| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Corey Seaver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Beckmann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Bass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rod Goehring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Frank Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Strobel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrence Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. C - Ian Randle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs inbounds the ball | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs is hacked by Terrence Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrence Mitchell, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 19:40 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses the easy layup | 44-30 |
| 19:38 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 19:36 | Fairfield | Frank Fleming is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Bass - foul #2 on Todd Bass, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 19:18 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Joshua Strobel | 44-32 |
| 19:08 | Niagara | Todd Bass misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 19:07 | Niagara | Rod Goehring misses the tip | 44-32 |
| 19:05 | Niagara | Todd Bass tips it in | 46-32 |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell blows the layup but the foul's on Rod Goehring - foul #1 on Rod Goehring, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster (PG), Frank Newlin (SF), David Smith (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Corey Seaver, Brandon Gibbs, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Austin (PG), David Deschamp (PF), Stephen Chang (C) Joshua Strobel, Curtis Frazier, Ian Randle | |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:41 | Niagara | Michael Austin steals it from Clyde Lancaster in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 18:24 | Fairfield | David Deschamp comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 46-34 |
| 18:22 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:20 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges (SF) Terrence Mitchell | |
| 18:03 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-34 |
| 18:02 | Niagara | John Beckmann grabs the board | 46-34 |
| 17:46 | Niagara | Frank Newlin lays it in uncontested | 48-34 |
| 17:27 | Fairfield | The pull-up jumper by Michael Austin is blocked by Willy Purifoy | 48-34 |
| 17:26 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy snags the defensive board | 48-34 |
| 17:13 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Chang - foul #3 on Stephen Chang, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Todd Bass (PF) Clyde Lancaster, Frank Newlin, David Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joshua Strobel (SG), Terrence Mitchell (SF), Curtis Frazier (PF), Samuel Cole (C) Frank Fleming, Jacob Hodges, David Deschamp, Stephen Chang | |
| 17:13 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 17:13 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:09 | Fairfield | Joshua Strobel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-34 |
| Subs | Niagara | Rod Goehring (C) Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Michael Austin steps in front of the Todd Bass pass | 50-34 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Michael Austin misses the lay-in | 50-34 |
| 16:40 | Niagara | John Beckmann gets the rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:26 | Niagara | The pull-up jumper by Rod Goehring is blocked by Curtis Frazier | 50-34 |
| 16:25 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 16:11 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier hits a turnaround from close range | 50-36 |
| 15:51 | Niagara | John Beckmann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Lucas Rogowski (SG), Larry Ward (SF) Corey Seaver, John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG), Seth Piccolo (SG), Ian Randle (C) Michael Austin, Joshua Strobel, Samuel Cole | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lucas Rogowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rod Goehring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Berner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Seth Piccolo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terrence Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Frazier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Randle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier lays it in on a great pass from James Berner | 50-38 |
| 15:07 | Niagara | Rod Goehring can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-38 |
| 15:06 | Niagara | Todd Bass tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 15:05 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:03 | Fairfield | James Berner is hacked by Lance Beasley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lance Beasley, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), David Smith (PF) Lance Beasley, Larry Ward, Todd Bass | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges (SF), David Deschamp (PF) Terrence Mitchell, Curtis Frazier | |
| 14:49 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo jams it on a nice dish by James Berner and he's hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| 14:49 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:30 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-41 |
| 14:29 | Fairfield | Ian Randle gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:15 | Fairfield | David Deschamp scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Berner | 50-43 |
| 13:53 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rod Goehring | 53-43 |
| 13:33 | Fairfield | David Deschamp can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster (PG), Larry Ward (SF), Frank Newlin (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell (SF), Stephen Chang (C) Jacob Hodges, Ian Randle | |
| 13:33 | Fairfield | David Deschamp makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 13:33 | Fairfield | David Deschamp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 13:21 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Lucas Rogowski and he's hacked by James Berner - foul #4 on James Berner, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Fleming (PG), Samuel Cole (C) James Berner, David Deschamp | |
| 13:21 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 13:16 | Fairfield | Frank Fleming is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 56-45 |
| 12:59 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 12:57 | Fairfield | Samuel Cole pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 12:33 | Fairfield | Frank Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Todd Bass (PF), David Smith (C) Clyde Lancaster, Larry Ward, Frank Newlin, Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier (PF), Ian Randle (C) Stephen Chang, Samuel Cole | |
| 12:17 | Niagara | Curtis Frazier steps in front of the Brandon Gibbs pass | 56-45 |
| 12:01 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 11:58 | Niagara | Seth Piccolo is called for the reach on Corey Seaver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Seth Piccolo, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joshua Strobel (SG) Seth Piccolo | |
| 11:48 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Terrence Mitchell - foul #3 on Terrence Mitchell, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Deschamp (C) Ian Randle | |
| 11:48 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 11:48 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Corey Seaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lucas Rogowski (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Bass (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Frank Fleming (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Strobel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terrence Mitchell (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Frazier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - David Deschamp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 11:26 | Niagara | David Smith snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 11:23 | Niagara | Corey Seaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG) Corey Seaver | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Austin (PG), Jacob Hodges (SF) Frank Fleming, Terrence Mitchell | |
| 11:15 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges travels with the ball | 57-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Chang (C) David Deschamp | |
| 10:58 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 10:56 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 10:40 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:39 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier tips it home | 57-50 |
| 10:20 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 10:19 | Fairfield | Stephen Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Michael Austin makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jacob Hodges and he's fouled by John Beckmann - foul #3 on John Beckmann, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (PG), Clyde Lancaster (SG), Larry Ward (SF), Frank Newlin (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Lucas Rogowski, John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs, Todd Bass, David Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Fleming (SG), Terrence Mitchell (SF), David Deschamp (PF), Samuel Cole (C) Joshua Strobel, Jacob Hodges, Curtis Frazier, Stephen Chang | |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Michael Austin makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:02 | Niagara | Frank Fleming is called for the reach on Rod Goehring in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Fleming, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joshua Strobel (SG) Michael Austin | |
| 09:42 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Seaver | 59-53 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Samuel Cole loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG), Willy Purifoy (C) Larry Ward, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 09:16 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster is fouled on the floor by David Deschamp - foul #2 on David Deschamp, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Austin (PG), Curtis Frazier (PF), Ian Randle (C) Joshua Strobel, David Deschamp, Samuel Cole | |
| 09:16 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:16 | Niagara | Clyde Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:54 | Fairfield | Michael Austin misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 08:52 | Fairfield | Michael Austin gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 08:32 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Austin | 60-56 |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Michael Austin picks off the pass by Corey Seaver in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Larry Ward (SF), David Smith (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Corey Seaver, Frank Newlin, Clyde Lancaster, Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joshua Strobel (SG), Samuel Cole (C) Michael Austin, Ian Randle | |
| 08:21 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Fleming | 60-58 |
| 08:18 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski is hacked by Frank Fleming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Fleming, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges (SF), David Deschamp (PF) Terrence Mitchell, Curtis Frazier | |
| 08:18 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:18 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:55 | Fairfield | Frank Fleming is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 07:54 | Niagara | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 07:29 | Niagara | David Deschamp is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #3 on David Deschamp, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Todd Bass (PF) John Beckmann, Larry Ward, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG), Seth Piccolo (SG), Terrence Mitchell (SF), Stephen Chang (PF), Ian Randle (C) Frank Fleming, Joshua Strobel, Jacob Hodges, David Deschamp, Samuel Cole | |
| 07:29 | Niagara | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:29 | Niagara | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 07:29 | Fairfield | Ian Randle snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lucas Rogowski (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Bass (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Berner (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Seth Piccolo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terrence Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ian Randle (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 63-58 |
| 07:06 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 07:01 | Niagara | James Berner picks off the pass by Todd Bass in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 06:35 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 06:33 | Niagara | David Smith grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 06:17 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 06:06 | Fairfield | Brandon Gibbs steals it from James Berner | 65-58 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses the easy layup | 65-58 |
| 06:01 | Fairfield | James Berner pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:59 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Terrence Mitchell, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (SG), Frank Newlin (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Lucas Rogowski, Brandon Gibbs, Todd Bass, David Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges (SF), Curtis Frazier (PF), David Deschamp (C) Terrence Mitchell, Stephen Chang, Ian Randle | |
| 05:37 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses the lay-in | 65-58 |
| 05:35 | Niagara | Frank Newlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jacob Hodges - foul #2 on Jacob Hodges, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Larry Ward (SF) Clyde Lancaster | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Samuel Cole (C) David Deschamp | |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Frank Newlin misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:19 | Fairfield | Samuel Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | Corey Seaver is called for the reach on James Berner - foul #2 on Corey Seaver, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (SG), Todd Bass (PF), Rod Goehring (C) Corey Seaver, Frank Newlin, Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | James Berner makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | James Berner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Rod Goehring grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 04:48 | Niagara | Larry Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 04:46 | Niagara | Todd Bass pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:37 | Niagara | Rod Goehring comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 65-59 |
| 04:36 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:28 | Niagara | Samuel Cole swats the layup by Lance Beasley | 65-59 |
| 04:27 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 04:07 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier comes up short on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Todd Bass - foul #3 on Todd Bass, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Clyde Lancaster (PF) Lucas Rogowski, Larry Ward, Todd Bass | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell (SF), David Deschamp (C) Jacob Hodges, Samuel Cole | |
| 04:07 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:07 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:43 | Niagara | Curtis Frazier steals it from John Beckmann | 65-61 |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Curtis Frazier | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Beckmann (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clyde Lancaster (tiring) 6 pts. C - Rod Goehring (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Berner (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Seth Piccolo (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terrence Mitchell (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Frazier (tired) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Deschamp (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Niagara | Lance Beasley can't finish the layup | 65-63 |
| 02:55 | Niagara | John Beckmann can't tip it in | 65-63 |
| 02:54 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:54 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (SG), Frank Newlin (SF), David Smith (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) John Beckmann, Brandon Gibbs, Clyde Lancaster, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Austin (PG), Joshua Strobel (SG), Stephen Chang (PF), Samuel Cole (C) James Berner, Seth Piccolo, Curtis Frazier, David Deschamp | |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | Stephen Chang misses long on an open jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | Stephen Chang misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:38 | Fairfield | Stephen Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | Niagara | Joshua Strobel steals the ball from David Smith | 65-64 |
| 02:12 | Fairfield | Joshua Strobel misses the easy layup | 65-64 |
| 02:10 | Niagara | David Smith grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | David Smith misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Chang - foul #4 on Stephen Chang, team foul #12 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG), Brandon Gibbs (SF), Rod Goehring (C) Lucas Rogowski, Frank Newlin, Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG), Seth Piccolo (SG), Curtis Frazier (PF), Ian Randle (C) Michael Austin, Joshua Strobel, Stephen Chang, Samuel Cole | |
| 02:00 | Niagara | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:00 | Niagara | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Ian Randle double dribbles | 67-64 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Niagara | Todd Bass (PF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:24 | Niagara | John Beckmann misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 01:23 | Fairfield | Ian Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:18 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell double dribbles | 67-64 |
| 01:01 | Niagara | John Beckmann's pass is intercepted by Ian Randle | 67-64 |
| 01:01 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Ian Randle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Rod Goehring - foul #2 on Rod Goehring, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Ian Randle misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Ian Randle misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:39 | Fairfield | Ian Randle makes the 3rd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Niagara | Todd Bass's floater is tipped away by Ian Randle | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-65 |
| 00:06 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier is alone and drills a jumper near the basket set up by Ian Randle | 67-67 |
| 00:06 | Niagara | Niagara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Beckmann (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rod Goehring (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Berner (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Seth Piccolo (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terrence Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Frazier (tiring) 23 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ian Randle (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Rod Goehring wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Niagara | Todd Bass is whistled for a carry | 67-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG), Corey Seaver (SG), David Smith (PF), Clyde Lancaster (C) Lance Beasley, John Beckmann, Todd Bass, Rod Goehring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Fleming (PG), Joshua Strobel (SG), Jacob Hodges (SF), David Deschamp (PF), Stephen Chang (C) James Berner, Seth Piccolo, Terrence Mitchell, Curtis Frazier, Ian Randle | |
| 04:30 | Fairfield | Clyde Lancaster steps in front of the Joshua Strobel pass | 67-67 |
| 04:18 | Niagara | David Smith misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 04:16 | Fairfield | David Deschamp grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:56 | Fairfield | David Deschamp drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Frank Fleming | 67-69 |
| 03:31 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-69 |
| 03:29 | Fairfield | Joshua Strobel's pass is intercepted by Lucas Rogowski in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 03:27 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski lays it up and in | 72-69 |
| 03:10 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 03:09 | Fairfield | David Deschamp snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 02:50 | Fairfield | David Deschamp misses the fadeaway from the right block | 72-69 |
| 02:49 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges tips it back up and in | 72-71 |
| 02:49 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lance Beasley (PG), Frank Newlin (SF), Todd Bass (PF), Willy Purifoy (C) Corey Seaver, Brandon Gibbs, David Smith, Clyde Lancaster | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Austin (PG), Seth Piccolo (SG), Terrence Mitchell (SF), Curtis Frazier (PF), Samuel Cole (C) Frank Fleming, Joshua Strobel, Jacob Hodges, David Deschamp, Stephen Chang | |
| 02:47 | Niagara | Lance Beasley's pass is intercepted by Michael Austin in the backcourt | 72-71 |
| 02:45 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo lays it up and in set up by Michael Austin | 72-73 |
| 02:38 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski double dribbles | 72-73 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG) Seth Piccolo | |
| 02:36 | Fairfield | Michael Austin is hacked by Lucas Rogowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| 02:36 | Fairfield | Michael Austin misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:36 | Fairfield | Michael Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:21 | Niagara | Willy Purifoy loses the ball out of bounds | 72-74 |
| 02:18 | Fairfield | James Berner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | John Beckmann (SG) Lucas Rogowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 01:56 | Niagara | Lance Beasley drills a jump hook near the basket | 74-74 |
| 01:56 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs (SF), Rod Goehring (C) Frank Newlin, Willy Purifoy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo (SG), Ian Randle (C) Michael Austin, Samuel Cole | |
| 01:52 | Fairfield | Ian Randle loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-74 |
| 01:33 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 01:32 | Fairfield | James Berner gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:18 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell hits a turnaround from the baseline | 74-76 |
| 01:15 | Niagara | Rod Goehring is called for traveling in the backcourt | 74-76 |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Berner | 74-79 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Lance Beasley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Beckmann (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Gibbs (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Todd Bass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rod Goehring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Berner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Seth Piccolo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terrence Mitchell (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Frazier (tiring) 23 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Ian Randle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Niagara | Lance Beasley clanks a shot from the free throw line | 74-79 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Seth Piccolo | 74-79 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Lance Beasley is called for the reach on Seth Piccolo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lance Beasley, team foul #12 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski (PG) Lance Beasley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Fleming (PG), Jacob Hodges (PF) James Berner, Curtis Frazier | |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo misses the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:40 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski hits a 3 from the right wing set up by John Beckmann | 77-80 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | John Beckmann is called for the reach on Jacob Hodges in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Beckmann, team foul #13 | 77-80 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG), Curtis Frazier (PF) Frank Fleming, Terrence Mitchell | |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs is hacked by Jacob Hodges - foul #3 on Jacob Hodges, team foul #13 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell (SF) Jacob Hodges | |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:22 | Niagara | Rod Goehring pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-82 |
| 00:19 | Niagara | John Beckmann misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 78-82 |
| 00:17 | Niagara | Rod Goehring snags the offensive board | 78-82 |
| 00:14 | Niagara | Lucas Rogowski hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-82 |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Lucas Rogowski is called for the reach on Seth Piccolo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lucas Rogowski, team foul #14 | 81-82 |
| Subs | Niagara | Corey Seaver (PG) Lucas Rogowski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo makes the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:13 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Niagara | John Beckmann misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 81-84 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Brandon Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 81-84 |