| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) SG - Marko Zbell (fresh) SF - David Lamantia (fresh) PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) C - Ji Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) PF - Ralph Coppinger (fresh) C - Kurt Hadden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski 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) | |
| 19:38 | Niagara | The short jumper by Kurt Hadden is denied by David Lamantia | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Fairfield | David Lamantia grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Fairfield | Porfirio Romano is called for the reach on Randy Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Porfirio Romano, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Fairfield | David Lamantia knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marko Zbell | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Niagara | Randy Jenkins is called for the reach on Porfirio Romano - foul #1 on Randy Jenkins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Fairfield | David Lamantia pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong can't finish the uncontested layup | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Marko Zbell - foul #1 on Marko Zbell, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (PG), Michael Ruby (SG), William Hinkle (SF), Armando Nunez (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Randy Jenkins, Marko Zbell, David Lamantia, Gino Esposito, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Porfirio Romano, Randy Rhodes, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| 17:52 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:52 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:32 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez lays it in | 4-1 |
| 17:27 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is hacked by William Hinkle in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hinkle, team foul #3 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (SF) Dima Lisowski | |
| 17:18 | Niagara | Brian Simeon banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Gullette | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | William Hinkle knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:35 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:33 | Fairfield | William Hinkle pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins (PG), Marko Zbell (SG), David Lamantia (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Miro Zenner, Michael Ruby, William Hinkle, Armando Nunez, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Marcus Whittier, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| 16:17 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | Niagara | Gary Gullette is fouled on the floor by Ji Xiong - foul #1 on Ji Xiong, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (SF) Gary Gullette | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) SG - Marko Zbell (fairly fresh) SF - David Lamantia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) C - Ji Xiong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Coppinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 15:13 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Lamantia | 8-3 |
| 15:09 | Niagara | David Lamantia steps in front of the Porfirio Romano pass in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 15:06 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins misses the lay-in | 8-3 |
| 15:04 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:59 | Fairfield | David Lamantia clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-3 |
| 14:58 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Kurt Hadden | 8-3 |
| 14:55 | Niagara | Marko Zbell picks off the pass by Porfirio Romano in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 14:49 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gino Esposito | 11-3 |
| 14:47 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski is hacked by David Lamantia in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lamantia, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SG), William Hinkle (SF), Armando Nunez (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Marko Zbell, David Lamantia, Gino Esposito, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG), Brian Simeon (PF), Pete Hall (C) Porfirio Romano, Dima Lisowski, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| 14:38 | Niagara | Pete Hall is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Simeon | 11-5 |
| 14:22 | Fairfield | William Hinkle blows the layup | 11-5 |
| 14:21 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez grabs the offensive board | 11-5 |
| 14:02 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 11-5 |
| 14:01 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes grabs the board | 11-5 |
| 13:50 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Juan Rubio - foul #1 on Juan Rubio, team foul #6 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (PG), David Lamantia (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Randy Jenkins, William Hinkle, Armando Nunez, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Edward Kong (C) Marcus Whittier, Randy Rhodes, Brian Simeon | |
| 13:50 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:50 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:29 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito blows the wide open layup | 11-7 |
| 13:27 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Pete Hall | 11-7 |
| 13:02 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 11-7 |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | David Lamantia gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 12:52 | Fairfield | David Lamantia loses the ball out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (SG), William Hinkle (C) Michael Ruby, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Kevin Coleman, Gary Gullette, Pete Hall, Edward Kong | |
| 12:42 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Marko Zbell - foul #2 on Marko Zbell, team foul #7 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins (PG) Marko Zbell | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:42 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:42 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:42 | Niagara | Kurt Hadden pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:28 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is hacked by Gino Esposito - foul #1 on Gino Esposito, team foul #8 | 11-8 |
| 12:28 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:28 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:28 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-9 |
| 12:09 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner tips it in | 13-9 |
| 11:52 | Niagara | Brian Simeon scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dima Lisowski | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Randy Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Miro Zenner (tiring) 2 pts. SF - David Lamantia (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (tiring) 2 reb. C - William Hinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Porfirio Romano (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 11:43 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:28 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger hits the easy wide open finger roll | 13-13 |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dima Lisowski - foul #1 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SG), Armando Nunez (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Miro Zenner, David Lamantia, Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Edward Kong (C) Dima Lisowski, Brian Simeon, Kurt Hadden | |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | William Hinkle makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:19 | Niagara | Randy Jenkins is called for the reach on Porfirio Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Jenkins, team foul #9 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (SG) Randy Jenkins | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 11:19 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:19 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:19 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 10:54 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez lays it in and the foul's on Edward Kong - foul #1 on Edward Kong, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (SF) William Hinkle | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| 10:54 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez makes the free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:44 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 10:43 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:31 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 10:29 | Niagara | Edward Kong grabs the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 10:13 | Niagara | Edward Kong banks in the layup | 17-16 |
| 10:08 | Fairfield | David Lamantia is hacked by Gary Gullette - foul #1 on Gary Gullette, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Armando Nunez, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Brian Simeon (PF), Pete Hall (C) Kevin Coleman, Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Ralph Coppinger, Edward Kong | |
| 09:59 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Ruby | 20-16 |
| 09:41 | Niagara | Pete Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 09:40 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:18 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Porfirio Romano | 20-18 |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Porfirio Romano steps in front of the David Lamantia pass in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 08:56 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dima Lisowski | 20-20 |
| 08:56 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (SF), Armando Nunez (PF), Juan Rubio (C) David Lamantia, Gino Esposito, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Edward Kong (C) Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Pete Hall | |
| 08:47 | Fairfield | William Hinkle double dribbles | 20-20 |
| 08:29 | Niagara | Gary Gullette is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 08:28 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 08:24 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses short on a runner from the left block | 20-20 |
| 08:23 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Juan Rubio | 20-20 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left side | 20-20 |
| 08:10 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-20 |
| 07:53 | Niagara | Edward Kong gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:44 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Miro Zenner, Armando Nunez, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Brian Simeon, Edward Kong | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Michael Ruby (tiring) SG - William Hinkle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lamantia (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ji Xiong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kurt Hadden (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 20-20 |
| 07:26 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito hits the follow up shot | 22-20 |
| 07:10 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger's pass is intercepted by Gino Esposito | 22-20 |
| 06:54 | Fairfield | Kevin Coleman takes the ball from William Hinkle | 22-20 |
| 06:37 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Dima Lisowski and he's fouled by David Lamantia - foul #2 on David Lamantia, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (SG) David Lamantia | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Pete Hall (C) Kevin Coleman, Kurt Hadden | |
| 06:37 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:23 | Fairfield | William Hinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 06:21 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Pete Hall | 22-23 |
| 06:00 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger makes the shot from the right block | 22-25 |
| 05:51 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gino Esposito | 24-25 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Michael Ruby is called for the reach on Porfirio Romano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Ruby, team foul #11 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Armando Nunez (PF) Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Brian Simeon (PF) Dima Lisowski, Randy Rhodes, Ralph Coppinger | |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:49 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:39 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Marcus Whittier | 24-28 |
| 05:37 | Fairfield | Brian Simeon steals it from Michael Ruby in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 05:21 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 05:20 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 05:14 | Fairfield | Brian Simeon swats the short shot by Armando Nunez | 24-28 |
| 05:13 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:51 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 04:50 | Fairfield | Armando Nunez snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby travels with the ball | 24-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Armando Nunez, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Edward Kong (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Porfirio Romano, Marcus Whittier, Gary Gullette, Brian Simeon, Pete Hall | |
| 04:20 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dima Lisowski | 24-31 |
| 03:54 | Fairfield | Kurt Hadden takes the ball from Juan Rubio | 24-31 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Edward Kong hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Juan Rubio - foul #2 on Juan Rubio, team foul #12 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins (PG), Marko Zbell (SG), David Lamantia (SF), Armando Nunez (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Michael Ruby, Miro Zenner, William Hinkle, Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger (PF) Kurt Hadden | |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Edward Kong makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Edward Kong makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | David Lamantia clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Randy Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marko Zbell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lamantia (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Armando Nunez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ji Xiong (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SG - Dima Lisowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Rhodes (tired) 8 pts. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Kong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Coleman - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #5 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (PF) Armando Nunez | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Brian Simeon (SF), Kurt Hadden (C) Kevin Coleman, Randy Rhodes, Edward Kong | |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:55 | Niagara | David Lamantia is called for the reach on Brian Simeon - foul #3 on David Lamantia, team foul #13 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (SF), Juan Rubio (C) David Lamantia, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 02:55 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:55 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Marko Zbell | 26-35 |
| 02:17 | Fairfield | Kurt Hadden steals the ball from Juan Rubio | 26-35 |
| 02:15 | Niagara | Porfirio Romano's pass is intercepted by Randy Jenkins in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 02:04 | Fairfield | William Hinkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Armando Nunez (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Gary Gullette (SF), Pete Hall (C) Marcus Whittier, Ralph Coppinger, Kurt Hadden | |
| 02:02 | Niagara | Randy Jenkins steals the ball from Porfirio Romano in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 02:00 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins misses the lay-in | 26-35 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 01:47 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong is hacked by Brian Simeon - foul #1 on Brian Simeon, team foul #6 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG) Porfirio Romano | |
| 01:30 | Fairfield | Dima Lisowski steps in front of the Armando Nunez pass | 26-35 |
| 01:26 | Niagara | Brian Simeon hits the finger roll set up by Dima Lisowski | 26-37 |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Coleman - foul #2 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #7 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SF) William Hinkle | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Kong (PF) Brian Simeon | |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | Randy Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:07 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the wide open jumper from close range on a great pass from Kevin Coleman | 28-39 |
| 00:48 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Ruby, team foul #14 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (PF), Juan Rubio (C) Armando Nunez, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Niagara | Porfirio Romano (PG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Ralph Coppinger (PF), Kurt Hadden (C) Kevin Coleman, Gary Gullette, Edward Kong, Pete Hall | |
| 00:31 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 00:27 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (SF) Michael Ruby | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 00:01 | Niagara | Ralph Coppinger blows the wide open layup | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Juan Rubio | 28-39 |