| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Clarence McElhaney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Leonard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elijah Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Preston Stratton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Charles Bergener (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ralph Ferry (fresh) PF - Richard Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Fujii (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry inbounds the ball | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Niagara | David Fujii dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Bergener | 39-48 |
| 19:28 | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 19:26 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 19:08 | Niagara | Manuel Johnson buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Charles Bergener | 39-50 |
| 19:01 | Fairfield | Elijah Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 39-50 |
| 18:59 | Niagara | Richard Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 18:48 | Niagara | Richard Vinson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 39-50 |
| 18:46 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Vinson | 39-50 |
| 18:23 | Niagara | Charles Bergener comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 18:21 | Fairfield | Preston Stratton pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 18:03 | Fairfield | Elijah Wilson misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ralph Ferry - foul #1 on Ralph Ferry, team foul #1 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete (PG), Roland Rust (SG), Kim White (SF), Richard Bohrer (C) Clarence McElhaney, Robert Long, Eugene Leonard, Preston Stratton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Donald Chastain (SG), Marvin Young (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF), Robert Salcedo (C) Charles Bergener, Manuel Johnson, Ralph Ferry, Richard Vinson, David Fujii | |
| 18:03 | Fairfield | Elijah Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 18:03 | Fairfield | Elijah Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 18:03 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 18:00 | Niagara | Marvin Young is fouled in the backcourt by Kim White - foul #2 on Kim White, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard (SF) Elijah Wilson | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 17:47 | Niagara | Marvin Young can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 17:46 | Niagara | Donald Chastain tips it home | 40-52 |
| 17:26 | Fairfield | Kim White misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 17:25 | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer misses the tip | 40-52 |
| 17:24 | Niagara | Donald Chastain pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 17:02 | Niagara | Donald Chastain misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-52 |
| 17:01 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kim White | 40-52 |
| 16:45 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Salcedo | 40-52 |
| 16:44 | Niagara | Donald Chastain grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 16:24 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 16:23 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 16:12 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Marvin Wicks - foul #2 on Marvin Wicks, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Corey Crowe (PG), Robert Long (SG), Elijah Wilson (PF), Harold Wherry (C) Ernest Skeete, Roland Rust, Kim White, Richard Bohrer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Manuel Johnson (SG), Ralph Ferry (SF), William Keith (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Peter Rankin, Donald Chastain, Marvin Young, Marvin Wicks, Robert Salcedo | |
| 16:12 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 16:12 | Niagara | William Keith snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 15:49 | Niagara | Charles Bergener blows the wide open dunk but the foul's on Corey Crowe - foul #1 on Corey Crowe, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kim White (SF) Eugene Leonard | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 15:49 | Niagara | Charles Bergener makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 15:49 | Niagara | Charles Bergener makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Corey Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Long (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kim White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elijah Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Wherry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Charles Bergener (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Manuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ralph Ferry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Keith (fresh) C - Christopher Wills (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Fairfield | Robert Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Fujii (C) Christopher Wills | |
| 15:32 | Niagara | David Fujii's pass is intercepted by Elijah Wilson in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 15:21 | Fairfield | Elijah Wilson connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Corey Crowe and he's hacked by David Fujii - foul #2 on David Fujii, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney (PG), Preston Stratton (C) Corey Crowe, Harold Wherry | |
| Subs | Niagara | Richard Vinson (PF) William Keith | |
| 15:21 | Fairfield | Elijah Wilson makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 15:03 | Niagara | Charles Bergener misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 15:02 | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 14:51 | Fairfield | David Fujii steps in front of the Kim White pass | 45-54 |
| 14:32 | Niagara | Manuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Elijah Wilson - foul #1 on Elijah Wilson, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard (SF) Kim White | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (SG) Manuel Johnson | |
| 14:12 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Vinson | 45-56 |
| 14:08 | Fairfield | Robert Long is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Rankin - foul #1 on Peter Rankin, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Robert Salcedo (SF), William Keith (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Ralph Ferry, Richard Vinson, David Fujii | |
| 13:55 | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Wills - foul #1 on Christopher Wills, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roland Rust (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 13:55 | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:55 | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 13:55 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 13:36 | Niagara | Christopher Wills misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 13:34 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Eugene Leonard | 46-56 |
| 13:32 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard travels in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Corey Crowe (PG), Richard Bohrer (PF), Harold Wherry (C) Clarence McElhaney, Elijah Wilson, Preston Stratton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (SG), Ralph Ferry (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF) Peter Rankin, William Keith, Christopher Wills | |
| 13:21 | Niagara | Robert Salcedo is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 13:20 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Harold Wherry | 46-56 |
| 13:06 | Fairfield | Corey Crowe's floater is tipped away by Marvin Wicks | 46-56 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 12:45 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Marvin Wicks | 46-56 |
| 12:43 | Niagara | Harold Wherry steals the ball from Charles Bergener in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 12:24 | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Corey Crowe | 48-56 |
| 12:22 | Niagara | Charles Bergener is hacked by Corey Crowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Crowe, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete (PG), Robert Long (SG), Kim White (SF), Elijah Wilson (PF), Preston Stratton (C) Corey Crowe, Roland Rust, Eugene Leonard, Richard Bohrer, Harold Wherry | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Manuel Johnson (SG), Marvin Young (SF), Richard Vinson (PF), David Fujii (C) Charles Bergener, Donald Chastain, Ralph Ferry, Marvin Wicks, Robert Salcedo | |
| 12:05 | Niagara | Marvin Young hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 12:04 | Niagara | David Fujii misses the tip | 48-56 |
| 12:02 | Niagara | Marvin Young snags the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 11:50 | Niagara | Marvin Young connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Fujii | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ernest Skeete (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kim White (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elijah Wilson (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Preston Stratton (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Peter Rankin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Marvin Young (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Vinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Fujii (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Fairfield | Preston Stratton blows the layup | 48-59 |
| 11:28 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Marvin Young | 48-59 |
| 11:23 | Niagara | Peter Rankin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Johnson | 48-62 |
| 11:17 | Fairfield | Robert Long is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Young - foul #1 on Marvin Young, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney (PG), Eugene Leonard (SF) Ernest Skeete, Elijah Wilson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Ralph Ferry (SF), William Keith (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Peter Rankin, Marvin Young, Richard Vinson, David Fujii | |
| 11:11 | Fairfield | Kim White misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | Preston Stratton can't tip it in | 48-62 |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 10:50 | Niagara | Preston Stratton is called for the reach on Charles Bergener - foul #2 on Preston Stratton, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer (C) Preston Stratton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (SG), Marvin Wicks (C) Manuel Johnson, Christopher Wills | |
| 10:33 | Niagara | Charles Bergener hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 10:32 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kim White | 50-62 |
| 10:24 | Fairfield | Kim White makes the jumper from the right block set up by Clarence McElhaney | 52-62 |
| 10:09 | Niagara | Charles Bergener travels with the ball | 52-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roland Rust (SG), Preston Stratton (C) Robert Long, Kim White | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Robert Salcedo (SF), Richard Vinson (PF), David Fujii (C) Charles Bergener, Ralph Ferry, William Keith, Marvin Wicks | |
| 09:46 | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Bohrer | 54-62 |
| 09:41 | Niagara | David Fujii is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bohrer - foul #2 on Richard Bohrer, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete (PG), Robert Long (SG), Elijah Wilson (PF) Clarence McElhaney, Eugene Leonard, Richard Bohrer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Manuel Johnson (SG), Marvin Young (SF) Donald Chastain, David Fujii | |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Peter Rankin connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Vinson | 54-64 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Roland Rust misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Young - foul #2 on Marvin Young, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Corey Crowe (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Ralph Ferry (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Peter Rankin, Marvin Young, Richard Vinson, Robert Salcedo | |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Roland Rust makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Roland Rust misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:10 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 09:01 | Niagara | Manuel Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-64 |
| 08:59 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 08:43 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Preston Stratton - foul #3 on Preston Stratton, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney (PG), Robert Long (SG), Eugene Leonard (SF), Kim White (PF), Harold Wherry (C) Ernest Skeete, Corey Crowe, Roland Rust, Elijah Wilson, Preston Stratton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (SG), David Fujii (C) Manuel Johnson, Christopher Wills | |
| 08:43 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 08:43 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 08:43 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 08:28 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Leonard - foul #3 on Eugene Leonard, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| 08:28 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 08:28 | Niagara | Ralph Ferry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Harold Wherry is hacked by Marvin Wicks - foul #3 on Marvin Wicks, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Marvin Young (SF), William Keith (PF), Robert Salcedo (C) Charles Bergener, Ralph Ferry, Marvin Wicks, David Fujii | |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Harold Wherry misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 08:13 | Niagara | William Keith grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 07:56 | Niagara | Marvin Young connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Rankin | 55-69 |
| 07:56 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete (PG), Corey Crowe (SG), Richard Bohrer (C) Clarence McElhaney, Robert Long, Harold Wherry | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Wills (C) Robert Salcedo | |
| 07:51 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Young - foul #3 on Marvin Young, team foul #9 | 55-69 |
| 07:51 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 07:51 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ernest Skeete (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Leonard (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kim White (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Bohrer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Peter Rankin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Chastain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Keith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Wills (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Niagara | William Keith hits a turnaround from close range | 57-71 |
| 07:09 | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Christopher Wills - foul #2 on Christopher Wills, team foul #10 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence McElhaney (PG), Robert Long (SG), Roland Rust (SF), Elijah Wilson (PF) Ernest Skeete, Corey Crowe, Eugene Leonard, Kim White | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Manuel Johnson (SG), Ralph Ferry (SF), Richard Vinson (PF), Robert Salcedo (C) Peter Rankin, Donald Chastain, Marvin Young, William Keith, Christopher Wills | |
| 07:09 | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 07:09 | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 06:51 | Niagara | Charles Bergener makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Salcedo | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | Richard Vinson steps in front of the Robert Long pass in the backcourt | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:33 | Niagara | Roland Rust denies the turnaround by Manuel Johnson | 59-74 |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 59-74 |
| 06:17 | Fairfield | Ralph Ferry steals it from Robert Long | 59-74 |
| 06:14 | Niagara | Charles Bergener lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Ferry | 59-76 |
| 05:55 | Fairfield | Richard Bohrer misses long on a floater from close range | 59-76 |
| 05:54 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Richard Vinson | 59-76 |
| 05:54 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-76 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete (PG), Corey Crowe (SG), Eugene Leonard (SF), Kim White (PF), Harold Wherry (C) Clarence McElhaney, Robert Long, Roland Rust, Elijah Wilson, Richard Bohrer | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (SG), Marvin Young (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF), Christopher Wills (C) Manuel Johnson, Ralph Ferry, Richard Vinson, Robert Salcedo | |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Charles Bergener is hacked by Ernest Skeete in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Skeete, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Charles Bergener makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Charles Bergener makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 05:50 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-78 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (SG) Charles Bergener | |
| 05:31 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks is whistled for a carry | 59-78 |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | Corey Crowe can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-78 |
| 05:05 | Niagara | Christopher Wills snags the defensive board | 59-78 |
| 04:50 | Niagara | Donald Chastain hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Kim White - foul #3 on Kim White, team foul #10 | 59-80 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roland Rust (PG), Robert Long (SG), Elijah Wilson (PF), Preston Stratton (C) Ernest Skeete, Corey Crowe, Kim White, Harold Wherry | |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Bergener (PG), Ralph Ferry (SF), William Keith (PF), David Fujii (C) Peter Rankin, Marvin Young, Marvin Wicks, Christopher Wills | |
| 04:50 | Niagara | Donald Chastain makes the free throw | 59-81 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Roland Rust loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-81 |
| 04:35 | Niagara | David Fujii misses the shot near the basket | 59-81 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Roland Rust pulls down the rebound | 59-81 |
| 04:25 | Fairfield | Eugene Leonard connects on the 3 from the left corner | 62-81 |
| 04:20 | Niagara | Charles Bergener drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Fujii | 62-83 |
| 04:00 | Fairfield | Preston Stratton hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Long | 64-83 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Donald Chastain lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Bergener and he's fouled by Eugene Leonard - foul #4 on Eugene Leonard, team foul #11 | 64-85 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete (PG), Corey Crowe (SG), Kim White (PF), Richard Bohrer (C) Robert Long, Eugene Leonard, Elijah Wilson, Preston Stratton | |
| Subs | Niagara | Peter Rankin (PG), Marvin Young (SF), Marvin Wicks (PF), Robert Salcedo (C) Charles Bergener, Ralph Ferry, William Keith, David Fujii | |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Donald Chastain makes the free throw | 64-86 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ernest Skeete (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Rust (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kim White (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Bohrer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Peter Rankin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Chastain (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Young (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Wicks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Salcedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Peter Rankin is called for the reach on Corey Crowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Rankin, team foul #11 | 64-86 |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Corey Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 65-86 |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Corey Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | Donald Chastain loses the dribble to Corey Crowe in the backcourt | 66-86 |
| 03:22 | Fairfield | Roland Rust banks in the layup on a nice dish by Corey Crowe | 68-86 |
| 03:00 | Niagara | Marvin Young hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-86 |
| 02:59 | Fairfield | Kim White snags the defensive board | 68-86 |
| 02:57 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Rankin - foul #3 on Peter Rankin, team foul #12 | 68-86 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Wherry (C) Corey Crowe | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:57 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete makes the 1st free throw | 69-86 |
| 02:57 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete makes the 2nd free throw | 70-86 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Peter Rankin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-86 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Christopher Wills (C) Donald Chastain | |
| 02:21 | Fairfield | Harold Wherry misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-86 |
| 02:20 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-86 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Harold Wherry is whistled for a carry | 70-86 |
| 01:45 | Niagara | Peter Rankin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-86 |
| 01:43 | Fairfield | Kim White snags the defensive board | 70-86 |
| 01:30 | Fairfield | Kim White misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Salcedo - foul #2 on Robert Salcedo, team foul #13 | 70-86 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Donald Chastain (SG) Christopher Wills | |
| 01:30 | Fairfield | Kim White misses the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 01:30 | Fairfield | Kim White makes the 2nd free throw | 71-86 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Peter Rankin is hacked by Roland Rust - foul #3 on Roland Rust, team foul #12 | 71-86 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Peter Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 71-87 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Peter Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-88 |
| 01:01 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete scores on a jumper from the left side | 73-88 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Niagara | Marvin Wicks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-88 |
| 00:38 | Fairfield | Harold Wherry pulls down the rebound | 73-88 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Roland Rust makes the floater from close range | 75-88 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Harold Wherry steps in front of the Robert Salcedo pass | 75-88 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Roland Rust comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-88 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Ernest Skeete gets the offensive rebound | 75-88 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | The clock runs out | 75-88 |