| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Rio (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Haider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Swinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hymes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jayson Peres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Gerry Parks inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Gary Engel steps in front of the Steven Swinson pass | 36-26 |
| 19:23 | Fairfield | Joe Rio hits the finger roll | 38-26 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Steven Swinson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Jayson Peres tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 18:55 | Fairfield | Brian Haider hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Engel | 40-28 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Jayson Peres misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brian Haider - foul #1 on Brian Haider, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Bruno Shaver (SF) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Sherwood Hinnant | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Jayson Peres misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Jayson Peres misses the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:38 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Bruno Shaver | 40-28 |
| 18:24 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-28 |
| 18:23 | Fairfield | Brian Haider can't tip it in | 40-28 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Jayson Peres pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Steven Swinson can't finish the layup | 40-28 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Gerry Parks snags the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | John Hymes is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gerry Parks | 40-30 |
| 17:54 | Fairfield | John Daugherty is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Daugherty, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Short (PF), Josef Kimble (C) Jim Green, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), William Fries (SG), Steven Bohler (SF), Oliver Blair (PF), Lawrence Almeida (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Steven Swinson, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, Jayson Peres | |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Bruno Shaver denies the turnaround by Lawrence Almeida | 40-30 |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Joe Short grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:11 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Oliver Blair - foul #2 on Oliver Blair, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Casimir Falkowski, John Daugherty, Bruno Shaver | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:11 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:11 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:11 | Fairfield | Joe Short gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:59 | Fairfield | Joe Short is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joe Short, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy McCormic | 41-32 |
| 16:36 | Fairfield | Gary Engel loses the ball out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim Green (PF), Brian Haider (C) Joe Short, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF) Timothy McCormic, William Fries, Steven Bohler | |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 16:25 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Sherwood Hinnant | 41-32 |
| 16:05 | Fairfield | Joe Rio hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Haider | 43-32 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Oliver Blair clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Gary Engel - foul #2 on Gary Engel, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (SG), Bruno Shaver (SF) Joe Rio, Sherwood Hinnant | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hymes (PF) Lawrence Almeida | |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Oliver Blair makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Oliver Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casimir Falkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruno Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Haider (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Swinson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hymes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Oliver Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Green | 46-34 |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Jim Green picks off the pass by Steven Swinson in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Brian Haider slams it home set up by Jim Green | 48-34 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Gerry Parks connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi | 48-36 |
| 14:44 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Gary Engel | 51-36 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Gerry Parks is hacked by Brian Haider - foul #2 on Brian Haider, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), Joe Short (PF), Josef Kimble (C) Casimir Falkowski, Bruno Shaver, Jim Green, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), William Fries (SG), Steven Bohler (SF), Mark Ford (PF), Jayson Peres (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Steven Swinson, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, Oliver Blair | |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic is fouled on the floor by Joe Short - foul #2 on Joe Short, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Steven Bohler is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy McCormic | 51-39 |
| 13:44 | Fairfield | John Daugherty buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Steven Bohler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Gary Engel, Gino Bruno | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida (PF) Mark Ford | |
| 13:24 | Fairfield | Joe Short knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Daugherty | 56-39 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Steven Bohler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Sherwood Hinnant - foul #3 on Sherwood Hinnant, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG) John Daugherty | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Steven Bohler misses the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Steven Bohler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 12:48 | Fairfield | Joe Short connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joe Rio | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Joe Rio takes the ball from Timothy McCormic in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:23 | Fairfield | Joe Rio misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-40 |
| 12:21 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Sherwood Hinnant | 59-40 |
| 12:05 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jayson Peres - foul #2 on Jayson Peres, team foul #2 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), Jim Green (PF), Brian Haider (C) Casimir Falkowski, Joe Short, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), John Hymes (PF) Timothy McCormic, William Fries, Steven Bohler, Lawrence Almeida | |
| 12:05 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 12:05 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Swinson and he's fouled by Jim Green - foul #2 on Jim Green, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG) Sherwood Hinnant | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:24 | Fairfield | Brian Haider connects on the runner near the basket set up by Gary Engel | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Rio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bruno Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Haider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Swinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hymes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jayson Peres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 10:48 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Brian Haider is denied by Gerry Parks | 63-45 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Jayson Peres grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | John Hymes is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the left block | 63-45 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | John Hymes hits the follow up shot | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:18 | Fairfield | Joe Rio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Gino Bruno (SF) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Bruno Shaver | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Robert York (SF), Mark Ford (PF), Oliver Blair (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, Jayson Peres | |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic loses the dribble to John Daugherty in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 09:56 | Fairfield | Brian Haider misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert York - foul #1 on Robert York, team foul #3 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (SG), Steven Bohler (SF), Lawrence Almeida (C) Steven Swinson, Robert York, Mark Ford | |
| 09:56 | Fairfield | Brian Haider makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 09:56 | Fairfield | Brian Haider misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Oliver Blair | 64-47 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | John Daugherty picks off the pass by Timothy McCormic in the backcourt | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:36 | Fairfield | John Daugherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Josef Kimble (PF), Joe Short (C) Jim Green, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:34 | Columbia | John Daugherty is called for the reach on William Fries in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Daugherty, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| 09:34 | Columbia | William Fries misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 09:34 | Fairfield | Joe Short gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 09:17 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-47 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Oliver Blair clanks a shot in the lane | 67-47 |
| 09:11 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble gets the rebound | 67-47 |
| 08:43 | Fairfield | John Daugherty scores on a turnaround from the right block | 69-47 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | William Fries hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Oliver Blair gets the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic is hacked by Casimir Falkowski - foul #1 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #10 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Jim Green (PF), Brian Haider (C) Casimir Falkowski, John Daugherty, Gino Bruno, Joe Short, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), John Hymes (PF), Jayson Peres (C) William Fries, Steven Bohler, Oliver Blair, Lawrence Almeida | |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant can't connect on a shot near the basket | 69-49 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | Jim Green grabs the offensive board | 69-49 |
| 07:31 | Fairfield | Joe Rio is hacked by Timothy McCormic - foul #1 on Timothy McCormic, team foul #4 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG) Timothy McCormic | |
| 07:13 | Fairfield | Brian Haider comes up short on the floater in the paint | 69-49 |
| 07:12 | Fairfield | Jim Green gets the offensive rebound | 69-49 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Rio (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Haider (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Swinson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Hymes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jayson Peres (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Fairfield | Gary Engel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Sherwood Hinnant | 71-49 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | John Hymes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi hits the follow up shot | 71-51 |
| 06:13 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Sherwood Hinnant | 73-51 |
| 05:57 | Columbia | Steven Swinson lays it in uncontested | 73-53 |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Jim Green comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 73-53 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jayson Peres | 73-53 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Steven Swinson comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Brian Haider - foul #3 on Brian Haider, team foul #11 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), Casimir Falkowski (SG), Joe Short (PF), Josef Kimble (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Jim Green, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Steven Bohler (SF), Oliver Blair (PF), Lawrence Almeida (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, Jayson Peres | |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Steven Swinson makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Steven Swinson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 05:03 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Oliver Blair | 73-55 |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Steven Swinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-55 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Oliver Blair tips it in | 73-57 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski double dribbles | 73-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG) Sherwood Hinnant | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (SG) Steven Swinson | |
| 04:29 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic is fouled on the floor by Casimir Falkowski - foul #2 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #12 | 73-57 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:02 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble travels with the ball | 73-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Bruno (SF), Brian Haider (C) Bruno Shaver, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Robert York (SF), Mark Ford (PF) Timothy McCormic, Steven Bohler, Lawrence Almeida | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | Robert York travels with the ball | 73-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Jim Green (PF) John Daugherty, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerry Parks (SF) Robert York | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Fairfield | Jim Green knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gino Bruno | 75-59 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casimir Falkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gino Bruno (fresh) PF - Jim Green (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Haider (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Fries (fresh) SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Ford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oliver Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Columbia | William Fries scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-61 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Jim Green misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-61 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | Gerry Parks grabs the board | 75-61 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Oliver Blair is open and buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Gerry Parks | 75-63 |
| 01:58 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses long on a shot from the left side | 75-63 |
| 01:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Oliver Blair | 75-63 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Oliver Blair connects on the open jump hook from the baseline | 75-65 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Brian Haider drills a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Oliver Blair - foul #3 on Oliver Blair, team foul #5 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG), Bruno Shaver (SF), Joe Short (PF) Gary Engel, Gino Bruno, Jim Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Steven Bohler (SF), Lawrence Almeida (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Gerry Parks, Mark Ford | |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Brian Haider makes the free throw | 78-65 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | Casimir Falkowski is called for the reach on William Fries in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #13 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Josef Kimble (C) Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:16 | Columbia | William Fries makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | William Fries makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:52 | Fairfield | Lawrence Almeida steals it from Bruno Shaver | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Oliver Blair lays it up and in | 78-69 |
| 00:47 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Jim Green (PF), Brian Haider (C) Casimir Falkowski, John Daugherty, Bruno Shaver, Joe Short, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), John Hymes (PF), Jayson Peres (C) Timothy McCormic, William Fries, Steven Bohler, Oliver Blair, Lawrence Almeida | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Fairfield | Joe Rio is fouled in the backcourt by Osvaldo Rossi - foul #2 on Osvaldo Rossi, team foul #6 | 78-69 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Gerry Parks is called for the reach on Sherwood Hinnant - foul #2 on Gerry Parks, team foul #7 | 78-69 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Steven Swinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 00:38 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant grabs the board | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses the jumper from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Hymes pulls down the rebound | 80-69 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | John Hymes is hacked by Jim Green in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jim Green, team foul #14 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Bruno Shaver (SF), Joe Short (PF), Josef Kimble (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Sherwood Hinnant, Jim Green, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), William Fries (SG), Steven Bohler (SF), Oliver Blair (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Steven Swinson, Gerry Parks, Jayson Peres | |
| 00:09 | Columbia | John Hymes makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | John Hymes makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Timothy McCormic is called for the reach on Casimir Falkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy McCormic, team foul #8 | 80-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Jim Green (PF), Brian Haider (C) John Daugherty, Bruno Shaver, Joe Short, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), Jayson Peres (C) Timothy McCormic, William Fries, Steven Bohler, Oliver Blair | |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Jayson Peres snags the defensive board | 80-71 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Steven Swinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-71 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant gets the rebound | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant runs out the clock | 80-71 |