| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Whiddon (fresh) SG - Jeffery Heitman (fresh) SF - David Backes (fresh) PF - Darrel Swearengin (fresh) C - Carlos Dinkel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) SG - Dirk Yamaguchi (fresh) SF - Victor Green (fresh) PF - Walter Jones (fresh) C - Curtis Benjamin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Victor Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:32 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Niagara | Walter Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi lays it up and in set up by Walter Jones | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Fairfield | David Backes is hacked by Victor Green - foul #1 on Victor Green, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Fairfield | Walter Jones steals the ball from Darrel Swearengin | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Niagara | Jim Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Niagara | Joseph Whiddon is called for the reach on Jim Banks - foul #1 on Joseph Whiddon, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jim Banks | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Fairfield | David Backes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 17:42 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Jim Banks | 0-8 |
| 17:21 | Fairfield | David Backes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 17:19 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 17:16 | Niagara | Jim Banks is hacked by Joseph Whiddon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Whiddon, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (PG) Joseph Whiddon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Lee (SF), James Tickle (PF), Stephen Schlesinger (C) Victor Green, Walter Jones, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 16:58 | Niagara | Raymond Lee connects on the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Carlos Dinkel - foul #1 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Timothy Albro (SG) Jim Banks, Dirk Yamaguchi | |
| 16:58 | Niagara | Raymond Lee misses the free throw | 2-10 |
| 16:58 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:51 | Fairfield | Jeffery Heitman is fouled on the floor by Raymond Lee - foul #1 on Raymond Lee, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vule Lipski (PF) Darrel Swearengin | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:36 | Fairfield | James Tickle picks off the pass by Charlie Crittendon | 2-10 |
| 16:34 | Niagara | Timothy Albro is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Heitman - foul #1 on Jeffery Heitman, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Perry Rieder (SF) David Backes | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:19 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger misses the easy layup | 2-10 |
| 16:18 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon travels with the ball | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), Thomas Clark (SG) Jeffery Heitman, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Victor Green (SF), Walter Jones (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Timothy Albro, Raymond Lee, James Tickle, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Brown (fresh) SG - Thomas Clark (fresh) SF - Charlie Crittendon (fresh) PF - Vule Lipski (fresh) C - Perry Rieder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dirk Yamaguchi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Victor Green (fresh) PF - Walter Jones (fresh) C - Curtis Benjamin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Niagara | Victor Green is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Victor Green, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Backes (SF), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Charlie Crittendon, Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Lee (SF) Victor Green | |
| 15:19 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses the dunk | 2-10 |
| 15:17 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 15:01 | Niagara | Raymond Lee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-10 |
| 15:00 | Niagara | Jim Banks can't tip it in | 2-10 |
| 14:59 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:55 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark is hacked by Jim Banks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Banks, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Perry Rieder (PF), Elmer Thomas (C) Darrel Swearengin, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Henry Saiz (SG), Timothy Albro (SF) Jim Banks, Dirk Yamaguchi, Raymond Lee | |
| 14:33 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark is called for traveling | 2-10 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (PG), Jeffery Heitman (SG), Carlos Dinkel (C) Robert Brown, Thomas Clark, David Backes | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 14:21 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-12 |
| 14:01 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-12 |
| 14:00 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Curtis Benjamin | 2-12 |
| 13:40 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin loses the dribble to Jeffery Heitman | 2-12 |
| 13:22 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder is open but misses the lay-in | 2-12 |
| 13:21 | Niagara | Rocky Costa snags the defensive board | 2-12 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Rocky Costa is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rocky Costa, team foul #5 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), David Backes (SF), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Charlie Crittendon, Elmer Thomas, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), James Tickle (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Raymond Lee (C) Rocky Costa, Henry Saiz, Timothy Albro, Walter Jones, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 13:02 | Fairfield | James Tickle is called for the reach on David Backes - foul #1 on James Tickle, team foul #6 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG), Vule Lipski (C) Jeffery Heitman, Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:42 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-12 |
| 12:41 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| 12:17 | Niagara | James Tickle makes the shot from the right side | 2-14 |
| 12:15 | Fairfield | Stephen Schlesinger takes the ball from Thomas Clark in the backcourt | 2-14 |
| 12:07 | Niagara | Robert Brown picks off the pass by James Tickle | 2-14 |
| 11:46 | Fairfield | Stephen Schlesinger is called for the reach on Vule Lipski - foul #1 on Stephen Schlesinger, team foul #7 | 2-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (PG), Jeffery Heitman (SG), Perry Rieder (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Robert Brown, Thomas Clark, David Backes, Darrel Swearengin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (SG), Walter Jones (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Dirk Yamaguchi, James Tickle, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 11:46 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski makes the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 11:46 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Charlie Crittendon (fresh) SG - Jeffery Heitman (fresh) SF - Perry Rieder (fresh) PF - Vule Lipski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Dinkel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rocky Costa (fresh) SF - Raymond Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Jones (tiring) C - Curtis Benjamin (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Niagara | Raymond Lee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 11:25 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 11:04 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel travels with the ball | 4-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG) Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi (SG) Rocky Costa | |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Walter Jones misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Perry Rieder - foul #1 on Perry Rieder, team foul #5 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Backes (SF) Charlie Crittendon | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF) Raymond Lee | |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Walter Jones makes the 1st free throw | 4-15 |
| 10:38 | Niagara | Walter Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 4-16 |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Backes | 6-16 |
| 10:25 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Heitman - foul #2 on Jeffery Heitman, team foul #6 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (SG), Elmer Thomas (PF) Jeffery Heitman, Perry Rieder | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 10:07 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-16 |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | Walter Jones is called for the reach on Charlie Crittendon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Jones, team foul #8 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Roy Arnold, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Henry Saiz (SG), James Tickle (C) Jim Banks, Dirk Yamaguchi, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon misses the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | James Tickle grabs the board | 6-16 |
| 09:45 | Niagara | The jump hook by Timothy Albro is blocked by Elmer Thomas | 6-16 |
| 09:43 | Fairfield | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 6-16 |
| 09:30 | Fairfield | Robert Brown misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-16 |
| 09:29 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas tips it back up and in | 8-16 |
| 09:27 | Niagara | James Tickle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG), Perry Rieder (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Charlie Crittendon, David Backes, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Raymond Lee (SF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Henry Saiz, Timothy Albro, Walter Jones | |
| 09:03 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 10-16 |
| 08:47 | Niagara | Carlos Dinkel steps in front of the Dirk Yamaguchi pass | 10-16 |
| 08:45 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Charlie Crittendon (SG), David Backes (SF) Robert Brown, Thomas Clark, Darrel Swearengin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Walter Jones (PF), Stephen Schlesinger (C) Rocky Costa, James Tickle, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 08:35 | Niagara | Jim Banks's floater is tipped away by Carlos Dinkel | 10-16 |
| 08:33 | Niagara | Walter Jones gets the offensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:21 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi can't connect on a shot from the right side | 10-16 |
| 08:20 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 07:59 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Dirk Yamaguchi - foul #1 on Dirk Yamaguchi, team foul #9 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Dirk Yamaguchi, Raymond Lee, Walter Jones | |
| 07:59 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:59 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 07:40 | Niagara | Curtis Benjamin buries a jumper from the right block | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roy Arnold (fairly fresh) SG - Charlie Crittendon (fairly fresh) SF - David Backes (tiring) PF - Darrel Swearengin (fairly fresh) C - Perry Rieder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Henry Saiz (fresh) SF - Timothy Albro (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Schlesinger (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Benjamin (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder is hacked by Henry Saiz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Saiz, team foul #10 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG), Vule Lipski (C) Roy Arnold, David Backes | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Raymond Lee (PF) Jim Banks, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:18 | Niagara | Rocky Costa misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 14-18 |
| 07:17 | Niagara | Rocky Costa tips it back up and in | 14-20 |
| 07:09 | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Clark | 16-20 |
| 07:05 | Niagara | Henry Saiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), David Backes (SF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Charlie Crittendon, Perry Rieder, Darrel Swearengin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Walter Jones (PF), James Tickle (C) Henry Saiz, Raymond Lee, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Brown | 18-20 |
| 06:31 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-20 |
| 06:30 | Fairfield | David Backes grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Walter Jones - foul #2 on Walter Jones, team foul #11 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Elmer Thomas (PF) Robert Brown, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Raymond Lee (SF), Stephen Schlesinger (PF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Timothy Albro, Walter Jones, James Tickle | |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:10 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Jim Banks is hacked by Roy Arnold - foul #1 on Roy Arnold, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (SG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Thomas Clark, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:33 | Fairfield | David Backes can't finish the layup | 19-22 |
| 05:32 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Stephen Schlesinger | 19-22 |
| 05:30 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dirk Yamaguchi, team foul #12 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (PG), Carlos Dinkel (C) Roy Arnold, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (SG) Dirk Yamaguchi | |
| 05:21 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin is open and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 21-22 |
| 05:04 | Niagara | Raymond Lee makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Banks | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin can't finish the layup | 21-24 |
| 04:56 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 04:49 | Niagara | Rocky Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Perry Rieder (SF), Vule Lipski (C) David Backes, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), James Tickle (PF) Rocky Costa, Stephen Schlesinger, Curtis Benjamin | |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Brown | 23-24 |
| 04:17 | Niagara | Vule Lipski takes the ball from Raymond Lee | 23-24 |
| 03:56 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon (PG), Jeffery Heitman (SG), Elmer Thomas (PF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Robert Brown, Charlie Crittendon, Darrel Swearengin, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Victor Green (SF), Walter Jones (PF), Stephen Schlesinger (C) Jim Banks, Henry Saiz, Timothy Albro, James Tickle, Raymond Lee | |
| 03:46 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Heitman - foul #3 on Jeffery Heitman, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Thomas Clark (SG) Jeffery Heitman | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 03:46 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Victor Green is called for the reach on Joseph Whiddon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Green, team foul #13 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Timothy Albro (SF) Victor Green | |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:43 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Joseph Whiddon (fresh) SG - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Perry Rieder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Dinkel (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Rocky Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dirk Yamaguchi (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Timothy Albro (tiring) PF - Walter Jones (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Schlesinger (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger misses the easy layup | 23-24 |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | Elmer Thomas pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Carlos Dinkel connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Clark | 25-24 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Rocky Costa connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dirk Yamaguchi | 25-26 |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | Thomas Clark hits a wide open shot from the right side set up by Carlos Dinkel | 27-26 |
| 02:42 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Charlie Crittendon (SG), David Backes (SF), Vule Lipski (PF) Joseph Whiddon, Thomas Clark, Perry Rieder, Elmer Thomas | |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), James Tickle (SF), Curtis Benjamin (C) Rocky Costa, Timothy Albro, Stephen Schlesinger | |
| 02:37 | Fairfield | Roy Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 02:30 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-26 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon (PG) Roy Arnold | |
| Subs | Niagara | Henry Saiz (SG) Dirk Yamaguchi | |
| 02:16 | Niagara | Carlos Dinkel is called for the reach on Jim Banks - foul #2 on Carlos Dinkel, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brown (SG), Darrel Swearengin (PF) Charlie Crittendon, Carlos Dinkel | |
| Subs | Niagara | Raymond Lee (SF) James Tickle | |
| 02:16 | Niagara | Jim Banks makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | Niagara | Jim Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Vule Lipski | 27-27 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon misses the jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 01:54 | Fairfield | Vule Lipski grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:37 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 27-27 |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | Joseph Whiddon gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Henry Saiz - foul #2 on Henry Saiz, team foul #14 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roy Arnold (PG), Perry Rieder (PF), Carlos Dinkel (C) Joseph Whiddon, Darrel Swearengin, Vule Lipski | |
| Subs | Niagara | Rocky Costa (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Timothy Albro (SF), James Tickle (PF) Jim Banks, Henry Saiz, Raymond Lee, Walter Jones | |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Robert Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:18 | Niagara | Rocky Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon (SG) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:00 | Fairfield | David Backes is hacked by Curtis Benjamin - foul #1 on Curtis Benjamin, team foul #15 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger (C) Curtis Benjamin | |
| 01:00 | Fairfield | David Backes misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:00 | Fairfield | David Backes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | Roy Arnold is called for the reach on Rocky Costa in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Arnold, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin (PF) David Backes | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:56 | Niagara | Rocky Costa misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:56 | Niagara | Rocky Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:56 | Fairfield | Charlie Crittendon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Perry Rieder misses the shot from the baseline | 29-27 |
| 00:33 | Niagara | Rocky Costa gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:27 | Niagara | Stephen Schlesinger misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Darrel Swearengin is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Roy Arnold | 31-27 |
| 00:01 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | The clock runs out | 31-27 |