| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - George Christie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Barry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gabriel Whaley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Serna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jose Moreno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Terry Barry inbounds the ball | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley misses long on a floater from the left side | 18-31 |
| 19:47 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley hits the follow up shot | 20-31 |
| 19:31 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Whaley - foul #3 on Gabriel Whaley, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (PF) Gabriel Whaley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno scores on a shot from close range set up by Joseph Dean | 20-33 |
| 18:53 | Fairfield | George Christie buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 18:50 | Central Florida | Terry Barry is called for the reach on Donald Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Barry, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| 18:28 | Central Florida | Donald Adams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 23-33 |
| 18:26 | Fairfield | Terry Barry snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 18:20 | Fairfield | Jonathan Caesar steals the ball from Andrew Serna | 23-33 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | David Smith is called for the reach on Jeffrey Biggins in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), Robert Mitzel (SG), Michael Ruby (C) David Smith, George Christie, Andrew Serna | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF) Donald Adams | |
| 17:54 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar clanks a 3 from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 17:52 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Ruby | 23-33 |
| 17:41 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Terry Barry is denied by Joseph Dean | 23-33 |
| 17:39 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 17:16 | Central Florida | Gino Esposito is called for the reach on Jose Moreno - foul #2 on Gino Esposito, team foul #4 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Terry Barry, Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Biggins | 23-35 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-35 |
| 16:41 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 16:15 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Hinkle - foul #1 on William Hinkle, team foul #5 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), George Christie (SG), Terry Barry (SF), Dan Hardiman (C) Anthony Taylor, Robert Mitzel, Michael Ruby, Andrew Serna | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SF) Walter Jacob | |
| 16:15 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 16:15 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 15:53 | Fairfield | Terry Barry buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Smith | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Christie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Barry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Hinkle (fairly fresh) C - Dan Hardiman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jose Moreno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-37 |
| 15:28 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:11 | Fairfield | Terry Barry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 15:09 | Central Florida | Donald Adams pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:59 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar's pass is intercepted by Terry Barry | 25-37 |
| 14:56 | Fairfield | Terry Barry hits the finger roll | 27-37 |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno is open and buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Caesar | 27-39 |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Adams - foul #1 on Donald Adams, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), Anthony Taylor (SG), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Andrew Serna (C) David Smith, George Christie, William Hinkle, Dan Hardiman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Walter Jacob (SF) Donald Adams | |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Terry Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:16 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar connects on the open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Biggins and the foul's on Andrew Serna - foul #1 on Andrew Serna, team foul #6 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gino Esposito (SF) Terry Barry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 14:16 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:16 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-41 |
| 13:39 | Central Florida | Andrew Serna picks off the pass by Jose Moreno | 30-41 |
| 13:23 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito banks in the layup and the foul's on Walter Jacob - foul #1 on Walter Jacob, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG) Anthony Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (SF) Walter Jacob | |
| 13:23 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Mitzel - foul #1 on Robert Mitzel, team foul #7 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), Michael Ruby (SF) Timothy Bolster, Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:55 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:55 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:37 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna misses the floater from the right side | 33-41 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barry (SF), Dan Hardiman (C) Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker (PF) Jose Moreno | |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:13 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Small - foul #2 on Manuel Small, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG) Robert Mitzel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donald Adams (SF), Anthony Henson (C) Manuel Small, Joseph Dean | |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Terry Barry makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Terry Barry makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Barry (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Ruby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Hardiman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Ruby | 35-43 |
| 11:24 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Bolster | 37-43 |
| 11:17 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (SG), Gino Esposito (PF) David Smith, Michael Ruby | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG) Jonathan Caesar | |
| 11:05 | Fairfield | Anthony Henson denies the turnaround by Gino Esposito | 37-43 |
| 11:03 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito can't tip it in | 37-43 |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 37-43 |
| 10:40 | Central Florida | Richard Oldaker misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 10:39 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Henson | 37-43 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dan Hardiman - foul #2 on Dan Hardiman, team foul #9 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Christie (SG), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Timothy Bolster, Terry Barry, Dan Hardiman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Walter Jacob (SF), Jose Moreno (PF) Jeffrey Biggins, Donald Adams, Richard Oldaker | |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:24 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SF) Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Dean (C) Anthony Henson | |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Anthony Taylor is called for the reach on Dmitry Pietrzykowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Taylor, team foul #10 | 37-44 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:01 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Andrew Serna | 37-44 |
| 09:48 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the floater from the right side | 39-44 |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Taylor - foul #2 on Anthony Taylor, team foul #11 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG) Anthony Taylor | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:25 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley hits the finger roll set up by George Christie | 41-46 |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean is whistled for traveling | 41-46 |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), Terry Barry (SF) David Smith, Michael Ruby | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins (SG), Donald Adams (SF) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Walter Jacob | |
| 08:41 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna is hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (SG) George Christie | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Manuel Small (SG) Jonathan Caesar | |
| 08:26 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Dean | 41-46 |
| 08:01 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Biggins | 41-48 |
| 07:44 | Fairfield | Terry Barry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 07:43 | Central Florida | Manuel Small pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Barry (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gabriel Whaley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Biggins (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Small (fresh) SF - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jose Moreno (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Dean (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 07:28 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 07:12 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Donald Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 07:09 | Central Florida | Donald Adams loses the dribble to Terry Barry in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 07:08 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Barry | 43-48 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Jose Moreno is blocked by Andrew Serna | 43-48 |
| 06:39 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna makes the contested driving attempt in the paint | 45-48 |
| 05:49 | Central Florida | David Smith picks off the pass by Donald Adams | 45-48 |
| 05:45 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster can't finish the layup | 45-48 |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | Donald Adams gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Donald Adams is denied by Andrew Serna | 45-48 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 04:56 | Fairfield | Terry Barry drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by David Smith | 47-50 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Timothy Bolster steals it from Jeffrey Biggins in the backcourt | 47-50 |
| 04:43 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley knocks in the shot from the left block | 49-50 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Manuel Small is hacked by Timothy Bolster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Bolster, team foul #12 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), George Christie (SG), Gino Esposito (SF), Michael Ruby (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Timothy Bolster, David Smith, Terry Barry, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Walter Jacob (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Jeffrey Biggins, Donald Adams, Jose Moreno, Joseph Dean | |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Manuel Small makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Manuel Small makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:17 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman is hacked by Anthony Henson - foul #1 on Anthony Henson, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG) Manuel Small | |
| 04:02 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses the easy layup | 49-52 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 03:59 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 03:40 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby buries a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Richard Oldaker - foul #1 on Richard Oldaker, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 03:40 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Anthony Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Christie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ruby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Hardiman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dmitry Pietrzykowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Jacob (fresh) PF - Richard Oldaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Henson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:22 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 03:15 | Fairfield | Jonathan Caesar takes the ball from Anthony Taylor | 52-52 |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob is hacked by Michael Ruby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Ruby, team foul #13 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), Robert Mitzel (SF), William Hinkle (PF) Anthony Taylor, Gino Esposito, Dan Hardiman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathan Caesar | 52-55 |
| 02:34 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster knocks in the shot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is fouled on the floor by George Christie - foul #1 on George Christie, team foul #14 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Terry Barry (SF), Andrew Serna (C) George Christie, Michael Ruby | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jose Moreno (PF) Richard Oldaker | |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:10 | Fairfield | William Hinkle hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 01:47 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Walter Jacob | 57-58 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | William Hinkle buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Bolster and the foul's on Walter Jacob - foul #2 on Walter Jacob, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Christie (SG) Robert Mitzel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Joseph Dean (C) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Walter Jacob, Anthony Henson | |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses the free throw | 59-58 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | George Christie gets the offensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | George Christie can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jose Moreno - foul #3 on Jose Moreno, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley (PF) William Hinkle | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | George Christie makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | George Christie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Joseph Dean is blocked by Gabriel Whaley | 61-58 |
| 00:44 | Fairfield | Terry Barry grabs the board | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster is whistled for traveling | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Donald Adams is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Christie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Barry (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Whaley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Serna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jose Moreno (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Dean (tired) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 04:32 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Jonathan Caesar steals it from George Christie | 61-61 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Donald Adams hits the finger roll set up by Jonathan Caesar | 61-63 |
| 03:55 | Fairfield | Terry Barry hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 03:54 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses the tip | 61-63 |
| 03:53 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Jose Moreno's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Serna | 61-63 |
| 03:31 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:16 | Fairfield | Terry Barry's pass is intercepted by Donald Adams | 61-63 |
| 03:03 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean's fadeaway is rejected by Gabriel Whaley | 61-63 |
| 03:02 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jose Moreno - foul #4 on Jose Moreno, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (SG), Gino Esposito (SF), Michael Ruby (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) George Christie, Terry Barry, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Walter Jacob (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Jonathan Caesar, Donald Adams, Jose Moreno, Joseph Dean | |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob is fouled in the backcourt by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #15 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (SG) Timothy Bolster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:54 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:39 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-65 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Hardiman - foul #3 on Dan Hardiman, team foul #16 | 63-65 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:18 | Fairfield | David Smith misses the floater from the right side | 63-67 |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob grabs the board | 63-67 |
| 01:48 | Central Florida | Walter Jacob makes the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 63-69 |
| 01:48 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), George Christie (SG), Terry Barry (SF), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Andrew Serna (C) David Smith, Anthony Taylor, Gino Esposito, Michael Ruby, Dan Hardiman | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Donald Adams (SF), Jose Moreno (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Walter Jacob, Richard Oldaker, Anthony Henson | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:36 | Fairfield | George Christie clanks a jumper from the right block | 63-69 |
| 01:35 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar is hacked by Timothy Bolster - foul #5 on Timothy Bolster, team foul #17 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG) Timothy Bolster | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 01:06 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna makes the jump hook in the lane | 67-70 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - George Christie (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Barry (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gabriel Whaley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Serna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (tiring) 18 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Adams (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jose Moreno (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Dean (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins makes the floater from the right wing | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | Jeffrey Biggins steals it from Terry Barry in the backcourt | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #5 on David Smith, team foul #18 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG) David Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Walter Jacob (SF), Richard Oldaker (PF) Jonathan Caesar, Donald Adams, Jose Moreno | |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:25 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Richard Oldaker picks off the pass by Anthony Taylor | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is fouled in the backcourt by George Christie - foul #2 on George Christie, team foul #19 | 67-74 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:15 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna grabs the board | 67-75 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-75 |
| 00:07 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Oldaker | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins runs out the clock | 67-75 |