| Lineup | Messiah | PG - William Reade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Rascon (fresh) SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Hopson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Jang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Perry Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Zieser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alex Almeida (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harlan Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Weber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Christopher Rascon takes the ball from Johnny Weber | 36-31 |
| 19:14 | Messiah | Leroy Jang lays it up and in | 38-31 |
| 19:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | James Hopson is called for the reach on Harlan Tate - foul #1 on James Hopson, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| 18:48 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Harlan Tate's fadeaway is rejected by James Hopson | 38-31 |
| 18:47 | Messiah | John Brown snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:34 | Messiah | Leroy Jang buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Rascon | 40-31 |
| 18:16 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 17:58 | Messiah | William Reade can't connect on a shot from the left side | 40-34 |
| 17:56 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | The rebound goes to Johnny Weber | 40-34 |
| 17:27 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 17:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber tips it in | 40-36 |
| 17:10 | Messiah | James Hopson lays it up and in | 42-36 |
| 16:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Albert Zieser knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Perry Barnum | 42-39 |
| 16:23 | Messiah | James Hopson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harlan Tate - foul #1 on Harlan Tate, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Messiah | Daniel Zeilman (PG), Mark Zakarian (SG), David Phifer (SF), James Reese (C) William Reade, Christopher Rascon, John Brown, Leroy Jang | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans (PG), Aaron Powell (SG), Kevin Erbstein (SF), Eddie Davis (PF), Quinton Dever (C) Perry Barnum, Albert Zieser, Alex Almeida, Harlan Tate, Johnny Weber | |
| 16:23 | Messiah | James Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | Messiah | James Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Eddie Davis gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Kevin Erbstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 16:10 | Messiah | The rebound goes to James Hopson | 43-39 |
| 15:52 | Messiah | Daniel Zeilman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:50 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Quinton Dever gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Daniel Zeilman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Zakarian (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Phifer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Hopson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Reese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Wilbert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aaron Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Erbstein (fresh) PF - Eddie Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Quinton Dever (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans's pass is intercepted by David Phifer | 43-39 |
| 15:19 | Messiah | David Phifer can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Quinton Dever snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Eddie Davis misses badly on a floater in the paint | 43-39 |
| 14:58 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:40 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 14:39 | Messiah | Mark Zakarian gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:23 | Messiah | Kevin Erbstein steps in front of the James Reese pass | 43-39 |
| 13:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Quinton Dever blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 13:58 | Messiah | James Hopson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 13:43 | Messiah | Mark Zakarian scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 13:16 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Eddie Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 13:15 | Messiah | David Phifer pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:10 | Messiah | David Phifer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Erbstein - foul #1 on Kevin Erbstein, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Messiah | William Reade (PG), Christopher Rascon (SG), John Brown (SF), Leroy Jang (C) Daniel Zeilman, Mark Zakarian, James Hopson, James Reese | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum (PG), Albert Zieser (SG), Alex Almeida (SF), Harlan Tate (PF), Johnny Weber (C) Wilbert Evans, Aaron Powell, Kevin Erbstein, Eddie Davis, Quinton Dever | |
| 13:10 | Messiah | David Phifer makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:10 | Messiah | David Phifer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Albert Zieser is fouled on the floor by Leroy Jang - foul #3 on Leroy Jang, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Messiah | Alfred Doty (PF) David Phifer | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| 12:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 12:07 | Messiah | William Reade misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:06 | Messiah | Leroy Jang pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:52 | Messiah | Christopher Rascon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 11:51 | Messiah | Leroy Jang hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - William Reade (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Rascon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alfred Doty (fresh) C - Leroy Jang (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Perry Barnum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Zieser (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex Almeida (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harlan Tate (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Harlan Tate connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Albert Zieser | 50-45 |
| 11:23 | Messiah | John Brown misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 50-45 |
| 11:22 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 11:03 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Alex Almeida, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Messiah | David Phifer (PF) Alfred Doty | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| 10:52 | Messiah | Alex Almeida takes the ball from David Phifer | 50-45 |
| 10:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber misses long on a floater from the left side | 50-45 |
| 10:24 | Messiah | David Phifer pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:10 | Messiah | David Phifer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 10:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:55 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 09:54 | Messiah | David Phifer pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:47 | Messiah | John Brown hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Reade | 52-45 |
| 09:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida connects on the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Christopher Rascon - foul #3 on Christopher Rascon, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Messiah | Daniel Zeilman (PG), Mark Zakarian (SG), James Hopson (PF), James Reese (C) William Reade, Christopher Rascon, John Brown, Leroy Jang | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans (PG), Aaron Powell (SG), Eddie Davis (PF), Joseph Wheless (C) Perry Barnum, Albert Zieser, Harlan Tate, Johnny Weber | |
| 09:25 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:11 | Messiah | Daniel Zeilman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:10 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to David Phifer | 52-48 |
| 08:58 | Messiah | James Reese travels with the ball | 52-48 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Quinton Dever (C) Alex Almeida | |
| 08:40 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | David Phifer steals the ball from Eddie Davis | 52-48 |
| 08:38 | Messiah | Wilbert Evans is called for the reach on Daniel Zeilman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wilbert Evans, team foul #4 | 52-48 |
| 08:17 | Messiah | David Phifer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 08:15 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Quinton Dever gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:10 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Aaron Powell drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Quinton Dever | 52-50 |
| 07:59 | Messiah | Daniel Zeilman connects on the 3 from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 07:39 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Quinton Dever connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Daniel Zeilman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Phifer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Hopson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Wilbert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Wheless (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Quinton Dever (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Messiah | James Hopson is hacked by Joseph Wheless - foul #4 on Joseph Wheless, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Messiah | William Reade (PG), Christopher Rascon (SG), John Brown (SF), Leroy Jang (C) Daniel Zeilman, Mark Zakarian, David Phifer, James Reese | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum (PG), Albert Zieser (SG), Alex Almeida (SF), Harlan Tate (PF), Johnny Weber (C) Wilbert Evans, Eddie Davis, Aaron Powell, Joseph Wheless, Quinton Dever | |
| 07:00 | Messiah | John Brown loses the dribble to Harlan Tate | 55-52 |
| 06:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Harlan Tate drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Albert Zieser and he's hacked by Christopher Rascon - foul #4 on Christopher Rascon, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| 06:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Harlan Tate misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 06:43 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | John Brown steps in front of the Albert Zieser pass | 55-54 |
| 06:09 | Messiah | James Hopson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 55-54 |
| 06:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:49 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-54 |
| Subs | Messiah | Mark Zakarian (SG), David Phifer (PF) Christopher Rascon, James Hopson | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Eddie Davis (SG) Albert Zieser | |
| 05:34 | Messiah | John Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 05:33 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 05:13 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber is called for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Wheless (C) Johnny Weber | |
| 05:01 | Messiah | William Reade misses the shot from the left side | 55-54 |
| 04:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:54 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eddie Davis | 55-57 |
| 04:25 | Messiah | David Phifer loses the ball out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | Christopher Rascon (SG), James Hopson (PF), James Reese (C) Mark Zakarian, David Phifer, Leroy Jang | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans (PG), Albert Zieser (SG) Perry Barnum, Harlan Tate | |
| 03:59 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Joseph Wheless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | Mark Zakarian (PG) William Reade | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber (C) Alex Almeida | |
| 03:36 | Messiah | Christopher Rascon is called for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | David Phifer (SF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Mark Zakarian (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Christopher Rascon (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Phifer (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Hopson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Reese (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | PG - Wilbert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Albert Zieser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Wheless (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Johnny Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Albert Zieser is hacked by Christopher Rascon - foul #5 on Christopher Rascon, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | Daniel Zeilman (PG), Leroy Jang (C) Christopher Rascon, James Reese | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum (PG), Alex Almeida (SF), Harlan Tate (PF) Wilbert Evans, Eddie Davis, Joseph Wheless | |
| 03:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Zeilman - foul #1 on Daniel Zeilman, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Messiah | William Reade (PG) Daniel Zeilman | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| 03:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Perry Barnum makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:58 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Messiah | John Brown (SF) David Phifer | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | | |
| 02:46 | Messiah | William Reade misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 02:44 | Messiah | John Brown snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:27 | Messiah | William Reade misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-59 |
| 02:26 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | The rebound goes to Harlan Tate | 55-59 |
| 02:08 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Harlan Tate hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alex Almeida | 55-62 |
| 01:50 | Messiah | James Hopson is fouled on the floor by Harlan Tate - foul #2 on Harlan Tate, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| 01:34 | Messiah | William Reade loses the dribble to Harlan Tate | 55-62 |
| 01:12 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Albert Zieser misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 01:11 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:51 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:50 | Messiah | James Hopson snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:46 | Messiah | William Reade hits a jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber is hacked by Mark Zakarian in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Zakarian, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Eddie Davis (SG) Albert Zieser | |
| 00:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:45 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Messiah | James Hopson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 00:38 | Messiah | Leroy Jang gets the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 00:36 | Messiah | John Brown hits a turnaround in the paint | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida is fouled in the backcourt by William Reade - foul #1 on William Reade, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans (PG) Perry Barnum | |
| 00:34 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:34 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:30 | Messiah | Mark Zakarian drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Reade | 62-66 |
| 00:30 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Albert Zieser (SG) Eddie Davis | |
| 00:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida is fouled in the backcourt by William Reade - foul #2 on William Reade, team foul #9 | 62-66 |
| 00:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:29 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Alex Almeida makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:23 | Messiah | Mark Zakarian can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:21 | Messiah | James Hopson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 00:19 | Messiah | Mark Zakarian can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:17 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | William Reade is called for the reach on Johnny Weber in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Reade, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| Subs | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Eddie Davis (SG) Albert Zieser | |
| 00:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:14 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Johnny Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Messiah | Mark Zakarian comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-70 |
| 00:05 | Messiah | Leroy Jang grabs the offensive board | 62-70 |
| 00:02 | Messiah | Mark Zakarian connects on the 3 from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairleigh Dickinson, Florham | Wilbert Evans runs out the clock | 65-70 |