| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (fresh) SG - Horace Alexander (fresh) SF - Randolph Gunn (fresh) PF - Moses Wiesner (fresh) C - Zhuang Chu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fresh) SG - Willie Atwood (fresh) SF - Jerrod Buckelew (fresh) PF - Charles Steele (fresh) C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | David Jordan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Atwood and he's fouled by Moses Wiesner - foul #1 on Moses Wiesner, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:39 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | The pull-up jumper by Donald Trapani is blocked by Randolph Gunn | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Moses Wiesner | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn is hacked by David Jordan - foul #1 on David Jordan, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:40 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern State | David Jordan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Steele | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:58 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn gets the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jerrod Buckelew - foul #1 on Jerrod Buckelew, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SG), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Allen Zamudio, Horace Alexander, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Armando Torres (PF), Bruce Grunwald (C) Donald Trapani, Willie Atwood, Jerrod Buckelew, Charles Steele, David Jordan | |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald is denied on a layup by Robert Brower | 2-5 |
| 17:15 | Fairfield | Robert Brower pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:52 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens connects on the open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Brower | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 4-5 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | Robert Brower snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:24 | Fairfield | William Cintron hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG), James Parker (SF), Mark Carroll (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Harold Stephens, Randolph Gunn, William Cintron, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Mark Kiser (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), David Jordan (C) Raymond Champagne, Samuel Bullock, Grant Osbourne, Bruce Grunwald | |
| 15:58 | Fairfield | Leonard Ahlberg scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Clifford Montgomery (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Alexander (fresh) SF - James Parker (fresh) PF - Mark Carroll (fresh) C - Leonard Ahlberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Kiser (fresh) SF - Earl Rinehart (fresh) PF - Armando Torres (fairly fresh) C - David Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:39 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Mark Carroll | 6-5 |
| 15:30 | Fairfield | James Parker lays it in set up by Clifford Montgomery | 8-5 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani's pass is intercepted by Clifford Montgomery in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 15:27 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery banks in the layup | 10-5 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern State | David Jordan misses the floater from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani grabs the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Harold Stephens (SF), Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Clifford Montgomery, James Parker, Mark Carroll, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Willie Atwood (SG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Charles Steele (PF) Donald Trapani, Mark Kiser, Earl Rinehart, Armando Torres | |
| 14:37 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Stephens | 13-5 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern State | David Jordan is hacked by Harold Stephens - foul #1 on Harold Stephens, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn (SF) Horace Alexander | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF) Willie Atwood, David Jordan | |
| 14:04 | Northwestern State | Moses Wiesner takes the ball from Raymond Champagne | 13-5 |
| 14:01 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Bullock - foul #1 on Samuel Bullock, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald (C) Charles Steele | |
| 13:49 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens is hacked by Grant Osbourne - foul #1 on Grant Osbourne, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Harold Stephens, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Jordan (C) Grant Osbourne | |
| 13:40 | Fairfield | David Jordan swats the layup by Allen Zamudio | 13-5 |
| 13:39 | Fairfield | Robert Brower gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 13:34 | Fairfield | David Jordan blocks the short jumper by William Cintron | 13-5 |
| 13:32 | Northwestern State | David Jordan gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Cintron - foul #1 on William Cintron, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood (SG), Charles Steele (PF) Samuel Bullock, Bruce Grunwald | |
| 13:19 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern State | David Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern State | David Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 13-6 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Steele | 13-6 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern State | David Jordan scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Champagne | 13-8 |
| 12:21 | Fairfield | Robert Brower is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Brower, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (SG), James Parker (SF), Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Horace Alexander, Randolph Gunn, William Cintron, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (PG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Armando Torres (C) Raymond Champagne, Jerrod Buckelew, David Jordan | |
| 12:04 | Northwestern State | Moses Wiesner denies the turnaround by Grant Osbourne | 13-8 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres misses the tip | 13-8 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne tips it home | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (tiring) SG - Clifford Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Moses Wiesner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Zhuang Chu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Mark Kiser (fresh) SG - Willie Atwood (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Grant Osbourne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Steele (tiring) 3 pts. C - Armando Torres (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery throws it down set up by Allen Zamudio | 15-10 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Atwood | 15-12 |
| 11:16 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Kiser | 15-14 |
| 10:48 | Fairfield | James Parker is fouled on the floor by Grant Osbourne - foul #2 on Grant Osbourne, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (PG), Horace Alexander (SG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Mark Carroll (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Allen Zamudio, Clifford Montgomery, James Parker, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF), Bruce Grunwald (PF), David Jordan (C) Mark Kiser, Willie Atwood, Grant Osbourne, Charles Steele, Armando Torres | |
| 10:32 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 15-14 |
| 10:30 | Fairfield | Leonard Ahlberg grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:15 | Fairfield | Jerrod Buckelew swats the shot by Horace Alexander | 15-14 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern State | David Jordan gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern State | Horace Alexander picks off the pass by Bruce Grunwald in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 10:04 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander loses the dribble to Bruce Grunwald | 15-14 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern State | The short jumper by David Jordan is denied by Leonard Ahlberg | 15-14 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew grabs the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Horace Alexander - foul #1 on Horace Alexander, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SF), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Horace Alexander, Randolph Gunn, Mark Carroll, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Donald Trapani, Jerrod Buckelew, Bruce Grunwald | |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:18 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio is hacked by Raymond Champagne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Champagne, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| 09:00 | Fairfield | Robert Brower lays it in uncontested | 17-16 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock is hacked by Allen Zamudio in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Zamudio, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood (SG) Samuel Bullock | |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | David Jordan banks in the layup set up by Raymond Champagne and the foul's on Robert Brower - foul #2 on Robert Brower, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG), Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Clifford Montgomery, William Cintron, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF) Willie Atwood, Earl Rinehart | |
| 08:35 | Northwestern State | David Jordan makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:19 | Fairfield | Raymond Champagne steps in front of the Harold Stephens pass | 17-19 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne can't finish the layup | 17-19 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (tired) 1 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (tiring) SF - Harold Stephens (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moses Wiesner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Raymond Champagne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Kiser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerrod Buckelew (tiring) PF - Armando Torres (tiring) 2 pts. C - David Jordan (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens misses the lay-in | 17-19 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Zamudio - foul #2 on Allen Zamudio, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Mark Carroll (PF) Allen Zamudio, Horace Alexander, Harold Stephens, Moses Wiesner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock (SG), Charles Steele (PF) Mark Kiser, Armando Torres | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 07:36 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 07:20 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Cintron (C) Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Bruce Grunwald (C) Raymond Champagne, Jerrod Buckelew, David Jordan | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald's floater is tipped away by Mark Carroll | 17-20 |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Mark Carroll | 17-20 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn is fouled on the floor by Earl Rinehart - foul #1 on Earl Rinehart, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner (PF) Mark Carroll | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (SG) Samuel Bullock | |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern State | Charles Steele pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern State | Earl Rinehart misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 17-20 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern State | Earl Rinehart snags the offensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 06:19 | Fairfield | James Parker gets the rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:05 | Fairfield | James Parker's pass is intercepted by Earl Rinehart | 17-20 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald is hacked by William Cintron - foul #2 on William Cintron, team foul #9 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (PG), Horace Alexander (SG), Mark Carroll (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) James Parker, Randolph Gunn, Moses Wiesner, William Cintron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Willie Atwood (SG), Samuel Bullock (SF), David Jordan (C) Donald Trapani, Mark Kiser, Earl Rinehart, Charles Steele | |
| 05:48 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:28 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Armando Torres (PF) Bruce Grunwald | |
| 05:01 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 04:59 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Horace Alexander | 17-22 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Bullock - foul #2 on Samuel Bullock, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn (SF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Clifford Montgomery, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew (SF) Samuel Bullock | |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres is hacked by Mark Carroll - foul #1 on Mark Carroll, team foul #10 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner (PF) Mark Carroll | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG) Raymond Champagne | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:30 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern State | Harold Stephens steals it from Armando Torres | 19-24 |
| 04:10 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander lays it in set up by Harold Stephens | 21-24 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Horace Alexander - foul #2 on Horace Alexander, team foul #11 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SF), Robert Brower (C) Harold Stephens, Randolph Gunn, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser (SG), Grant Osbourne (SF), Charles Steele (PF) Willie Atwood, Jerrod Buckelew, David Jordan | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (tired) 4 pts. SF - Clifford Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Moses Wiesner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Brower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Donald Trapani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Kiser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Osbourne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Steele (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Armando Torres (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Fairfield | Robert Brower misses the dunk attempt | 21-26 |
| 03:25 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio grabs the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 03:13 | Fairfield | Grant Osbourne steals it from Robert Brower | 21-26 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Mark Kiser is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (SG), William Cintron (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Horace Alexander, Moses Wiesner, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Samuel Bullock (SG), David Jordan (C) Donald Trapani, Mark Kiser, Armando Torres | |
| 02:55 | Fairfield | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern State | Samuel Bullock pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern State | Grant Osbourne drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Champagne | 21-28 |
| 02:15 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Parker | 23-28 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern State | Clifford Montgomery takes the ball from Grant Osbourne | 23-28 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | William Cintron misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 23-28 |
| 01:50 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:41 | Fairfield | William Cintron lays it in uncontested and he's fouled by Charles Steele - foul #1 on Charles Steele, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (SG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Robert Brower (C) James Parker, Clifford Montgomery, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani (PG), Mark Kiser (SG), Jerrod Buckelew (SF), Bruce Grunwald (PF) Raymond Champagne, Samuel Bullock, Charles Steele, David Jordan | |
| 01:41 | Fairfield | William Cintron makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern State | Bruce Grunwald knocks in the shot from the left side | 26-30 |
| 01:29 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio is hacked by Jerrod Buckelew in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerrod Buckelew, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Carroll (PF) William Cintron | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:29 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 01:29 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew makes the wide open floater from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Mark Kiser is called for the reach on Harold Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Kiser, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG) Allen Zamudio | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern State | Jerrod Buckelew loses the dribble to Harold Stephens in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 00:48 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-32 |
| 00:46 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Bruce Grunwald | 29-32 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Mark Kiser and he's hacked by Mark Carroll - foul #2 on Mark Carroll, team foul #12 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Moses Wiesner (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Randolph Gunn, Mark Carroll, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Willie Atwood (SG), Earl Rinehart (SF), Armando Torres (PF), David Jordan (C) Mark Kiser, Jerrod Buckelew, Grant Osbourne, Bruce Grunwald | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Donald Trapani makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner is fouled on the floor by Donald Trapani - foul #1 on Donald Trapani, team foul #12 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (SF) Harold Stephens | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Raymond Champagne (PG), Samuel Bullock (SF) Donald Trapani, Earl Rinehart | |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Armando Torres misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-35 |