| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Donald Neuman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel McDow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Swan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Furlong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Buckingham (fresh) C - John Shively (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Fairfield | Kevin Claar is called for the reach on Daniel McDow - foul #1 on Kevin Claar, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:14 | Fairfield | The pull-up jumper by Daniel McDow is blocked by John Shively | 36-32 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | John Lor grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Xavier | John Lor misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-32 |
| 19:04 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Nicolas Furlong | 36-32 |
| 19:00 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Claar - foul #2 on Kevin Claar, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), David Thiel (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) Donald Neuman, Daniel McDow, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), James Mahoney (SF), Dominick Cook (PF), Dennis Prue (C) John Lor, Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham, John Shively | |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Dennis Prue picks off the pass by David Thiel | 36-32 |
| 18:30 | Xavier | Arthur Barton swats the layup by Dennis Prue | 36-32 |
| 18:28 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:05 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses the shot from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 18:04 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton misses the tip | 36-32 |
| 18:03 | Xavier | Dominick Cook grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Xavier | Clayton Mason is whistled for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Daniel McDow (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Jerry Maday, David Thiel, Leslie Leday, Arthur Barton, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), James Arechiga (PF) Clayton Mason, James Mahoney, Dominick Cook | |
| 17:36 | Fairfield | Kevin Claar takes the ball from Elmer Swan | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | John Lor misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Neuman - foul #3 on Donald Neuman, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG) Donald Neuman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) James Arechiga, Dennis Prue | |
| 17:16 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:16 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:57 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | John Lor misses badly on a shot from the left block | 39-34 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | John Shively loses the dribble to Jerry Maday | 39-34 |
| 16:02 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 16:01 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel McDow | 39-34 |
| 15:43 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Jerry Maday | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jerry Maday (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel McDow (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Swan (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Furlong (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Rogers (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Claar (tired) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (tiring) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Buckingham (tiring) C - John Shively (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Nicolas Furlong - foul #1 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Donald Neuman (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Steve Manning (C) Jerry Maday, Daniel McDow, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Mahoney (SF), Dennis Prue (C) John Lor, Kevin Claar, Thomas Rogers, John Shively | |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:30 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman is hacked by Christopher Caley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Caley, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) Christopher Caley, Karl Buckingham | |
| 15:09 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Dominick Cook - foul #2 on Dominick Cook, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 15:09 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:09 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:09 | Xavier | Dominick Cook grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:55 | Xavier | Arthur Barton steals the ball from James Mahoney | 42-37 |
| 14:40 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 14:39 | Xavier | Dominick Cook snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Clayton Mason is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Butler - foul #4 on Robert Butler, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (PG), Robert Cline (C) Robert Butler, Steve Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG), John Shively (C) James Arechiga, Dominick Cook | |
| 14:23 | Xavier | John Lor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 14:22 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:11 | Fairfield | John Shively is called for the reach on Donald Neuman - foul #2 on John Shively, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG), Elmer Swan (SF) Donald Neuman, Leslie Leday | |
| Subs | Xavier | Karl Buckingham (PF) Dennis Prue | |
| 13:52 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow banks in the layup | 44-37 |
| 13:49 | Xavier | John Lor double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jack Rogers (C) Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF) John Lor | |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton lays it up and in | 46-37 |
| 13:34 | Xavier | James Mahoney is hacked by Daniel McDow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel McDow, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG) David Thiel | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Prue (C) John Shively | |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel McDow - foul #4 on Daniel McDow, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Daniel McDow, Elmer Swan, Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Dominick Cook (PF) Clayton Mason, Karl Buckingham | |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:12 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 13:10 | Fairfield | James Mahoney steps in front of the Donald Neuman pass in the backcourt | 46-39 |
| 13:09 | Xavier | Dominick Cook hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Mahoney | 46-41 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:44 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Leday | 46-41 |
| 12:35 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong makes the wide open floater from the right side | 48-41 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | John Lor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 12:24 | Xavier | Dominick Cook gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:03 | Xavier | Dennis Prue hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 11:45 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday is hacked by Dominick Cook - foul #3 on Dominick Cook, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (PG), Elmer Swan (SF), Steve Manning (PF), Robert Cline (C) Jerry Maday, Leslie Leday, Nicolas Furlong, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG), Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) John Lor, James Mahoney, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| 11:31 | Fairfield | David Thiel is by himself and knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Elmer Swan | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Thiel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Neuman (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Elmer Swan (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Steve Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Cline (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Claar (tired) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Rogers (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Karl Buckingham (tiring) 3 pts. C - John Shively (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Xavier | Kevin Claar buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-46 |
| 11:10 | Fairfield | David Thiel is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Mason - foul #1 on Clayton Mason, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SG) Donald Neuman | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (SF) Thomas Rogers | |
| 11:10 | Fairfield | David Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:10 | Fairfield | David Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Maday - foul #1 on Jerry Maday, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (PF) Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Steve Manning pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:32 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton loses the ball out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG) David Thiel | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF), Dennis Prue (PF) James Arechiga, Karl Buckingham | |
| 10:13 | Xavier | The jump hook by John Shively is blocked by Steve Manning | 52-47 |
| 10:11 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 10:09 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leslie Leday (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Elmer Swan, Steve Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (SG) Kevin Claar | |
| 09:53 | Xavier | Clayton Mason is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Mahoney | 52-50 |
| 09:35 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton is hacked by John Shively - foul #3 on John Shively, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (PG), Robert Cline (C) Jerry Maday, Nicolas Furlong | |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Claar (SG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF) Clayton Mason, James Mahoney, John Shively | |
| 09:35 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| 09:35 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:35 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:35 | Fairfield | Robert Cline grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 09:20 | Fairfield | Robert Cline can't connect on an uncontested jumper near the basket | 53-50 |
| 09:19 | Xavier | Dennis Prue grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | John Lor is hacked by David Thiel in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Thiel, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SG), Elmer Swan (SF) Donald Neuman, Leslie Leday | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham | |
| 09:15 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | John Lor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:13 | Fairfield | John Lor steals the ball from Jerry Maday in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 09:12 | Xavier | John Lor throws it down | 53-54 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | David Thiel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Robert Cline is called for the reach on Dennis Prue - foul #1 on Robert Cline, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Manning (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Arthur Barton, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF) Kevin Claar, James Arechiga | |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:45 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:39 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 08:38 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Jack Rogers picks off the pass by John Lor | 53-54 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | Clayton Mason steps in front of the David Thiel pass in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 07:56 | Xavier | Dennis Prue misses short on a floater near the basket | 53-54 |
| 07:55 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Rogers | 53-54 |
| 07:38 | Xavier | John Lor misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 07:36 | Fairfield | Steve Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:31 | Fairfield | David Thiel drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Elmer Swan | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jerry Maday (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thiel (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Swan (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Steve Manning (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jack Rogers (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clayton Mason (tired) 12 pts. SG - John Lor (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Rogers (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dominick Cook (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Prue (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Xavier | John Lor makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Rogers | 56-56 |
| 07:03 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 56-56 |
| 07:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Dominick Cook | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | John Lor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-56 |
| 06:37 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:37 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Daniel McDow (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) Jerry Maday, David Thiel, Elmer Swan, Steve Manning, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (PG), Christopher Caley (SG), James Arechiga (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF), John Shively (C) Clayton Mason, John Lor, Thomas Rogers, Dominick Cook, Dennis Prue | |
| 06:35 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow loses the dribble to James Arechiga in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | John Shively is fouled on the floor by Robert Cline - foul #2 on Robert Cline, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | John Shively misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:20 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 06:03 | Xavier | James Arechiga is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Arechiga, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong (PF) Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Robert Butler can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Mahoney - foul #1 on James Mahoney, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (C) Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG) James Arechiga | |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Robert Butler makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Robert Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Clayton Mason misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Butler - foul #5 on Robert Butler, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:22 | Xavier | Clayton Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:10 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | John Shively connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from James Mahoney | 61-60 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Clayton Mason steps in front of the Nicolas Furlong pass | 61-60 |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Christopher Caley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clayton Mason | 61-62 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Clayton Mason - foul #2 on Clayton Mason, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Elmer Swan (SF), Jack Rogers (C) Leslie Leday, Nicolas Furlong | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Dennis Prue (C) Clayton Mason, James Mahoney, John Shively | |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | John Lor misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Dennis Prue gets the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong (PF), Robert Cline (C) Arthur Barton, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Arechiga (SF), Dominick Cook (PF) Thomas Rogers, Karl Buckingham | |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Robert Cline clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | James Arechiga gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Dennis Prue is alone and drills a jumper in the lane | 63-64 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Donald Neuman (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel McDow (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Elmer Swan (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Furlong (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Cline (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - John Lor (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Caley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Arechiga (fairly fresh) PF - Dominick Cook (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Prue (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman is hacked by John Lor in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Lor, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leslie Leday (SF) Elmer Swan | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:27 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:16 | Xavier | Dennis Prue blows the dunk | 65-64 |
| 03:14 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | James Arechiga pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | John Lor drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Donald Neuman - foul #4 on Donald Neuman, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG), Steve Manning (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Donald Neuman, Nicolas Furlong, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Xavier | James Mahoney (SF), John Shively (C) James Arechiga, Dominick Cook | |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-66 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | John Lor misses the free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:49 | Fairfield | Steve Manning grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 02:46 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Elmer Swan (SF) Leslie Leday | |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Rogers (SF) John Lor | |
| 02:32 | Xavier | Dennis Prue connects on the runner in the lane | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:26 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday is hacked by Christopher Caley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Caley, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (PF) Steve Manning | |
| Subs | Xavier | Clayton Mason (PG), Kevin Claar (SG) Christopher Caley, Thomas Rogers | |
| 02:26 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:26 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:00 | Xavier | John Shively misses the easy layup | 66-68 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jack Rogers | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow is hacked by Kevin Claar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Claar, team foul #14 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Jerry Maday, Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Xavier | John Lor (PG), Thomas Rogers (SF), Karl Buckingham (PF) Clayton Mason, James Mahoney, Dennis Prue | |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Jack Rogers is called for the reach on Kevin Claar - foul #3 on Jack Rogers, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Kevin Claar misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:42 | Xavier | Kevin Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Karl Buckingham is called for the reach on Nicolas Furlong - foul #1 on Karl Buckingham, team foul #15 | 68-69 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-69 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Karl Buckingham grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:19 | Xavier | John Lor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 01:02 | Fairfield | Karl Buckingham blocks the short jumper by Elmer Swan | 69-69 |
| 01:01 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong gets the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-69 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Thomas Rogers gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Xavier | John Shively misses the driving attempt in the paint | 69-69 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Xavier calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Kevin Claar clanks a halfcourt shot | 72-69 |