| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Wenzel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harry Neagle (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Delacerda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Monsour (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Columbia | Jerry Reich is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Delacerda - foul #2 on Brandon Delacerda, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:37 | Columbia | William Baker is called for the reach on Donald Gleason - foul #3 on William Baker, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Colangelo (C) William Baker | |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Brandon Delacerda - foul #3 on Brandon Delacerda, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Drake (SF) Brandon Delacerda | |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:00 | Fairfield | Harry Neagle's floater is knocked away by David Knight | 33-25 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:57 | Columbia | Harry Neagle is called for the reach on Donald Gleason in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harry Neagle, team foul #4 | 33-25 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Donald Gleason clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 18:41 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Monsour | 33-25 |
| 18:28 | Fairfield | Thomas Colangelo hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 33-25 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | David Knight misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Harry Neagle - foul #3 on Harry Neagle, team foul #5 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (C) Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Lisk (PG), Terry Barker (SF), Charles Hayes (C) David Wenzel, Harry Neagle, Michael Monsour | |
| 18:14 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Deady | 33-25 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Gleason | 35-25 |
| 17:26 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, David Knight | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leonard Peters (PG), James Bell (C) Timothy Drake, Thomas Colangelo | |
| 17:05 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 3 from straight away | 35-25 |
| 17:03 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Deady - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Coy Johnson (C) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Wenzel (PG), Michael Monsour (PF) Leonard Peters, Terry Barker | |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:40 | Columbia | David Wenzel is called for the reach on Sergio Lopez in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Wenzel, team foul #6 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leonard Peters (PG), Thomas Colangelo (C) David Wenzel, Charles Hayes | |
| 16:25 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez travels with the ball | 35-26 |
| 16:05 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters is fouled on the floor by Sergio Lopez - foul #1 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF) Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Drake (SF) Thomas Colangelo | |
| 15:51 | Fairfield | Michael Monsour makes the turnaround in the lane | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Leonard Peters (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Lisk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Monsour (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Columbia | Donald Gleason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Richard Deady (PF), Paul Smith (C) Sergio Lopez, Lewis Northrop, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Wenzel (PG), Harry Neagle (SG), Brandon Delacerda (SF), William Baker (C) Leonard Peters, Steven Lisk, Timothy Drake, James Bell | |
| 15:16 | Fairfield | Michael Monsour can't finish the layup | 35-28 |
| 15:15 | Fairfield | David Wenzel tips it home | 35-30 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Delacerda - foul #4 on Brandon Delacerda, team foul #7 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barker (SF), Charles Hayes (PF) Brandon Delacerda, Michael Monsour | |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:46 | Fairfield | Terry Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Robert Linker grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 14:30 | Columbia | Robert Linker hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Donald Gleason | 38-30 |
| 14:11 | Fairfield | William Baker's floater is tipped away by Richard Deady | 38-30 |
| 14:10 | Columbia | Richard Deady grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:05 | Columbia | Donald Gleason makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Linker | 41-30 |
| 13:51 | Fairfield | Jerry Reich steps in front of the Terry Barker pass | 41-30 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Donald Gleason is alone and drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Reich | 43-30 |
| 13:23 | Fairfield | William Baker travels with the ball | 43-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, Richard Deady, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leonard Peters (PG), Steven Lisk (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Michael Monsour (PF), Thomas Colangelo (C) David Wenzel, Harry Neagle, Terry Barker, Charles Hayes, William Baker | |
| 13:20 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| 13:07 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters hits a floater from the left side | 43-32 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Coy Johnson buries a shot from the baseline set up by Sergio Lopez | 45-32 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters blows the layup | 45-32 |
| 12:39 | Fairfield | Michael Monsour hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | David Knight misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Drake - foul #1 on Timothy Drake, team foul #8 | 45-34 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 12:02 | Fairfield | Thomas Colangelo loses the dribble to Coy Johnson | 47-34 |
| 11:42 | Columbia | David Knight misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 11:40 | Fairfield | Thomas Colangelo gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Mabe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Coy Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Leonard Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lisk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Drake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Monsour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Colangelo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters makes the runner in the lane | 47-36 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe is hacked by Steven Lisk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Lisk, team foul #9 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Lewis Northrop (PF) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, David Knight | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Wenzel (PG), Harry Neagle (SG), James Bell (SF), William Baker (C) Leonard Peters, Steven Lisk, Timothy Drake, Thomas Colangelo | |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:03 | Fairfield | James Bell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Wenzel | 49-38 |
| 10:48 | Columbia | The jumper by Donald Gleason is denied by William Baker | 49-38 |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | Harry Neagle snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 10:26 | Fairfield | William Baker banks in the layup set up by James Bell and the foul's on Kenneth Mabe - foul #2 on Kenneth Mabe, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Richard Deady (PF) Kenneth Mabe, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barker (SF), Charles Hayes (PF) James Bell, Michael Monsour | |
| 10:26 | Fairfield | William Baker misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:26 | Columbia | Jerry Reich gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Jerry Reich clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 10:01 | Fairfield | William Baker gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Linker - foul #3 on Robert Linker, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), Paul Smith (C) Donald Gleason, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leonard Peters (PG), James Bell (SF), Thomas Colangelo (C) David Wenzel, Harry Neagle, William Baker | |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Linker | 51-43 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Terry Barker's pass is intercepted by Robert Linker | 51-43 |
| 09:15 | Columbia | Leonard Peters steals the ball from Robert Linker | 51-43 |
| 09:00 | Fairfield | Thomas Colangelo buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Peters | 51-45 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Paul Smith can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 51-45 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Paul Smith tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 08:17 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Linker - foul #4 on Robert Linker, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), John Bernabe (SF), David Knight (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Jerry Reich, Richard Deady, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Lisk (SG), Timothy Drake (SF), Michael Monsour (PF), William Baker (C) Terry Barker, James Bell, Charles Hayes, Thomas Colangelo | |
| 08:17 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:17 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:17 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Donald Gleason buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sergio Lopez and he's hacked by Timothy Drake - foul #2 on Timothy Drake, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Wenzel (PG) Leonard Peters | |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Donald Gleason makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 07:40 | Fairfield | Timothy Drake clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-45 |
| 07:38 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Wenzel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Lisk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Drake (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Monsour (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by David Wenzel - foul #4 on David Wenzel, team foul #11 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Coy Johnson (C) David Knight | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brandon Delacerda (SF) Timothy Drake | |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:20 | Fairfield | Steven Lisk knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Delacerda | 58-47 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | John Bernabe's pass is intercepted by Michael Monsour | 58-47 |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Michael Monsour misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Gleason - foul #2 on Donald Gleason, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SF), David Knight (PF) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leonard Peters (PG), Timothy Drake (SG), Thomas Colangelo (C) David Wenzel, Steven Lisk, William Baker | |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Michael Monsour misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Michael Monsour makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:45 | Columbia | Robert Linker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Bell (C) Michael Monsour | |
| 06:23 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters's floater is knocked away by Coy Johnson | 58-48 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Coy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Gleason | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Fairfield | Brandon Delacerda loses the ball out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Richard Deady (PF), Paul Smith (C) Donald Gleason, Kenneth Mabe, David Knight, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Wenzel (PG), Steven Lisk (SG), Michael Monsour (PF) Leonard Peters, Timothy Drake, Thomas Colangelo | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Robert Linker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Reich | 61-48 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 61-48 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Richard Deady tips it in | 63-48 |
| 04:29 | Fairfield | Brandon Delacerda connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Monsour | 63-50 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Robert Linker comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Wenzel - foul #5 on David Wenzel, team foul #12 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), John Bernabe (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Sergio Lopez, Richard Deady, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Drake (PG), Harry Neagle (SG), Terry Barker (SF), Thomas Colangelo (PF), Charles Hayes (C) David Wenzel, Steven Lisk, Brandon Delacerda, Michael Monsour, James Bell | |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Fairfield | Harry Neagle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Donald Gleason | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Robert Linker's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Colangelo | 65-50 |
| 03:33 | Columbia | John Bernabe tips it home | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Drake (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Neagle (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Terry Barker (fresh) PF - Thomas Colangelo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Harry Neagle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Bernabe - foul #3 on John Bernabe, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (PG), Robert Robinson (SG), Richard Deady (C) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Harry Neagle misses the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Harry Neagle makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-51 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Northrop | 67-51 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Richard Deady knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by John Bernabe | 69-51 |
| 02:32 | Fairfield | Kenneth Mabe steps in front of the Timothy Drake pass in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | John Bernabe is hacked by Harry Neagle - foul #4 on Harry Neagle, team foul #13 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG) Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leonard Peters (PG), Steven Lisk (SG) Harry Neagle, Terry Barker | |
| 02:15 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 02:15 | Fairfield | Charles Hayes gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 02:04 | Fairfield | Leonard Peters makes the jumper in the paint set up by Timothy Drake | 69-53 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | John Bernabe is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on John Bernabe, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barker (SF) Leonard Peters | |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Timothy Drake misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Deady | 69-53 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop is alone and drills a floater from close range set up by John Bernabe | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Fairfield | Richard Deady picks off the pass by Thomas Colangelo | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Columbia | The short jumper by John Bernabe is denied by Charles Hayes | 71-53 |
| 00:22 | Fairfield | Terry Barker pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Sergio Lopez picks off the pass by Steven Lisk in the backcourt | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez runs out the clock | 71-53 |