| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Whiddon (fresh) SG - Jeffery Heitman (fresh) SF - David Backes (fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (fresh) C - Carlos Dinkel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Russell Fleming (fresh) SG - Larry Lair (fresh) SF - Art Hughes (fresh) PF - Douglas Wilder (fresh) C - Randall Richardson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Fairfield | David Backes snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Fleming, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Fairfield | David Backes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Art Hughes | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Charlie Crittendon (SF), Vule Lipski (PF), Perry Rieder (C) Joseph Whiddon, Jeffery Heitman, David Backes, Darrel Swearengin, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse (PG), Edward Cifuentes (SG), Scott Smith (SF), James Grammer (PF), Peter Stevens (C) Russell Fleming, Larry Lair, Art Hughes, Douglas Wilder, Randall Richardson | |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Edward Cifuentes steals the ball from Thomas Clark in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark is wide open but clanks a runner from the left block | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Quinnipiac | Peter Stevens grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:14 | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Horace Guse | 0-4 |
| 16:56 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 16:55 | Quinnipiac | Edward Cifuentes gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:51 | Quinnipiac | Edward Cifuentes misses the 3 from straight away | 0-4 |
| 16:50 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:48 | Fairfield | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Charlie Crittendon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Jeffery Heitman (SG), Elmer Thomas (PF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Robert Brown, Thomas Clark, Charlie Crittendon, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Larry Lair (SG), Art Hughes (SF), Douglas Wilder (PF), Randall Richardson (C) Horace Guse, Edward Cifuentes, Scott Smith, James Grammer, Peter Stevens | |
| 16:33 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 16:31 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:18 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 0-4 |
| 16:17 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:15 | Fairfield | Roy Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon (PG), David Backes (SF) Roy Arnold, Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 16:00 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Art Hughes and he's hacked by Joseph Whiddon - foul #1 on Joseph Whiddon, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse (SF) Art Hughes | |
| 16:00 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green misses the free throw | 0-6 |
| 16:00 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Darrel Swearengin | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Whiddon (fresh) SG - Jeffery Heitman (fairly fresh) SF - David Backes (fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (fresh) C - Carlos Dinkel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Mike Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Lair (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Horace Guse (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Douglas Wilder (tiring) 2 reb. C - Randall Richardson (tiring) | |
| 15:31 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-6 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (SG), Charlie Crittendon (SF) Jeffery Heitman, David Backes | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming (PG), Edward Cifuentes (SG), Scott Smith (SF) Mike Green, Larry Lair, Horace Guse | |
| 15:29 | Quinnipiac | Robert Brown is called for the reach on Russell Fleming in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 15:16 | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-6 |
| 15:14 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson tips it in | 0-8 |
| 14:54 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Whiddon | 2-8 |
| 14:35 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder misses the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 14:34 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder tips it back up and in | 2-10 |
| 14:32 | Fairfield | Robert Brown is hacked by Edward Cifuentes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Cifuentes, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), David Backes (SF), Vule Lipski (PF), Perry Rieder (C) Joseph Whiddon, Robert Brown, Charlie Crittendon, Darrel Swearengin, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair (SG), Art Hughes (SF), Peter Stevens (PF), James Grammer (C) Edward Cifuentes, Scott Smith, Douglas Wilder, Randall Richardson | |
| 14:27 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder dunks the ball | 4-10 |
| 14:24 | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by David Backes - foul #1 on David Backes, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| 14:08 | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on David Backes - foul #2 on David Backes, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman (SG) David Backes | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse (PG) Russell Fleming | |
| 14:08 | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 14:08 | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:53 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski blows the layup | 4-11 |
| 13:52 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 13:38 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair is whistled for a carry | 4-11 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon (PG), Elmer Thomas (PF) Roy Arnold, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming (PG), Edward Cifuentes (SG), Douglas Wilder (PF) Larry Lair, Art Hughes, Peter Stevens | |
| 13:15 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon is fouled on the floor by Russell Fleming - foul #2 on Russell Fleming, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (SF), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Perry Rieder, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes (SF), Randall Richardson (C) Russell Fleming, James Grammer | |
| 13:02 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman misses the jump hook in the paint | 4-11 |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman grabs the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Horace Guse - foul #1 on Horace Guse, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), Carlos Dinkel (C) Joseph Whiddon, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Larry Lair (SG), James Grammer (PF) Horace Guse, Edward Cifuentes, Douglas Wilder | |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 12:40 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:19 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 5-11 |
| 12:18 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 11:59 | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from close range | 5-11 |
| 11:57 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) SG - Jeffery Heitman (tiring) SF - Charlie Crittendon (fairly fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (tiring) 3 pts. C - Carlos Dinkel (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Mike Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Lair (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Art Hughes (tired) 1 pts. PF - James Grammer (tiring) 2 reb. C - Randall Richardson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Heitman - foul #1 on Jeffery Heitman, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG), Perry Rieder (SF), Vule Lipski (PF) Jeffery Heitman, Charlie Crittendon, Darrel Swearengin | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse (PG), Scott Smith (SF), Douglas Wilder (PF), Peter Stevens (C) Mike Green, Art Hughes, James Grammer, Randall Richardson | |
| 11:52 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 11:52 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair misses the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel pulls down the rebound | 5-12 |
| 11:34 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-12 |
| 11:33 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel snags the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 11:28 | Fairfield | Robert Brown is hacked by Douglas Wilder - foul #1 on Douglas Wilder, team foul #6 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Edward Cifuentes (SG) Larry Lair | |
| 11:14 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski banks in the layup | 7-12 |
| 10:57 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse is hacked by Carlos Dinkel - foul #1 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman (SG), Charlie Crittendon (SF) Thomas Clark, Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair (SG), James Grammer (C) Horace Guse, Peter Stevens | |
| 10:46 | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith is called for traveling | 7-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes (SF), Randall Richardson (C) Scott Smith, Douglas Wilder | |
| 10:44 | Fairfield | Edward Cifuentes takes the ball from Charlie Crittendon in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 10:25 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair misses the lay-in | 7-12 |
| 10:23 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-12 |
| 10:06 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 7-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Perry Rieder (PF), Elmer Thomas (C) Roy Arnold, Jeffery Heitman, Charlie Crittendon, Darrel Swearengin, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Scott Smith (SF), Douglas Wilder (PF), Peter Stevens (C) Larry Lair, Art Hughes, James Grammer, Randall Richardson | |
| 09:37 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 09:36 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 09:23 | Quinnipiac | Robert Brown takes the ball from Edward Cifuentes | 7-12 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Mike Green - foul #1 on Mike Green, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Thomas Clark, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse (PG), Larry Lair (SG), Art Hughes (SF), James Grammer (PF), Randall Richardson (C) Mike Green, Edward Cifuentes, Scott Smith, Douglas Wilder, Peter Stevens | |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 09:07 | Quinnipiac | Robert Brown picks off the pass by Horace Guse in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 09:06 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon misses the dunk attempt | 8-12 |
| 09:05 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 08:46 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 08:45 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 08:38 | Fairfield | Robert Brown is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Jeffery Heitman (SG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Joseph Whiddon, Robert Brown, Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder (PF) James Grammer | |
| 08:16 | Quinnipiac | Darrel Swearengin steals it from Art Hughes | 8-12 |
| 08:03 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffery Heitman | 10-12 |
| 07:51 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Carlos Dinkel - foul #2 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vule Lipski (C) Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Edward Cifuentes (SG), Peter Stevens (PF), James Grammer (C) Larry Lair, Art Hughes, Douglas Wilder, Randall Richardson | |
| 07:51 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 07:51 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 07:51 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse makes the 3rd free throw | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roy Arnold (fresh) SG - Jeffery Heitman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Crittendon (fairly fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vule Lipski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Mike Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Cifuentes (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Horace Guse (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Stevens (fairly fresh) C - James Grammer (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon lays it in | 12-15 |
| 07:15 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon (PG), Perry Rieder (PF) Roy Arnold, Darrel Swearengin | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith (SF), Douglas Wilder (PF) Horace Guse, James Grammer | |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Douglas Wilder steals the ball from Joseph Whiddon | 12-15 |
| 07:01 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Crittendon - foul #1 on Charlie Crittendon, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (SG), Thomas Clark (SF) Jeffery Heitman, Charlie Crittendon | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair (SG) Edward Cifuentes | |
| 07:01 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:01 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 06:52 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon is hacked by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #8 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes (SF), Randall Richardson (C) Scott Smith, Peter Stevens | |
| 06:52 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:52 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 06:52 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 06:48 | Quinnipiac | Joseph Whiddon is called for the reach on Mike Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Whiddon, team foul #9 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) Joseph Whiddon | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 06:48 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 06:48 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:43 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 15-18 |
| 06:22 | Quinnipiac | Mike Green misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 15-18 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Randall Richardson - foul #1 on Randall Richardson, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman (SG), Elmer Thomas (PF) Darrel Swearengin, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Edward Cifuentes (PG), Horace Guse (SF), James Grammer (PF), Peter Stevens (C) Mike Green, Art Hughes, Douglas Wilder, Randall Richardson | |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 06:07 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Larry Lair | 16-18 |
| 05:43 | Quinnipiac | Peter Stevens is fouled on the floor by Elmer Thomas - foul #1 on Elmer Thomas, team foul #10 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (SF) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | | |
| 05:43 | Quinnipiac | Peter Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:43 | Quinnipiac | Peter Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:43 | Quinnipiac | Peter Stevens grabs the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 05:32 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 05:31 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 05:28 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas is hacked by Peter Stevens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Stevens, team foul #10 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vule Lipski (C) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes (SF), Randall Richardson (C) Horace Guse, Peter Stevens | |
| 05:28 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 05:28 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:13 | Quinnipiac | James Grammer is denied on a layup by Vule Lipski | 17-19 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 05:09 | Fairfield | Edward Cifuentes is called for the reach on Perry Rieder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Cifuentes, team foul #11 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG) Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Mike Green (PG), Douglas Wilder (PF) Edward Cifuentes, James Grammer | |
| 05:09 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:09 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:09 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:53 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson's floater is knocked away by Charlie Crittendon | 17-19 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:38 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Charlie Crittendon | 19-19 |
| 04:18 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman is hacked by Larry Lair in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Lair, team foul #12 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Roy Arnold, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse (SF), Peter Stevens (PF) Art Hughes, Douglas Wilder | |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 04:08 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson loses the dribble to Perry Rieder | 21-19 |
| 03:58 | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon makes the wide open fadeaway from close range set up by Perry Rieder | 23-19 |
| 03:39 | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Green | 23-22 |
| 03:39 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), David Backes (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Robert Brown, Jeffery Heitman, Charlie Crittendon, Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Russell Fleming (PG), Edward Cifuentes (SG), Scott Smith (SF), James Grammer (PF) Mike Green, Larry Lair, Horace Guse, Peter Stevens | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Whiddon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Backes (fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Dinkel (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Quinnipiac | PG - Russell Fleming (fresh) SG - Edward Cifuentes (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Grammer (tiring) 2 reb. C - Randall Richardson (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Fairfield | David Backes can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 23-22 |
| 03:22 | Quinnipiac | The rebound goes to Scott Smith | 23-22 |
| 03:18 | Quinnipiac | Thomas Clark steps in front of the Russell Fleming pass in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 03:00 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 23-22 |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 02:43 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carlos Dinkel - foul #3 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman (SG), Elmer Thomas (PF), Vule Lipski (C) Thomas Clark, Darrel Swearengin, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder (PF) James Grammer | |
| 02:43 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:43 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Scott Smith picks off the pass by David Backes | 25-23 |
| 02:15 | Quinnipiac | Edward Cifuentes is open and scores on a shot from the left side | 25-25 |
| 02:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon is hacked by Edward Cifuentes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Cifuentes, team foul #13 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (SG), Perry Rieder (PF) Jeffery Heitman, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair (SG), Peter Stevens (C) Edward Cifuentes, Randall Richardson | |
| 02:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:50 | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith misses the lay-in | 27-25 |
| 01:48 | Quinnipiac | Peter Stevens tips it back up and in | 27-27 |
| 01:33 | Fairfield | Peter Stevens picks off the pass by David Backes | 27-27 |
| 01:31 | Quinnipiac | Larry Lair is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Lair, team foul #14 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Thomas Clark (SG), Elmer Thomas (PF) Joseph Whiddon, Robert Brown, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Horace Guse (SF) Scott Smith | |
| 01:07 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder is wide open but clanks a shot from the left block | 27-27 |
| 01:06 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder snags the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Backes | 29-27 |
| 00:50 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (SG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Thomas Clark, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Quinnipiac | Scott Smith (SG), Art Hughes (SF), Randall Richardson (C) Larry Lair, Horace Guse, Peter Stevens | |
| 00:41 | Quinnipiac | Douglas Wilder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Perry Rieder | 29-27 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Roy Arnold buries a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Brown | 31-27 |
| 00:03 | Quinnipiac | Randall Richardson misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 00:02 | Quinnipiac | Art Hughes snags the offensive board | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | Quinnipiac | The clock runs out | 31-27 |