| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Rita (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fyodor Nowakowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grady (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marty Gerald (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Gallagher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Grandy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darwin Conway (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chase Jalbert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Fegan (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | David Grady inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Fairfield | Walter Rita makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fyodor Nowakowski and the foul's on John Plemons - foul #1 on John Plemons, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:34 | Fairfield | Walter Rita misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 19:34 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fegan | 36-32 |
| 19:32 | Canisius | David Grady picks off the pass by Gene Grandy in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 19:23 | Fairfield | David Grady is fouled on the floor by Darwin Conway - foul #1 on Darwin Conway, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 19:14 | Fairfield | John Plemons is called for the reach on Walter Rita - foul #2 on John Plemons, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 18:58 | Fairfield | Walter Rita comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:56 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 18:54 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 18:50 | Canisius | Gene Grandy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 18:48 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Chase Jalbert | 36-32 |
| 18:35 | Canisius | Darwin Conway hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Plemons | 36-35 |
| 18:19 | Fairfield | Kenneth Fegan steals it from Fyodor Nowakowski | 36-35 |
| 18:07 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Plemons | 36-37 |
| 17:50 | Fairfield | Walter Rita's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Fegan | 36-37 |
| 17:49 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski gets the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:44 | Fairfield | David Grady's layup is rejected by Kenneth Fegan | 36-37 |
| 17:43 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 17:21 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan double dribbles | 38-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Otto Guiski (PG), William Drake (SG), Howard Saucedo (PF), Marcel Land (C) Walter Rita, Fyodor Nowakowski, Marty Gerald, Christopher Gallagher | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Allen Prather (SF), Stephen Stubbs (C) John Plemons, Gene Grandy, Darwin Conway, Kenneth Fegan | |
| 16:58 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Otto Guiski and he's fouled by Chase Jalbert - foul #1 on Chase Jalbert, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| 16:58 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:58 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Stephen Stubbs | 40-37 |
| 16:34 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 40-37 |
| 16:33 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Drake | 40-37 |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Stephen Stubbs takes the ball from David Grady | 40-37 |
| 15:53 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Marcel Land - foul #1 on Marcel Land, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bernard Dick (PG), Fyodor Nowakowski (SG), Marty Gerald (PF), Christopher Gallagher (C) Otto Guiski, William Drake, David Grady, Marcel Land | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Gene Grandy (SG), Kyle Rice (SF) Willie More, Chad Lee, Chase Jalbert | |
| 15:53 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:53 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Bernard Dick (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fyodor Nowakowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Saucedo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marty Gerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Gallagher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Grandy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Stubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Prather (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 15:42 | Canisius | Kyle Rice pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:37 | Canisius | Fyodor Nowakowski steps in front of the Gene Grandy pass in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 15:25 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chase Jalbert (PF), Kenneth Fegan (C) Stephen Stubbs, Allen Prather | |
| 15:14 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 40-39 |
| 15:13 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan tips it in | 40-41 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher's layup is rejected by Chase Jalbert | 40-41 |
| 14:58 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 14:56 | Canisius | Kyle Rice snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:50 | Canisius | Kyle Rice is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:49 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Christopher Gallagher | 40-41 |
| 14:29 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 14:24 | Canisius | Gene Grandy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 14:23 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:03 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:02 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fegan | 42-41 |
| 13:46 | Canisius | Gene Grandy is fouled on the floor by Bernard Dick - foul #4 on Bernard Dick, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Otto Guiski (PG), Walter Rita (SG), David Grady (SF), William Drake (PF), Marcel Land (C) Bernard Dick, Fyodor Nowakowski, Howard Saucedo, Marty Gerald, Christopher Gallagher | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Darwin Conway (SF), Stephen Stubbs (PF), Allen Prather (C) John Plemons, Gene Grandy, Kyle Rice, Chase Jalbert, Kenneth Fegan | |
| 13:27 | Canisius | Allen Prather hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Darwin Conway | 42-44 |
| 13:08 | Fairfield | David Grady lays it in set up by Walter Rita and the foul's on Darwin Conway - foul #2 on Darwin Conway, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 13:08 | Fairfield | David Grady misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:08 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | Canisius | Allen Prather is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Rita - foul #2 on Walter Rita, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| 12:41 | Canisius | Allen Prather misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:39 | Fairfield | Walter Rita grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:29 | Fairfield | Darwin Conway steals it from Marcel Land | 44-44 |
| 12:11 | Canisius | Darwin Conway is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | Marcel Land grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:42 | Fairfield | Otto Guiski's pass is intercepted by Chad Lee | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Otto Guiski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Rita (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Grady (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Drake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcel Land (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Willie More (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darwin Conway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Stubbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Prather (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Canisius | Chad Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:26 | Canisius | Allen Prather snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 11:20 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 11:19 | Fairfield | Marcel Land grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:59 | Fairfield | William Drake misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-44 |
| 10:57 | Fairfield | Walter Rita tips it home | 46-44 |
| 10:55 | Canisius | Otto Guiski steals it from Darwin Conway in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 10:37 | Fairfield | David Grady scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Otto Guiski | 48-44 |
| 10:18 | Canisius | Walter Rita is called for the reach on Chad Lee - foul #3 on Walter Rita, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gene Broome (PG), Fyodor Nowakowski (SG), Howard Saucedo (SF), Marty Gerald (PF), Christopher Gallagher (C) Otto Guiski, Walter Rita, David Grady, William Drake, Marcel Land | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Gene Grandy (SG), Kyle Rice (SF), Chase Jalbert (PF), Kenneth Fegan (C) Willie More, Chad Lee, Darwin Conway, Stephen Stubbs, Allen Prather | |
| 10:09 | Canisius | Gene Broome is called for the reach on John Plemons - foul #1 on Gene Broome, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| 10:02 | Canisius | Gene Grandy is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gene Grandy, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 09:40 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo misses the easy layup | 48-44 |
| 09:38 | Canisius | John Plemons snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:34 | Canisius | Gene Grandy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 09:33 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:27 | Fairfield | Gene Broome's pass is intercepted by Gene Grandy | 48-44 |
| 09:23 | Canisius | Gene Grandy's pass is intercepted by Gene Broome in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | Gene Broome lays it in | 50-44 |
| 09:20 | Canisius | John Plemons is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Nowakowski - foul #1 on Fyodor Nowakowski, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 09:07 | Canisius | Gene Grandy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Marty Gerald - foul #1 on Marty Gerald, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Walter Rita (PG) Gene Broome | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 09:07 | Canisius | Gene Grandy misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:07 | Canisius | Gene Grandy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald loses the dribble to John Plemons | 50-45 |
| 08:43 | Canisius | John Plemons hits the finger roll | 50-47 |
| 08:24 | Fairfield | Kyle Rice steals it from Christopher Gallagher | 50-47 |
| 08:20 | Canisius | John Plemons banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Rice | 50-49 |
| 08:10 | Fairfield | Kenneth Fegan is called for the reach on Christopher Gallagher - foul #3 on Kenneth Fegan, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Grady (SF) Howard Saucedo | |
| Subs | Canisius | Darwin Conway (SF) Kyle Rice | |
| 08:10 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:10 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:50 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-49 |
| 07:48 | Fairfield | Walter Rita gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Grady | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Walter Rita (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fyodor Nowakowski (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Grady (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marty Gerald (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Gallagher (tired) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Plemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gene Grandy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darwin Conway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chase Jalbert (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Fegan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Canisius | David Grady is called for the reach on John Plemons in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Grady, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bernard Dick (PG), Marcel Land (C) Walter Rita, Christopher Gallagher | |
| Subs | Canisius | Allen Prather (SF), Stephen Stubbs (C) Darwin Conway, Chase Jalbert | |
| 07:34 | Canisius | John Plemons makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Canisius | John Plemons makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick is fouled on the floor by John Plemons - foul #3 on John Plemons, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG) John Plemons | |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:08 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 07:07 | Canisius | Allen Prather grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 06:52 | Canisius | Allen Prather hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Grady - foul #3 on David Grady, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo (PF) Marty Gerald | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chad Lee (SG) Gene Grandy | |
| 06:52 | Canisius | Allen Prather makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:52 | Canisius | Allen Prather makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:38 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick knocks in the shot from the left side | 56-53 |
| 06:22 | Canisius | Chad Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-53 |
| 06:21 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 06:13 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski's layup is rejected by Allen Prather | 56-53 |
| 06:12 | Fairfield | David Grady snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 06:05 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:02 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Saucedo - foul #2 on Howard Saucedo, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gene Broome (PG), William Drake (SG), Marty Gerald (PF) Bernard Dick, Fyodor Nowakowski, David Grady | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Darwin Conway (SF), Chase Jalbert (PF) Willie More, Allen Prather, Stephen Stubbs | |
| 06:02 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:02 | Canisius | Kenneth Fegan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | William Drake clanks a shot from the left side | 59-55 |
| 05:45 | Canisius | Darwin Conway grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 05:24 | Canisius | Chad Lee is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 59-55 |
| 05:22 | Fairfield | William Drake snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo lays it up and in on a great pass from Marcel Land | 61-55 |
| 04:49 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Chad Lee and he's fouled by William Drake - foul #2 on William Drake, team foul #11 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bernard Dick (PG), Otto Guiski (SG), David Grady (SF), Christopher Gallagher (C) Gene Broome, William Drake, Marty Gerald, Marcel Land | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG), Gene Grandy (SG), Kyle Rice (SF), Stephen Stubbs (C) John Plemons, Chad Lee, Darwin Conway, Kenneth Fegan | |
| 04:49 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Willie More is called for the reach on Bernard Dick - foul #2 on Willie More, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:17 | Canisius | Stephen Stubbs buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Chase Jalbert | 63-60 |
| 03:48 | Fairfield | Otto Guiski misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 03:46 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Kyle Rice | 63-60 |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Kyle Rice scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gene Grandy | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Bernard Dick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Otto Guiski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Grady (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Howard Saucedo (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Gallagher (tired) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Willie More (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Grandy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chase Jalbert (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Stubbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-62 |
| 03:26 | Fairfield | Howard Saucedo tips it home | 65-62 |
| 03:22 | Canisius | Otto Guiski is called for the reach on Gene Grandy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otto Guiski, team foul #12 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gene Broome (PG), Fyodor Nowakowski (SG), Marty Gerald (PF), Marcel Land (C) Bernard Dick, Otto Guiski, Howard Saucedo, Christopher Gallagher | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Plemons (PG), Darwin Conway (SF), Allen Prather (PF), Kenneth Fegan (C) Willie More, Kyle Rice, Chase Jalbert, Stephen Stubbs | |
| 03:22 | Canisius | Gene Grandy makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:22 | Canisius | Gene Grandy misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:22 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:03 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gene Broome | 67-63 |
| 02:42 | Canisius | Darwin Conway knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by John Plemons | 67-65 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | David Grady drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gene Broome | 69-65 |
| 02:14 | Canisius | Marty Gerald picks off the pass by Gene Grandy in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Gene Broome can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 69-65 |
| 01:49 | Fairfield | David Grady tips it but misses | 69-65 |
| 01:48 | Fairfield | Marcel Land tips it but misses | 69-65 |
| 01:46 | Canisius | Darwin Conway snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 01:39 | Canisius | Allen Prather misses the lay-in | 69-65 |
| 01:38 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gene Grandy - foul #3 on Gene Grandy, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bernard Dick (PG), Christopher Gallagher (C) Gene Broome, Marcel Land | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chase Jalbert (PF) Allen Prather | |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Fyodor Nowakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:56 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-65 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | David Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | David Grady is fouled in the backcourt by John Plemons - foul #4 on John Plemons, team foul #11 | 71-65 |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | David Grady misses the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | David Grady makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Darwin Conway is hacked by Marty Gerald in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marty Gerald, team foul #13 | 72-65 |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Darwin Conway makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:48 | Canisius | Darwin Conway misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:48 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Gene Grandy is called for the reach on Christopher Gallagher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gene Grandy, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Christopher Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:45 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert grabs the board | 73-66 |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Darwin Conway's pass is intercepted by Fyodor Nowakowski | 73-66 |
| 00:37 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick is fouled in the backcourt by John Plemons - foul #5 on John Plemons, team foul #13 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willie More (PG) John Plemons | |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Fyodor Nowakowski is called for the reach on Darwin Conway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fyodor Nowakowski, team foul #14 | 75-66 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Darwin Conway makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Darwin Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick is hacked by Willie More in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie More, team foul #14 | 75-68 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:25 | Canisius | Gene Grandy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Willie More is called for the reach on Marty Gerald in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie More, team foul #15 | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Marty Gerald makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Chase Jalbert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-68 |
| 00:12 | Canisius | Darwin Conway tips it but misses | 78-68 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Willie More grabs the offensive board | 78-68 |
| 00:09 | Canisius | Gene Grandy hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Fegan | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Willie More is called for the reach on Bernard Dick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie More, team foul #16 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Chad Lee (PG) Willie More | |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Bernard Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Gene Grandy connects on the 3 from the right corner | 80-74 |