| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Paul Tung (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel McDow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elmer Swan (fresh) PF - Nicolas Furlong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Jing Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Fenstermacher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Bass (fresh) PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dave Marlow (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Tung | 31-26 |
| 19:45 | James Madison | Daniel McDow picks off the pass by Jacob Guard in the backcourt | 31-26 |
| 19:39 | Fairfield | Paul Tung connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel McDow | 34-26 |
| 19:37 | James Madison | Nicolas Furlong is called for the reach on Jacob Guard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Cline (PF) Nicolas Furlong | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 19:14 | James Madison | Jing Xiong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 19:12 | Fairfield | Robert Cline grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 19:08 | Fairfield | Paul Tung clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 19:07 | Fairfield | Robert Cline tips it home | 36-26 |
| 18:53 | James Madison | Jing Xiong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Fenstermacher | 36-29 |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 36-29 |
| 18:41 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 18:21 | James Madison | Jing Xiong can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 18:20 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:15 | Fairfield | Paul Tung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 18:14 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan snags the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:52 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow misses the easy layup | 38-29 |
| 17:51 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Jacob Guard | 38-29 |
| 17:46 | James Madison | Joshua Bass misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:44 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:29 | Fairfield | Paul Tung is fouled on the floor by Jing Xiong - foul #2 on Jing Xiong, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Michael Patty (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF) Paul Tung, Daniel McDow, Elmer Swan, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), George Escudero (SF), Timothy Miura (PF), George Macdonald (C) Jing Xiong, James Fenstermacher, Joshua Bass, Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| 17:18 | Fairfield | Timothy Miura steals the ball from Jack Rogers | 38-29 |
| 17:16 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Patty - foul #2 on Michael Patty, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 17:04 | James Madison | Carl Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 16:53 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:52 | James Madison | The rebound goes to George Macdonald | 38-32 |
| 16:50 | James Madison | Michael Patty is called for the reach on Sydney Higgins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Patty, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Castello (SG), Ronald Bolte (SF) Michael Patty, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 16:36 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins is fouled on the floor by Ronald Bolte - foul #2 on Ronald Bolte, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| 16:30 | James Madison | Timothy Miura clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 16:29 | James Madison | George Macdonald gets the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:20 | James Madison | George Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 15:56 | Fairfield | Gary Castello drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Castello (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Bolte (fresh) PF - Leslie Leday (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Herrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sydney Higgins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Escudero (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Miura (fairly fresh) C - George Macdonald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | James Madison | Timothy Miura is fouled on the floor by Wade Willey - foul #1 on Wade Willey, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Patty (PG), Elmer Swan (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Wade Willey, Ronald Bolte, Leslie Leday, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), James Fenstermacher (SG), Lorenzo Martin (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Carl Johnson, Sydney Higgins, Timothy Miura, George Macdonald | |
| 15:27 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG) Gary Castello | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jacob Guard (PF) Lorenzo Martin | |
| 15:17 | Fairfield | Michael Patty hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 41-32 |
| 15:15 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Dave Marlow | 41-32 |
| 14:58 | James Madison | Jing Xiong hits a fadeaway from the right side | 41-34 |
| 14:36 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 14:34 | James Madison | Dave Marlow pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:31 | James Madison | Daniel McDow takes the ball from James Fenstermacher in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 14:08 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan buries a shot from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 13:51 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 13:50 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:34 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong clanks a jumper from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 13:32 | James Madison | Jacob Guard snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 13:14 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the jumpshot from the left side | 43-36 |
| 13:05 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Escudero - foul #2 on George Escudero, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Gary Castello (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Robert Cline (PF) Michael Patty, Daniel McDow, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), Joshua Bass (SF), Lorenzo Martin (PF), Timothy Miura (C) Jing Xiong, James Fenstermacher, George Escudero, Jacob Guard, Dave Marlow | |
| 13:05 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:05 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:57 | James Madison | Carl Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 12:56 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:40 | James Madison | Joshua Bass is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 12:17 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (SG), Joseph Herrington (C) Gary Castello, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Macdonald (C) Timothy Miura | |
| 11:51 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Paul Tung (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wade Willey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leslie Leday (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cline (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Herrington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sydney Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Bass (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lorenzo Martin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Fairfield | Wade Willey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 11:24 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Castello (SG), Ronald Bolte (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Paul Tung, Leslie Leday, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), James Fenstermacher (SG), Jacob Guard (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Carl Johnson, Sydney Higgins, Lorenzo Martin, George Macdonald | |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | Jing Xiong picks off the pass by Wade Willey in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 11:07 | James Madison | Joshua Bass is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 11:06 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 10:58 | Fairfield | Ronald Bolte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 10:57 | James Madison | Dave Marlow grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 10:45 | James Madison | Joshua Bass can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Bolte - foul #3 on Ronald Bolte, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG) Wade Willey | |
| Subs | James Madison | Timothy Miura (PF) Jacob Guard | |
| 10:45 | James Madison | Joshua Bass makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:45 | James Madison | Joshua Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 10:45 | James Madison | Timothy Miura grabs the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 10:20 | James Madison | Dave Marlow is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 10:00 | Fairfield | Robert Cline is whistled for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Elmer Swan (SF), Leslie Leday (C) Gary Castello, Ronald Bolte, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG), Sydney Higgins (SG), George Escudero (SF), Lorenzo Martin (PF) Jing Xiong, James Fenstermacher, Joshua Bass, Timothy Miura | |
| 09:47 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 09:46 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin tips it home | 48-44 |
| 09:31 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong can't connect on a runner in the paint | 48-44 |
| 09:29 | James Madison | Dave Marlow gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:17 | James Madison | Carl Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington (C) Nicolas Furlong | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Macdonald (C) Dave Marlow | |
| 08:53 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Daniel McDow | 50-44 |
| 08:44 | James Madison | George Macdonald makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Sydney Higgins | 50-46 |
| 08:27 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday buries a jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 08:12 | James Madison | Carl Johnson is fouled on the floor by Daniel McDow - foul #1 on Daniel McDow, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Michael Patty (SG), Robert Cline (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Paul Tung, Daniel McDow, Leslie Leday, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SG), Jacob Guard (PF), Timothy Miura (C) Sydney Higgins, Lorenzo Martin, George Macdonald | |
| 08:12 | James Madison | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:12 | James Madison | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:46 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 07:43 | Fairfield | Michael Patty grabs the offensive board | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Patty (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Elmer Swan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Rogers (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fenstermacher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Escudero (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jacob Guard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Miura (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Fairfield | Robert Cline makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Elmer Swan | 55-48 |
| 07:30 | James Madison | Michael Patty is called for the reach on James Fenstermacher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Patty, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Castello (SG), Ronald Bolte (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Wade Willey, Elmer Swan, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Joshua Bass (SF) Carl Johnson, George Escudero | |
| 07:30 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:30 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:11 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 07:03 | James Madison | Jacob Guard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 58-50 |
| 07:02 | James Madison | Jacob Guard tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 06:39 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong blows the layup | 58-52 |
| 06:38 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses the tip | 58-52 |
| 06:36 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 06:15 | James Madison | Jing Xiong hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fenstermacher | 58-55 |
| 05:57 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-55 |
| 05:55 | James Madison | Timothy Miura grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:39 | James Madison | Nicolas Furlong is called for the reach on James Fenstermacher - foul #4 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Wade Willey (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Leslie Leday (PF), Joseph Herrington (C) Michael Patty, Gary Castello, Ronald Bolte, Nicolas Furlong, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Escudero (SF), Lorenzo Martin (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Joshua Bass, Jacob Guard, Timothy Miura | |
| 05:39 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:39 | James Madison | James Fenstermacher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:25 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Escudero - foul #3 on George Escudero, team foul #3 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG) Wade Willey | |
| Subs | James Madison | Sydney Higgins (SG) James Fenstermacher | |
| 05:25 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:25 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:25 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:08 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jing Xiong | 59-59 |
| 04:51 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Tung and he's hacked by Sydney Higgins - foul #2 on Sydney Higgins, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Robert Cline (C) Paul Tung, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | James Madison | Carl Johnson (PG) Jing Xiong | |
| 04:51 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:49 | James Madison | Carl Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Willey - foul #2 on Wade Willey, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| 04:49 | James Madison | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 04:49 | James Madison | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 04:32 | James Madison | Lorenzo Martin grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 04:19 | James Madison | Carl Johnson is hacked by Wade Willey - foul #3 on Wade Willey, team foul #11 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG) Daniel McDow | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jacob Guard (PF) Lorenzo Martin | |
| 04:19 | James Madison | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:19 | James Madison | Carl Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:19 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday grabs the board | 62-62 |
| 04:00 | Fairfield | Paul Tung hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-62 |
| 03:58 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 03:53 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Wade Willey - foul #4 on Wade Willey, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Castello (SG), Jack Rogers (C) Wade Willey, Leslie Leday | |
| Subs | James Madison | George Macdonald (C) Dave Marlow | |
| 03:53 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:53 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:32 | Fairfield | Jacob Guard swats the short shot by Jack Rogers | 64-64 |
| 03:31 | James Madison | Sydney Higgins snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Paul Tung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Castello (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Swan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cline (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Rogers (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sydney Higgins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Escudero (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Guard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Macdonald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | James Madison | Jacob Guard scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Sydney Higgins | 64-66 |
| 03:01 | Fairfield | Gary Castello misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-66 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Carl Johnson | 64-66 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | James Madison calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Daniel McDow (SG), Ronald Bolte (SF), Leslie Leday (PF), Joseph Herrington (C) Paul Tung, Gary Castello, Elmer Swan, Robert Cline, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jing Xiong (PG), Joshua Bass (SF), Lorenzo Martin (PF), Dave Marlow (C) Sydney Higgins, George Escudero, Jacob Guard, George Macdonald | |
| 02:35 | James Madison | Joshua Bass misses the easy open layup | 64-66 |
| 02:34 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:34 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Elmer Swan (SF), Robert Cline (PF) Wade Willey, Ronald Bolte, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jacob Guard (PF) Lorenzo Martin | |
| 02:15 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow double dribbles | 64-66 |
| 02:13 | James Madison | Carl Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-66 |
| 02:00 | Fairfield | Leslie Leday banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel McDow | 66-66 |
| 01:48 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 66-66 |
| 01:46 | James Madison | Jacob Guard tips it in | 66-68 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Elmer Swan | 68-68 |
| 01:14 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the easy layup | 68-68 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow grabs the board | 68-68 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Robert Cline, Leslie Leday | |
| Subs | James Madison | James Fenstermacher (SG) Carl Johnson | |
| 00:52 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan is called for traveling | 68-68 |
| 00:35 | James Madison | Dave Marlow misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 00:34 | James Madison | Jacob Guard misses the tip | 68-68 |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Paul Tung snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Paul Tung | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | James Madison | James Madison calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| 00:01 | James Madison | Jing Xiong's fadeaway is rejected by Nicolas Furlong | 70-68 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | Dave Marlow snags the offensive board | 70-68 |