| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dan Colvin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mark Saxon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Hall (fresh) PF - William Kalafarski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Prentiss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Erik Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Causey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Macey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mickey Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Fairfield | Erik Walton is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Saxon - foul #1 on Mark Saxon, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 19:51 | Fairfield | George Fields lays it in set up by Stephen Macey and he's hacked by Bradley Hall - foul #1 on Bradley Hall, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 19:51 | Fairfield | George Fields misses the free throw | 40-41 |
| 19:51 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 19:32 | Niagara | Dan Colvin is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bradley Hall | 42-41 |
| 19:09 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose hits the finger roll on a great pass from Erik Walton | 42-43 |
| 18:53 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss can't connect on a floater near the basket | 42-43 |
| 18:52 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:46 | Fairfield | George Fields loses the dribble to Mark Saxon in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 18:44 | Niagara | Dan Colvin lays it in on a great pass from Mark Saxon | 44-43 |
| 18:39 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose is fouled on the floor by William Kalafarski - foul #1 on William Kalafarski, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Niagara | Akim Zeh (PG), Jun Meng (SG), Roy Love (SF), Harry Polito (PF), Charles Randall (C) Dan Colvin, Mark Saxon, Bradley Hall, William Kalafarski, Greg Prentiss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Joyce (PG), Curtis Whiten (SG), Dustin Fournier (SF), Doug Kelly (PF), Robert Sherlock (C) Erik Walton, David Causey, Stephen Macey, Mickey Rose, George Fields | |
| 18:21 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock is wide open and slams it home set up by David Joyce | 44-45 |
| 18:17 | Niagara | Roy Love is fouled in the backcourt by Curtis Whiten - foul #1 on Curtis Whiten, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| 18:06 | Niagara | Charles Randall misses short on an open runner in the paint | 44-45 |
| 18:05 | Fairfield | Curtis Whiten grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 17:45 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Akim Zeh - foul #1 on Akim Zeh, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Colvin (PG), Bradley Hall (SF), William Kalafarski (PF), Sterling Farris (C) Akim Zeh, Roy Love, Harry Polito, Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Eshleman (PG), Mickey Rose (PF) Curtis Whiten, Dustin Fournier | |
| 17:45 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 17:45 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:29 | Niagara | Jun Meng misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-47 |
| 17:28 | Niagara | William Kalafarski grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 17:11 | Niagara | William Kalafarski hits a wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dan Colvin | 46-47 |
| 16:57 | Fairfield | Dan Colvin steps in front of the Sean Eshleman pass | 46-47 |
| 16:53 | Niagara | Dan Colvin blows the dunk | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 16:41 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-47 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | Doug Kelly tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 16:33 | Niagara | Dan Colvin misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Sherlock - foul #1 on Robert Sherlock, team foul #2 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Saxon (SG), Charles Randall (PF), Greg Prentiss (C) Jun Meng, William Kalafarski, Sterling Farris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Erik Walton (PG), David Causey (SG), Dustin Fournier (SF), Michael Collier (C) Sean Eshleman, David Joyce, Doug Kelly, Robert Sherlock | |
| 16:33 | Niagara | Dan Colvin misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:33 | Niagara | Dan Colvin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 16:22 | Fairfield | Greg Prentiss steals the ball from Erik Walton | 47-49 |
| 16:18 | Niagara | Mark Saxon knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dan Colvin | 49-49 |
| 16:16 | Fairfield | David Causey's pass is intercepted by Mark Saxon in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| 16:04 | Niagara | Dustin Fournier is called for the reach on Bradley Hall - foul #1 on Dustin Fournier, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roy Love (SF), Harry Polito (PF) Bradley Hall, Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Macey (SF), Doug Kelly (PF) Dustin Fournier, Mickey Rose | |
| 15:54 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mark Saxon and he's hacked by Stephen Macey - foul #3 on Stephen Macey, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Niagara | Akim Zeh (PG) Dan Colvin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Curtis Whiten (SG) David Causey | |
| 15:54 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Akim Zeh (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Saxon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Roy Love (fresh) PF - Harry Polito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Prentiss (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Erik Walton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Whiten (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Macey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Doug Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Collier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Fairfield | Erik Walton misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 15:35 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 15:16 | Fairfield | Erik Walton misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 15:14 | Niagara | Mark Saxon snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 14:53 | Niagara | Akim Zeh misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 52-49 |
| 14:51 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Collier | 52-49 |
| 14:33 | Fairfield | Curtis Whiten misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 14:32 | Fairfield | Doug Kelly tips it in | 52-51 |
| 14:16 | Niagara | Roy Love misses badly on a shot from the right block | 52-51 |
| 14:15 | Fairfield | Doug Kelly pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Greg Prentiss swats the short shot by Michael Collier | 52-51 |
| 13:57 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 13:48 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss travels with the ball | 52-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Colvin (PG), Jun Meng (SG), Bradley Hall (SF), William Kalafarski (PF), Charles Randall (C) Akim Zeh, Mark Saxon, Roy Love, Harry Polito, Greg Prentiss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Eshleman (PG), David Joyce (SG), Dustin Fournier (SF), Mickey Rose (PF), George Fields (C) Erik Walton, Curtis Whiten, Stephen Macey, Doug Kelly, Michael Collier | |
| 13:25 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Eshleman | 52-54 |
| 13:03 | Niagara | Bradley Hall connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dan Colvin | 54-54 |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | David Joyce is hacked by Jun Meng in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jun Meng, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | Sterling Farris (C) Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Causey (SG) Sean Eshleman | |
| 12:49 | Fairfield | Dustin Fournier is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dustin Fournier, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Erik Walton (PG) David Joyce | |
| 12:40 | Niagara | Dustin Fournier steps in front of the Sterling Farris pass | 54-54 |
| 12:25 | Fairfield | David Causey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-54 |
| 12:23 | Fairfield | Dustin Fournier grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | Dustin Fournier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 12:09 | Niagara | Jun Meng gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:49 | Niagara | Bradley Hall misses the driving attempt in the paint | 54-54 |
| 11:47 | Fairfield | David Causey pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dan Colvin (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jun Meng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hall (tiring) 2 pts. PF - William Kalafarski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Sterling Farris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Erik Walton (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Causey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Fournier (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mickey Rose (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Fields (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | David Causey misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jun Meng - foul #4 on Jun Meng, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Saxon (SG), Charles Randall (PF), Greg Prentiss (C) Jun Meng, William Kalafarski, Sterling Farris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Joyce (PG), Stephen Macey (SF), Doug Kelly (PF), Robert Sherlock (C) Erik Walton, Dustin Fournier, Mickey Rose, George Fields | |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | David Causey makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | David Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 11:27 | Niagara | Bradley Hall is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Eshleman (PG) David Causey | |
| 11:13 | Fairfield | Doug Kelly buries a floater from the baseline set up by David Joyce and the foul's on Charles Randall - foul #2 on Charles Randall, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Harry Polito (SF) Bradley Hall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 11:13 | Fairfield | Doug Kelly misses the free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:13 | Niagara | Harry Polito gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:54 | Niagara | Mark Saxon connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 10:50 | Fairfield | David Joyce double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | William Kalafarski (PF) Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Causey (SG), George Fields (C) David Joyce, Robert Sherlock | |
| 10:30 | Niagara | Dan Colvin drills a floater from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 10:00 | Niagara | William Kalafarski buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Harry Polito | 60-61 |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Sean Eshleman connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Doug Kelly | 60-63 |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Mark Saxon misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Causey - foul #3 on David Causey, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Niagara | Akim Zeh (PG), Bradley Hall (SF), Charles Randall (C) Dan Colvin, Harry Polito, Greg Prentiss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Erik Walton (PG), David Joyce (SG), Dustin Fournier (SF), Mickey Rose (PF), Robert Sherlock (C) Sean Eshleman, David Causey, Stephen Macey, Doug Kelly, George Fields | |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Mark Saxon misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 09:24 | Niagara | Mark Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 09:04 | Fairfield | Dustin Fournier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 09:02 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock grabs the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 08:47 | Fairfield | Erik Walton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-63 |
| 08:46 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 08:39 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Joyce | 61-65 |
| 08:36 | Niagara | Erik Walton is called for the reach on Akim Zeh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erik Walton, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roy Love (SG), Sterling Farris (PF), Greg Prentiss (C) Mark Saxon, William Kalafarski, Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Causey (SG), Doug Kelly (PF) Erik Walton, Mickey Rose | |
| 08:36 | Niagara | Akim Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 08:36 | Niagara | Akim Zeh makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | Roy Love swats the layup by Doug Kelly | 63-65 |
| 08:11 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 07:54 | Niagara | Bradley Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 07:53 | Niagara | Akim Zeh snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 07:36 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss hits the finger roll | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Akim Zeh (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Roy Love (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Hall (tired) 2 pts. PF - Sterling Farris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Prentiss (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Joyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Causey (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Fournier (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Doug Kelly (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Sherlock (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Fairfield | David Causey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 07:22 | Niagara | Sterling Farris pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:06 | Niagara | Bradley Hall misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-65 |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Colvin (PG), Jun Meng (SG), Harry Polito (SF), William Kalafarski (PF), Charles Randall (C) Akim Zeh, Roy Love, Bradley Hall, Sterling Farris, Greg Prentiss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Erik Walton (PG), Curtis Whiten (SF), Mickey Rose (PF), Michael Collier (C) David Causey, Dustin Fournier, Doug Kelly, Robert Sherlock | |
| 07:01 | Fairfield | David Joyce throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 06:52 | Niagara | Charles Randall is hacked by Curtis Whiten - foul #2 on Curtis Whiten, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| 06:52 | Niagara | Charles Randall misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 06:52 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 06:29 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 06:27 | Fairfield | Michael Collier gets the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 06:03 | Fairfield | William Kalafarski steps in front of the David Joyce pass | 65-65 |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Harry Polito hits a floater in the lane set up by Dan Colvin and he's fouled by Mickey Rose - foul #2 on Mickey Rose, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Saxon (SG), Greg Prentiss (C) Dan Colvin, Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Eshleman (PG), David Causey (SG), Stephen Macey (SF), Doug Kelly (PF), George Fields (C) Erik Walton, David Joyce, Curtis Whiten, Mickey Rose, Michael Collier | |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Harry Polito makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 05:38 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey is fouled on the floor by William Kalafarski - foul #2 on William Kalafarski, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bradley Hall (SF) Harry Polito | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:38 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:38 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | William Kalafarski gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Bradley Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-66 |
| 05:14 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 05:12 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Greg Prentiss | 68-66 |
| 05:05 | Niagara | William Kalafarski is fouled on the floor by Doug Kelly - foul #1 on Doug Kelly, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roy Love (SG), Sterling Farris (C) Mark Saxon, Greg Prentiss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mickey Rose (PF) Stephen Macey | |
| 05:05 | Niagara | William Kalafarski makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:05 | Niagara | William Kalafarski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by William Kalafarski - foul #3 on William Kalafarski, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Niagara | Greg Prentiss (C) William Kalafarski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Erik Walton (PG), David Joyce (SG) Sean Eshleman, David Causey | |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Jun Meng is fouled in the backcourt by David Joyce - foul #2 on David Joyce, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dustin Fournier (SF) Mickey Rose | |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Jun Meng makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Jun Meng misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | George Fields snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 04:31 | Fairfield | Erik Walton makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David Joyce | 71-72 |
| 04:05 | Niagara | Bradley Hall hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dustin Fournier - foul #3 on Dustin Fournier, team foul #12 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Colvin (PG), Charles Randall (PF) Roy Love, Sterling Farris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Curtis Whiten (SF), Mickey Rose (PF) Dustin Fournier, Doug Kelly | |
| 04:05 | Niagara | Bradley Hall makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | Bradley Hall is called for the reach on David Joyce - foul #2 on Bradley Hall, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Niagara | Harry Polito (SF), William Kalafarski (PF) Bradley Hall, Greg Prentiss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Collier (C) George Fields | |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | David Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | David Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:44 | Niagara | Curtis Whiten steps in front of the Dan Colvin pass in the backcourt | 74-74 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Erik Walton banks in the layup on a great pass from Curtis Whiten | 74-76 |
| 03:39 | Niagara | Dan Colvin travels in the backcourt | 74-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Causey (SG), Stephen Macey (SF) David Joyce, Curtis Whiten | |
| 03:28 | Fairfield | The jumper by Mickey Rose is denied by Charles Randall | 74-76 |
| 03:26 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Harry Polito | 74-76 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dan Colvin (tired) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jun Meng (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Harry Polito (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Kalafarski (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Erik Walton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Causey (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Macey (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mickey Rose (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Collier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Niagara | The jump hook by Harry Polito is blocked by Michael Collier | 74-76 |
| 03:09 | Niagara | William Kalafarski grabs the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Harry Polito is hacked by Stephen Macey - foul #4 on Stephen Macey, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Saxon (SG) Dan Colvin | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Eshleman (PG), Curtis Whiten (SG), Dustin Fournier (SF), Doug Kelly (PF), Robert Sherlock (C) Erik Walton, David Causey, Stephen Macey, Mickey Rose, Michael Collier | |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Harry Polito makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Harry Polito makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 02:35 | Fairfield | Harry Polito picks off the pass by Sean Eshleman | 76-76 |
| 02:32 | Niagara | Mark Saxon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Harry Polito | 78-76 |
| 02:04 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Whiten and he's hacked by Harry Polito - foul #1 on Harry Polito, team foul #11 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Niagara | Akim Zeh (PG), Roy Love (SG), Bradley Hall (SF), Sterling Farris (PF), Greg Prentiss (C) Jun Meng, Mark Saxon, Harry Polito, William Kalafarski, Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Erik Walton (PG), David Joyce (SG), Stephen Macey (SF) Sean Eshleman, Curtis Whiten, Dustin Fournier | |
| 02:04 | Fairfield | Robert Sherlock makes the free throw | 78-79 |
| 01:36 | Niagara | Roy Love knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Hall | 81-79 |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-79 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Colvin (PG), Mark Saxon (SG), William Kalafarski (PF) Akim Zeh, Roy Love, Sterling Farris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Causey (SG), Mickey Rose (PF), George Fields (C) David Joyce, Doug Kelly, Robert Sherlock | |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | David Causey can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 81-79 |
| 01:18 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey hits the follow up shot | 81-81 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | David Causey is called for the reach on Mark Saxon in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Causey, team foul #14 | 81-81 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Mark Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 82-81 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Mark Saxon misses the 2nd free throw | 82-81 |
| 01:16 | Fairfield | George Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 82-81 |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Erik Walton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 82-81 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | William Kalafarski snags the defensive board | 82-81 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-81 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Niagara | Mark Saxon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-81 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-81 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Erik Walton's fadeaway is rejected by William Kalafarski | 82-81 |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | George Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-81 |
| 00:31 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Walton | 82-83 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Bradley Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Saxon | 84-83 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 84-83 |
| 00:10 | Fairfield | David Causey misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Saxon - foul #2 on Mark Saxon, team foul #12 | 84-83 |
| 00:10 | Fairfield | David Causey misses the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 00:10 | Fairfield | David Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 84-84 |
| 00:10 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Mark Saxon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Saxon, team foul #13 | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 84-84 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Bradley Hall grabs the board | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Bradley Hall misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 84-84 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dan Colvin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Saxon (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Kalafarski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Greg Prentiss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Erik Walton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Causey (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Macey (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mickey Rose (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - George Fields (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | George Fields wins the tip | 84-84 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey loses the dribble to Mark Saxon in the backcourt | 84-84 |
| 04:57 | Niagara | Dan Colvin slams it home set up by Mark Saxon | 86-84 |
| 04:45 | Fairfield | Stephen Macey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 86-84 |
| 04:43 | Niagara | Mark Saxon grabs the board | 86-84 |
| 04:29 | Niagara | Bradley Hall makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Saxon | 88-84 |
| 04:07 | Fairfield | Erik Walton hits a jumper from close range | 88-86 |
| 03:48 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss can't finish the layup | 88-86 |
| 03:47 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Stephen Macey | 88-86 |
| 03:41 | Fairfield | Erik Walton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 88-86 |
| 03:40 | Niagara | Mark Saxon grabs the board | 88-86 |
| 03:25 | Niagara | A charge is called on William Kalafarski - foul #4 on William Kalafarski, team foul #14 | 88-86 |
| Subs | Niagara | Akim Zeh (PG), Jun Meng (SG), Roy Love (SF), Harry Polito (PF), Charles Randall (C) Dan Colvin, Mark Saxon, Bradley Hall, William Kalafarski, Greg Prentiss | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Joyce (PG), Curtis Whiten (SG), Dustin Fournier (SF), Doug Kelly (PF), Robert Sherlock (C) Erik Walton, David Causey, Stephen Macey, Mickey Rose, George Fields | |
| 03:00 | Fairfield | Curtis Whiten is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Sherlock | 88-88 |
| 02:43 | Niagara | Jun Meng drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 90-88 |
| 02:23 | Fairfield | Dustin Fournier jams it on a nice dish by Curtis Whiten and he's hacked by Harry Polito - foul #2 on Harry Polito, team foul #15 | 90-90 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dan Colvin (PG), Sterling Farris (PF), Greg Prentiss (C) Akim Zeh, Roy Love, Charles Randall | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Eshleman (PG), Michael Collier (C) Curtis Whiten, Robert Sherlock | |
| 02:23 | Fairfield | Dustin Fournier makes the free throw | 90-91 |
| 01:55 | Niagara | Dustin Fournier steps in front of the Harry Polito pass | 90-91 |
| 01:38 | Fairfield | David Joyce misses the jumper from the left wing | 90-91 |
| 01:37 | Niagara | Jun Meng grabs the defensive rebound | 90-91 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Sean Eshleman is called for the reach on Dan Colvin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Eshleman, team foul #15 | 90-91 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Saxon (SG), Bradley Hall (SF), William Kalafarski (PF) Jun Meng, Harry Polito, Sterling Farris | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Erik Walton (PG), David Causey (SG), Stephen Macey (SF), Mickey Rose (PF), George Fields (C) Sean Eshleman, David Joyce, Dustin Fournier, Doug Kelly, Michael Collier | |
| 01:35 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 90-91 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Dan Colvin misses the 1st free throw | 90-91 |
| 01:35 | Niagara | Dan Colvin misses the 2nd free throw | 90-91 |
| 01:35 | Fairfield | Mickey Rose snags the defensive board | 90-91 |
| 01:18 | Fairfield | Erik Walton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 90-91 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss grabs the board | 90-91 |
| 00:52 | Niagara | Greg Prentiss misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 90-91 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Erik Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 90-91 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 90-91 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Dan Colvin (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Saxon (tired) 11 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Kalafarski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Greg Prentiss (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Erik Walton (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Causey (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Macey (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mickey Rose (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - George Fields (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Fairfield | Erik Walton is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 90-91 |
| 00:26 | Niagara | Dan Colvin makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Hall | 92-91 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Fairfield | David Causey scores on a jumper in the paint | 92-93 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | William Kalafarski misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 92-93 |
| 00:13 | Niagara | Bradley Hall hits the follow up shot | 94-93 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Erik Walton is hacked by Dan Colvin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Colvin, team foul #16 | 94-93 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Erik Walton misses the 1st free throw | 94-93 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Erik Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 94-94 |
| 00:09 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Mark Saxon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dan Colvin | 96-94 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | David Causey misses long on a halfcourt shot | 96-94 |