victor Vital | |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki misses the free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | John McHugh grabs the board | 45-32 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | John McHugh knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Doug Ruffin and he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Mitchell (SF) Augustus Lambert | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harry Hartford (PF) Steven Suzuki | |
| 16:23 | New Mexico | John McHugh makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:57 | Air Force | Chase Gottfried blocks the short jumper by Daryl Bates | 48-32 |
| 15:56 | Air Force | Harry Hartford gets the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Elder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Chase Gottfried (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John McHugh (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edgar Lefevre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Hartford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daryl Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Air Force | Robert Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 15:44 | Air Force | Harry Hartford pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Harry Hartford jams it set up by Robert Johnson and the foul's on John Elder - foul #3 on John Elder, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson (C) John McHugh | |
| Subs | Air Force | Herbert Garland (SG) Robert Johnson | |
| 15:31 | Air Force | Harry Hartford makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Herbert Garland - foul #1 on Herbert Garland, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert (SF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Jim Sinclair (SF), Steven Suzuki (C) John Miller, Edgar Lefevre, Daryl Bates | |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 15:12 | Air Force | Harry Hartford snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:57 | Air Force | Herbert Garland misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-35 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 14:25 | Air Force | Harry Hartford grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:23 | Air Force | Doug Ruffin is called for the reach on Jim Sinclair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Doug Ruffin, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), Edward Dalzell (SG), John Mitchell (SF), John McHugh (C) John Elder, Doug Ruffin, Augustus Lambert, Chase Gottfried | |
| Subs | Air Force | Victor Vital (C) Harry Hartford | |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John McHugh - foul #2 on John McHugh, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | John McHugh misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-37 |
| 13:41 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Steven Suzuki | 48-37 |
| 13:33 | Air Force | Raymond English misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson snags the defensive board | 48-37 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | John McHugh can't tip it in | 48-37 |
| 13:11 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 13:03 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair misses short on a runner near the basket | 48-37 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Mitchell | 51-37 |
| 12:13 | Air Force | Herbert Garland loses the dribble to Edward Dalzell | 51-37 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn blows the dunk | 51-37 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico | John McHugh tips it in | 53-37 |
| 11:58 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair is denied on a layup by Richard Bezanson | 53-37 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico | John McHugh snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dalzell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mitchell (tiring) 4 ast. PF - Richard Bezanson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - John McHugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Raymond English (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Herbert Garland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Sinclair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Suzuki (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Vital (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Cory Yawn | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:46 | Air Force | Raymond English's pass is intercepted by Cory Yawn in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 11:25 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| 11:19 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Raymond English | 55-40 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-40 |
| 10:52 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:50 | Air Force | Cory Yawn is called for the reach on Raymond English in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cory Yawn, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Doug Ruffin (SG), Augustus Lambert (SF), Chase Gottfried (PF) Cory Yawn, Edward Dalzell, John Mitchell, Richard Bezanson | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Miller (PG), Edgar Lefevre (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), Harry Hartford (PF), Daryl Bates (C) Raymond English, Herbert Garland, Jim Sinclair, Steven Suzuki, Victor Vital | |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-42 |
| 10:08 | New Mexico | Doug Ruffin makes the jump hook from the left block | 57-42 |
| 09:51 | Air Force | Harry Hartford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Lefevre | 57-44 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by John Elder | 59-44 |
| 09:17 | Air Force | Harry Hartford blows the layup | 59-44 |
| 09:15 | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre hits the follow up shot | 59-46 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried is hacked by Harry Hartford - foul #1 on Harry Hartford, team foul #3 | 59-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), Edward Dalzell (SG), John Mitchell (SF), Richard Bezanson (C) John Elder, Doug Ruffin, Augustus Lambert, John McHugh | |
| Subs | Air Force | Herbert Garland (SG), Mark Davis (SF) Edgar Lefevre, Robert Johnson | |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Daryl Bates snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 08:27 | Air Force | Cory Yawn steals the ball from John Miller in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn banks in the layup | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:12 | Air Force | Harry Hartford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 07:54 | Air Force | Mark Davis pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Chase Gottfried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Bezanson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herbert Garland (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Davis (fresh) PF - Harry Hartford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daryl Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Air Force | Richard Bezanson steals it from Herbert Garland | 61-46 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell loses the dribble to Daryl Bates | 61-46 |
| 06:59 | Air Force | Mark Davis misses the jumper from the right side | 61-46 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn gets the offensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Cory Yawn and he's fouled by Mark Davis - foul #1 on Mark Davis, team foul #4 | 63-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Elder (PG), Doug Ruffin (SG), Augustus Lambert (SF), John McHugh (C) Cory Yawn, Edward Dalzell, John Mitchell, Richard Bezanson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond English (PG), Jim Sinclair (SF), Victor Vital (PF), Robert Johnson (C) John Miller, Mark Davis, Harry Hartford, Daryl Bates | |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| 06:11 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair drills a jump hook near the basket | 64-48 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico | Raymond English takes the ball from John McHugh | 64-48 |
| 05:54 | Air Force | Raymond English lays it up and in | 64-50 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | John Elder drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Doug Ruffin | 66-50 |
| 05:19 | Air Force | Herbert Garland is denied on a layup by Doug Ruffin | 66-50 |
| 05:18 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 66-50 |
| 05:10 | Air Force | Augustus Lambert picks off the pass by Victor Vital | 66-50 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | John McHugh misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 04:54 | Air Force | Herbert Garland pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | Raymond English's pass is intercepted by Augustus Lambert | 66-50 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico | Augustus Lambert banks in the layup | 68-50 |
| 04:14 | Air Force | Doug Ruffin steps in front of the Raymond English pass | 68-50 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Doug Ruffin lays it in | 70-50 |
| 04:00 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair hits a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by John Elder - foul #4 on John Elder, team foul #7 | 70-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Cory Yawn (PG), Edward Dalzell (SG), John Mitchell (SF), Richard Bezanson (C) John Elder, Doug Ruffin, Augustus Lambert, John McHugh | |
| Subs | Air Force | John Miller (PG), Edgar Lefevre (SG), Steven Suzuki (PF) Raymond English, Herbert Garland, Robert Johnson | |
| 04:00 | Air Force | Jim Sinclair makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell gets the offensive rebound | 70-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Cory Yawn (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Dalzell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Chase Gottfried (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Bezanson (fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edgar Lefevre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Sinclair (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Suzuki (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Vital (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-53 |
| 03:23 | Air Force | John Miller pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 03:11 | Air Force | John Miller knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Vital | 70-56 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico | Chase Gottfried knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Cory Yawn | 72-56 |
| 02:33 | Air Force | John Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 72-56 |
| 02:32 | Air Force | John Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:21 | Air Force | Edgar Lefevre misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-56 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico | Richard Bezanson snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 72-56 |
| 01:57 | Air Force | Victor Vital grabs the board | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki is fouled on the floor by Chase Gottfried - foul #2 on Chase Gottfried, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John McHugh (C) Richard Bezanson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Johnson (SF) Jim Sinclair | |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Steven Suzuki misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Johnson | 72-57 |
| 01:32 | Air Force | Victor Vital hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 72-57 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico | John McHugh grabs the board | 72-57 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn is hacked by Edgar Lefevre in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Lefevre, team foul #5 | 72-57 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico | Cory Yawn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 01:08 | Air Force | Victor Vital snags the defensive board | 72-57 |
| 00:58 | Air Force | Robert Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 00:57 | Air Force | Victor Vital hits the follow up shot | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell is fouled on the floor by Edgar Lefevre - foul #2 on Edgar Lefevre, team foul #6 | 72-59 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | John McHugh's floater is knocked away by Steven Suzuki | 72-59 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Victor Vital grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Air Force | Victor Vital comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 72-59 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Edward Dalzell runs out the clock | 72-59 |