| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) SG - Joe Rio (fresh) SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fresh) PF - Jim Green (fresh) C - Brian Haider (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Willard Bennett (fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fresh) PF - Steve Ward (fresh) C - Ryan Morrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Canisius | Willard Bennett is open but misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Fairfield | Ryan Morrison is called for the reach on Jim Green - foul #1 on Ryan Morrison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses the runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Gary Christian pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Canisius | Gary Christian scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Willard Bennett | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses long on a floater from the left side | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Canisius | Steve Ward snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Canisius | Gary Engel steals the ball from Willard Bennett in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Fairfield | Gary Engel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Canisius | Willard Bennett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Canisius | Steve Ward slams it home on a great pass from James Smith | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Joe Rio is denied by Ryan Morrison | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Canisius | James Smith banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Gary Christian | 0-7 |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Jim Green connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Joe Rio and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Bruno Shaver (SF), Joe Short (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Sherwood Hinnant, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Dan Anderson (SG), Tracy Lanier (SF), Garland Provenzano (PF), Joseph Merkley (C) James Smith, Willard Bennett, Gary Christian, Steve Ward, Ryan Morrison | |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Jim Green makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:30 | Canisius | Dan Anderson's floater is tipped away by Joe Short | 3-7 |
| 17:29 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 17:12 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley hits a floater from the baseline | 3-9 |
| 17:00 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 3-9 |
| 16:59 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 16:50 | Fairfield | Joe Short is whistled for traveling | 3-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Josef Kimble (C) Jim Green | |
| Subs | Canisius | Gary Christian (SF) Tracy Lanier | |
| 16:42 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Gino Bruno (SF) John Daugherty, Bruno Shaver | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG) Joseph Merkley | |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Lindsay - foul #1 on John Lindsay, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Haider (C) Joe Short | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Ryan Morrison (C) John Lindsay, Garland Provenzano | |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:19 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:19 | Canisius | Dan Anderson grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 15:53 | Canisius | James Smith misses the jumper in the lane | 4-9 |
| 15:52 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fairly fresh) SG - Casimir Falkowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gino Bruno (fresh) PF - Josef Kimble (fresh) C - Brian Haider (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Justice (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Anderson (fresh) C - Ryan Morrison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Canisius | James Smith misses the jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:42 | Fairfield | Gary Engel pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 4-9 |
| 15:34 | Fairfield | Brian Haider tips it in | 6-9 |
| 15:26 | Canisius | James Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Anderson | 6-12 |
| 15:08 | Fairfield | Gary Engel drills a floater from the left side | 8-12 |
| 15:02 | Canisius | Dan Anderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 14:55 | Fairfield | Brett Justice is called for the reach on Gary Engel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brett Justice, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Jim Green (PF) Gary Engel, Casimir Falkowski, Gino Bruno, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (PG), Willard Bennett (SG), Tracy Lanier (SF), Garland Provenzano (PF), Joseph Merkley (C) James Smith, Brett Justice, Gary Christian, Dan Anderson, Ryan Morrison | |
| 14:44 | Fairfield | Willard Bennett picks off the pass by Bruno Shaver | 8-12 |
| 14:40 | Canisius | The pull-up jumper by John Lindsay is blocked by Sherwood Hinnant | 8-12 |
| 14:39 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Brian Haider | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Fairfield | Jim Green is fouled on the floor by Garland Provenzano - foul #1 on Garland Provenzano, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Short (C) Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Canisius | Steve Ward (PF) Joseph Merkley | |
| 14:08 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 14:04 | Canisius | Joe Short denies the turnaround by Willard Bennett | 10-12 |
| 14:03 | Canisius | John Lindsay snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:43 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano makes the floater from the left block set up by Tracy Lanier and he's fouled by Joe Short - foul #1 on Joe Short, team foul #1 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), John Daugherty (SG) Bruno Shaver, Joe Rio | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Gary Christian (SF), Joseph Merkley (C) John Lindsay, Tracy Lanier, Steve Ward | |
| 13:43 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:43 | Fairfield | Jim Green grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:36 | Fairfield | John Daugherty is hacked by Joseph Merkley - foul #1 on Joseph Merkley, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Haider (C) Jim Green | |
| Subs | Canisius | Steve Ward (PF) Garland Provenzano | |
| 13:26 | Fairfield | John Daugherty is fouled on the floor by Willard Bennett - foul #1 on Willard Bennett, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim Green (PF) Joe Short | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (PF) Steve Ward | |
| 13:26 | Fairfield | John Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:26 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:20 | Canisius | James Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:18 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 13:07 | Fairfield | John Daugherty misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joseph Merkley | 10-14 |
| 13:01 | Canisius | Jim Green picks off the pass by Gary Christian | 10-14 |
| 12:45 | Fairfield | Joseph Merkley blocks the jumper by Brian Haider | 10-14 |
| 12:44 | Fairfield | Brian Haider tips it home | 12-14 |
| 12:29 | Canisius | Willard Bennett makes the floater from the left wing set up by Gary Christian | 12-16 |
| 12:17 | Fairfield | Jim Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-16 |
| 12:16 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:10 | Canisius | John Daugherty takes the ball from Dan Anderson | 12-16 |
| 12:08 | Fairfield | Gary Engel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Bruno Shaver (SF), Joe Short (PF), Josef Kimble (C) Gary Engel, John Daugherty, Sherwood Hinnant, Jim Green, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), John Lindsay (SG), Tracy Lanier (PF), Garland Provenzano (C) James Smith, Willard Bennett, Dan Anderson, Joseph Merkley | |
| 11:57 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier misses short on an open turnaround in the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:56 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Casimir Falkowski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joe Rio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruno Shaver (fresh) PF - Joe Short (fresh) 2 blk. C - Josef Kimble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Brett Justice (fresh) SG - John Lindsay (fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tracy Lanier (fresh) C - Garland Provenzano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Rio | 14-16 |
| 11:21 | Canisius | Gary Christian is whistled for traveling | 14-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Bruno (SF), Brian Haider (C) Bruno Shaver, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Canisius | Steve Ward (PF) Tracy Lanier | |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | Joe Rio can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:59 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Haider | 14-16 |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #2 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Jim Green (PF) Casimir Falkowski, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (SG), Ryan Morrison (C) John Lindsay, Garland Provenzano | |
| 10:25 | Canisius | Brett Justice comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:24 | Fairfield | Gino Bruno pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:17 | Fairfield | Joe Rio clanks a floater near the basket | 14-16 |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:12 | Canisius | Jim Green steps in front of the Ryan Morrison pass in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Gary Engel comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Ward - foul #1 on Steve Ward, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG), Bruno Shaver (SF), Joe Short (C) Joe Rio, Gino Bruno, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Willard Bennett (SG), Tracy Lanier (SF) Brett Justice, Gary Christian, Steve Ward | |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:54 | Canisius | Ryan Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:52 | Canisius | John Daugherty takes the ball from James Smith in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 09:51 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver blows the layup | 14-16 |
| 09:49 | Canisius | The rebound goes to James Smith | 14-16 |
| 09:44 | Canisius | James Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Willard Bennett | 14-18 |
| 09:25 | Fairfield | Jim Green knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 16-18 |
| 09:23 | Canisius | Bruno Shaver takes the ball from James Smith in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 09:21 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver hits the finger roll | 18-18 |
| 09:14 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 18-18 |
| 09:13 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jim Green | 18-18 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Joe Short knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Ryan Morrison - foul #2 on Ryan Morrison, team foul #9 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Josef Kimble (C) Gary Engel, John Daugherty, Bruno Shaver, Jim Green | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG), Gary Christian (SF), Steve Ward (PF), Garland Provenzano (C) Willard Bennett, Tracy Lanier, Dan Anderson, Ryan Morrison | |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Joe Short misses the free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:58 | Canisius | Steve Ward gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:55 | Canisius | Gary Christian is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Rio - foul #1 on Joe Rio, team foul #3 | 20-18 |
| 08:41 | Canisius | John Lindsay is fouled on the floor by Joe Rio - foul #2 on Joe Rio, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Brian Haider (C) Joe Rio, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Canisius | Joseph Merkley (C) Steve Ward | |
| 08:36 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley lays it up and in | 20-20 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | Brian Haider blows the layup | 20-20 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | Fairfield | Gary Engel misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-20 |
| 07:52 | Canisius | Joseph Merkley grabs the board | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Casimir Falkowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Josef Kimble (fresh) C - Brian Haider (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lindsay (fresh) SF - Gary Christian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Garland Provenzano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Merkley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Canisius | John Lindsay is fouled in the backcourt by Casimir Falkowski - foul #2 on Casimir Falkowski, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (PG), John Daugherty (SG), Gino Bruno (SF), Joe Short (PF) Gary Engel, Casimir Falkowski, Sherwood Hinnant, Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (PG), Willard Bennett (SG), Dan Anderson (SF), Steve Ward (PF) James Smith, John Lindsay, Gary Christian, Joseph Merkley | |
| 07:35 | Canisius | Willard Bennett clanks a runner from close range | 20-20 |
| 07:33 | Fairfield | Gino Bruno gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:25 | Fairfield | John Daugherty's pass is intercepted by Dan Anderson | 20-20 |
| 07:14 | Canisius | Willard Bennett is hacked by Bruno Shaver - foul #1 on Bruno Shaver, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Jim Green (PF) Gino Bruno, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Canisius | Tracy Lanier (SF) Steve Ward | |
| 06:59 | Canisius | Dan Anderson hits a wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brett Justice | 20-22 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Sherwood Hinnant | 22-22 |
| 06:40 | Canisius | Tracy Lanier makes the wide open turnaround in the paint set up by Dan Anderson | 22-24 |
| 06:23 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:21 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Dan Anderson | 22-24 |
| 06:17 | Canisius | Willard Bennett is hacked by Jim Green - foul #1 on Jim Green, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Josef Kimble (C) Bruno Shaver, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Gary Christian (SF), Steve Ward (PF) Brett Justice, Tracy Lanier, Dan Anderson | |
| 06:17 | Canisius | Willard Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:17 | Fairfield | Jim Green snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 05:57 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble clanks a shot from the right block | 22-24 |
| 05:56 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 05:54 | Canisius | Gary Christian is fouled in the backcourt by Josef Kimble - foul #1 on Josef Kimble, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Bruno (SF), Brian Haider (C) Sherwood Hinnant, Jim Green | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG) Willard Bennett | |
| 05:54 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:54 | Canisius | Gary Christian makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:31 | Fairfield | Gino Bruno blows the dunk | 22-26 |
| 05:30 | Canisius | Steve Ward snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 05:25 | Canisius | Gino Bruno is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Gino Bruno, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Short (PF) Josef Kimble | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (SG), Joseph Merkley (C) John Lindsay, Garland Provenzano | |
| 05:25 | Canisius | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:25 | Canisius | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:25 | Fairfield | Joe Short snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:09 | Fairfield | John Daugherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Gino Bruno | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (SG), Dan Anderson (PF) James Smith, Steve Ward | |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Brett Justice loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bruno Shaver (SG) John Daugherty | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:51 | Fairfield | Gary Engel comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Brett Justice - foul #2 on Brett Justice, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim Green (PF) Joe Short | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG) Brett Justice | |
| 04:51 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:51 | Fairfield | Gary Engel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:49 | Canisius | Gary Engel picks off the pass by John Lindsay in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Gary Engel clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 04:33 | Canisius | Dan Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:28 | Canisius | Willard Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 04:26 | Fairfield | Brian Haider snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Dan Anderson steps in front of the Jim Green pass | 24-27 |
| 04:01 | Canisius | Willard Bennett is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Daugherty (SG), Josef Kimble (C) Bruno Shaver, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Smith (PG), Steve Ward (PF), Tracy Lanier (C) John Lindsay, Dan Anderson, Joseph Merkley | |
| 03:51 | Fairfield | John Daugherty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-27 |
| 03:49 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Gary Christian | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (tired) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Daugherty (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Green (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Josef Kimble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willard Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Christian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Lanier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:44 | Canisius | James Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Daugherty - foul #1 on John Daugherty, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski (PG), Joe Rio (SG), Joe Short (C) Gary Engel, John Daugherty, Jim Green | |
| Subs | Canisius | Brett Justice (SG), Ryan Morrison (C) Willard Bennett, Gary Christian | |
| 03:44 | Canisius | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:44 | Canisius | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:25 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble misses long on a shot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 03:24 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Rio | 24-29 |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Joe Rio drills a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Brett Justice - foul #3 on Brett Justice, team foul #11 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Bruno (SF) Sherwood Hinnant | |
| Subs | Canisius | Dan Anderson (SG) Brett Justice | |
| 03:17 | Fairfield | Joe Rio makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:53 | Canisius | Dan Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 02:51 | Fairfield | Joe Short grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 02:46 | Fairfield | Josef Kimble loses the ball out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim Green (PF), Brian Haider (C) Josef Kimble, Joe Short | |
| Subs | Canisius | Willard Bennett (SG), Gary Christian (SF) Tracy Lanier, Steve Ward | |
| 02:43 | Canisius | Dan Anderson's pass is intercepted by Casimir Falkowski in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 02:41 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski slams it home | 29-29 |
| 02:13 | Canisius | Willard Bennett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Christian | 29-32 |
| 01:54 | Fairfield | Joe Rio scores on a jumper from close range | 31-32 |
| 01:40 | Canisius | Gary Christian is by himself and knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Smith | 31-34 |
| 01:18 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses the floater near the basket | 31-34 |
| 01:17 | Fairfield | Joe Rio gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:05 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #12 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Josef Kimble (PF), Joe Short (C) Gino Bruno, Jim Green, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Lindsay (PG), Steve Ward (PF), Garland Provenzano (C) James Smith, Dan Anderson, Ryan Morrison | |
| 01:05 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:05 | Fairfield | Casimir Falkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:05 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Willard Bennett comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to John Lindsay | 31-34 |
| 00:47 | Canisius | Josef Kimble steals the ball from Garland Provenzano | 31-34 |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | Gary Christian takes the ball from Sherwood Hinnant | 31-34 |
| 00:05 | Canisius | Garland Provenzano connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Lindsay | 31-36 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Joe Short misses badly on a floater from close range | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Canisius | Steve Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |