| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Emmanuel Forberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claudio Greco (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marlon Borg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Malm (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve inbounds the ball | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-34 |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Abel Reed steals the ball from Michael Malm | 52-34 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Marlon Borg - foul #2 on Marlon Borg, team foul #1 | 52-34 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Abel Reed takes the ball from Emmanuel Forberg in the backcourt | 52-36 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Wenskoski, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| 18:52 | Fairfield | Michael Malm is whistled for traveling | 52-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (SG), Irvin Osberg (SF), Micheal Goodson (C) Jerry Brooks, Claudio Greco, Michael Malm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Abel Reed | 52-38 |
| 18:08 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-38 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Micheal Goodson is called for the reach on James Wenskoski - foul #2 on Micheal Goodson, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF) Emmanuel Forberg, Marlon Borg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Robert Herman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mikel Stroinski | 52-41 |
| 17:32 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 17:30 | East Carolina | William Carbone snags the defensive board | 52-41 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Troy Scott is called for the reach on Maurice Keith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Scott, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks (SG), Claudio Greco (SF), John Anderson (PF), Michael Malm (C) Larry Valdes, Cecil Reeser, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Troy Scott steals it from Maurice Keith | 52-41 |
| 16:49 | Fairfield | John Anderson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Anderson, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG) Troy Scott | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Randall Hooker (C) Maurice Keith, William Carbone | |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Claudio Greco takes the ball from Heath Suggs in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| 16:36 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), David Ervin (PF) Mikel Stroinski, Daniel Fitting | |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | David Ervin lays it in on a great pass from Abel Reed | 52-43 |
| 16:06 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Heath Suggs - foul #3 on Heath Suggs, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (PG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Marlon Borg (PF) Emmanuel Forberg, Claudio Greco, John Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), Bruce Moores (C) Heath Suggs, Robert Herman, Randall Hooker | |
| 16:06 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:06 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 15:41 | East Carolina | Abel Reed can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 15:39 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes grabs the board | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Larry Valdes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Brooks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Reeser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlon Borg (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Malm (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Keith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw (PG), Irvin Osberg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Jerry Brooks, Marlon Borg, Michael Malm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), James Wenskoski (PF) Abel Reed, David Ervin | |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Isaac Votaw is called for the reach on Rodney Sauve in the backcourt - foul #4 on Isaac Votaw, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (SG) Isaac Votaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:17 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski is hacked by Troy Scott - foul #2 on Troy Scott, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG) Larry Valdes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG) Maurice Keith | |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mikel Stroinski | 53-46 |
| 14:45 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg misses short on a turnaround from close range | 53-46 |
| 14:44 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski is fouled in the backcourt by Emmanuel Forberg - foul #1 on Emmanuel Forberg, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks (SG), Claudio Greco (SF), Marlon Borg (PF), John Anderson (C) Troy Scott, Cecil Reeser, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SG), Daniel Fitting (SF), William Carbone (C) Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, Bruce Moores | |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:17 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Emmanuel Forberg | 55-48 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Robert Herman | 55-50 |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | John Anderson's pass is intercepted by Daniel Fitting | 55-50 |
| 13:31 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses badly on a runner in the lane | 55-50 |
| 13:29 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-50 |
| 13:16 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Robert Herman hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Wenskoski | 55-52 |
| 12:55 | Fairfield | Daniel Fitting swats the layup by Marlon Borg | 55-52 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Borg | 55-52 |
| 12:41 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Brooks | 58-52 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 12:15 | Fairfield | John Anderson grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 12:06 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco is hacked by James Wenskoski - foul #3 on James Wenskoski, team foul #3 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (PG), Troy Scott (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Irvin Osberg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Emmanuel Forberg, Jerry Brooks, Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg, John Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), David Ervin (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Mikel Stroinski, Robert Herman, Daniel Fitting, James Wenskoski, William Carbone | |
| 11:51 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 58-52 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Abel Reed scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Heath Suggs | 58-54 |
| 11:24 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by David Ervin - foul #2 on David Ervin, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Malm (C) Cecil Reeser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:24 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 11:24 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Larry Valdes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Osberg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Micheal Goodson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Malm (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 60-54 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | David Ervin gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Abel Reed scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Heath Suggs | 60-57 |
| 10:25 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 10:24 | East Carolina | David Ervin snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Valdes - foul #1 on Larry Valdes, team foul #8 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG), Jerry Brooks (SG), Claudio Greco (SF), Marlon Borg (PF) Larry Valdes, Troy Scott, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Rodney Sauve, David Ervin, Bruce Moores | |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 10:04 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Marlon Borg | 62-59 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is hacked by Jerry Brooks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Brooks, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser (SF) Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg makes the 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Abel Reed knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Heath Suggs | 65-62 |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser's floater is tipped away by Randall Hooker | 65-62 |
| 09:21 | Fairfield | Michael Malm hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | Abel Reed scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Heath Suggs | 67-64 |
| 08:50 | Fairfield | Michael Malm misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randall Hooker - foul #1 on Randall Hooker, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Claudio Greco (SF), John Anderson (PF) Cecil Reeser, Marlon Borg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Rodney Sauve (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Abel Reed, Maurice Keith, James Wenskoski, Randall Hooker | |
| 08:50 | Fairfield | Michael Malm misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 08:50 | Fairfield | Michael Malm misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 08:50 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco snags the offensive board | 67-64 |
| 08:34 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco knocks in the shot from the right side | 69-64 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Robert Herman is hacked by Jerry Brooks - foul #3 on Jerry Brooks, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (PG), Troy Scott (SG), Irvin Osberg (PF) Emmanuel Forberg, Jerry Brooks, Michael Malm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG) Heath Suggs | |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 08:18 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Irvin Osberg | 69-65 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Troy Scott and the foul's on Rodney Sauve - foul #3 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw (PG), Micheal Goodson (C) Troy Scott, John Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SG), David Ervin (PF) Abel Reed, Daniel Fitting | |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco makes the free throw | 72-65 |
| 07:27 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Isaac Votaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Larry Valdes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claudio Greco (tiring) 20 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Irvin Osberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Micheal Goodson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Keith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rodney Sauve (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg is hacked by Rodney Sauve - foul #4 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #7 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (SG), Marlon Borg (PF), John Anderson (C) Larry Valdes, Claudio Greco, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Robert Herman, David Ervin, Bruce Moores | |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 07:02 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG) Maurice Keith | |
| 06:45 | Fairfield | Isaac Votaw misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski is hacked by Isaac Votaw in the backcourt - foul #5 on Isaac Votaw, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (SG), Michael Malm (C) Isaac Votaw, Irvin Osberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (PF) James Wenskoski | |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 06:22 | Fairfield | Troy Scott connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Emmanuel Forberg | 76-68 |
| 06:06 | East Carolina | Michael Malm steps in front of the William Carbone pass | 76-68 |
| 06:02 | Fairfield | John Anderson makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Emmanuel Forberg | 78-68 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Hooker, team foul #8 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF) Troy Scott, John Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Robert Herman (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF) Mikel Stroinski, Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, William Carbone | |
| 05:43 | Fairfield | Randall Hooker picks off the pass by Marlon Borg | 78-68 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 78-68 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting tips it but misses | 78-68 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Robert Herman can't tip it in | 78-68 |
| 05:12 | Fairfield | Michael Malm snags the defensive board | 78-68 |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-68 |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Fitting | 78-68 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is hacked by Emmanuel Forberg - foul #2 on Emmanuel Forberg, team foul #12 | 78-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (PG), Troy Scott (SG), Claudio Greco (SF), Micheal Goodson (PF), John Anderson (C) Emmanuel Forberg, Jerry Brooks, Cecil Reeser, Marlon Borg, Michael Malm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), William Carbone (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Robert Herman, Maurice Keith, Daniel Fitting, Randall Hooker | |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 04:38 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 04:26 | Fairfield | Troy Scott buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Anderson | 80-70 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Troy Scott - foul #3 on Troy Scott, team foul #13 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG) Abel Reed | |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Mikel Stroinski steps in front of the Larry Valdes pass | 80-71 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski lays it up and in | 80-73 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Claudio Greco misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 80-73 |
| 03:36 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores pulls down the rebound | 80-73 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Troy Scott is called for the reach on Heath Suggs - foul #4 on Troy Scott, team foul #14 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks (SG), Irvin Osberg (PF) Troy Scott, John Anderson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), David Ervin (PF) Mikel Stroinski, William Carbone | |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 03:31 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson is fouled on the floor by Bruce Moores - foul #3 on Bruce Moores, team foul #9 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SG), Maurice Keith (SF) Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve | |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Larry Valdes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Brooks (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claudio Greco (tiring) 20 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Micheal Goodson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Osberg (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Herman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Abel Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 82-75 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG), Marlon Borg (PF) Larry Valdes, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:58 | Fairfield | Jerry Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 82-75 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Herman | 82-77 |
| 02:26 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg makes the fadeaway from the left side | 84-77 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-77 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (PG), Troy Scott (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Micheal Goodson (C) Emmanuel Forberg, Jerry Brooks, Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), Daniel Fitting (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Maurice Keith, David Ervin, Bruce Moores | |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Larry Valdes steals it from Robert Herman in the backcourt | 84-77 |
| 02:12 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 84-77 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Robert Herman grabs the defensive rebound | 84-77 |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting loses the dribble to Cecil Reeser in the backcourt | 84-77 |
| 02:07 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes can't finish the layup | 84-77 |
| 02:05 | Fairfield | Troy Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 84-77 |
| 02:00 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser drills a jump hook from the right block and the foul's on James Wenskoski - foul #4 on James Wenskoski, team foul #10 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg (PG), Jerry Brooks (SG), Marlon Borg (PF), Michael Malm (C) Larry Valdes, Troy Scott, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), Bruce Moores (C) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 02:00 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser misses the free throw | 86-77 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores gets the rebound | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 86-77 |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg grabs the board | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Fairfield | Marlon Borg misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-77 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Emmanuel Forberg | 86-77 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Abel Reed - foul #2 on Abel Reed, team foul #11 | 86-77 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Claudio Greco (SF) Cecil Reeser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 01:03 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg misses the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores snags the defensive board | 87-77 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Brooks - foul #4 on Jerry Brooks, team foul #15 | 87-77 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Valdes (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Irvin Osberg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Jerry Brooks, Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg, Michael Malm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Robert Herman (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 87-79 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Mikel Stroinski is called for the reach on Larry Valdes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #12 | 87-79 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Claudio Greco (SF), Marlon Borg (PF), Michael Malm (C) Cecil Reeser, Irvin Osberg, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Mikel Stroinski, Robert Herman, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes makes the 1st free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Larry Valdes makes the 2nd free throw | 89-79 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Valdes - foul #2 on Larry Valdes, team foul #16 | 89-79 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser (SF), Irvin Osberg (PF), Micheal Goodson (C) Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg, Michael Malm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), Robert Herman (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg grabs the defensive rebound | 89-80 |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg is fouled in the backcourt by Abel Reed - foul #3 on Abel Reed, team foul #13 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Claudio Greco (SF), Marlon Borg (PF) Cecil Reeser, Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Mikel Stroinski, Robert Herman, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | Irvin Osberg makes the 2nd free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores is fouled on the floor by Irvin Osberg - foul #2 on Irvin Osberg, team foul #17 | 91-80 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser (SF), Micheal Goodson (C) Claudio Greco, Marlon Borg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Daniel Fitting (SF), William Carbone (PF) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Robert Herman is called for the reach on Micheal Goodson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Herman, team foul #14 | 91-82 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Claudio Greco (SF), Marlon Borg (PF) Cecil Reeser, Irvin Osberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Micheal Goodson makes the 2nd free throw | 93-82 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Heath Suggs | 93-84 |
| 00:31 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg is fouled in the backcourt by Abel Reed - foul #4 on Abel Reed, team foul #15 | 93-84 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Malm (C) Micheal Goodson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:31 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg makes the 1st free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:31 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg makes the 2nd free throw | 95-84 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 95-84 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg grabs the board | 95-84 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Emmanuel Forberg runs out the clock | 95-84 |