| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mark Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Troupe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Moses Wiesner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Mark Cox inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs makes the floater from the baseline set up by Roger Long | 44-40 |
| 19:33 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Allen Zamudio | 44-42 |
| 19:14 | Niagara | Mark Cox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mark Cox, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), Joseph Scott (PF) Kenneth Stearn, Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (SF) Randolph Gunn | |
| 19:11 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | George Spencer (C) Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (SF), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Allen Zamudio, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| 18:54 | Niagara | Mark Cox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 18:52 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to George Spencer | 44-42 |
| 18:26 | Niagara | Mark Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), Gregory Mackey (C) Roger Long, Mark Cox | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (SG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Mark Carroll (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Harold Stephens, Horace Alexander, William Cintron, Robert Brower | |
| 18:11 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 18:09 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Gregory Mackey | 44-42 |
| 17:47 | Niagara | George Spencer loses the dribble to James Parker | 44-42 |
| 17:22 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn misses the easy dunk attempt | 44-42 |
| 17:21 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 17:17 | Niagara | Mark Huard is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Huard, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Mark Huard, Coleman Brown, George Spencer, Joseph Scott, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Horace Alexander (SG), Harold Stephens (SF), Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Clifford Montgomery, James Parker, Randolph Gunn, Mark Carroll, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| 16:54 | Fairfield | Bert Marcus steals it from Horace Alexander | 44-42 |
| 16:51 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn can't finish the layup | 44-42 |
| 16:50 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 16:47 | Fairfield | Nelson Murphy steps in front of the Allen Zamudio pass in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 16:44 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 44-42 |
| 16:15 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Mark Cox (SF) Bert Marcus, Nelson Murphy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn (SF), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Harold Stephens, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| 16:02 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Mark Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Troupe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Gunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Cintron (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brower (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Fairfield | Kenneth Stearn steals it from William Cintron | 46-42 |
| 15:43 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn hits the finger roll | 48-42 |
| 15:40 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn is hacked by Roger Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Long, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| 15:25 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-42 |
| 15:23 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:16 | Niagara | William Cintron takes the ball from Roger Long | 48-42 |
| 14:53 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 14:52 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to William Cintron | 48-42 |
| 14:34 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Zamudio | 48-45 |
| 14:24 | Niagara | Roger Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 14:23 | Fairfield | William Cintron snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:20 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio loses the dribble to Leonard Jacobs in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 14:11 | Niagara | Roger Long scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Stearn | 50-45 |
| 13:49 | Fairfield | William Cintron can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Stearn - foul #1 on Kenneth Stearn, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), George Spencer (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Mark Cox, Gregory Troupe, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (PG), James Parker (SG), Harold Stephens (SF), Zhuang Chu (C) Allen Zamudio, Horace Alexander, Randolph Gunn, Robert Brower | |
| 13:49 | Fairfield | William Cintron misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:49 | Fairfield | William Cintron makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:31 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 13:30 | Niagara | Joseph Scott gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Joseph Scott drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mark Huard and he's hacked by William Cintron - foul #1 on William Cintron, team foul #1 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF) George Spencer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner (PF) William Cintron | |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Joseph Scott misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:16 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 12:59 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 12:57 | Niagara | Mark Huard double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), George Spencer (C) Coleman Brown, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Leonard Ahlberg (C) James Parker, Zhuang Chu | |
| 12:47 | Fairfield | Leonard Ahlberg is hacked by Joseph Scott - foul #1 on Joseph Scott, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 12:30 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner banks in the layup | 52-50 |
| 12:19 | Niagara | George Spencer is fouled on the floor by Leonard Ahlberg - foul #1 on Leonard Ahlberg, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs (C) Nelson Murphy | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn (SF), Mark Carroll (PF) Allen Zamudio, Moses Wiesner | |
| 11:57 | Niagara | Bert Marcus buries a turnaround from close range | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Huard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Jacobs (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Stephens (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Gunn (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Mark Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Ahlberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Scott - foul #2 on Joseph Scott, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Gregory Mackey (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF) Bert Marcus, Mark Huard, George Spencer, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Horace Alexander (SG), James Parker (SF), Zhuang Chu (C) Harold Stephens, Clifford Montgomery, Randolph Gunn, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:36 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 11:16 | Niagara | The short jumper by Gregory Troupe is denied by Zhuang Chu | 54-50 |
| 11:14 | Niagara | Joseph Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:55 | Niagara | Coleman Brown connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Gregory Mackey and he's fouled by Mark Carroll - foul #3 on Mark Carroll, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF) Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (PG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Moses Wiesner (PF) Allen Zamudio, James Parker, Mark Carroll | |
| 10:55 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Coleman Brown is called for the reach on Randolph Gunn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Coleman Brown, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG) Coleman Brown | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:53 | Niagara | Joseph Scott pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu is fouled on the floor by Nelson Murphy - foul #1 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), Mark Cox (SF), George Spencer (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Troupe, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SG) Harold Stephens, Horace Alexander | |
| 10:14 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:14 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 09:54 | Niagara | The jump hook by George Spencer is blocked by Zhuang Chu | 60-50 |
| 09:52 | Niagara | Mark Huard grabs the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 09:44 | Niagara | Mark Huard connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from George Spencer | 62-50 |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (SF) Randolph Gunn | |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Mark Huard misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Parker - foul #1 on James Parker, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), Joseph Scott (PF) Roger Long, George Spencer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (SG) Allen Zamudio | |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Mark Huard makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:21 | Niagara | Mark Huard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 09:19 | Fairfield | Coleman Brown is called for the reach on Harold Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Coleman Brown, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG) Mark Huard | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 09:19 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 09:19 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:15 | Niagara | Harold Stephens is called for the reach on Bert Marcus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Stephens, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| 09:05 | Niagara | Coleman Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bert Marcus | 66-52 |
| 08:52 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 08:50 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner grabs the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 08:36 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Bert Marcus, Coleman Brown, Mark Cox, Joseph Scott, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG), Mark Carroll (PF), William Cintron (C) James Parker, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| 08:17 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-52 |
| 08:16 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy tips it but misses | 66-52 |
| 08:14 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 07:56 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey misses the jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 07:55 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Stearn (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nelson Murphy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Troupe (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Clifford Montgomery (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Stephens (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cintron (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by Horace Alexander | 66-54 |
| 07:37 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Stephens - foul #4 on Harold Stephens, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Mark Cox (SF), George Spencer (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Troupe, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Robert Brower (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Clifford Montgomery, Harold Stephens, Mark Carroll, William Cintron | |
| 07:25 | Niagara | Joseph Scott connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Marcus | 68-54 |
| 07:25 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG) Mark Huard | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Carroll (PF) Leonard Ahlberg | |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 68-54 |
| 06:55 | Niagara | Bert Marcus grabs the board | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:34 | Niagara | Coleman Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Scott | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:08 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn is hacked by Mark Cox - foul #3 on Mark Cox, team foul #10 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Bert Marcus, Coleman Brown, Mark Cox, George Spencer, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SG), Moses Wiesner (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Allen Zamudio, Horace Alexander, Mark Carroll, Robert Brower | |
| 06:08 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 06:08 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 06:08 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Gregory Mackey | 71-55 |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Roger Long is fouled in the backcourt by James Parker - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #7 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (SF) Randolph Gunn | |
| 06:04 | Niagara | Roger Long misses the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 06:04 | Fairfield | Leonard Ahlberg grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 05:49 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 71-55 |
| 05:48 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner tips it home | 71-57 |
| 05:28 | Niagara | Harold Stephens steals it from Nelson Murphy | 71-57 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-57 |
| 05:15 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Nelson Murphy | 71-57 |
| 04:48 | Niagara | Roger Long is hacked by James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Mark Huard, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Zhuang Chu (C) Clifford Montgomery, Harold Stephens, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| 04:48 | Niagara | Roger Long misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:48 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 04:22 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Allen Zamudio | 71-59 |
| 04:06 | Niagara | Roger Long connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Troupe | 73-59 |
| 03:57 | Fairfield | James Parker makes the jumper from the left block set up by Moses Wiesner and the foul's on Kenneth Stearn - foul #2 on Kenneth Stearn, team foul #11 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Mark Huard (SG), George Spencer (C) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG), Mark Carroll (PF) Randolph Gunn, Moses Wiesner | |
| 03:57 | Fairfield | James Parker makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Huard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Cox (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gregory Troupe (tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (tired) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Zhuang Chu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Niagara | Bert Marcus can't finish the uncontested layup | 73-62 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Zhuang Chu | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Fairfield | James Parker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-62 |
| 03:23 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Carroll | 73-62 |
| 03:05 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 02:48 | Niagara | Bert Marcus misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 73-65 |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Mark Huard is called for the reach on Horace Alexander in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Huard, team foul #12 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Gregory Mackey (SF), Joseph Scott (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Bert Marcus, Mark Huard, Mark Cox, Gregory Troupe, George Spencer | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (PG), Randolph Gunn (SF), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Allen Zamudio, James Parker, Mark Carroll, Zhuang Chu | |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Niagara | Roger Long can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Brower - foul #1 on Robert Brower, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (SG) Horace Alexander | |
| 02:35 | Niagara | Roger Long makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:35 | Niagara | Roger Long makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:33 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Harold Stephens - foul #5 on Harold Stephens, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG) Harold Stephens | |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:13 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:04 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-66 |
| 02:03 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to William Cintron | 76-66 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Mackey - foul #1 on Gregory Mackey, team foul #13 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), George Spencer (SF) Roger Long, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (SG) Horace Alexander | |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:51 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:22 | Niagara | Joseph Scott lays it up and in on a great pass from George Spencer | 78-67 |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-67 |
| 01:10 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Coleman Brown | 81-67 |
| 01:06 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Scott - foul #3 on Joseph Scott, team foul #14 | 81-67 |
| 01:06 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:06 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:06 | Niagara | George Spencer grabs the board | 81-68 |
| 00:43 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 81-68 |
| 00:41 | Fairfield | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Fairfield | Robert Brower travels with the ball | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Niagara | Coleman Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Huard | 83-68 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery loses the dribble to Mark Huard in the backcourt | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | Mark Huard runs out the clock | 83-68 |