| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (fresh) SG - Boyd Miler (fresh) SF - Edward Clifton (fresh) PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Wright (fresh) SG - Michael Blanchard (fresh) SF - Justin Topete (fresh) PF - Paul Maxim (fresh) C - Shane Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UC Riverside | Shane Powell misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Raymond Alcorn | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Blanchard - foul #1 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shane Powell - foul #1 on Shane Powell, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:52 | UC Riverside | Shane Powell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn makes the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Shane Powell - foul #2 on Shane Powell, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Howard Howell (C) Shane Powell | |
| 18:35 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | UC Riverside | Howard Howell misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 3-2 |
| 18:14 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Vincent Domingue | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 5-2 |
| 17:42 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn buries a floater from the left wing set up by Vincent Domingue | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Thiessen | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is denied on a layup by Paul Maxim | 7-2 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 16:31 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Justin Topete | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-5 |
| 15:51 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright lays it in | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Vincent Domingue (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Boyd Miler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Clifton (tiring) PF - Kenneth Thiessen (tiring) C - Raymond Alcorn (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Wright (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Michael Blanchard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Topete (tiring) PF - Paul Maxim (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Howard Howell (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler is fouled on the floor by Howard Howell - foul #1 on Howard Howell, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Austin Sugg (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Charles Grove (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Vincent Domingue, Boyd Miler, Edward Clifton, Kenneth Thiessen, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Sander (SG), Alvin Lau (SF), Richard Bryant (PF) Charles Wright, Justin Topete, Paul Maxim | |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 15:26 | UC Riverside | Richard Bryant gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:10 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-7 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Howard Howell grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:54 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 14:52 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Telek Zakrzewski | 10-7 |
| 14:42 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg is called for 10 seconds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim (C) Howard Howell | |
| 14:34 | UC Riverside | Richard Bryant misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-7 |
| 14:32 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander hits the follow up shot | 10-9 |
| 14:23 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:22 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roderick Paul - foul #1 on Roderick Paul, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boyd Miler (SG), Edward Clifton (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Roderick Paul, Morgan Benfield, Charles Grove, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber (PG), Joseph Almond (SF), Howard Howell (C) Richard Sander, Alvin Lau, Richard Bryant | |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:39 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler is open but misses the lay-in | 10-11 |
| 13:37 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Alcorn | 10-11 |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen is called for traveling | 10-11 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG) Austin Sugg | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Wright (PG), Justin Topete (SF) Samuel Weber, Joseph Almond | |
| 13:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright is called for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Wright, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Charles Grove (C) Vincent Domingue, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:58 | Fairfield | Paul Maxim steps in front of the Roderick Paul pass in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| 12:39 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim connects on the floater in the lane | 10-13 |
| 12:37 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul is hacked by Charles Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Austin Sugg (SF), Morgan Benfield (PF) Edward Clifton, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber (PG), Richard Sander (SG) Charles Wright, Michael Blanchard | |
| 12:21 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Austin Sugg is blocked by Paul Maxim | 10-13 |
| 12:19 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:56 | Fairfield | Samuel Weber takes the ball from Boyd Miler | 10-13 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Austin Sugg takes the ball from Paul Maxim | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fairly fresh) SG - Boyd Miler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Austin Sugg (fairly fresh) PF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) C - Charles Grove (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Weber (fresh) SG - Richard Sander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Topete (tiring) PF - Paul Maxim (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Howell (tiring) | |
| 11:16 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-13 |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:12 | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Edward Clifton (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Roderick Paul, Austin Sugg, Morgan Benfield, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard (SG), Joseph Almond (SF), Richard Bryant (PF) Richard Sander, Justin Topete, Howard Howell | |
| 10:47 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Telek Zakrzewski | 12-13 |
| 10:39 | UC Riverside | Joseph Almond is hacked by Edward Clifton - foul #1 on Edward Clifton, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau (SF), Howard Howell (C) Joseph Almond, Paul Maxim | |
| 10:25 | UC Riverside | Richard Bryant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 10:24 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Howell - foul #2 on Howard Howell, team foul #7 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn (PF) Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Sander (SG), Paul Maxim (C) Samuel Weber, Howard Howell | |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:05 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander's floater is knocked away by Raymond Alcorn | 14-13 |
| 10:03 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:50 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Alcorn | 16-13 |
| 09:46 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Alvin Lau | 16-15 |
| 09:24 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 09:22 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 09:15 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim misses the shot from the right side | 16-15 |
| 09:13 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski grabs the board | 16-15 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Paul Maxim is called for the reach on Telek Zakrzewski - foul #1 on Paul Maxim, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Austin Sugg (SG), Morgan Benfield (SF), Charles Grove (PF) Vincent Domingue, Boyd Miler, Edward Clifton, Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber (PG), Joseph Almond (SF) Richard Sander, Alvin Lau | |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:46 | UC Riverside | Charles Grove picks off the pass by Paul Maxim | 18-15 |
| 08:19 | Fairfield | Charles Grove can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Blanchard - foul #2 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #9 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Sander (SG) Michael Blanchard | |
| 08:19 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:19 | Fairfield | Charles Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:02 | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:54 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-15 |
| 07:46 | UC Riverside | Richard Sander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-15 |
| 07:45 | Fairfield | Charles Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 07:43 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield is hacked by Samuel Weber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Weber, team foul #10 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boyd Miler (SG), Raymond Alcorn (C) Kenneth Thiessen, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Justin Topete (SF) Joseph Almond | |
| 07:43 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:43 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fresh) SG - Boyd Miler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Austin Sugg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morgan Benfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Alcorn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Samuel Weber (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Sander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Topete (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Bryant (tiring) C - Paul Maxim (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Alcorn - foul #1 on Raymond Alcorn, team foul #3 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) Roderick Paul, Morgan Benfield | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim makes the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Boyd Miler | 27-17 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Raymond Alcorn blocks the jumper by Justin Topete | 27-17 |
| 06:53 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Boyd Miler | 27-17 |
| 06:24 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler lays it up and in set up by Vincent Domingue | 29-17 |
| 06:14 | UC Riverside | Richard Bryant misses the easy layup | 29-17 |
| 06:12 | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber gets the offensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 05:54 | UC Riverside | Samuel Weber misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-17 |
| 05:53 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 05:32 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn is hacked by Samuel Weber - foul #2 on Samuel Weber, team foul #11 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Roderick Paul (PG), Morgan Benfield (SG), Edward Clifton (SF), Charles Grove (C) Vincent Domingue, Boyd Miler, Austin Sugg, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Charles Wright (PG), Joseph Almond (SF) Samuel Weber, Richard Bryant | |
| 05:32 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn makes the 1st free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:32 | Fairfield | Raymond Alcorn misses the 2nd free throw | 30-17 |
| 05:32 | UC Riverside | Justin Topete grabs the defensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright's pass is intercepted by Charles Grove | 30-17 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sander - foul #1 on Richard Sander, team foul #12 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Boyd Miler (SG) Raymond Alcorn | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Morgan Benfield makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:07 | UC Riverside | Boyd Miler steps in front of the Charles Wright pass in the backcourt | 32-17 |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 32-17 |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton hits the follow up shot | 34-17 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | Roderick Paul steps in front of the Joseph Almond pass | 34-17 |
| 04:45 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul hits the finger roll | 36-17 |
| 04:35 | UC Riverside | Paul Maxim lays it in | 36-19 |
| 04:31 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sander - foul #2 on Richard Sander, team foul #13 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard (SG), Alvin Lau (SF) Richard Sander, Joseph Almond | |
| 04:31 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul makes the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 04:31 | Fairfield | Roderick Paul makes the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-19 |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler gets the rebound | 38-19 |
| 04:13 | Fairfield | Edward Clifton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-19 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Austin Sugg (SG) Boyd Miler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Bryant (PF) Justin Topete | |
| 04:08 | UC Riverside | Charles Grove swats the short shot by Paul Maxim | 38-19 |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Charles Grove grabs the board | 38-19 |
| 04:02 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roderick Paul | 41-19 |
| 03:44 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-21 |
| 03:21 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 41-21 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Charles Grove pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-21 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Roderick Paul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Sugg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Clifton (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Morgan Benfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Grove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Charles Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Blanchard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Alvin Lau (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Bryant (tired) C - Paul Maxim (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roderick Paul | 44-21 |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Austin Sugg - foul #1 on Austin Sugg, team foul #4 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue (PG), Boyd Miler (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Roderick Paul, Austin Sugg, Morgan Benfield, Charles Grove | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Justin Topete (PF), Shane Powell (C) Richard Bryant, Paul Maxim | |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau misses the 1st free throw | 44-21 |
| 02:56 | UC Riverside | Alvin Lau misses the 2nd free throw | 44-21 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski pulls down the rebound | 44-21 |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-21 |
| 02:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Shane Powell | 44-21 |
| 02:27 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 44-21 |
| 02:26 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski gets the rebound | 44-21 |
| 02:02 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Clifton | 46-21 |
| 01:43 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-21 |
| 01:42 | UC Riverside | Shane Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 46-21 |
| 01:34 | UC Riverside | Michael Blanchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-21 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Austin Sugg (SF), Raymond Alcorn (C) Edward Clifton, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Almond (SF), Paul Maxim (PF) Alvin Lau, Justin Topete | |
| 01:13 | Fairfield | Boyd Miler hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Vincent Domingue | 48-21 |
| 00:55 | UC Riverside | Raymond Alcorn blocks the jumper by Paul Maxim | 48-21 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Joseph Almond tips it back up and in | 48-23 |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the paint | 48-23 |
| 00:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Shane Powell | 48-23 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Charles Wright comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-23 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Austin Sugg pulls down the rebound | 48-23 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Vincent Domingue misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 48-23 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen snags the offensive board | 48-23 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | The clock runs out | 48-23 |