| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (fresh) SG - John Sumter (fresh) SF - Joshua Macdonald (fresh) PF - Martin Knutsen (fresh) C - Ronald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Chong Chu (fresh) SG - Erik Braatz (fresh) SF - Tyrone Ross (fresh) PF - Toby Hamilton (fresh) C - Charles Terrill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Hawaii | Tyrone Ross's pass is intercepted by Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | John Sumter makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Tyrone Ross - foul #1 on Tyrone Ross, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | John Sumter makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill misses the floater from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Fairfield | John Sumter connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Haught | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton hits the easy wide open finger roll | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith hits a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Charles Terrill - foul #1 on Charles Terrill, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:48 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-2 |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | John Sumter grabs the board | 8-2 |
| 17:41 | Fairfield | Michael Haught loses the ball out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (PG), Charles Mericle (SG), Dustin Eberle (SF), Jeffery Johnson (PF), Larry Rickel (C) Michael Haught, John Sumter, Joshua Macdonald, Martin Knutsen, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Graham (PG), John Schroeder (PF), David Janousek (C) Erik Braatz, Toby Hamilton, Charles Terrill | |
| 17:17 | Hawaii | Richard Graham hits a floater from the left wing set up by Chong Chu | 8-4 |
| 17:03 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Johnson and the foul's on Tyrone Ross - foul #2 on Tyrone Ross, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Erik Braatz (SG), Toby Hamilton (SF) Chong Chu, Tyrone Ross | |
| 17:03 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle makes the free throw | 11-4 |
| 16:46 | Hawaii | Erik Braatz hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 11-4 |
| 16:44 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Larry Rickel | 11-4 |
| 16:26 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Graham - foul #1 on Richard Graham, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG), John Sumter (SG), Joshua Macdonald (SF), Donnie Elamin (PF) Edward Whisenant, Charles Mericle, Jeffery Johnson, Larry Rickel | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Chong Chu (SF), Charles Terrill (PF) Toby Hamilton, John Schroeder | |
| 16:26 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 16:26 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle misses the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 16:26 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin gets the offensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 16:14 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald connects on the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Richard Graham - foul #2 on Richard Graham, team foul #5 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Smith (C) Dustin Eberle | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Hazard (PG), Toby Hamilton (PF) Richard Graham, David Janousek | |
| 16:14 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald makes the free throw | 15-4 |
| 15:54 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill banks in the layup | 15-6 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sumter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donnie Elamin (fresh) C - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Darren Hazard (fresh) SG - Erik Braatz (fairly fresh) SF - Chong Chu (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Toby Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Terrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald is called for traveling | 15-6 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen (PF) John Sumter | |
| Subs | Hawaii | David Janousek (C) Toby Hamilton | |
| 15:29 | Hawaii | David Janousek misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-6 |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Martin Knutsen | 15-6 |
| 15:25 | Fairfield | Michael Haught is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 15-6 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (SG) Donnie Elamin | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton (SF) Erik Braatz | |
| 15:11 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by David Janousek | 15-8 |
| 14:47 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Whisenant | 17-8 |
| 14:31 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Toby Hamilton, team foul #6 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Mericle (PG), John Sumter (SG), Dustin Eberle (SF), Jeffery Johnson (PF), Larry Rickel (C) Michael Haught, Edward Whisenant, Joshua Macdonald, Martin Knutsen, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Erik Braatz (SG), John Schroeder (PF) Darren Hazard, David Janousek | |
| 14:16 | Fairfield | Toby Hamilton blocks the short jumper by John Sumter | 17-8 |
| 14:15 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 14:04 | Hawaii | Chong Chu misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Mericle - foul #1 on Charles Mericle, team foul #1 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin (SG) John Sumter | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Hazard (PG) John Schroeder | |
| 14:04 | Hawaii | Chong Chu makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:04 | Hawaii | Chong Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 14:04 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Toby Hamilton | 17-9 |
| 13:49 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill is fouled on the floor by Charles Mericle - foul #2 on Charles Mericle, team foul #2 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sumter (SG), Joshua Macdonald (SF) Charles Mericle, Dustin Eberle | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 13:34 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffery Johnson - foul #1 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG) Larry Rickel | |
| Subs | Hawaii | John Schroeder (PF) Darren Hazard | |
| 13:34 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:34 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:34 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jeffery Johnson | 17-10 |
| 13:19 | Fairfield | John Sumter misses short on a jumper from the right block | 17-10 |
| 13:18 | Hawaii | John Schroeder gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 13:01 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton misses the lay-in | 17-10 |
| 13:00 | Hawaii | Erik Braatz hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 12:40 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald's floater is tipped away by Toby Hamilton | 17-12 |
| 12:38 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin tips it home | 19-12 |
| 12:18 | Hawaii | Erik Braatz misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-12 |
| 12:17 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill grabs the offensive board | 19-12 |
| 11:55 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 19-12 |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | John Sumter snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Sumter (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Macdonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donnie Elamin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Chong Chu (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Braatz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Toby Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Schroeder (fairly fresh) C - Charles Terrill (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Michael Haught pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:28 | Fairfield | Michael Haught comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 19-12 |
| 11:27 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:21 | Hawaii | Chong Chu drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Erik Braatz | 19-14 |
| 10:57 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jeffery Johnson, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (PG), Dustin Eberle (SF), Martin Knutsen (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Michael Haught, Joshua Macdonald, Donnie Elamin, Jeffery Johnson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Hazard (PG), David Janousek (C) John Schroeder, Charles Terrill | |
| 10:55 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton is hacked by Edward Whisenant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Whisenant, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| 10:47 | Hawaii | Ronald Smith blocks the jumper by Darren Hazard | 19-14 |
| 10:46 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith is whistled for a carry | 19-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG) John Sumter | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Terrill (PF) Toby Hamilton | |
| 10:23 | Hawaii | Michael Haught picks off the pass by Darren Hazard in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 10:21 | Fairfield | Michael Haught misses the easy layup | 19-14 |
| 10:19 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen snags the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Darren Hazard steals the ball from Martin Knutsen | 19-14 |
| 10:07 | Hawaii | Erik Braatz clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-14 |
| 10:06 | Hawaii | David Janousek hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant is fouled on the floor by Erik Braatz - foul #1 on Erik Braatz, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Rickel (C) Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Tyrone Ross (SF), Toby Hamilton (PF) Darren Hazard, Charles Terrill | |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:58 | Hawaii | David Janousek grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:56 | Hawaii | Chong Chu throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 09:44 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Whisenant | 23-16 |
| 09:29 | Hawaii | Chong Chu's layup is rejected by Larry Rickel | 23-16 |
| 09:28 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen pulls down the rebound | 23-16 |
| 09:11 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sumter (SG), Joshua Macdonald (SF) Michael Haught, Dustin Eberle | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Hazard (PG), Charles Terrill (PF) Erik Braatz, Toby Hamilton | |
| 08:58 | Hawaii | Martin Knutsen blocks the jumper by Chong Chu | 23-16 |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Larry Rickel | 23-16 |
| 08:51 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen is denied on a dunk by Charles Terrill | 23-16 |
| 08:50 | Hawaii | Chong Chu snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 08:38 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Sumter - foul #1 on John Sumter, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Smith (C) Larry Rickel | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Erik Braatz (SG), Toby Hamilton (PF) Darren Hazard, David Janousek | |
| 08:38 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:38 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:25 | Fairfield | John Sumter is whistled for a carry | 23-18 |
| 08:03 | Hawaii | Joshua Macdonald is called for the reach on Toby Hamilton - foul #1 on Joshua Macdonald, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG) John Sumter | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 08:03 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:03 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:41 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald drills a 3 from straight away set up by Edward Whisenant | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Edward Whisenant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Macdonald (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Martin Knutsen (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Chong Chu (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Braatz (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Ross (fairly fresh) PF - Toby Hamilton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Terrill (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Hawaii | Tyrone Ross misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 07:20 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Haught | 28-18 |
| 07:01 | Hawaii | Tyrone Ross is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sumter (SG), Dustin Eberle (PF), Larry Rickel (C) Edward Whisenant, Martin Knutsen, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Hazard (PG), David Janousek (C) Chong Chu, Charles Terrill | |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | John Sumter misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Darren Hazard - foul #1 on Darren Hazard, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Chong Chu (PG), Charles Terrill (PF) Darren Hazard, Toby Hamilton | |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | John Sumter misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | John Sumter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:45 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin (PG) Michael Haught | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 06:36 | Hawaii | Joshua Macdonald picks off the pass by Chong Chu | 29-18 |
| 06:32 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Macdonald | 31-18 |
| 06:30 | Hawaii | Joshua Macdonald is called for the reach on Charles Terrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Macdonald, team foul #8 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen (PF) Joshua Macdonald | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Darren Hazard (PG), Toby Hamilton (PF) Erik Braatz, David Janousek | |
| 06:30 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 06:30 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 06:13 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-20 |
| 06:11 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 06:07 | Hawaii | Chong Chu is whistled for traveling | 31-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG), Ronald Smith (C) Donnie Elamin, Larry Rickel | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Erik Braatz (SG), David Janousek (C) Darren Hazard, Charles Terrill | |
| 05:48 | Fairfield | Martin Knutsen makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Eberle | 33-20 |
| 05:32 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton knocks in the shot near the basket | 33-22 |
| 05:20 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith misses badly on a runner in the lane | 33-22 |
| 05:18 | Hawaii | Toby Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 04:56 | Hawaii | Erik Braatz buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chong Chu | 33-25 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Michael Haught makes the floater from the left side | 35-25 |
| 04:30 | Hawaii | Chong Chu knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Tyrone Ross | 35-28 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | John Sumter knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 37-28 |
| 03:59 | Hawaii | Michael Haught steals the ball from Tyrone Ross | 37-28 |
| 03:42 | Fairfield | Erik Braatz picks off the pass by Martin Knutsen | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Haught (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Sumter (tired) 8 pts. SF - Dustin Eberle (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Martin Knutsen (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Chong Chu (very tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Braatz (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Ross (tiring) PF - Toby Hamilton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Janousek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Hawaii | Michael Haught takes the ball from Chong Chu | 37-28 |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant (PG), Charles Mericle (SG), Joshua Macdonald (SF), Jeffery Johnson (PF), Larry Rickel (C) Michael Haught, John Sumter, Dustin Eberle, Martin Knutsen, Ronald Smith | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Richard Graham (PG), John Schroeder (PF), Charles Terrill (C) Erik Braatz, Toby Hamilton, David Janousek | |
| 03:05 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 37-28 |
| 03:03 | Fairfield | Larry Rickel grabs the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 02:45 | Fairfield | Edward Whisenant misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-28 |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 02:28 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-28 |
| 02:27 | Hawaii | Tyrone Ross grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 02:12 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 37-28 |
| 02:10 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:52 | Hawaii | Joshua Macdonald swats the shot by Chong Chu | 37-28 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Larry Rickel pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 01:31 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 01:30 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Charles Terrill | 37-28 |
| 01:28 | Hawaii | Chong Chu loses the dribble to Edward Whisenant in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 01:11 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 37-28 |
| 01:09 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Johnson | 37-28 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Whisenant | 39-28 |
| 00:42 | Hawaii | Richard Graham is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Whisenant - foul #2 on Edward Whisenant, team foul #9 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Haught (PG), Donnie Elamin (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Charles Mericle, Jeffery Johnson, Larry Rickel | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Erik Braatz (SG), Toby Hamilton (PF) Chong Chu, John Schroeder | |
| 00:42 | Hawaii | Richard Graham makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 00:42 | Hawaii | Richard Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | Joshua Macdonald lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Haught | 41-30 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Ronald Smith blocks the short jumper by Charles Terrill | 41-30 |
| 00:01 | Hawaii | Charles Terrill grabs the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | The clock runs out | 41-30 |