| Lineup | Albany | PG - Shawn Doherty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Wayman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Romine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chris Copeland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wong (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Mericle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dustin Eberle (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Phillip Wayman inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Albany | Joseph Romine misses the easy open layup | 29-25 |
| 19:39 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to James Wong | 29-25 |
| 19:23 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle's layup is rejected by Edward Williams | 29-25 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle tips it in | 29-27 |
| 19:20 | Albany | Phillip Wayman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 19:05 | Fairfield | Chris Copeland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Chris Copeland, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:46 | Albany | Phillip Wayman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Williams | 32-27 |
| 18:30 | Fairfield | James Wong knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Chris Copeland | 32-30 |
| 18:19 | Albany | Edward Williams is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 17:56 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle's pass is intercepted by Edward Williams | 34-30 |
| 17:39 | Albany | Shawn Doherty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 17:37 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:33 | Fairfield | James Wong clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:31 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:12 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Eberle and he's hacked by Phillip Wayman - foul #2 on Phillip Wayman, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Albany | William Wan (PG), Jack Denker (SG), George Israelsen (SF), John Peterson (PF), Joe Kanter (C) Shawn Doherty, Louis Smith, Phillip Wayman, Edward Williams, Joseph Romine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Arend (PG), Jeremy Singer (SG), Jeffery Johnson (PF), Larry Rickel (C) Chris Copeland, James Wong, Dustin Eberle, Ronald Smith | |
| 17:12 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:49 | Albany | Charles Mericle steps in front of the George Israelsen pass | 34-33 |
| 16:46 | Fairfield | David Arend banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Mericle | 34-35 |
| 16:44 | Albany | George Israelsen is hacked by Charles Mericle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Mericle, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin (SF) Charles Mericle | |
| 16:24 | Albany | Jack Denker buries a runner in the lane | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | Fairfield | Jeremy Singer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-35 |
| 15:56 | Albany | George Israelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - William Wan (fresh) SG - Jack Denker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Israelsen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Kanter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Arend (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Singer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donnie Elamin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Rickel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Albany | Joe Kanter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | Albany | Louis Smith (SG) William Wan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 15:43 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 15:25 | Albany | Larry Rickel steals the ball from John Peterson | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | Fairfield | David Arend hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 15:08 | Albany | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:50 | Albany | Jack Denker is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Louis Smith | 39-38 |
| 14:30 | Fairfield | Jack Denker steals the ball from Larry Rickel | 39-38 |
| 14:27 | Albany | Jack Denker can't finish the layup | 39-38 |
| 14:25 | Fairfield | Larry Rickel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:20 | Fairfield | Jeremy Singer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 14:19 | Albany | George Israelsen snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:01 | Albany | Louis Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:46 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin blows the layup | 42-38 |
| 13:44 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin tips it home | 42-40 |
| 13:20 | Albany | Jack Denker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Rickel - foul #1 on Larry Rickel, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Doherty (PG), Phillip Wayman (SF), Edward Williams (PF), Joseph Romine (C) Louis Smith, George Israelsen, John Peterson, Joe Kanter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chris Copeland (PG), James Wong (SG), Charles Mericle (SF), Dustin Eberle (PF), Ronald Smith (C) David Arend, Jeremy Singer, Donnie Elamin, Jeffery Johnson, Larry Rickel | |
| 13:20 | Albany | Jack Denker misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:20 | Albany | Jack Denker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:03 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Mericle | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | Albany | Phillip Wayman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 12:41 | Albany | Joseph Romine pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:25 | Albany | Jack Denker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 12:24 | Albany | Joseph Romine grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:01 | Albany | Phillip Wayman misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Mericle - foul #3 on Charles Mericle, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Albany | Louis Smith (SG) Jack Denker | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 12:01 | Albany | Phillip Wayman misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:01 | Albany | Phillip Wayman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:44 | Fairfield | James Wong connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Shawn Doherty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Louis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Wayman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Romine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chris Copeland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Wong (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Mericle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dustin Eberle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Albany | Shawn Doherty hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Chris Copeland - foul #3 on Chris Copeland, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Aldo Giordano (SF) Charles Mericle | |
| 11:37 | Albany | Shawn Doherty makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:37 | Albany | Shawn Doherty makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:17 | Fairfield | Chris Copeland buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 10:54 | Albany | Edward Williams hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Wayman | 48-48 |
| 10:35 | Fairfield | James Wong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 10:33 | Albany | Edward Williams grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:24 | Albany | Louis Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 48-48 |
| 10:23 | Albany | Joseph Romine hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 10:10 | Fairfield | Edward Williams takes the ball from Chris Copeland | 50-48 |
| 10:04 | Albany | Louis Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Edward Williams and he's hacked by James Wong - foul #2 on James Wong, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Albany | William Wan (PG), John Peterson (SF), Joe Kanter (C) Shawn Doherty, Phillip Wayman, Joseph Romine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Mericle (SF) Aldo Giordano | |
| 10:04 | Albany | Louis Smith makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:39 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Chris Copeland | 53-51 |
| 09:37 | Albany | Louis Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson (PF), Donnie Elamin (C) Dustin Eberle, Ronald Smith | |
| 09:20 | Fairfield | Chris Copeland can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:19 | Albany | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 09:17 | Albany | James Wong is called for the reach on Louis Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Wong, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Albany | Joseph Romine (C) Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Arend (PG) Chris Copeland | |
| 09:17 | Albany | Louis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:17 | Albany | Louis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | David Arend can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joe Kanter - foul #1 on Joe Kanter, team foul #2 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Albany | Phillip Wayman (SF) Louis Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Rickel (C) Donnie Elamin | |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | David Arend makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:57 | Fairfield | David Arend makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:44 | Albany | Joe Kanter scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Wan | 57-53 |
| 08:25 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wong | 57-56 |
| 08:11 | Albany | John Peterson is hacked by Charles Mericle - foul #4 on Charles Mericle, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Doherty (PG), Edward Williams (PF) William Wan, Joseph Romine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chris Copeland (PG), Jeremy Singer (SG), Aldo Giordano (SF), Ronald Smith (C) David Arend, James Wong, Charles Mericle, Jeffery Johnson | |
| 08:11 | Albany | John Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:11 | Albany | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Jeremy Singer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:29 | Fairfield | Jeremy Singer misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Albany | John Peterson pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Shawn Doherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Kanter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Phillip Wayman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chris Copeland (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Singer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aldo Giordano (fresh) PF - Larry Rickel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Albany | Joe Kanter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-56 |
| 07:06 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:43 | Fairfield | Aldo Giordano clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 06:42 | Albany | Phillip Wayman snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:26 | Albany | Joe Kanter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 06:25 | Fairfield | Jeremy Singer gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Aldo Giordano misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joe Kanter - foul #2 on Joe Kanter, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Albany | Jack Denker (PG), Louis Smith (SG), George Israelsen (SF), Joseph Romine (C) Shawn Doherty, Joe Kanter, Phillip Wayman, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Arend (PG), James Wong (SG), Jeffery Johnson (PF), Donnie Elamin (C) Chris Copeland, Jeremy Singer, Larry Rickel, Ronald Smith | |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Aldo Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:10 | Fairfield | Aldo Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:46 | Albany | Joseph Romine misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | Aldo Giordano snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:27 | Fairfield | Aldo Giordano scores on a jump hook from the left block | 59-59 |
| 05:09 | Albany | Jack Denker misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 59-59 |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Aldo Giordano | 59-59 |
| 05:07 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Joe Kanter (PF) Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Mericle (SF), Dustin Eberle (PF) Aldo Giordano, Donnie Elamin | |
| 04:44 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Arend | 59-62 |
| 04:42 | Albany | Louis Smith is hacked by James Wong in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Wong, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Albany | John Peterson (PF) Joseph Romine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeremy Singer (SG) James Wong | |
| 04:42 | Albany | Louis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:42 | Fairfield | Jeffery Johnson pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:30 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle blows the layup | 59-62 |
| 04:29 | Albany | John Peterson grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 04:07 | Albany | Louis Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jack Denker | 62-62 |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Jack Denker is called for the reach on David Arend in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Denker, team foul #4 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Doherty (PG), Joseph Romine (C) Jack Denker, George Israelsen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Smith (C) Jeffery Johnson | |
| 03:54 | Fairfield | Louis Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Louis Smith, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 03:22 | Fairfield | David Arend hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeremy Singer | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Shawn Doherty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joe Kanter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Romine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Arend (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Singer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mericle (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dustin Eberle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Albany | Joe Kanter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Singer - foul #2 on Jeremy Singer, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Albany | William Wan (PG), Phillip Wayman (SF) Shawn Doherty, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chris Copeland (PG), James Wong (SG), Donnie Elamin (SF), Jeffery Johnson (PF) David Arend, Jeremy Singer, Charles Mericle, Dustin Eberle | |
| 03:05 | Albany | Joe Kanter makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:05 | Albany | Joe Kanter misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:05 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:49 | Fairfield | Donnie Elamin is hacked by Joseph Romine - foul #3 on Joseph Romine, team foul #6 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Jack Denker (PG), George Israelsen (PF) William Wan, Joe Kanter | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Larry Rickel (C) Ronald Smith | |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | James Wong comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 02:43 | Albany | The rebound goes to George Israelsen | 63-64 |
| 02:43 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Shawn Doherty (PG), John Peterson (C) Jack Denker, Joseph Romine | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Mericle (SF), Dustin Eberle (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Donnie Elamin, Jeffery Johnson, Larry Rickel | |
| 02:30 | Albany | Ronald Smith denies the turnaround by George Israelsen | 63-64 |
| 02:29 | Albany | John Peterson tips it but misses | 63-64 |
| 02:28 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:21 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 02:19 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:04 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-64 |
| 02:03 | Albany | George Israelsen grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 02:03 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Edward Williams (PF), Joseph Romine (C) George Israelsen, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Arend (PG) Chris Copeland | |
| 01:45 | Albany | Shawn Doherty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 01:44 | Fairfield | Dustin Eberle pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:25 | Fairfield | James Wong loses the dribble to Shawn Doherty | 63-64 |
| 01:22 | Albany | Shawn Doherty jams it | 65-64 |
| 00:56 | Fairfield | The jumper by Dustin Eberle is denied by Edward Williams | 65-64 |
| 00:55 | Albany | Joseph Romine grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Albany | Joseph Romine double dribbles | 65-64 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chris Copeland (PG) David Arend | |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Phillip Wayman - foul #3 on Phillip Wayman, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Albany | Louis Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Doherty | 67-66 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Charles Mericle scores on a runner from the baseline | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Albany | Louis Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 67-68 |