| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fresh) SG - Brett Burrage (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ruben Claude (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Flanagan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Hollier (fresh) SG - Jim McKoon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Pero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Boyle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iona | Ruben Claude inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Iona | Brett Burrage misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 19:39 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 19:27 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 19:26 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 19:19 | Iona | David Flanagan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 19:18 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 18:58 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero is whistled for traveling | 38-44 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike (C) Jared Boyle | |
| 18:56 | Iona | Brett Burrage is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brett Burrage, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Davis (C) Kevin Pero | |
| 18:41 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier is hacked by Ruben Claude - foul #1 on Ruben Claude, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Richard Boudreaux (C) Howard Hollier, Joe Bennett | |
| 18:23 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Iona | Ken Leonetti (PG), Edgar Horn (SG), Michael Weir (C) Keith Numbers, Brett Burrage, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG) Jim McKoon | |
| 18:01 | Iona | David Flanagan is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Flanagan, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Iona | George Sullivan (PF), Daniel Bradshaw (C) Ruben Claude, David Flanagan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 17:45 | Iona | Ken Leonetti grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:41 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-44 |
| 17:29 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike buries a shot from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 17:09 | Iona | Edgar Horn makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 16:46 | Fairfield | Norman Willis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-46 |
| 16:44 | Fairfield | William Davis tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 16:28 | Fairfield | Richard Boudreaux grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 16:16 | Fairfield | William Davis's pass is intercepted by Michael Weir | 44-46 |
| 16:01 | Iona | George Sullivan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ken Leonetti | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ken Leonetti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edgar Horn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Davis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Pike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Boudreaux (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Fairfield | William Davis comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 47-46 |
| 15:35 | Iona | George Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 15:21 | Iona | George Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Pike - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pike, team foul #1 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Numbers (PG), Ruben Claude (SF), David Flanagan (PF), James Harrison (C) Ken Leonetti, Edgar Horn, Michael Weir, Daniel Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Jim McKoon (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Kevin Pero (PF), Jared Boyle (C) Jonathan Nettles, Norman Willis, William Davis, Jeffrey Pike, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 15:21 | Iona | George Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:21 | Iona | George Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Flanagan - foul #2 on David Flanagan, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Iona | Brett Burrage (SG) George Sullivan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:48 | Iona | David Flanagan drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ruben Claude | 51-48 |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | Ruben Claude steps in front of the Kevin Pero pass | 51-48 |
| 14:06 | Iona | Brett Burrage double dribbles | 51-48 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar (PG), Larry Burgess (PF) Howard Hollier, Kevin Pero | |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 13:26 | Iona | Ruben Claude scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Numbers | 54-50 |
| 13:03 | Fairfield | Clarence Winegar scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 12:52 | Iona | James Harrison makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Flanagan | 56-53 |
| 12:33 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 12:32 | Iona | Brett Burrage gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:27 | Iona | Keith Numbers makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brett Burrage | 59-53 |
| 12:09 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 59-53 |
| 12:08 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Joe Bennett | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Burrage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Claude (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Flanagan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Clarence Winegar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim McKoon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Burgess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Boyle (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Iona | Clarence Winegar is called for the reach on Keith Numbers in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Winegar, team foul #2 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Iona | Ken Leonetti (PG), Edgar Horn (SG), Michael Weir (SF), George Sullivan (PF), Daniel Bradshaw (C) Keith Numbers, Brett Burrage, Ruben Claude, David Flanagan, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Norman Willis (SG), Kevin Pero (PF), Jeffrey Pike (C) Clarence Winegar, Jim McKoon, Larry Burgess, Jared Boyle | |
| 11:37 | Iona | Michael Weir connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ken Leonetti | 61-55 |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Edgar Horn - foul #2 on Edgar Horn, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Davis (SF) Joe Bennett | |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:21 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw is hacked by Howard Hollier - foul #1 on Howard Hollier, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| 10:59 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 10:57 | Fairfield | Norman Willis grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 10:52 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 10:51 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:40 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ken Leonetti | 63-57 |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | William Davis dunks the ball set up by Norman Willis and he's hacked by Edgar Horn - foul #3 on Edgar Horn, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Iona | Byron Strickland (PG), Brett Burrage (SG), Ruben Claude (SF), David Flanagan (PF) Ken Leonetti, Edgar Horn, George Sullivan, Daniel Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Jim McKoon (SG) Howard Hollier, Norman Willis | |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | William Davis makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 10:10 | Iona | David Flanagan comes up short on the floater in the paint | 63-60 |
| 10:09 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Pike | 63-60 |
| 09:55 | Fairfield | William Davis comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 09:54 | Iona | Michael Weir grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 09:49 | Iona | Byron Strickland misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 63-60 |
| 09:47 | Iona | Michael Weir pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 09:25 | Iona | David Flanagan misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 09:24 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 09:14 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon is denied on a dunk by Ruben Claude | 63-60 |
| 09:12 | Iona | Ruben Claude grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 09:07 | Iona | Byron Strickland can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Pike - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pike, team foul #4 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Iona | Ken Leonetti (SG), James Harrison (C) Brett Burrage, Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Norman Willis (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Larry Burgess (PF), Jared Boyle (C) Jonathan Nettles, Jim McKoon, William Davis, Kevin Pero, Jeffrey Pike | |
| 09:07 | Iona | Byron Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 09:07 | Iona | Byron Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 08:51 | Fairfield | Ken Leonetti steals the ball from Larry Burgess | 65-60 |
| 08:36 | Iona | Ruben Claude drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Byron Strickland | 67-60 |
| 08:15 | Fairfield | Norman Willis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Hollier | 67-63 |
| 08:09 | Iona | Ken Leonetti is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Byron Strickland | 69-63 |
| 07:49 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle hits the finger roll and he's fouled by James Harrison - foul #3 on James Harrison, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Numbers (PG), Edgar Horn (SG), George Sullivan (PF), Daniel Bradshaw (C) Byron Strickland, Ken Leonetti, David Flanagan, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Clarence Winegar (SG), Kevin Pero (PF) Howard Hollier, Norman Willis, Larry Burgess | |
| 07:49 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edgar Horn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Claude (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Bradshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Winegar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Pero (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Boyle (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Iona | Keith Numbers is fouled on the floor by Joe Bennett - foul #1 on Joe Bennett, team foul #5 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Weir (SF) Ruben Claude | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Boudreaux (C) Jared Boyle | |
| 07:01 | Iona | Edgar Horn is open but misses the lay-in | 69-66 |
| 06:59 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 06:36 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | Iona | Ken Leonetti (SG) Michael Weir | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Norman Willis (SG), Jeffrey Pike (PF) Jonathan Nettles, Clarence Winegar, Kevin Pero | |
| 06:14 | Iona | Ken Leonetti blows the layup but he's fouled by Joe Bennett - foul #2 on Joe Bennett, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Iona | Ruben Claude (SF), David Flanagan (PF), James Harrison (C) Edgar Horn, George Sullivan, Daniel Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Davis (SF), Larry Burgess (PF) Joe Bennett, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 06:14 | Iona | Ken Leonetti misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:14 | Iona | Ken Leonetti misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:14 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Howard Hollier buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 05:40 | Iona | James Harrison misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 05:39 | Iona | James Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 05:30 | Iona | Howard Hollier is called for the reach on Ruben Claude - foul #2 on Howard Hollier, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Iona | Byron Strickland (PG), Brett Burrage (SG), Michael Weir (PF) Keith Numbers, Ken Leonetti, David Flanagan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim McKoon (SG), Kevin Pero (PF) Norman Willis, Larry Burgess | |
| 05:30 | Iona | Ruben Claude makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:30 | Iona | Ruben Claude makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on James Harrison - foul #4 on James Harrison, team foul #8 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Iona | George Sullivan (PF) Ruben Claude | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Bennett (SF) William Davis | |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:53 | Iona | James Harrison misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 71-70 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| 04:32 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett lays it in | 71-72 |
| 04:17 | Iona | Byron Strickland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-72 |
| 04:16 | Iona | Michael Weir tips it back up and in | 73-72 |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike misses long on a shot near the basket | 73-72 |
| 03:57 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike grabs the offensive board | 73-72 |
| 03:39 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon loses the dribble to James Harrison | 73-72 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Byron Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brett Burrage (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Weir (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Hollier (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim McKoon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Pero (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Pike (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Iona | Byron Strickland buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Brett Burrage | 75-72 |
| 03:02 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-72 |
| 03:00 | Iona | Michael Weir pulls down the rebound | 75-72 |
| 03:00 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Iona | Keith Numbers (PG), Ken Leonetti (SG), Ruben Claude (SF), David Flanagan (PF), Daniel Bradshaw (C) Byron Strickland, Brett Burrage, Michael Weir, George Sullivan, James Harrison | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), William Davis (SF), Larry Burgess (PF), Richard Boudreaux (C) Howard Hollier, Joe Bennett, Kevin Pero, Jeffrey Pike | |
| 02:37 | Iona | Keith Numbers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 02:35 | Fairfield | William Davis grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 02:19 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Flanagan - foul #3 on David Flanagan, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG) Jim McKoon | |
| 02:19 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:19 | Fairfield | Larry Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:19 | Iona | Daniel Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 02:19 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| 01:50 | Iona | David Flanagan can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 01:49 | Fairfield | Richard Boudreaux grabs the defensive rebound | 75-73 |
| 01:49 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Iona | Brett Burrage (SG), James Harrison (C) Ken Leonetti, Daniel Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Jim McKoon (SG), Joe Bennett (SF), Kevin Pero (PF), Jared Boyle (C) Jonathan Nettles, Norman Willis, William Davis, Larry Burgess, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 01:28 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Howard Hollier | 75-75 |
| 01:14 | Iona | James Harrison is open and scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Keith Numbers | 77-75 |
| 01:05 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero's floater is tipped away by James Harrison | 77-75 |
| 01:04 | Iona | James Harrison grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 00:57 | Iona | Keith Numbers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-75 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | James Harrison blocks the short jumper by Jared Boyle | 77-75 |
| 00:34 | Iona | David Flanagan snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Iona | Howard Hollier is called for the reach on David Flanagan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Hollier, team foul #8 | 77-75 |
| 00:31 | Iona | David Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:31 | Iona | David Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-78 |
| 00:22 | Iona | Howard Hollier is called for the reach on Keith Numbers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Hollier, team foul #9 | 79-78 |
| 00:22 | Iona | Keith Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:22 | Iona | Keith Numbers makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Hollier | 81-78 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-81 |
| 00:03 | Iona | Iona calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iona | Ruben Claude hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Burrage (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Claude (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Flanagan (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Hollier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jim McKoon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Pero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Boyle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Iona | James Harrison wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Iona | Brett Burrage connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Keith Numbers | 83-81 |
| 04:31 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle's floater is tipped away by James Harrison | 83-81 |
| 04:29 | Iona | James Harrison pulls down the rebound | 83-81 |
| 04:27 | Iona | Ruben Claude double dribbles in the backcourt | 83-81 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Davis (SF), Jeffrey Pike (PF) Joe Bennett, Kevin Pero | |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | William Davis is fouled on the floor by Ruben Claude - foul #2 on Ruben Claude, team foul #10 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG), Richard Boudreaux (C) Howard Hollier, Jared Boyle | |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 83-82 |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| 04:08 | Iona | William Davis is called for the reach on Ruben Claude in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #10 | 83-83 |
| 04:08 | Iona | Ruben Claude makes the 1st free throw | 84-83 |
| 04:08 | Iona | Ruben Claude makes the 2nd free throw | 85-83 |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon is hacked by James Harrison - foul #5 on James Harrison, team foul #11 | 85-83 |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Weir (C) James Harrison | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon makes the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon misses the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 03:49 | Iona | Michael Weir pulls down the rebound | 85-84 |
| 03:24 | Iona | Michael Weir hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Jim McKoon - foul #3 on Jim McKoon, team foul #11 | 85-84 |
| Subs | Iona | Ken Leonetti (SG) Brett Burrage | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG), Joe Bennett (SF) Jim McKoon, Richard Boudreaux | |
| 03:24 | Iona | Michael Weir makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 03:24 | Iona | Michael Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 87-84 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 87-84 |
| 03:11 | Iona | The rebound goes to Michael Weir | 87-84 |
| 03:06 | Iona | Ruben Claude hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Keith Numbers | 89-84 |
| 02:41 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Norman Willis | 89-86 |
| 02:41 | Iona | Iona calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-86 |
| Subs | Iona | Brett Burrage (SG) Ken Leonetti | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Hollier (PG), Jim McKoon (SG), Jared Boyle (C) Jonathan Nettles, Norman Willis, William Davis | |
| 02:39 | Iona | Keith Numbers is hacked by Howard Hollier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Howard Hollier, team foul #12 | 89-86 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles (PG) Howard Hollier | |
| 02:39 | Iona | Keith Numbers misses the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 02:39 | Iona | Keith Numbers misses the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Pike grabs the board | 89-86 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 89-86 |
| 02:26 | Fairfield | Joe Bennett's pass is intercepted by Ruben Claude | 89-86 |
| 02:14 | Iona | David Flanagan buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 91-86 |
| 02:12 | Fairfield | Jonathan Nettles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 91-86 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kevin Pero (PF) Jeffrey Pike | |
| 01:54 | Iona | David Flanagan clanks a turnaround from the left block | 91-86 |
| 01:52 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero gets the rebound | 91-86 |
| 01:46 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jim McKoon, team foul #13 | 91-86 |
| 01:41 | Iona | Jim McKoon picks off the pass by Michael Weir in the backcourt | 91-86 |
| 01:22 | Fairfield | Kevin Pero scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jim McKoon | 91-88 |
| 01:19 | Iona | Jonathan Nettles is called for the reach on Keith Numbers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Nettles, team foul #14 | 91-88 |
| 01:19 | Iona | Keith Numbers misses the 1st free throw | 91-88 |
| 01:19 | Iona | Keith Numbers makes the 2nd free throw | 92-88 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Jim McKoon hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jared Boyle | 92-90 |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Keith Numbers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brett Burrage (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Claude (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Flanagan (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Weir (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jonathan Nettles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim McKoon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Joe Bennett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Pero (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Boyle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Iona | David Flanagan is hacked by Kevin Pero - foul #2 on Kevin Pero, team foul #15 | 92-90 |
| 00:30 | Iona | David Flanagan misses the 1st free throw | 92-90 |
| 00:30 | Iona | David Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 93-90 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Jared Boyle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 93-90 |
| 00:07 | Iona | The rebound goes to Michael Weir | 93-90 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Iona | Michael Weir is hacked by Jim McKoon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jim McKoon, team foul #16 | 93-90 |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Norman Willis (SG) Jim McKoon | |
| 00:05 | Iona | Michael Weir makes the 1st free throw | 94-90 |
| 00:05 | Iona | Michael Weir makes the 2nd free throw | 95-90 |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 95-90 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Norman Willis buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 95-93 |