| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boyd Miler (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Bowyer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | William Bowyer inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Niagara | Antonio Troy hits the finger roll set up by William Bowyer | 30-31 |
| 19:28 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vincent Domingue | 32-31 |
| 19:16 | Niagara | William Bowyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-31 |
| 19:15 | Niagara | Harold Hall grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:57 | Niagara | Maynard Knight comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 18:56 | Niagara | Antonio Troy grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 18:37 | Niagara | Boyd Miler is called for the reach on Maynard Knight - foul #1 on Boyd Miler, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 18:10 | Niagara | Antonio Troy blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 18:09 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:56 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Vincent Domingue | 35-31 |
| 17:40 | Niagara | Maynard Knight is hacked by Craig Brown - foul #1 on Craig Brown, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Edward Clifton (SF) Vincent Domingue, Morgan Benfield | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (PG), Kyle Griggs (SG), George Benjamin (SF), Clinton Spring (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, William Bowyer, James Fontenot, Harold Hall | |
| 17:23 | Niagara | George Benjamin lays it up and in on a great pass from Kyle Griggs | 35-33 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 17:00 | Niagara | Joel Matta gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:51 | Niagara | Joel Matta misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 16:49 | Niagara | George Benjamin misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 16:47 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 16:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Clinton Spring - foul #2 on Clinton Spring, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steven Hunter (SG) Boyd Miler | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Bowyer (SF) Clinton Spring | |
| 16:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:31 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:16 | Niagara | Federico Rossi can't finish the layup | 36-33 |
| 16:15 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 16:08 | Fairfield | Steven Hunter is hacked by Joel Matta in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Matta, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Grove (PF) Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Maynard Knight (SG) Kyle Griggs, Federico Rossi | |
| 15:54 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:52 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton tips it home | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Grove (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Bowyer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Benjamin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joel Matta (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:32 | Niagara | George Benjamin misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | William Bowyer tips it in | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | Fairfield | Steven Hunter is whistled for traveling | 38-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Boyd Miler (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Roderick Paul, Steven Hunter, Edward Clifton, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), James Ellis (SG), James Fontenot (PF), Harold Hall (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, George Benjamin, Joel Matta | |
| 15:00 | Niagara | Kyle Griggs misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:59 | Fairfield | Charles Grove grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 14:54 | Fairfield | James Ellis steals the ball from Morgan Benfield in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 14:35 | Niagara | James Fontenot is whistled for a carry | 38-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Niagara | Clinton Spring (SF) William Bowyer | |
| 14:17 | Fairfield | Clinton Spring is called for the reach on Morgan Benfield - foul #3 on Clinton Spring, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Joel Matta (SF) Kyle Griggs, James Ellis, Clinton Spring | |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 13:54 | Niagara | Joel Matta can't finish the layup | 41-37 |
| 13:52 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is open but misses the lay-in | 41-37 |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Harold Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:17 | Niagara | James Fontenot lays it up and in | 41-39 |
| 12:51 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 12:49 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:44 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-39 |
| 12:42 | Niagara | Harold Hall grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:25 | Niagara | Antonio Troy's pass is intercepted by Vincent Domingue | 41-39 |
| 12:21 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue banks in the layup | 43-39 |
| 12:01 | Niagara | Antonio Troy makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joel Matta | 43-42 |
| 11:49 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn is fouled on the floor by Harold Hall - foul #2 on Harold Hall, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Steven Hunter (SG), Edward Clifton (SF), Charles Grove (PF), Craig Brown (C) Vincent Domingue, Boyd Miler, Morgan Benfield, Kenneth Thiessen, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG), James Ellis (SG), William Bowyer (SF), George Benjamin (PF), Federico Rossi (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, Joel Matta, James Fontenot, Harold Hall | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Clifton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Grove (fresh) 3 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kyle Griggs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Bowyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Federico Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | James Ellis steals it from Steven Hunter | 43-42 |
| 11:15 | Niagara | Federico Rossi scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Ellis | 43-44 |
| 11:13 | Fairfield | Steven Hunter travels in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 10:58 | Niagara | James Ellis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Ellis, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| 10:34 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Federico Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:19 | Niagara | William Bowyer buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Benjamin and he's fouled by Charles Grove - foul #2 on Charles Grove, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Clinton Spring (PF) James Ellis, Federico Rossi | |
| 10:19 | Niagara | William Bowyer makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:01 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 09:59 | Niagara | George Benjamin snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:55 | Niagara | William Bowyer comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Charles Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Charles Grove misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 09:31 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:16 | Niagara | Derrick Ryan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 09:15 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Steven Hunter knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Roderick Paul | 45-48 |
| 08:44 | Niagara | George Benjamin clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 45-48 |
| 08:42 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to George Benjamin | 45-48 |
| 08:28 | Niagara | Clinton Spring comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-48 |
| 08:26 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 08:24 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Ryan - foul #1 on Derrick Ryan, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Boyd Miler (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Roderick Paul, Steven Hunter, Edward Clifton, Charles Grove, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Maynard Knight (SG), Joel Matta (SF), Federico Rossi (PF), Harold Hall (C) Derrick Ryan, Kyle Griggs, William Bowyer, Clinton Spring, George Benjamin | |
| 08:05 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 07:48 | Niagara | Maynard Knight hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Troy | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boyd Miler (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joel Matta (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Federico Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Boyd Miler | 50-50 |
| 07:15 | Niagara | Maynard Knight makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 06:56 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 50-52 |
| 06:55 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Domingue | 50-52 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield misses the floater from the left side | 50-52 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn grabs the offensive board | 50-52 |
| 06:29 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler scores on a 3 from straight away | 53-52 |
| 06:15 | Niagara | Harold Hall makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Antonio Troy | 53-54 |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Joel Matta takes the ball from Boyd Miler | 53-54 |
| 05:52 | Niagara | Maynard Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 05:50 | Niagara | Federico Rossi tips it home | 53-56 |
| 05:46 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is whistled for traveling | 53-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Austin Sugg (PG), Steven Hunter (SG), Edward Clifton (SF), Charles Grove (PF), Craig Brown (C) Vincent Domingue, Boyd Miler, Morgan Benfield, Kenneth Thiessen, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), James Ellis (SG), William Bowyer (SF), James Fontenot (PF), George Benjamin (C) Antonio Troy, Maynard Knight, Joel Matta, Federico Rossi, Harold Hall | |
| 05:30 | Niagara | William Bowyer's layup is rejected by Edward Clifton | 53-56 |
| 05:28 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:25 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG) Austin Sugg | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kyle Griggs (PG) Derrick Ryan | |
| 05:19 | Niagara | James Fontenot misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Charles Grove | 53-56 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Steven Hunter misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Kyle Griggs - foul #3 on Kyle Griggs, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Steven Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Steven Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:06 | Niagara | William Bowyer snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Niagara | William Bowyer lays it up and in on a great pass from James Fontenot | 54-58 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Craig Brown is hacked by George Benjamin - foul #1 on George Benjamin, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boyd Miler (SG), Austin Sugg (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Steven Hunter, Edward Clifton, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Matta (PG), Harold Hall (C) Kyle Griggs, George Benjamin | |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | William Bowyer drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joel Matta | 56-61 |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg is fouled in the backcourt by William Bowyer - foul #3 on William Bowyer, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield (SF) Roderick Paul | |
| Subs | Niagara | Derrick Ryan (PG), Clinton Spring (PF) James Ellis, James Fontenot | |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:21 | Niagara | Clinton Spring grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:00 | Niagara | Joel Matta clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 03:58 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Austin Sugg | 57-61 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Craig Brown is fouled on the floor by Harold Hall - foul #3 on Harold Hall, team foul #10 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Antonio Troy (PG), Maynard Knight (SG) Derrick Ryan, Harold Hall | |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Austin Sugg (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Boyd Miler (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Morgan Benfield (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Antonio Troy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maynard Knight (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Bowyer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Spring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Matta (fresh) 3 ast. | |
| 03:40 | Niagara | Boyd Miler takes the ball from Antonio Troy in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 03:38 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 03:37 | Niagara | Maynard Knight snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:30 | Niagara | William Bowyer scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Maynard Knight | 59-63 |
| 03:26 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Edward Clifton (SF), Charles Grove (PF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Austin Sugg, Morgan Benfield, Kenneth Thiessen, Craig Brown | |
| Subs | Niagara | James Fontenot (PF), George Benjamin (C) William Bowyer, Joel Matta | |
| 03:12 | Niagara | Raymond Alcorn swats the shot by Clinton Spring | 59-63 |
| 03:10 | Fairfield | Charles Grove gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 02:50 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Vincent Domingue | 62-63 |
| 02:41 | Niagara | Maynard Knight misses short on a jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | William Bowyer (SF) Clinton Spring | |
| 02:23 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn lays it in uncontested | 64-63 |
| 02:01 | Niagara | George Benjamin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Benjamin, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Brown (C) Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is hacked by Antonio Troy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Troy, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Edward Clifton, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | Niagara | Harold Hall (C) George Benjamin | |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:45 | Niagara | Antonio Troy drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fontenot | 65-66 |
| 01:28 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 67-66 |
| 01:10 | Niagara | James Fontenot misses the lay-in | 67-66 |
| 01:09 | Niagara | Antonio Troy tips it back up and in | 67-68 |
| 00:48 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 00:47 | Niagara | William Bowyer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Niagara | Maynard Knight clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-68 |
| 00:19 | Fairfield | Craig Brown gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 00:11 | Niagara | Harold Hall grabs the board | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Niagara | Harold Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Boyd Miler - foul #2 on Boyd Miler, team foul #4 | 67-68 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Boyd Miler is called for the reach on Antonio Troy - foul #3 on Boyd Miler, team foul #5 | 67-68 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | Maynard Knight is hacked by Boyd Miler - foul #4 on Boyd Miler, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | Vincent Domingue is called for the reach on James Fontenot - foul #2 on Vincent Domingue, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | Niagara | James Fontenot misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-68 |