| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Joel Rector (fresh) SG - Joseph Newcombe (fresh) SF - George Lowe (fresh) PF - Elmer Brucker (fresh) C - Lonnie Salvaggio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Erie | PG - James Anderson (fresh) SG - John Morton (fresh) SF - Gilbert Warfield (fresh) PF - Santos Smith (fresh) C - Justin Alexander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Erie | Lake Erie is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Lake Erie | The rebound goes to Santos Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith's pass is intercepted by Joel Rector | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Lake Erie | The rebound goes to Santos Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Lake Erie | Lonnie Salvaggio swats the layup by James Anderson | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Newcombe | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Lake Erie | John Morton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | The rebound goes to Lonnie Salvaggio | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Gilbert Warfield is called for the reach on George Lowe - foul #1 on Gilbert Warfield, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gilbert Warfield - foul #2 on Gilbert Warfield, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson (SF) Gilbert Warfield | |
| 18:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio throws it down set up by Joel Rector and he's hacked by Santos Smith - foul #1 on Santos Smith, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| 18:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio misses the free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:04 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith pulls down the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:58 | Lake Erie | James Anderson lays it in set up by John Morton | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by James Anderson - foul #1 on James Anderson, team foul #4 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | William Waltman (SG), Keith Liverman (SF), Pat Hightower (PF), Garrett Chambers (C) Joseph Newcombe, George Lowe, Elmer Brucker, Lonnie Salvaggio | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex (PG), James Allan (SF), Daniel Weeks (C) James Anderson, John Morton, Justin Alexander | |
| 17:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:37 | Lake Erie | Daniel Weeks gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Lake Erie | James Allan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 17:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Daniel Weeks - foul #1 on Daniel Weeks, team foul #5 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Jeremy Porter (PG) Joel Rector | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Terence Blau (PF) Santos Smith | |
| 17:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 17:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:47 | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson is hacked by Jeremy Porter - foul #1 on Jeremy Porter, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| 16:29 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Liverman - foul #1 on Keith Liverman, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe (SF) Keith Liverman | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | James Anderson (PG), John Morton (SG) Daniel Essex, Frank Thompson | |
| 16:29 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:29 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | 3 seconds is called on Garrett Chambers | 9-5 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker (PF) Pat Hightower | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Santos Smith (PF) Terence Blau | |
| 16:03 | Lake Erie | James Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by William Waltman - foul #1 on William Waltman, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Nathaniel Burton (C) Garrett Chambers | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | | |
| 15:54 | Lake Erie | James Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman (SG) William Waltman | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander (C) Daniel Weeks | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Jeremy Porter (fresh) SG - Keith Liverman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Lowe (fresh) PF - Elmer Brucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel Burton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Erie | PG - James Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Allan (fresh) PF - Santos Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Alexander (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman's floater is tipped away by Santos Smith | 9-5 |
| 15:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:16 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Elmer Brucker - foul #1 on Elmer Brucker, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe (SG), Lonnie Salvaggio (C) Keith Liverman, Nathaniel Burton | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex (SG), Frank Thompson (SF) John Morton, James Allan | |
| 15:10 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-6 |
| 14:59 | Lake Erie | The rebound goes to Justin Alexander | 9-6 |
| 14:53 | Lake Erie | James Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lonnie Salvaggio - foul #1 on Lonnie Salvaggio, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Pat Hightower (SF) George Lowe | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | | |
| 14:53 | Lake Erie | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Lake Erie | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-8 |
| 14:32 | Lake Erie | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 14:27 | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Porter - foul #2 on Jeremy Porter, team foul #6 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector (PG), Keith Liverman (SF) Jeremy Porter, Elmer Brucker | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | John Joseph (SG), Terence Blau (PF), Daniel Weeks (C) James Anderson, Santos Smith, Justin Alexander | |
| 14:27 | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:27 | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio is fouled on the floor by Terence Blau - foul #1 on Terence Blau, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | John Morton (SG) John Joseph | |
| 14:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Pat Hightower buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:55 | Lake Erie | John Morton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 11-10 |
| 13:53 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | The rebound goes to Joseph Newcombe | 11-10 |
| 13:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Rector | 14-10 |
| 13:34 | Lake Erie | Daniel Weeks hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Essex | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | William Waltman (PG), George Lowe (SF), Elmer Brucker (PF), Garrett Chambers (C) Joel Rector, Joseph Newcombe, Pat Hightower, Lonnie Salvaggio | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | James Anderson (PG), James Allan (SF), Santos Smith (PF), Justin Alexander (C) Daniel Essex, Frank Thompson, Terence Blau, Daniel Weeks | |
| 12:55 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 14-12 |
| 12:54 | Lake Erie | John Morton pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:43 | Lake Erie | James Allan clanks a floater from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:42 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Garrett Chambers grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Garrett Chambers is called for 5 seconds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | David Erickson (PG) Keith Liverman | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex (SG) John Morton | |
| 12:04 | Lake Erie | James Allan clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Waltman - foul #2 on William Waltman, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector (PG) William Waltman | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Terence Blau (SF) Justin Alexander | |
| 12:04 | Lake Erie | James Allan makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:04 | Lake Erie | James Allan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:59 | Lake Erie | The refs have stopped play. James Anderson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 14-14 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | John Joseph (SG) James Anderson | |
| 11:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Terence Blau steals it from Elmer Brucker | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Joel Rector (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Erickson (fresh) SF - George Lowe (fresh) PF - Elmer Brucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garrett Chambers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lake Erie | PG - Daniel Essex (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Joseph (fresh) SF - Terence Blau (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Santos Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Lake Erie | Garrett Chambers is called for the reach on Santos Smith - foul #1 on Garrett Chambers, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe (SG) David Erickson | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson (SG), Daniel Weeks (C) John Joseph, James Allan | |
| 11:28 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:28 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | The rebound goes to Garrett Chambers | 14-14 |
| 11:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe hits the finger roll | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Lake Erie | Joel Rector is called for the reach on Daniel Essex - foul #1 on Joel Rector, team foul #9 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | David Erickson (PG), Pat Hightower (PF), Lonnie Salvaggio (C) Joel Rector, Elmer Brucker, Garrett Chambers | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | | |
| 11:05 | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:05 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Pat Hightower grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:52 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Pat Hightower buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Newcombe | 18-14 |
| 10:47 | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 18-14 |
| 10:46 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith tips it home | 18-16 |
| 10:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Daniel Essex is called for the reach on David Erickson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Essex, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Jack Turner (PG), John Morton (SG), Justin Alexander (C) Daniel Essex, Terence Blau, Santos Smith | |
| 10:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | David Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:43 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:25 | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Morton and he's fouled by Joseph Newcombe - foul #1 on Joseph Newcombe, team foul #10 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman (SF) George Lowe | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | | |
| 10:25 | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 10:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Erickson | 21-18 |
| 09:59 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander misses the easy layup | 21-18 |
| 09:57 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Pat Hightower pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:44 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Erickson | 23-18 |
| 09:20 | Lake Erie | Jack Turner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 09:18 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Pat Hightower snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 09:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Pat Hightower misses the jumper from the right side | 23-18 |
| 09:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman hits the follow up shot | 25-18 |
| 08:50 | Lake Erie | Jack Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 25-18 |
| 08:49 | Lake Erie | Daniel Weeks tips it home | 25-20 |
| 08:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Jack Turner steals the ball from David Erickson | 25-20 |
| 08:39 | Lake Erie | John Morton can't finish the layup | 25-20 |
| 08:37 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander tips it home | 25-22 |
| 08:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe is hacked by John Morton - foul #1 on John Morton, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector (PG), George Lowe (SF), Elmer Brucker (PF), Garrett Chambers (C) David Erickson, Keith Liverman, Pat Hightower, Lonnie Salvaggio | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex (PG), John Joseph (SG), Terence Blau (SF), Santos Smith (PF), James Allan (C) Jack Turner, John Morton, Frank Thompson, Daniel Weeks, Justin Alexander | |
| 08:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 08:19 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 08:05 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 08:03 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith misses the tip | 25-22 |
| 08:01 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | The rebound goes to Joseph Newcombe | 25-22 |
| 07:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 07:46 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Garrett Chambers pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Joel Rector (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Newcombe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Brucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garrett Chambers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Erie | PG - Daniel Essex (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Joseph (fresh) SF - Terence Blau (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Santos Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe is hacked by John Joseph - foul #1 on John Joseph, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| 07:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:12 | Lake Erie | John Joseph's pass is intercepted by Joel Rector | 27-22 |
| 06:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 06:52 | Lake Erie | The rebound goes to Santos Smith | 27-22 |
| 06:46 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joel Rector - foul #2 on Joel Rector, team foul #11 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | David Erickson (PG), Keith Liverman (SG) Joel Rector, Joseph Newcombe | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | John Morton (SG) John Joseph | |
| 06:46 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:46 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe is hacked by Terence Blau - foul #2 on Terence Blau, team foul #10 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Nathaniel Burton (C) Garrett Chambers | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson (SF), Justin Alexander (C) Terence Blau, James Allan | |
| 06:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:05 | Lake Erie | John Morton misses the 3 from straight away | 28-24 |
| 06:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | The rebound goes to David Erickson | 28-24 |
| 05:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Nathaniel Burton misses the driving attempt from close range | 28-24 |
| 05:54 | Lake Erie | The rebound goes to Frank Thompson | 28-24 |
| 05:49 | Lake Erie | Frank Thompson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-24 |
| 05:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Nathaniel Burton misses the turnaround from close range | 28-24 |
| 05:17 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:11 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 28-24 |
| 05:09 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:04 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | David Erickson loses the dribble to Daniel Essex in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 04:41 | Lake Erie | John Morton connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Essex and the foul's on Keith Liverman - foul #2 on Keith Liverman, team foul #12 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Newcombe (SG), Pat Hightower (PF), Lonnie Salvaggio (C) Keith Liverman, Elmer Brucker, Nathaniel Burton | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | James Anderson (PG), James Allan (SF), Daniel Weeks (C) Daniel Essex, Frank Thompson, Justin Alexander | |
| 04:41 | Lake Erie | John Morton makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio jams it on a nice dish by David Erickson and he's hacked by James Allan - foul #1 on James Allan, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | John Joseph (SG) John Morton | |
| 04:19 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Lonnie Salvaggio misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:19 | Lake Erie | James Anderson gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:04 | Lake Erie | Daniel Weeks misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 04:02 | Lake Erie | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Smith | 30-27 |
| 03:49 | Lake Erie | James Anderson connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Joseph | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - David Erickson (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Newcombe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pat Hightower (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Salvaggio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Erie | PG - James Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Joseph (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Allan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Santos Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Weeks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | David Erickson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 03:22 | Lake Erie | Santos Smith snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 03:16 | Lake Erie | James Allan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector (PG), William Waltman (SG) David Erickson, Joseph Newcombe | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Gilbert Warfield (SF), Terence Blau (PF) Santos Smith, Daniel Weeks | |
| 02:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Terence Blau steals the ball from George Lowe | 30-29 |
| 02:39 | Lake Erie | Terence Blau double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Keith Liverman (SF), Elmer Brucker (PF), Garrett Chambers (C) George Lowe, Pat Hightower, Lonnie Salvaggio | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander (C) James Allan | |
| 02:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-29 |
| 02:08 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 02:04 | Lake Erie | John Joseph's pass is intercepted by Garrett Chambers | 30-29 |
| 01:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Garrett Chambers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 01:47 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Garrett Chambers tips it home | 32-29 |
| 01:42 | Lake Erie | James Anderson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Garrett Chambers - foul #2 on Garrett Chambers, team foul #13 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | John Morton (SG), Daniel Weeks (PF) John Joseph, Terence Blau | |
| 01:42 | Lake Erie | James Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:42 | Lake Erie | James Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:24 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joel Rector misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-31 |
| 01:23 | Lake Erie | Justin Alexander gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 01:05 | Lake Erie | James Anderson buries a floater from close range | 32-33 |
| 00:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Elmer Brucker comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 32-33 |
| 00:46 | Lake Erie | James Anderson snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:40 | Lake Erie | Daniel Weeks is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Daniel Weeks, team foul #12 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Jeremy Porter (PG), Joseph Newcombe (SG), George Lowe (SF), Pat Hightower (PF), Lonnie Salvaggio (C) Joel Rector, William Waltman, Keith Liverman, Elmer Brucker, Garrett Chambers | |
| Subs | Lake Erie | Daniel Essex (PG), Frank Thompson (SF), Santos Smith (PF), James Allan (C) James Anderson, Gilbert Warfield, Daniel Weeks, Justin Alexander | |
| 00:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Joseph Newcombe and he's fouled by Frank Thompson - foul #1 on Frank Thompson, team foul #13 | 34-33 |
| 00:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:05 | Lake Erie | George Lowe takes the ball from James Allan | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | George Lowe misses the dunk | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Lake Erie | The rebound goes to James Allan | 35-33 |