| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fresh) SG - Norman Willis (fresh) SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) PF - Wesley Robinson (fresh) C - Jared Boyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (fresh) SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) SF - Sergei Kuchinski (fresh) PF - Norberto Russo (fresh) C - William Chapman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | William Chapman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie is hacked by Jonathan Nettles - foul #1 on Jonathan Nettles, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley Robinson - foul #1 on Wesley Robinson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Fairfield | Norman Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski is fouled on the floor by Joe Bennett - foul #1 on Joe Bennett, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Manhattan | William Chapman is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Manhattan | William Chapman tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Fairfield | Norman Willis makes the shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Manhattan | Jonathan Nettles steals it from Fred Wurm in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jonathan Nettles | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski double dribbles | 4-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), William Davis (SF), Kevin Pero (C) Jonathan Nettles, Joe Bennett, Jared Boyle | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Faustino Costa (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF), Evan Gish (C) Fred Wurm, Sergei Kuchinski, Norberto Russo, William Chapman | |
| 17:04 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Manhattan | Howard Hollier is called for the reach on Joseph Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Hollier, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim McKoon (SG), Jeffrey Pike (C) Norman Willis, Wesley Robinson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG) Vincent Lurie | |
| 16:38 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:19 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:08 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Ross Broyles (SF), Wesley Robinson (PF) Howard Hollier, William Davis, Kevin Pero | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (SG), Osvaldo Esposito (SF), Norberto Russo (PF), William Chapman (C) Joseph Bryant, Faustino Costa, Carl Finnerty, Evan Gish | |
| 15:50 | Fairfield | Osvaldo Esposito steals it from Ross Broyles | 4-4 |
| 15:45 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim McKoon (fresh) SF - Ross Broyles (fresh) PF - Wesley Robinson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Pike (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Jack Irwin (fairly fresh) SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) SF - Osvaldo Esposito (fresh) PF - Norberto Russo (fairly fresh) C - William Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson drills a floater in the paint | 6-4 |
| 15:03 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:01 | Fairfield | Ross Broyles gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:40 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jack Irwin - foul #1 on Jack Irwin, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Kevin Pero (PF), Jared Boyle (C) Jonathan Nettles, Ross Broyles, Wesley Robinson, Jeffrey Pike | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Joseph Bryant (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF), Evan Gish (C) Jack Irwin, Vincent Lurie, Osvaldo Esposito, Norberto Russo, William Chapman | |
| 14:40 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:40 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 14:16 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty makes the wide open floater near the basket set up by Fred Wurm | 7-6 |
| 14:14 | Fairfield | Sergei Kuchinski takes the ball from Jim McKoon in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 13:55 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Carl Finnerty | 7-8 |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 13:36 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle grabs the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:26 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle clanks a floater in the paint | 7-8 |
| 13:25 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:56 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 7-8 |
| 12:55 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Finnerty | 7-8 |
| 12:39 | Manhattan | Evan Gish knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Finnerty | 7-10 |
| 12:25 | Fairfield | Joseph Bryant is called for the reach on Joe Bennett - foul #1 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Howard Hollier (SG), William Davis (SF), Wesley Robinson (PF), Ross Broyles (C) Jim McKoon, Norman Willis, Joe Bennett, Kevin Pero, Jared Boyle | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (SG), Faustino Costa (SF), Norberto Russo (PF), William Chapman (C) Joseph Bryant, Sergei Kuchinski, Carl Finnerty, Evan Gish | |
| 12:18 | Fairfield | Ross Broyles is hacked by Fred Wurm - foul #1 on Fred Wurm, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike (C) Ross Broyles | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| 11:52 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Faustino Costa | 7-12 |
| 11:31 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by William Chapman - foul #1 on William Chapman, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), Ross Broyles (C) Jonathan Nettles, Jeffrey Pike | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (PG), Osvaldo Esposito (PF) Fred Wurm, Norberto Russo | |
| 11:31 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:31 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Hollier (fresh) SG - Norman Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Davis (fresh) PF - Wesley Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ross Broyles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Jack Irwin (fresh) SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Faustino Costa (fresh) PF - Osvaldo Esposito (fresh) C - William Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:02 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin is hacked by Howard Hollier - foul #2 on Howard Hollier, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Joe Bennett (SF) Howard Hollier, William Davis | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Evan Gish (C) Faustino Costa, William Chapman | |
| 10:37 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the easy layup | 9-12 |
| 10:36 | Fairfield | Norman Willis pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:20 | Fairfield | Ross Broyles misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 10:19 | Manhattan | Evan Gish gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 09:52 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 09:51 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 09:33 | Fairfield | Ross Broyles can't connect on a jumper from close range | 9-12 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 09:25 | Fairfield | Norman Willis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-12 |
| 09:24 | Manhattan | Evan Gish grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 09:22 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Nettles - foul #2 on Jonathan Nettles, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim McKoon (PG), William Davis (SF), Jeffrey Pike (C) Jonathan Nettles, Joe Bennett, Ross Broyles | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Faustino Costa (SF), Norberto Russo (PF), William Chapman (C) Jack Irwin, Sergei Kuchinski, Osvaldo Esposito, Evan Gish | |
| 09:02 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Joseph Bryant | 9-14 |
| 08:40 | Fairfield | Faustino Costa steps in front of the Wesley Robinson pass | 9-14 |
| 08:34 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 08:33 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa grabs the offensive board | 9-14 |
| 08:20 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-14 |
| 08:19 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 08:17 | Fairfield | Joseph Bryant steps in front of the Wesley Robinson pass in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 07:54 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo misses short on a floater from the right side | 9-14 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 07:50 | Fairfield | Faustino Costa takes the ball from William Davis in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 07:30 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 07:29 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jim McKoon (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Norman Willis (tiring) 2 pts. SF - William Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Wesley Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Pike (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Lurie (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Faustino Costa (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norberto Russo (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa is hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ross Broyles (PG), Joe Bennett (SF), Kevin Pero (PF), Jared Boyle (C) Jim McKoon, William Davis, Wesley Robinson, Jeffrey Pike | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Jack Irwin (SG), Carl Finnerty (PF), Evan Gish (C) Joseph Bryant, Vincent Lurie, Norberto Russo, William Chapman | |
| 07:11 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 07:11 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 07:08 | Fairfield | Jack Irwin is called for the reach on Norman Willis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Irwin, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF) Jack Irwin, Faustino Costa | |
| 06:53 | Fairfield | Ross Broyles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-16 |
| 06:51 | Manhattan | Evan Gish pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 06:25 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Norman Willis - foul #1 on Norman Willis, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim McKoon (SG) Norman Willis | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 06:25 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 06:25 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 9-18 |
| 06:05 | Manhattan | Evan Gish gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 05:58 | Manhattan | Jim McKoon picks off the pass by Vincent Lurie in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Fred Wurm - foul #2 on Fred Wurm, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Davis (SF) Joe Bennett | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG) Fred Wurm | |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 05:42 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie is hacked by Jim McKoon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim McKoon, team foul #9 | 11-18 |
| 05:42 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 05:42 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 05:42 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | William Davis is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #10 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF) William Davis | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 05:22 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joseph Bryant | 11-21 |
| 05:03 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle misses the 3 from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 04:41 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty is hacked by Kevin Pero - foul #1 on Kevin Pero, team foul #11 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), Wesley Robinson (PF), Jeffrey Pike (C) Jim McKoon, Kevin Pero, Jared Boyle | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito (SF), William Chapman (C) Sergei Kuchinski, Evan Gish | |
| 04:41 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 04:41 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 03:50 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-25 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson lays it up and in | 18-25 |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Pike - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pike, team foul #12 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Howard Hollier (SG), William Davis (SF), Jared Boyle (C) Ross Broyles, Norman Willis, Joe Bennett, Jeffrey Pike | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG), Faustino Costa (SF), Norberto Russo (PF), Evan Gish (C) Vincent Lurie, Osvaldo Esposito, Carl Finnerty, William Chapman | |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Wesley Robinson pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | William Davis connects on the 3 from the right corner | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Hollier (fresh) SF - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Robinson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jared Boyle (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Bryant (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Irwin (fresh) SF - Faustino Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Norberto Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Evan Gish (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo is hacked by William Davis - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #13 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF), Kevin Pero (C) William Davis, Jared Boyle | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG) Joseph Bryant | |
| 02:45 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:45 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:34 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 02:32 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 02:30 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin loses the dribble to Jonathan Nettles in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Nettles | 23-27 |
| 02:03 | Manhattan | Evan Gish connects on the open floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Wurm | 23-29 |
| 01:43 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 01:41 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 01:28 | Manhattan | Evan Gish misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 23-29 |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo gets the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Fred Wurm and he's fouled by Howard Hollier - foul #3 on Howard Hollier, team foul #14 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), Jim McKoon (SF), Jeffrey Pike (C) Howard Hollier, Joe Bennett, Kevin Pero | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Osvaldo Esposito (PF), William Chapman (C) Faustino Costa, Norberto Russo, Evan Gish | |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:04 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 00:48 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Osvaldo Esposito | 23-31 |
| 00:33 | Manhattan | William Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jared Boyle (C) Wesley Robinson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (SG) Jack Irwin | |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 00:19 | Manhattan | Osvaldo Esposito gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:17 | Manhattan | Jim McKoon is called for the reach on Vincent Lurie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim McKoon, team foul #15 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty (PF) Osvaldo Esposito | |
| 00:17 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:17 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:17 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Norman Willis is called for traveling | 23-32 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 23-32 |