| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) PF - Pete Hall (fresh) C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Richard Prentice (fresh) SG - Brian Corkery (fresh) SF - Miro Zenner (fresh) PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) C - Juan Rubio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Fairfield | Kurt Hadden steps in front of the Juan Rubio pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Niagara | Juan Rubio swats the short shot by Kurt Hadden | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner travels in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito lays it up and in set up by Brian Corkery | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Niagara | Brian Corkery is called for the reach on Dima Lisowski - foul #1 on Brian Corkery, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Fairfield | Dima Lisowski is called for the reach on Gino Esposito - foul #1 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:03 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes is alone and throws it down | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio misses the turnaround near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Pete Hall | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:13 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden can't tip it in | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice loses the dribble to Kurt Hadden | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano | 7-2 |
| 16:16 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-2 |
| 16:14 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:12 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is hacked by Brian Corkery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Corkery, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Edward Kong (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (PG), David Lamantia (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), William Hinkle (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Richard Prentice, Brian Corkery, Miro Zenner, Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| 15:49 | Niagara | Gary Gullette connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Coleman | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Simeon (fresh) SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) C - Edward Kong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Marko Zbell (fresh) SG - David Lamantia (fresh) SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) PF - William Hinkle (fresh) C - Ji Xiong (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Fairfield | David Lamantia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 15:28 | Niagara | Gary Gullette snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 15:16 | Niagara | William Hinkle steals it from Edward Kong | 9-2 |
| 14:58 | Fairfield | David Lamantia makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Marko Zbell | 9-4 |
| 14:54 | Niagara | David Lamantia takes the ball from Kevin Coleman in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 14:42 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses long on a jumper in the paint | 9-4 |
| 14:41 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:19 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 14:18 | Niagara | Edward Kong grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 14:12 | Niagara | The short jumper by Ralph Coppinger is denied by Michael Ruby | 9-4 |
| 14:11 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the tip | 9-4 |
| 14:10 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:52 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Coleman - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Kevin Coleman, Brian Simeon, Gary Gullette, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Prentice (PG), Gino Esposito (PF), Juan Rubio (C) David Lamantia, William Hinkle, Ji Xiong | |
| 13:52 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:52 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:52 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Kurt Hadden | 9-5 |
| 13:30 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Rhodes | 11-5 |
| 13:26 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell is fouled in the backcourt by Dima Lisowski - foul #2 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Brian Simeon (SG) Marcus Whittier, Dima Lisowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:06 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Porfirio Romano - foul #1 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #4 | 11-5 |
| 13:06 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 13:06 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:02 | Niagara | Michael Ruby picks off the pass by Pete Hall in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell lays it in on a great pass from Michael Ruby | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Porfirio Romano | 13-8 |
| 12:44 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (C) Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (SG), Miro Zenner (SF), William Hinkle (C) Marko Zbell, Michael Ruby, Juan Rubio | |
| 12:19 | Fairfield | David Lamantia can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 12:17 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 12:16 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Brian Simeon | 13-8 |
| 11:56 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes loses the dribble to Richard Prentice | 13-8 |
| 11:33 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice double dribbles | 13-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Kurt Hadden (C) Brian Simeon, Randy Rhodes, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (PG), Michael Ruby (SF), Juan Rubio (C) Richard Prentice, Miro Zenner, William Hinkle | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Hall (tired) C - Kurt Hadden (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Marko Zbell (tiring) 2 pts. SG - David Lamantia (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ruby (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gino Esposito (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Juan Rubio (tiring) | |
| 11:07 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Prentice (PG) David Lamantia | |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Kurt Hadden swats the short shot by Juan Rubio | 13-8 |
| 10:52 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 10:33 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 10:31 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 10:18 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier hits a wide open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Coleman | 15-8 |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 09:56 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby tips it home | 15-10 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Juan Rubio - foul #1 on Juan Rubio, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Brian Simeon (PF), Edward Kong (C) Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (SG), Miro Zenner (SF), William Hinkle (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Richard Prentice, Michael Ruby, Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:28 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:13 | Fairfield | David Lamantia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 09:11 | Niagara | Edward Kong grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:48 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Marko Zbell - foul #1 on Marko Zbell, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (C) Kevin Coleman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (PG) Marko Zbell | |
| 08:48 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 18-10 |
| 08:48 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-10 |
| 08:29 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby drills a 3 from straight away | 19-13 |
| 08:15 | Niagara | Edward Kong is open and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano | 21-13 |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG) Randy Rhodes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Prentice (PG) William Hinkle | |
| 08:03 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 21-13 |
| 08:02 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger tips it in | 23-13 |
| 07:46 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF) Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (PF) Miro Zenner | |
| 07:44 | Niagara | David Lamantia is called for the reach on Brian Simeon in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lamantia, team foul #5 | 23-13 |
| 07:36 | Niagara | Brian Simeon can't finish the uncontested layup | 23-13 |
| 07:35 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:19 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-13 |
| 07:18 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong grabs the board | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (tired) 8 pts. PF - Brian Simeon (tired) C - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Richard Prentice (very tired) SG - David Lamantia (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ruby (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ji Xiong (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 23-13 |
| 07:11 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito snags the offensive board | 23-13 |
| 06:48 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong is whistled for a carry | 23-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Gary Gullette (SG), Pete Hall (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Kevin Coleman, Randy Rhodes, Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (PG), Miro Zenner (SF), William Hinkle (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Richard Prentice, Michael Ruby, Gino Esposito, Ji Xiong | |
| 06:44 | Niagara | David Lamantia is called for the reach on Gary Gullette in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lamantia, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Prentice (PG) David Lamantia | |
| 06:32 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | William Hinkle pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| 06:29 | Fairfield | Gary Gullette steps in front of the Richard Prentice pass in the backcourt | 23-13 |
| 06:11 | Niagara | Gary Gullette knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Marcus Whittier | 25-13 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-13 |
| 06:05 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Marko Zbell is called for the reach on Gary Gullette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marko Zbell, team foul #7 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Kevin Coleman (SG), Edward Kong (C) Marcus Whittier, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SG) Marko Zbell | |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 06:03 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio gets the rebound | 25-13 |
| 05:57 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-13 |
| 05:56 | Niagara | Edward Kong grabs the defensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-13 |
| 05:51 | Niagara | Edward Kong tips it but misses | 25-13 |
| 05:50 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 05:27 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-15 |
| 05:05 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 05:03 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 04:50 | Niagara | Miro Zenner steals it from Edward Kong | 25-15 |
| 04:46 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice lays it up and in on a nice dish by Miro Zenner | 25-17 |
| 04:26 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-17 |
| 04:26 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 25-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Brian Simeon (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Kevin Coleman, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (PF), Ji Xiong (C) William Hinkle, Juan Rubio | |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby blows the layup but he's hacked by Randy Rhodes - foul #1 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #5 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Corkery (SG) Miro Zenner | |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:06 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Marcus Whittier | 27-18 |
| 03:32 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice drills a 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 03:30 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG) Marcus Whittier, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (PG), David Lamantia (SF) Richard Prentice, Michael Ruby | |
| 03:07 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito is denied on a layup by Brian Simeon | 27-21 |
| 03:06 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randy Rhodes (tired) 8 pts. PF - Brian Simeon (tired) C - Kurt Hadden (tired) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Marko Zbell (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Brian Corkery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Lamantia (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Gino Esposito (very tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ji Xiong (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | Dima Lisowski picks off the pass by Gino Esposito | 27-21 |
| 02:47 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF), Edward Kong (C) Randy Rhodes, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (C) Ji Xiong | |
| 02:45 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is hacked by Gino Esposito in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gino Esposito, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| 02:45 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 02:45 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | William Hinkle is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (C) Brian Simeon | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:29 | Niagara | William Hinkle steps in front of the Edward Kong pass | 29-21 |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-21 |
| 02:14 | Niagara | Marko Zbell is called for the reach on Porfirio Romano - foul #3 on Marko Zbell, team foul #9 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Prentice (PG), Miro Zenner (SF), Juan Rubio (C) Marko Zbell, David Lamantia, William Hinkle | |
| 02:14 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:14 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Gary Gullette is hacked by Miro Zenner - foul #1 on Miro Zenner, team foul #10 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Brian Simeon (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Edward Kong, Ralph Coppinger | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (PG), Michael Ruby (SF), William Hinkle (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Richard Prentice, Miro Zenner, Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Gary Gullette makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:38 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:38 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 01:11 | Fairfield | David Lamantia misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-23 |
| 01:10 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Gary Gullette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Ruby - foul #1 on Michael Ruby, team foul #11 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Niagara | Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Brian Simeon, Kurt Hadden | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Gary Gullette makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:03 | Niagara | Gary Gullette makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:44 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby loses the dribble to Marcus Whittier | 33-23 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 00:17 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Edward Kong takes the ball from Michael Ruby in the backcourt | 33-23 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski blows the dunk | 33-23 |