| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Barker (fresh) SG - Benedict Bergouignan (fresh) SF - Gary Jackson (fresh) PF - Chester Linsley (fresh) C - Everett Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (fresh) SG - George Christie (fresh) SF - Terry Barry (fresh) PF - Gabriel Whaley (fresh) C - Andrew Serna (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Manhattan | James Barker makes the floater in the lane set up by Benedict Bergouignan | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Terry Barry knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 2-2 |
| 19:19 | Manhattan | Timothy Bolster steps in front of the Benedict Bergouignan pass in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses long on a floater from the right block | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Fairfield | Terry Barry comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:48 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster is hacked by James Barker - foul #1 on James Barker, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Fairfield | Chester Linsley steps in front of the Andrew Serna pass | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley's pass is intercepted by Timothy Bolster in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Timothy Bolster | 2-4 |
| 18:11 | Manhattan | Gabriel Whaley swats the layup by Chester Linsley | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Fairfield | George Christie grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Andrew Serna is blocked by Everett Taylor | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Manhattan | Gary Jackson grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Manhattan | Timothy Bolster steps in front of the Gary Jackson pass | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Bolster, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Coy Whalen (PG), David Jacinto (SG), Ben Taylor (SF), Dwayne Blais (PF), John Martello (C) James Barker, Benedict Bergouignan, Gary Jackson, Chester Linsley, Everett Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), Anthony Taylor (SG), Gino Esposito (SF), Michael Ruby (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Timothy Bolster, George Christie, Terry Barry, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| 17:36 | Manhattan | David Jacinto scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Coy Whalen | 5-4 |
| 17:34 | Fairfield | David Smith is hacked by Coy Whalen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Coy Whalen, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Martello - foul #1 on John Martello, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Gino Esposito is called for the reach on Coy Whalen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gino Esposito, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi (PG), Benedict Bergouignan (SG), Michael Jordan (SF), Everett Taylor (C) Coy Whalen, David Jacinto, Ben Taylor, John Martello | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), Terry Barry (SF), William Hinkle (PF) Anthony Taylor, Gino Esposito, Dan Hardiman | |
| 16:55 | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi is hacked by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Chester Linsley (PF) Dwayne Blais | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), Andrew Serna (C) David Smith, Michael Ruby | |
| 16:40 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley misses the jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:38 | Fairfield | William Hinkle gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Benedict Bergouignan - foul #1 on Benedict Bergouignan, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Barker (PG), Gary Jackson (SF) Fabian Lombardi, Michael Jordan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Christie (SG), Gabriel Whaley (PF) Robert Mitzel, William Hinkle | |
| 16:22 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:09 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 15:58 | Fairfield | Terry Barry loses the ball out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Jacinto (SG), Coy Whalen (SF), Ben Taylor (PF), John Martello (C) Benedict Bergouignan, Gary Jackson, Chester Linsley, Everett Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), Gino Esposito (SF), Dan Hardiman (C) Timothy Bolster, Terry Barry, Andrew Serna | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Barker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Jacinto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Coy Whalen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ben Taylor (fresh) C - John Martello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Anthony Taylor (fresh) SG - George Christie (fairly fresh) SF - Gino Esposito (fresh) PF - Gabriel Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Hardiman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Manhattan | Coy Whalen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:35 | Manhattan | John Martello pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:22 | Manhattan | John Martello is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Dan Hardiman - foul #1 on Dan Hardiman, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais (PF) David Jacinto | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), Robert Mitzel (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Andrew Serna (C) Anthony Taylor, George Christie, Gino Esposito, Dan Hardiman | |
| 15:22 | Manhattan | John Martello makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:22 | Manhattan | John Martello makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:01 | Fairfield | Ben Taylor steps in front of the Michael Ruby pass | 9-8 |
| 14:40 | Manhattan | Coy Whalen makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ben Taylor | 11-8 |
| 14:36 | Fairfield | Ben Taylor steps in front of the David Smith pass in the backcourt | 11-8 |
| 14:19 | Manhattan | Andrew Serna blocks the jumper by Ben Taylor | 11-8 |
| 14:18 | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 14:17 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:57 | Fairfield | David Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:38 | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais is open but misses the lay-in | 11-11 |
| 13:36 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:18 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley misses long on a jumper in the lane | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:15 | Manhattan | Ben Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mitzel - foul #1 on Robert Mitzel, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi (PG), David Jacinto (SG), Gary Jackson (SF), Michael Jordan (PF), Everett Taylor (C) James Barker, Coy Whalen, Ben Taylor, Dwayne Blais, John Martello | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), Anthony Taylor (SG), Terry Barry (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) David Smith, Robert Mitzel, Michael Ruby, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| 12:49 | Manhattan | Gino Esposito is called for the reach on Gary Jackson - foul #2 on Gino Esposito, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Chester Linsley (PF) Gary Jackson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF) Gino Esposito | |
| 12:28 | Manhattan | Timothy Bolster picks off the pass by Chester Linsley | 11-11 |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fabian Lombardi - foul #1 on Fabian Lombardi, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Barker (PG), Benedict Bergouignan (SG), Gary Jackson (SF) Fabian Lombardi, David Jacinto, Michael Jordan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Christie (SG), Andrew Serna (C) Anthony Taylor, Dan Hardiman | |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna misses the jumper from the right side | 11-12 |
| 11:58 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Everett Taylor | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Barker (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Benedict Bergouignan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Chester Linsley (fairly fresh) C - Everett Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Christie (fairly fresh) SF - Terry Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Hinkle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Serna (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Manhattan | William Hinkle is called for the reach on Benedict Bergouignan in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hinkle, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley (PF) William Hinkle | |
| 11:55 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | Manhattan | Everett Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:40 | Manhattan | James Barker misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:38 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Gabriel Whaley | 11-12 |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | Chester Linsley steps in front of the Andrew Serna pass | 11-12 |
| 10:54 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 11-12 |
| 10:53 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:48 | Manhattan | James Barker is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 10:46 | Fairfield | George Christie grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 10:38 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 10:36 | Manhattan | Gary Jackson grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 10:31 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Christie - foul #1 on George Christie, team foul #8 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Jacinto (PG), Michael Jordan (SF) James Barker, Gary Jackson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), David Smith (SG), Michael Ruby (PF) Timothy Bolster, George Christie, Gabriel Whaley | |
| 10:31 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:31 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:23 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby is whistled for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi (PG) Benedict Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman (C) Andrew Serna | |
| 10:16 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Everett Taylor | 14-12 |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman is fouled on the floor by Everett Taylor - foul #1 on Everett Taylor, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan (SG), Ben Taylor (C) David Jacinto, Everett Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF) Michael Ruby | |
| 09:48 | Fairfield | Chester Linsley steals the ball from Dan Hardiman | 14-12 |
| 09:24 | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi misses the shot in the paint | 14-12 |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 08:55 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Terry Barry and he's fouled by Ben Taylor - foul #1 on Ben Taylor, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Coy Whalen (PG), Gary Jackson (SF), Dwayne Blais (PF), Everett Taylor (C) Fabian Lombardi, Michael Jordan, Chester Linsley, Ben Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), George Christie (SG), Michael Ruby (PF) Anthony Taylor, David Smith, William Hinkle | |
| 08:55 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:40 | Manhattan | Coy Whalen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:38 | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais tips it home | 16-15 |
| 08:18 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Timothy Bolster | 16-17 |
| 08:05 | Manhattan | Coy Whalen hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Benedict Bergouignan and he's hacked by Timothy Bolster - foul #2 on Timothy Bolster, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Jacinto (SG) Benedict Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), Robert Mitzel (SF), Gabriel Whaley (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Timothy Bolster, Terry Barry, Michael Ruby, Dan Hardiman | |
| 08:05 | Manhattan | Coy Whalen makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:54 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Everett Taylor - foul #2 on Everett Taylor, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Barker (PG), Ben Taylor (C) Coy Whalen, Everett Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:54 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:54 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Jacinto (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Jackson (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Blais (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Taylor (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Smith (tiring) 3 pts. SG - George Christie (tiring) SF - Robert Mitzel (fresh) PF - Gabriel Whaley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Serna (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Manhattan | Ben Taylor is hacked by Andrew Serna - foul #1 on Andrew Serna, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Chester Linsley (PF) Gary Jackson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (SG) George Christie | |
| 07:30 | Manhattan | Ben Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:30 | Manhattan | Ben Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:13 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| 07:10 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan (SG) David Jacinto | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (SF) Robert Mitzel | |
| 07:01 | Fairfield | David Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-24 |
| 06:42 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 21-24 |
| 06:40 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:36 | Fairfield | Ben Taylor takes the ball from David Smith | 21-24 |
| 06:29 | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais banks in the layup on a great pass from James Barker | 23-24 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ben Taylor - foul #2 on Ben Taylor, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi (PG), Coy Whalen (SG), Gary Jackson (SF), Michael Jordan (PF), John Martello (C) James Barker, Benedict Bergouignan, Ben Taylor, Chester Linsley, Dwayne Blais | |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Christie (SG), Terry Barry (SF) David Smith, Gabriel Whaley | |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 06:20 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:07 | Manhattan | George Christie is called for the reach on Michael Jordan - foul #2 on George Christie, team foul #11 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), William Hinkle (PF) George Christie, Andrew Serna | |
| 06:07 | Manhattan | Michael Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:07 | Manhattan | Michael Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:04 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor's pass is intercepted by Fabian Lombardi in the backcourt | 25-25 |
| 06:03 | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi banks in the layup | 27-25 |
| 05:59 | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor loses the dribble to Michael Jordan in the backcourt | 27-25 |
| 05:40 | Manhattan | Gary Jackson is called for a backcourt violation | 27-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Barker (PG), David Jacinto (SG) Fabian Lombardi, Coy Whalen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (PG), Andrew Serna (C) Anthony Taylor, Michael Ruby | |
| 05:24 | Fairfield | Terry Barry makes the fadeaway from the left side | 27-27 |
| 05:17 | Manhattan | Gary Jackson can't finish the uncontested layup | 27-27 |
| 05:16 | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 05:16 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-27 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi (PG), Coy Whalen (SF), Chester Linsley (PF) James Barker, Gary Jackson, Michael Jordan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley (PF) William Hinkle | |
| 05:14 | Fairfield | Chester Linsley takes the ball from David Smith in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 04:53 | Manhattan | David Jacinto misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 04:52 | Manhattan | Coy Whalen tips it home | 29-27 |
| 04:37 | Fairfield | David Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 04:35 | Fairfield | Andrew Serna pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:24 | Fairfield | Terry Barry misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-27 |
| 04:22 | Manhattan | John Martello pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 04:19 | Manhattan | Robert Mitzel is called for the reach on David Jacinto in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Mitzel, team foul #12 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Barker (PG), Gary Jackson (SF), Michael Jordan (PF), Dwayne Blais (C) Fabian Lombardi, Coy Whalen, Chester Linsley, John Martello | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (PG), Michael Ruby (PF), Dan Hardiman (C) Robert Mitzel, Gabriel Whaley, Andrew Serna | |
| 04:19 | Manhattan | David Jacinto makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:19 | Manhattan | David Jacinto makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:02 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 04:00 | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 03:55 | Manhattan | James Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Taylor - foul #1 on Anthony Taylor, team foul #13 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan (SG), Ben Taylor (SF), Everett Taylor (C) David Jacinto, Gary Jackson, Michael Jordan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster (PG), George Christie (SG), Gino Esposito (SF) Anthony Taylor, David Smith, Terry Barry | |
| 03:55 | Manhattan | James Barker makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:55 | Manhattan | James Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:55 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Ruby | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Barker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benedict Bergouignan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ben Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Dwayne Blais (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Timothy Bolster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Christie (tiring) SF - Gino Esposito (fresh) PF - Michael Ruby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dan Hardiman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | George Christie hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Everett Taylor - foul #3 on Everett Taylor, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Chester Linsley (PF) Everett Taylor | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF) Dan Hardiman | |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | George Christie makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:49 | Fairfield | George Christie misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:49 | Manhattan | Chester Linsley gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | George Christie is called for the reach on James Barker in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Christie, team foul #14 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Anthony Taylor (SG) George Christie | |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | James Barker makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | James Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | William Hinkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan is fouled in the backcourt by William Hinkle - foul #2 on William Hinkle, team foul #15 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley (PF) William Hinkle | |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Gabriel Whaley | 34-28 |
| 03:22 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito misses long on a floater from the right block | 34-28 |
| 03:21 | Manhattan | Dwayne Blais pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 03:04 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Barker | 37-28 |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito connects on the 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 02:25 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 02:24 | Fairfield | Gabriel Whaley grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 02:20 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito travels in the backcourt | 37-31 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Coy Whalen (SF), Michael Jordan (PF), John Martello (C) Ben Taylor, Chester Linsley, Dwayne Blais | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Mitzel (SG), Terry Barry (SF), Andrew Serna (C) Anthony Taylor, Gabriel Whaley, Michael Ruby | |
| 01:57 | Manhattan | Benedict Bergouignan is alone and drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Coy Whalen | 39-31 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster is hacked by James Barker in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Barker, team foul #11 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fabian Lombardi (PG), Gary Jackson (SF) James Barker, Benedict Bergouignan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman (C) Andrew Serna | |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:35 | Manhattan | Timothy Bolster steals the ball from John Martello | 39-32 |
| 01:15 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster hits a jumper from the left side | 39-34 |
| 01:00 | Manhattan | John Martello misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 39-34 |
| 00:58 | Fairfield | Dan Hardiman pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | John Martello is called for the reach on Timothy Bolster - foul #2 on John Martello, team foul #12 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Barker (PG), Benedict Bergouignan (SG), Ben Taylor (PF), Dwayne Blais (C) Fabian Lombardi, Coy Whalen, Michael Jordan, John Martello | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Smith (SG), William Hinkle (PF), Andrew Serna (C) Robert Mitzel, Terry Barry, Dan Hardiman | |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Timothy Bolster makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:37 | Manhattan | Gary Jackson travels in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Dwayne Blais denies the turnaround by Andrew Serna | 39-36 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | William Hinkle gets the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Dwayne Blais takes the ball from David Smith | 39-36 |