| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) C - Samuel Muse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fresh) SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) SF - Herbert Cloninger (fresh) PF - Joseph Herrington (fresh) C - Winford Rehnberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kenneth Oliver | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | Fairfield | Wade Willey gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wade Willey | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:57 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:55 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:41 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington is hacked by Stanley Walker - foul #1 on Stanley Walker, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington lays it up and in | 0-6 |
| 18:18 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 18:06 | Fairfield | Ray Norton picks off the pass by Winford Rehnberg | 0-6 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton lays it up and in | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Oliver | 2-8 |
| 17:37 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is fouled in the backcourt by Wade Willey - foul #1 on Wade Willey, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), David Williams (SG), David Lampley (SF), Raymond Norrell (C) Ray Norton, Robert Tapp, Stanley Walker, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), Paul Tung (SG), John Byrne (SF), William Lamay (PF), Marvin Capps (C) Wade Willey, Kenneth Oliver, Herbert Cloninger, Joseph Herrington, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | David Williams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 17:18 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell tips it in | 4-8 |
| 17:03 | Fairfield | William Lamay's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Norrell | 4-8 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:49 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 4-8 |
| 16:48 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:43 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by David Lampley | 6-8 |
| 16:38 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 16:37 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps tips it home | 6-10 |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Marvin Capps is called for the reach on Joseph Haile - foul #1 on Marvin Capps, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Kermit Anderson (PF) David Williams, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver (SG), James Lewis (SF), Michael Soluri (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Paul Tung, John Byrne, William Lamay, Marvin Capps | |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG) Kermit Anderson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG) Kerry Allen | |
| 15:59 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the board | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Tapp (fresh) SF - Joseph Haile (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lampley (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Lewis (fresh) PF - Michael Soluri (fresh) C - Winford Rehnberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 15:12 | Fairfield | James Lewis drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Winford Rehnberg and he's hacked by Ray Norton - foul #1 on Ray Norton, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (SG), Stanley Walker (SF), James Thomas (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Robert Tapp, Joseph Haile, David Lampley, Raymond Norrell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), Paul Tung (SG), William Lamay (PF), Marvin Capps (C) Wade Willey, Kenneth Oliver, Michael Soluri, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 15:12 | Fairfield | James Lewis misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by Samuel Muse is denied by Marvin Capps | 8-12 |
| 14:50 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Lamay | 8-12 |
| 14:36 | Fairfield | Ray Norton steals the ball from Kerry Allen | 8-12 |
| 14:32 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton lays it up and in | 10-12 |
| 14:26 | Fairfield | William Lamay clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stanley Walker - foul #2 on Stanley Walker, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG), Kevin Spurling (SF) Ray Norton, Stanley Walker | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Byrne (SG), Herbert Cloninger (SF) Kerry Allen, James Lewis | |
| 14:26 | Fairfield | William Lamay misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:26 | Fairfield | William Lamay makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | William Lamay steals it from Robert Tapp | 10-13 |
| 13:50 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 13:48 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:30 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-13 |
| 13:13 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 13:11 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps gets the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:55 | Fairfield | Paul Tung hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:54 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling misses short on a floater in the lane | 13-13 |
| 12:35 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Marvin Capps | 13-13 |
| 12:30 | Fairfield | Paul Tung is whistled for traveling | 13-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Joseph Haile (SG), David Lampley (SF), Kermit Anderson (PF), Raymond Norrell (C) David Williams, Robert Tapp, Kevin Spurling, James Thomas, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Kenneth Oliver (SG), Joseph Herrington (PF), Michael Soluri (C) Paul Tung, John Byrne, William Lamay, Marvin Capps | |
| 12:07 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ray Norton | 15-13 |
| 11:50 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Lampley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kermit Anderson (fresh) C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Herbert Cloninger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Soluri (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton can't connect on a floater from the left side | 15-13 |
| 11:26 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell gets the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Herbert Cloninger - foul #1 on Herbert Cloninger, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Thomas (PF) Kermit Anderson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), James Lewis (SF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Wade Willey, Herbert Cloninger, Michael Soluri | |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:16 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:16 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Winford Rehnberg | 16-13 |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Oliver and he's hacked by David Lampley - foul #1 on David Lampley, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley buries a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG) Joseph Haile | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:25 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kerry Allen | 19-19 |
| 10:12 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell misses short on a floater from the right block | 19-19 |
| 10:11 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:47 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 09:24 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (PG), David Williams (SG), Kermit Anderson (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, Robert Tapp, James Thomas, Raymond Norrell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Paul Tung (SG), John Byrne (SF), Marvin Capps (PF), Michael Soluri (C) Kerry Allen, Kenneth Oliver, James Lewis, Joseph Herrington, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 09:24 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:24 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:13 | Fairfield | Wade Willey is fouled on the floor by Joseph Haile - foul #1 on Joseph Haile, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling (SF) David Lampley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Lamay (PF) Michael Soluri | |
| 09:07 | Fairfield | Kevin Spurling is called for the reach on John Byrne - foul #1 on Kevin Spurling, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| 09:00 | Fairfield | Wade Willey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Spurling | 23-19 |
| 08:40 | Fairfield | William Lamay loses the dribble to Samuel Muse | 23-19 |
| 08:38 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Haile, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), James Thomas (PF) Joseph Haile, Kermit Anderson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger (SF) John Byrne | |
| 08:15 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Spurling - foul #2 on Kevin Spurling, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Lampley (SF) Kevin Spurling | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver (SG), Michael Soluri (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Paul Tung, William Lamay, Marvin Capps | |
| 08:15 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:15 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:01 | Western Kentucky | David Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (SG) Kenneth Oliver | |
| 07:46 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri's fadeaway is rejected by James Thomas | 23-20 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ray Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Williams (fresh) SF - David Lampley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Muse (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kerry Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Cloninger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Soluri (fresh) C - Winford Rehnberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is hacked by Kerry Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kerry Allen, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp (SG) David Williams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:34 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley's fadeaway is rejected by Wade Willey | 23-20 |
| 07:32 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Wade Willey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:14 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Tapp - foul #1 on Robert Tapp, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson (PF), Raymond Norrell (C) James Thomas, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), John Byrne (SG), William Lamay (PF) Wade Willey, Kerry Allen, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 06:48 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell tips it back up and in | 25-21 |
| 06:28 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 06:27 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to William Lamay | 25-21 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | William Lamay clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:17 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 05:54 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:33 | Fairfield | 3 seconds is called on William Lamay | 25-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (PG), James Thomas (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, Kermit Anderson, Raymond Norrell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), Kenneth Oliver (SG), Marvin Capps (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Paul Tung, John Byrne, Herbert Cloninger, William Lamay, Michael Soluri | |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | David Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-21 |
| 04:53 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Lampley - foul #2 on David Lampley, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Walker (SF) David Lampley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:53 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:53 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp is hacked by Kenneth Oliver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Oliver, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Tapp misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Samuel Muse gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Oliver steps in front of the Stanley Walker pass | 26-23 |
| 04:07 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-23 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), Raymond Norrell (C) Robert Tapp, Samuel Muse | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), John Byrne (SF) Kenneth Oliver, Joseph Herrington | |
| 04:05 | Western Kentucky | Kerry Allen steps in front of the David Williams pass in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 04:03 | Fairfield | Wade Willey hits the finger roll set up by Kerry Allen | 26-25 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton is hacked by John Byrne in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Byrne, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile (SG) David Williams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (SG), William Lamay (PF) Kerry Allen, Marvin Capps | |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:00 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Norrell - foul #1 on Raymond Norrell, team foul #11 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling (SG) Ray Norton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Lewis (SF) John Byrne | |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Haile (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Spurling (fresh) SF - Stanley Walker (fresh) PF - James Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Norrell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Tung (fresh) SF - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Lamay (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Winford Rehnberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Haile throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 03:30 | Fairfield | James Lewis is hacked by Stanley Walker - foul #3 on Stanley Walker, team foul #12 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG) Stanley Walker | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:30 | Fairfield | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:30 | Fairfield | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:13 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Norrell banks in the wide open layup | 30-29 |
| 02:48 | Fairfield | Wade Willey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Tung | 30-32 |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Spurling buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 02:09 | Fairfield | Raymond Norrell steals it from William Lamay | 33-32 |
| 01:51 | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 01:49 | Fairfield | James Lewis snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 01:44 | Fairfield | Paul Tung is fouled on the floor by Joseph Haile - foul #3 on Joseph Haile, team foul #13 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Williams (PG), Robert Tapp (SG), David Lampley (SF), Kermit Anderson (PF), Samuel Muse (C) Ray Norton, Joseph Haile, Kevin Spurling, James Thomas, Raymond Norrell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver (SG), John Byrne (SF), Marvin Capps (PF), Michael Soluri (C) Wade Willey, James Lewis, William Lamay, Winford Rehnberg | |
| 01:44 | Fairfield | Paul Tung makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:44 | Fairfield | Paul Tung makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 01:29 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Oliver - foul #2 on Kenneth Oliver, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG) Paul Tung | |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:09 | Western Kentucky | Kermit Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:00 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 00:59 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | David Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kerry Allen - foul #2 on Kerry Allen, team foul #10 | 34-34 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:54 | Western Kentucky | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:54 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:37 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kerry Allen | 35-37 |
| 00:22 | Western Kentucky | David Lampley scores on a shot from close range set up by Robert Tapp | 37-37 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Tapp - foul #2 on Robert Tapp, team foul #14 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ray Norton (PG), James Thomas (PF) David Williams, Kermit Anderson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF) John Byrne, Michael Soluri | |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:05 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington's dunk attempt is rejected by Samuel Muse | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 37-38 |