| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Richard Bottomley (fresh) SG - John Behrens (fresh) SF - Matthew Citizen (fresh) PF - Roger Copp (fresh) C - Bobby Facer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Frank Zurin (fresh) SG - Charles Boddie (fresh) SF - Dennis Fick (fresh) PF - Gabriel Whaley (fresh) C - Andrew Serna (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Boddie | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Canisius | Matthew Citizen clanks a jumper from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Roger Copp hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Canisius | Roger Copp misses the shot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:24 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley travels in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna is fouled on the floor by Bobby Facer - foul #1 on Bobby Facer, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Dennis Fick | 2-7 |
| 17:39 | Canisius | Andrew Serna is called for the reach on Roger Copp - foul #1 on Andrew Serna, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Ellis (SG), Walter Joy (PF), Booker Phillips (C) John Behrens, Roger Copp, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Peterson (PG), Franklin Rich (SG), Daniel Geary (SF), Terry Barry (PF), Charles Hulbert (C) Frank Zurin, Charles Boddie, Dennis Fick, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| 17:24 | Canisius | Walter Joy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 2-7 |
| 17:22 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Franklin Rich | 2-7 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Robert Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:01 | Fairfield | Franklin Rich tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 16:42 | Canisius | Matthew Citizen is alone and drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Bottomley | 4-9 |
| 16:27 | Fairfield | Franklin Rich comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 16:25 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:05 | Canisius | Walter Joy can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 4-9 |
| 16:03 | Canisius | Walter Joy snags the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 15:38 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-9 |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | Charles Hulbert snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Richard Bottomley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) SF - Matthew Citizen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Joy (fairly fresh) C - Booker Phillips (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Peterson (fairly fresh) SG - Franklin Rich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Geary (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Barry (fairly fresh) C - Charles Hulbert (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Fairfield | Franklin Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), John Behrens (SG), David Kang (SF), Roger Copp (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Richard Bottomley, William Ellis, Matthew Citizen, Walter Joy, Booker Phillips | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Zurin (PG), Charles Boddie (SG), Dennis Fick (SF), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Robert Peterson, Franklin Rich, Daniel Geary, Terry Barry, Charles Hulbert | |
| 15:05 | Canisius | David Kang hits a shot near the basket set up by John Behrens | 6-9 |
| 14:53 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Zurin | 6-12 |
| 14:36 | Canisius | Frank Symons clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 6-12 |
| 14:34 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 14:17 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 14:15 | Canisius | The rebound goes to David Kang | 6-12 |
| 13:56 | Canisius | John Behrens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 13:54 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to David Kang | 6-12 |
| 13:36 | Canisius | David Kang is denied on a layup by Gabriel Whaley | 6-12 |
| 13:34 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:09 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 13:07 | Canisius | David Kang grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 12:58 | Canisius | John Behrens travels with the ball | 6-12 |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Bottomley (PG), William Ellis (SG), Matthew Citizen (SF), Walter Joy (PF), Booker Phillips (C) Frank Symons, John Behrens, David Kang, Roger Copp, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Peterson (PG), Franklin Rich (SG), Daniel Geary (SF), Terry Barry (PF), Charles Hulbert (C) Frank Zurin, Charles Boddie, Dennis Fick, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| 12:38 | Fairfield | Robert Peterson is fouled on the floor by William Ellis - foul #1 on William Ellis, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| 12:26 | Fairfield | Robert Peterson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-14 |
| 12:06 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley is fouled on the floor by Terry Barry - foul #1 on Terry Barry, team foul #2 | 6-14 |
| 11:55 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Peterson - foul #1 on Robert Peterson, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Boddie (SG) Franklin Rich | |
| 11:55 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 11:55 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Peterson | 7-16 |
| 11:31 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Bottomley, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Kang (SF) Matthew Citizen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Serna (C) Charles Hulbert | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Richard Bottomley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ellis (fresh) SF - David Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Joy (fresh) C - Booker Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Boddie (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Geary (fresh) PF - Terry Barry (fresh) C - Andrew Serna (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Fairfield | Robert Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 11:22 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Boddie | 7-16 |
| 11:06 | Fairfield | Walter Joy is called for the reach on Terry Barry - foul #1 on Walter Joy, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | Roger Copp (PF), Bobby Facer (C) Walter Joy, Booker Phillips | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Franklin Rich (PG), Gabriel Whaley (PF) Daniel Geary, Terry Barry | |
| 10:58 | Fairfield | Bobby Facer steals the ball from Robert Peterson | 7-16 |
| 10:56 | Canisius | William Ellis is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Boddie - foul #1 on Charles Boddie, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Dingler (SF) William Ellis | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Zurin (PG), Dennis Fick (SF) Franklin Rich, Robert Peterson | |
| 10:44 | Canisius | Roger Copp misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Serna - foul #2 on Andrew Serna, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Franklin Rich (SG), Charles Hulbert (C) Charles Boddie, Andrew Serna | |
| 10:44 | Canisius | Roger Copp makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:44 | Canisius | Roger Copp makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:35 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley can't connect on a floater near the basket | 9-16 |
| 10:34 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin grabs the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:20 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 9-16 |
| 10:18 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 10:11 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 10:09 | Fairfield | Franklin Rich snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bottomley - foul #2 on Richard Bottomley, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), John Behrens (SG), Matthew Citizen (SF) Richard Bottomley, David Kang, Robert Dingler | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 09:47 | Fairfield | Charles Hulbert misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 09:46 | Canisius | Roger Copp gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:42 | Canisius | John Behrens clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 09:40 | Canisius | Matthew Citizen gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:28 | Canisius | Frank Symons clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 09:26 | Fairfield | Franklin Rich pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:12 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Symons - foul #1 on Frank Symons, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Canisius | William Ellis (PG), David Kang (SG), Walter Joy (PF), Booker Phillips (C) Frank Symons, John Behrens, Roger Copp, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Charles Boddie (SG), Daniel Geary (SF), Terry Barry (PF), Robert Peterson (C) Franklin Rich, Dennis Fick, Gabriel Whaley, Charles Hulbert | |
| 09:12 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:12 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 09:12 | Canisius | Booker Phillips pulls down the rebound | 9-17 |
| 09:09 | Canisius | Terry Barry steals the ball from William Ellis in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 08:56 | Fairfield | Robert Peterson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Boddie | 9-20 |
| 08:40 | Canisius | Robert Peterson picks off the pass by David Kang | 9-20 |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin is fouled on the floor by William Ellis - foul #2 on William Ellis, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (PG), Robert Dingler (SF) William Ellis, Matthew Citizen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:30 | Fairfield | Frank Zurin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 08:28 | Canisius | Terry Barry steals it from Walter Joy in the backcourt | 9-22 |
| 08:10 | Fairfield | Daniel Geary misses short on a jumper near the basket | 9-22 |
| 08:08 | Fairfield | Terry Barry gets the offensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 07:58 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Geary | 9-24 |
| 07:56 | Canisius | Charles Boddie is called for the reach on David Kang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Boddie, team foul #6 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Canisius | John Behrens (SG), Roger Copp (PF) Robert Dingler, Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Franklin Rich (SG), Dennis Fick (SF) Frank Zurin, Charles Boddie | |
| 07:39 | Canisius | David Kang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-24 |
| 07:37 | Canisius | John Behrens tips it home | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Frank Symons (fresh) SG - John Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Copp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Booker Phillips (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franklin Rich (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Fick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Barry (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Daniel Geary (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Peterson and he's hacked by David Kang - foul #1 on David Kang, team foul #8 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Matthew Citizen (SF), Bobby Facer (C) Roger Copp, Booker Phillips | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Patrick Marshall (PG), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Charles Hulbert (C) Robert Peterson, Terry Barry, Daniel Geary | |
| 07:17 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick misses the free throw | 11-26 |
| 07:17 | Canisius | Bobby Facer grabs the board | 11-26 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | Bobby Facer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bobby Facer, team foul #9 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Roger Copp (PF), Walter Joy (C) David Kang, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Roger Copp takes the ball from Patrick Marshall | 11-26 |
| 06:17 | Canisius | Frank Symons scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Copp | 13-26 |
| 06:01 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-26 |
| 06:00 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Roger Copp | 13-26 |
| 05:56 | Canisius | Roger Copp is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Copp, team foul #10 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Kang (PG), Robert Dingler (SF) Frank Symons, Matthew Citizen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Peterson (PG), Daniel Geary (SG), Terry Barry (PF) Patrick Marshall, Franklin Rich, Gabriel Whaley | |
| 05:31 | Fairfield | Terry Barry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | Booker Phillips (C) Walter Joy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:23 | Canisius | Roger Copp misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terry Barry - foul #2 on Terry Barry, team foul #7 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley (PF) Terry Barry | |
| 05:23 | Canisius | Roger Copp makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 05:23 | Canisius | Roger Copp makes the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 05:11 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Whaley | 15-28 |
| 04:59 | Canisius | Booker Phillips's pass is intercepted by Robert Peterson | 15-28 |
| 04:43 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick hits the finger roll set up by Robert Peterson | 15-30 |
| 04:30 | Canisius | David Kang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-30 |
| 04:28 | Fairfield | Daniel Geary grabs the defensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 04:05 | Fairfield | Daniel Geary hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Fick | 15-33 |
| 03:45 | Canisius | David Kang is fouled on the floor by Robert Peterson - foul #2 on Robert Peterson, team foul #8 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Bottomley (PG), William Ellis (SG), Matthew Citizen (SF), Bobby Facer (C) John Behrens, Robert Dingler, Roger Copp, Booker Phillips | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Zurin (PG), Charles Boddie (SG), Terry Barry (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Robert Peterson, Dennis Fick, Gabriel Whaley, Charles Hulbert | |
| 03:45 | Canisius | David Kang misses the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 03:45 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the board | 15-33 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Ellis - foul #3 on William Ellis, team foul #11 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Canisius | Frank Symons (SG), Roger Copp (PF) William Ellis, David Kang | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie makes the 1st free throw | 15-34 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Charles Boddie makes the 2nd free throw | 15-35 |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Richard Bottomley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Symons (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Citizen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Copp (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Facer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Frank Zurin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Boddie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Geary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Barry (fresh) 2 stl. C - Andrew Serna (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Canisius | The pull-up jumper by Frank Symons is blocked by Daniel Geary | 15-35 |
| 03:01 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Andrew Serna | 15-35 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Daniel Geary can't throw it down | 15-35 |
| 02:43 | Canisius | Bobby Facer pulls down the rebound | 15-35 |
| 02:37 | Canisius | Frank Symons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Barry - foul #3 on Terry Barry, team foul #9 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | Walter Joy (PF) Roger Copp | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dennis Fick (SF), Gabriel Whaley (PF) Daniel Geary, Terry Barry | |
| 02:37 | Canisius | Frank Symons misses the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 02:37 | Canisius | Frank Symons makes the 2nd free throw | 16-35 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley blows the layup | 16-35 |
| 02:14 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley grabs the board | 16-35 |
| 02:10 | Canisius | Matthew Citizen is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Symons | 18-35 |
| 01:57 | Fairfield | Matthew Citizen takes the ball from Dennis Fick | 18-35 |
| 01:39 | Canisius | Frank Symons connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-35 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Walter Joy - foul #2 on Walter Joy, team foul #12 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Canisius | David Kang (SG), Robert Dingler (SF), Roger Copp (PF), Booker Phillips (C) Frank Symons, Matthew Citizen, Walter Joy, Bobby Facer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Peterson (PG), Franklin Rich (SG) Frank Zurin, Charles Boddie | |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:56 | Canisius | Franklin Rich takes the ball from Roger Copp | 21-37 |
| 00:53 | Fairfield | Franklin Rich lays it up and in | 21-39 |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Franklin Rich steps in front of the Roger Copp pass | 21-39 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Robert Dingler takes the ball from Gabriel Whaley | 21-39 |
| 00:04 | Canisius | David Kang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Richard Bottomley tips it back up and in | 23-39 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Dennis Fick misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 23-39 |