| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pendergraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Cieszynski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Louis Kuczenski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Breslin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cecil Reeser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. C - Scott Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein (PF) Herbert Hamilton | |
| 19:48 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses the lay-in | 37-34 |
| 19:47 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:34 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil Reeser | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 19:22 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 37-38 |
| 19:05 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings can't finish the uncontested layup | 37-38 |
| 19:03 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:44 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Louis Kuczenski and he's hacked by Frank Cummings - foul #2 on Frank Cummings, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (PG), Ronnie Sevin (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Frank Cummings, James Pendergraft, Donald Jones, Joseph Stewart, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Herbert Hamilton (PF), Andre Shelby (C) Louis Kuczenski, Craig Breslin, Cecil Reeser, Scott Boyce | |
| 18:44 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:44 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:40 | Southern Methodist | Andre Shelby picks off the pass by Michael Jones in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 18:21 | Fairfield | Troy Scott makes the fadeaway from the right side | 37-42 |
| 18:19 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Beverly (PG) Keith Doberstein | |
| 17:59 | Fairfield | William Beverly misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Shelby | 37-42 |
| 17:38 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Oliver Eickhoff - foul #2 on Oliver Eickhoff, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), James Pendergraft (SG), Philip Conner (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Michael Payne, Ronnie Sevin, Michael Jones, Terrence Hastings, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Craig Breslin (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Scott Boyce (C) William Beverly, Troy Scott, Fred Johnson, Herbert Hamilton | |
| 17:38 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:38 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:38 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Philip Conner | 37-42 |
| 17:35 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Kuczenski - foul #2 on Louis Kuczenski, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton (PF) Andre Shelby | |
| 17:19 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft blows the layup | 37-42 |
| 17:17 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 17:13 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin is hacked by Frank Cummings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Cummings, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (PG) Frank Cummings | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 16:38 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Pendergraft | 40-45 |
| 16:18 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Payne - foul #3 on Michael Payne, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (PG), Donald Jones (SF) Michael Payne, Philip Conner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Beverly (PG), Troy Scott (SG) Louis Kuczenski, Craig Breslin | |
| 16:18 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:18 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:55 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones is whistled for a carry | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Larry Scott (C) James Pendergraft, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein (PF) Herbert Hamilton | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Frank Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronnie Sevin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Beverly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Troy Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Reeser (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Doberstein (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Boyce (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser misses the easy layup | 40-47 |
| 15:37 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Frank Cummings | 40-47 |
| 15:17 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Scott Boyce - foul #3 on Scott Boyce, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (SG), Terrence Hastings (PF) Ronnie Sevin, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Fred Johnson (SG) William Beverly, Troy Scott | |
| 15:17 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:17 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:17 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 15:05 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:43 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Keith Doberstein, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones (SF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Donald Jones, Terrence Hastings | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Breslin (SG), Troy Scott (SF), Herbert Hamilton (PF), Andre Shelby (C) Fred Johnson, Cecil Reeser, Keith Doberstein, Scott Boyce | |
| 14:28 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Jones | 44-47 |
| 14:05 | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Louis Kuczenski and he's fouled by Larry Scott - foul #4 on Larry Scott, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Michael Payne, Michael Jones, Larry Scott, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Boyce (C) Andre Shelby | |
| 14:05 | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 13:42 | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 44-50 |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 13:37 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Cummings - foul #4 on Frank Cummings, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG), Philip Conner (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF) Frank Cummings, Donald Jones, Terrence Hastings | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser (SF), Keith Doberstein (PF) Troy Scott, Herbert Hamilton | |
| 13:25 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein misses the easy layup | 44-50 |
| 13:23 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein tips it home | 44-52 |
| 12:58 | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 12:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Craig Breslin | 44-52 |
| 12:45 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin travels with the ball | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne (PG), Michael Jones (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Ronnie Sevin, Philip Conner, Joseph Stewart, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Andre Shelby (PF) Louis Kuczenski, Craig Breslin, Scott Boyce | |
| 12:30 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft blows the layup but he's hacked by Fred Johnson - foul #3 on Fred Johnson, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton (PF) Keith Doberstein | |
| 12:30 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:30 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | Troy Scott is hacked by James Pendergraft - foul #1 on James Pendergraft, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (PG), Donald Jones (SF) James Pendergraft, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Beverly (PG) Cecil Reeser | |
| 12:10 | Fairfield | Troy Scott misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:10 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 11:56 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Johnson - foul #4 on Fred Johnson, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Breslin (SG), Scott Boyce (C) Fred Johnson, Herbert Hamilton | |
| 11:56 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:56 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 11:56 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Ronnie Sevin steals it from Craig Breslin in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Ronnie Sevin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Payne (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terrence Hastings (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Eickhoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Beverly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Craig Breslin (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Troy Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andre Shelby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Boyce (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Payne | 49-52 |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 49-52 |
| 11:35 | Fairfield | Troy Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 11:23 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby is fouled on the floor by Oliver Eickhoff - foul #3 on Oliver Eickhoff, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Michael Payne, Terrence Hastings, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Keith Doberstein (SF) William Beverly, Craig Breslin | |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| 11:23 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 11:05 | Southern Methodist | Louis Kuczenski picks off the pass by James Pendergraft | 49-52 |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Kuczenski | 49-54 |
| 10:39 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-54 |
| 10:38 | Fairfield | Troy Scott grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 10:24 | Fairfield | Troy Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 10:23 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 09:58 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronnie Sevin | 52-54 |
| 09:37 | Fairfield | Andre Shelby comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 09:36 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 09:18 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 09:17 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones tips it in | 54-54 |
| 09:17 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Philip Conner (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Ronnie Sevin, James Pendergraft, Donald Jones, Joseph Stewart, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Beverly (PG), Craig Breslin (SG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Herbert Hamilton (PF) Louis Kuczenski, Troy Scott, Andre Shelby, Scott Boyce | |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 09:04 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:45 | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Philip Conner, team foul #9 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Boyce (C) Keith Doberstein | |
| 08:42 | Fairfield | Michael Jones is called for the reach on Craig Breslin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #10 | 54-54 |
| 08:42 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:42 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:42 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:28 | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner hits a wide open shot from the left side set up by Terrence Hastings | 56-54 |
| 08:23 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin is hacked by Michael Payne in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Payne, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (PG), Donald Jones (SF) Michael Payne, Philip Conner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG) William Beverly | |
| 08:23 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:23 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:02 | Southern Methodist | Terrence Hastings hits the finger roll | 58-56 |
| 07:50 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 07:48 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Ronnie Sevin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terrence Hastings (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Oliver Eickhoff (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Louis Kuczenski (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Craig Breslin (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Cecil Reeser (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Herbert Hamilton (tired) 4 pts. C - Scott Boyce (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 07:41 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Cecil Reeser | 58-56 |
| 07:24 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 07:07 | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 07:06 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 07:03 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin's pass is intercepted by Terrence Hastings in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 06:52 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin is fouled on the floor by Louis Kuczenski - foul #3 on Louis Kuczenski, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Frank Cummings (PG), Michael Payne (SG), Philip Conner (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF), Larry Scott (C) Ronnie Sevin, Michael Jones, Donald Jones, Terrence Hastings, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Keith Doberstein (C) Louis Kuczenski, Craig Breslin, Scott Boyce | |
| 06:39 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart can't connect on a shot near the basket | 58-56 |
| 06:38 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 06:36 | Fairfield | Frank Cummings is called for the reach on Troy Scott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Frank Cummings, team foul #12 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (SG) Frank Cummings | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Beverly (PG), Andre Shelby (C) Cecil Reeser, Herbert Hamilton | |
| 06:36 | Fairfield | Troy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:36 | Fairfield | Troy Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:34 | Southern Methodist | Fred Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Payne in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser (SF) Fred Johnson | |
| 06:34 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:34 | Southern Methodist | Michael Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:17 | Fairfield | Troy Scott is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Sevin - foul #1 on Ronnie Sevin, team foul #13 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones (SF) Philip Conner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:17 | Fairfield | Troy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:17 | Fairfield | Troy Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:17 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin is fouled on the floor by Troy Scott - foul #3 on Troy Scott, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart (PF) Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Craig Breslin (SG) Cecil Reeser | |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:00 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:48 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin is hacked by Michael Payne - foul #5 on Michael Payne, team foul #14 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG) Michael Payne | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Herbert Hamilton (PF), Scott Boyce (C) William Beverly, Andre Shelby, Keith Doberstein | |
| 05:48 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:48 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ronnie Sevin | 66-60 |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | Troy Scott is fouled on the floor by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #15 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | Troy Scott makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:18 | Fairfield | Troy Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:18 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:58 | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones clanks a 3 from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 04:56 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses the tip | 66-61 |
| 04:54 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 04:42 | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 04:40 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott hits the follow up shot | 68-61 |
| 04:25 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Pendergraft - foul #2 on James Pendergraft, team foul #16 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones (PG), Philip Conner (SF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Ronnie Sevin, Donald Jones, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Beverly (PG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Andre Shelby (PF), Keith Doberstein (C) Louis Kuczenski, Troy Scott, Herbert Hamilton, Scott Boyce | |
| 04:25 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:25 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:25 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 04:01 | Southern Methodist | Larry Scott buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 70-62 |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | William Beverly is hacked by Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #17 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin (SG) James Pendergraft | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (SG) Craig Breslin | |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | William Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | William Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:57 | Southern Methodist | Cecil Reeser steals the ball from Ronnie Sevin in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| 03:47 | Fairfield | Troy Scott misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Larry Scott - foul #5 on Larry Scott, team foul #18 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart (PF) Larry Scott | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton (PF), Scott Boyce (C) Keith Doberstein, Andre Shelby | |
| 03:47 | Fairfield | Troy Scott misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:47 | Fairfield | Troy Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:47 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Joseph Stewart | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Ronnie Sevin (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Jones (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stewart (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Eickhoff (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cecil Reeser (tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Herbert Hamilton (very tired) 4 pts. C - Scott Boyce (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Southern Methodist | Oliver Eickhoff lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Fairfield | Troy Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG) Philip Conner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG) William Beverly | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Southern Methodist | Joseph Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-64 |
| 03:11 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 03:07 | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Sevin - foul #2 on Ronnie Sevin, team foul #19 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones (SF), Terrence Hastings (PF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Michael Jones, Joseph Stewart, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:07 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 72-64 |
| 03:07 | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:07 | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski is hacked by Scott Boyce - foul #4 on Scott Boyce, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Jones (SG), Philip Conner (SF) James Pendergraft, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Keith Doberstein (PF), Andre Shelby (C) Herbert Hamilton, Scott Boyce | |
| 02:42 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:42 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Doberstein | 74-68 |
| 02:10 | Southern Methodist | Philip Conner misses the lay-in | 74-68 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Louis Kuczenski | 74-68 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Pendergraft (SG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Oliver Eickhoff (C) Michael Jones, Terrence Hastings, Kenneth Cieszynski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Beverly (PG), Craig Breslin (SG), Scott Boyce (C) Louis Kuczenski, Cecil Reeser, Andre Shelby | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin blows the layup | 74-68 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 01:46 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Jones (SF), Kenneth Cieszynski (C) Philip Conner, Oliver Eickhoff | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Louis Kuczenski (PG), Cecil Reeser (SF), Herbert Hamilton (PF) William Beverly, Troy Scott, Keith Doberstein | |
| 01:34 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 74-68 |
| 01:32 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski snags the offensive board | 74-68 |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Craig Breslin - foul #2 on Craig Breslin, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-68 |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce snags the defensive board | 75-68 |
| 01:02 | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 75-68 |
| 01:01 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser gets the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:38 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 00:36 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 00:36 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Kuczenski - foul #4 on Louis Kuczenski, team foul #11 | 75-68 |
| 00:33 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-68 |
| 00:33 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin misses the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:33 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Fairfield | Cecil Reeser misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Louis Kuczenski is called for the reach on Kenneth Cieszynski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Kuczenski, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Troy Scott (PG) Louis Kuczenski | |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Cieszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | Scott Boyce snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:21 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-68 |
| 00:17 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-68 |
| 00:15 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin pulls down the rebound | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin is hacked by Troy Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Scott, team foul #13 | 77-68 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Herbert Hamilton misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 79-68 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Craig Breslin tips it in | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Ronnie Sevin runs out the clock | 79-70 |