| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fresh) SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) SF - Herbert Cloninger (fresh) PF - Joseph Herrington (fresh) C - Winford Rehnberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Franklin Bath (fresh) SG - John Little (fresh) SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) PF - William Williams (fresh) C - Sam Warf (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Sam Warf wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Kent State | Franklin Bath is hacked by Wade Willey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wade Willey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Sam Warf misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Fairfield | Wade Willey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Fairfield | Wade Willey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | John Little misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Winford Rehnberg - foul #1 on Winford Rehnberg, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | John Little makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:00 | Kent State | John Little makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Fairfield | Wade Willey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Kent State | Franklin Bath is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Williams | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver double dribbles | 4-5 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Franklin Bath double dribbles | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Fairfield | Sam Warf steals it from Kenneth Oliver | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Franklin Bath hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Fairfield | Wade Willey misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Franklin Bath - foul #1 on Franklin Bath, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Byrne (SF), William Lamay (PF), Marvin Capps (C) Herbert Cloninger, Joseph Herrington, Winford Rehnberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG), Ben Jones (SG), Frank Houston (SF), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) Franklin Bath, John Little, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| 16:52 | Fairfield | Wade Willey makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Fairfield | Wade Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Kent State | Paul Parikh's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Capps | 6-5 |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | William Lamay grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:09 | Fairfield | William Lamay lays it in set up by Marvin Capps | 8-5 |
| 15:44 | Kent State | Frank Houston misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-5 |
| 15:42 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kenneth Oliver | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Wade Willey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Byrne (fresh) PF - William Lamay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Capps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - George Scott (fresh) SG - Ben Jones (fresh) SF - Frank Houston (fresh) PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) C - William Gunn (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps is fouled on the floor by Frank Houston - foul #1 on Frank Houston, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Wade Willey, Kenneth Oliver, Marvin Capps | |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG) Frank Houston | |
| 15:16 | Fairfield | William Lamay clanks a jumper from the baseline | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | Kent State | Paul Parikh gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Franklin Bath throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington (PF) William Lamay | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) Ben Jones, George Scott, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| 15:02 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger comes up short on the shot in the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | John Little grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:56 | Kent State | John Little's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG) John Byrne | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:44 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg's pass is intercepted by John Little | 8-5 |
| 14:24 | Kent State | Kerry Allen steals it from Sam Warf | 8-5 |
| 14:20 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | John Little grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Kent State | John Little is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Allen - foul #1 on Kerry Allen, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Lewis (SF), William Lamay (PF), Marvin Capps (C) Herbert Cloninger, Joseph Herrington, Winford Rehnberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG) Franklin Bath | |
| 13:59 | Kent State | John Little hits a floater from the left side set up by Gilbert Dolly | 8-7 |
| 13:35 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses short on a shot in the paint | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:29 | Kent State | John Little misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 13:27 | Kent State | Sam Warf hits the follow up shot | 8-9 |
| 13:23 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Capps | 11-9 |
| 13:19 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Kenneth Oliver (SG), John Byrne (SF) Paul Tung, Kerry Allen, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Ben Jones (SG), Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) John Little, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| 13:03 | Kent State | George Scott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:01 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Gunn | 11-9 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Ben Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Parikh | 11-12 |
| 12:25 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marvin Capps, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Wade Willey, John Byrne, William Lamay, Marvin Capps | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF) George Scott | |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Paul Tung is called for the reach on Frank Houston - foul #1 on Paul Tung, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Kent State | Ben Jones hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 11:42 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver is fouled on the floor by Ben Jones - foul #1 on Ben Jones, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG) Paul Tung | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG), Gilbert Dolly (SF), Sam Warf (C) Franklin Bath, Frank Houston, William Gunn | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Kerry Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Cloninger (fresh) PF - Joseph Herrington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Winford Rehnberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ben Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Little (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fresh) PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) C - Sam Warf (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Byrne (SG) Kenneth Oliver | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Williams (PF) Paul Parikh | |
| 11:12 | Kent State | William Williams's pass is intercepted by Herbert Cloninger | 11-14 |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | John Byrne clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ben Jones - foul #2 on Ben Jones, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), William Lamay (PF) Kerry Allen, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG) Ben Jones | |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | John Byrne misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:00 | Fairfield | John Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | John Little is hacked by John Byrne - foul #1 on John Byrne, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver (SG), James Lewis (SF), Marvin Capps (C) John Byrne, Herbert Cloninger, Winford Rehnberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Gunn (C) Sam Warf | |
| 10:42 | Kent State | John Little makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | John Little makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:18 | Fairfield | William Lamay is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Frank Houston (SG), Paul Parikh (PF) John Little, Gilbert Dolly, William Williams | |
| 09:59 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses long on a jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | William Lamay tips it but misses | 12-16 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | George Scott grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:38 | Kent State | George Scott hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Frank Houston | 12-18 |
| 09:26 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Frank Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (PG), John Byrne (SG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Wade Willey, Kenneth Oliver, James Lewis, William Lamay, Marvin Capps | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) George Scott, Paul Parikh, William Gunn | |
| 08:47 | Fairfield | John Byrne drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kerry Allen | 18-18 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | William Williams slams it home | 18-20 |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kerry Allen | 20-20 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Franklin Bath is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Cloninger - foul #1 on Herbert Cloninger, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver (SG) John Byrne | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG), Paul Parikh (PF) Frank Houston, William Williams | |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Franklin Bath makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:55 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Franklin Bath - foul #2 on Franklin Bath, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Lewis (SF), William Lamay (PF) Herbert Cloninger, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG) Franklin Bath | |
| 07:55 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:55 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Paul Parikh drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Little | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Kerry Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Lewis (fresh) PF - William Lamay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Winford Rehnberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - George Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Little (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sam Warf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen clanks a runner in the lane | 22-25 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | John Little gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:52 | Kent State | Paul Parikh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | George Scott gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:46 | Kent State | James Lewis steals it from Gilbert Dolly | 22-25 |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | William Lamay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 06:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Dolly | 22-25 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | George Scott is hacked by Kerry Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kerry Allen, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), John Byrne (SG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF), Marvin Capps (C) Kerry Allen, Kenneth Oliver, James Lewis, William Lamay, Winford Rehnberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Frank Houston (SF), William Williams (PF), William Gunn (C) Gilbert Dolly, Paul Parikh, Sam Warf | |
| 06:26 | Kent State | George Scott misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | Wade Willey's fadeaway is rejected by William Williams | 22-25 |
| 06:13 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Houston | 22-25 |
| 05:55 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington tips it but misses | 22-25 |
| 05:54 | Kent State | John Little gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:43 | Kent State | William Gunn blows the layup | 22-25 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | William Williams snags the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | George Scott clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-25 |
| 05:26 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Herbert Cloninger | 22-25 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Houston - foul #2 on Frank Houston, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (SG), William Lamay (C) John Byrne, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF), Christian Greene (C) George Scott, Frank Houston | |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:54 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-25 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 04:32 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:29 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver (SG), James Lewis (SF), Michael Soluri (C) Wade Willey, Herbert Cloninger, Marvin Capps | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Scott (PG), Paul Parikh (PF) William Gunn, William Williams | |
| 04:13 | Fairfield | Paul Tung's floater is tipped away by Paul Parikh | 23-25 |
| 04:12 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to William Lamay | 23-25 |
| 04:01 | Fairfield | Paul Parikh swats the short shot by William Lamay | 23-25 |
| 04:00 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Tung | 23-25 |
| 03:48 | Fairfield | Michael Soluri makes the runner from the baseline | 25-25 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Christian Greene misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 03:40 | Kent State | Christian Greene tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 03:33 | Kent State | Christian Greene gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Paul Tung (fresh) SG - Kenneth Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - William Lamay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Soluri (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - George Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Little (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Dolly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Parikh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Christian Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Kent State | George Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-27 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:59 | Fairfield | Paul Tung buries a turnaround in the lane | 27-27 |
| 02:49 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly is called for 10 seconds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Wade Willey (PG), Herbert Cloninger (SF), Joseph Herrington (PF), Winford Rehnberg (C) Paul Tung, James Lewis, William Lamay, Michael Soluri | |
| Subs | Kent State | Franklin Bath (PG), Ben Jones (SG), Frank Houston (SF), William Williams (PF), Sam Warf (C) George Scott, John Little, Gilbert Dolly, Paul Parikh, Christian Greene | |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ben Jones - foul #3 on Ben Jones, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF) Ben Jones | |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Kenneth Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:23 | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Frank Houston | 29-29 |
| 01:59 | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-29 |
| 01:58 | Kent State | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Frank Houston travels in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kerry Allen (SG), John Byrne (SF) Kenneth Oliver, Herbert Cloninger | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen loses the dribble to Sam Warf | 29-29 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Frank Houston travels in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Kent State | John Little (SG) Gilbert Dolly | |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Joseph Herrington clanks a driving attempt from close range | 29-29 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | William Williams grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | John Little's pass is intercepted by Winford Rehnberg | 29-29 |
| 00:59 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Kerry Allen and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Herbert Cloninger (SF), Marvin Capps (PF) Wade Willey, Joseph Herrington | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Parikh (PF), William Gunn (C) William Williams, Sam Warf | |
| 00:59 | Fairfield | Winford Rehnberg makes the free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | John Little is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 00:36 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:32 | Fairfield | Kerry Allen misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Paul Parikh | 32-29 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Franklin Bath is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Allen - foul #3 on Kerry Allen, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Paul Tung (PG), Kenneth Oliver (SG), William Lamay (PF) Kerry Allen, John Byrne, Winford Rehnberg | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gilbert Dolly (SF) Frank Houston | |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Franklin Bath misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | William Lamay snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | William Lamay misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 32-29 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Marvin Capps gets the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | The clock runs out | 32-29 |