| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Gunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Moses Wiesner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Troupe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Mark Cox inbounds the ball | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Mark Cox misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 19:38 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs tips it home | 43-48 |
| 19:28 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 19:26 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 19:05 | Fairfield | Roger Long is called for the reach on Moses Wiesner - foul #3 on Roger Long, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SG), James Parker (SF), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Allen Zamudio, Horace Alexander, Randolph Gunn, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| 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 | |
| 18:47 | Fairfield | James Parker hits a turnaround in the lane | 45-48 |
| 18:32 | Niagara | Mark Huard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Coleman Brown | 45-51 |
| 18:19 | Fairfield | William Cintron scores on a shot in the lane set up by Harold Stephens | 47-51 |
| 18:05 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 47-51 |
| 18:04 | Niagara | Joseph Scott hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 17:54 | Fairfield | William Cintron misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 17:53 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 17:31 | Niagara | Joseph Scott is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Coleman Brown | 47-55 |
| 17:17 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 17:15 | Niagara | Mark Huard pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 16:55 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey double dribbles | 47-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Horace Alexander (SG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Harold Stephens, Clifford Montgomery, James Parker, William Cintron, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Mark Huard, Coleman Brown, George Spencer, Joseph Scott, Gregory Mackey | |
| 16:45 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Allen Zamudio | 49-55 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Mark Cox misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Zhuang Chu - foul #1 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #1 | 49-55 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 16:38 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 16:22 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander is denied on a layup by Mark Cox | 49-57 |
| 16:20 | Niagara | Mark Cox pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 16:04 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Moses Wiesner - foul #1 on Moses Wiesner, team foul #2 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Carroll (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF) Mark Cox | |
| 16:04 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 16:04 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 16:02 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 15:54 | Niagara | Randolph Gunn steals it from Nelson Murphy | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randolph Gunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Ahlberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Stearn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nelson Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Troupe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll is open and lays it up and in set up by Allen Zamudio | 51-59 |
| 15:30 | Niagara | Bert Marcus loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG) Bert Marcus | |
| 15:20 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 15:19 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stearn | 51-59 |
| 15:05 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Zamudio - foul #2 on Allen Zamudio, team foul #3 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Mark Carroll, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Cox (SF) Nelson Murphy | |
| 15:05 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 15:05 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 14:53 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner blows the wide open dunk | 51-60 |
| 14:51 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Leonard Jacobs | 51-60 |
| 14:39 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs travels with the ball | 51-60 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), Joseph Scott (PF) Kenneth Stearn, Gregory Troupe | |
| 14:21 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 14:10 | Niagara | Joseph Scott is hacked by Moses Wiesner - foul #2 on Moses Wiesner, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (PG), Harold Stephens (SF) Allen Zamudio, Randolph Gunn | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Troupe (PF) Leonard Jacobs | |
| 13:44 | Niagara | Joseph Scott blows the wide open layup | 54-60 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Mark Cox tips it home | 54-62 |
| 13:19 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 13:17 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 12:59 | Niagara | Mark Cox clanks a turnaround near the basket | 54-62 |
| 12:57 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 12:49 | Fairfield | Horace Alexander hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 12:47 | Niagara | Mark Cox pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 12:45 | Niagara | Horace Alexander is called for the reach on Roger Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Alexander, team foul #5 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Mark Carroll (PF), Leonard Ahlberg (C) Horace Alexander, Harold Stephens, Moses Wiesner, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), George Spencer (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Roger Long, Mark Huard, Mark Cox, Gregory Troupe, Joseph Scott | |
| 12:31 | Niagara | Mark Carroll denies the turnaround by Leonard Jacobs | 54-62 |
| 12:29 | Niagara | George Spencer grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 12:15 | Niagara | George Spencer misses the wide open 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| 12:14 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 12:00 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard Jacobs - foul #2 on Leonard Jacobs, team foul #2 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (SG), William Cintron (PF), Robert Brower (C) Clifford Montgomery, Mark Carroll, Leonard Ahlberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Gregory Mackey (SF) Bert Marcus, Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy | |
| 12:00 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 12:00 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 11:39 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 56-62 |
| 11:37 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Mackey | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randolph Gunn (tiring) 6 pts. PF - William Cintron (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Brower (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Coleman Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Spencer (fairly fresh) C - Leonard Jacobs (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Niagara | Coleman Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Long | 56-64 |
| 11:21 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio is fouled in the backcourt by Coleman Brown - foul #1 on Coleman Brown, team foul #3 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (SG), Mark Carroll (PF) James Parker, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Cox (SF), Joseph Scott (PF) Gregory Mackey, George Spencer | |
| 11:08 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio is fouled on the floor by Mark Cox - foul #2 on Mark Cox, team foul #4 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG), Zhuang Chu (C) Randolph Gunn, William Cintron | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Gregory Troupe (PF) Coleman Brown, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens comes up short on the runner in the paint | 56-64 |
| 10:52 | Niagara | Joseph Scott pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 10:32 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe is denied on a layup by Zhuang Chu | 56-64 |
| 10:31 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 10:25 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Horace Alexander | 58-64 |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Carroll - foul #2 on Mark Carroll, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Parker (PG), Clifford Montgomery (SG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Moses Wiesner (PF), Robert Brower (C) Allen Zamudio, Horace Alexander, Harold Stephens, Mark Carroll, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF), George Spencer (PF) Roger Long, Mark Cox, Gregory Troupe | |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 10:06 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 10:06 | Fairfield | Robert Brower gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 09:47 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 09:32 | Niagara | Joseph Scott is fouled on the floor by Randolph Gunn - foul #1 on Randolph Gunn, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Horace Alexander (SG), Leonard Ahlberg (C) James Parker, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), Gregory Mackey (C) Kenneth Stearn, George Spencer | |
| 09:32 | Niagara | Joseph Scott misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | Bert Marcus is called for the reach on Clifford Montgomery - foul #2 on Bert Marcus, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Cintron (PF) Moses Wiesner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs (C) Joseph Scott | |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | William Cintron hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifford Montgomery | 60-65 |
| 09:04 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Mackey, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Stephens (SF) Randolph Gunn | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), George Spencer (PF) Bert Marcus, Nelson Murphy | |
| 08:48 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery misses the lay-in | 60-65 |
| 08:47 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 08:32 | Fairfield | William Cintron buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Horace Alexander | 62-65 |
| 08:12 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Spencer | 62-67 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | George Spencer denies the turnaround by Harold Stephens | 62-67 |
| 07:50 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 07:31 | Niagara | Horace Alexander steps in front of the George Spencer pass | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Clifford Montgomery (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Horace Alexander (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Stephens (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Cintron (tiring) 8 pts. C - Leonard Ahlberg (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Huard (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Coleman Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Mackey (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Spencer (tiring) C - Leonard Jacobs (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Leonard Ahlberg clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Leonard Jacobs - foul #3 on Leonard Jacobs, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), James Parker (SG), Randolph Gunn (SF), Mark Carroll (PF) Clifford Montgomery, Horace Alexander, Harold Stephens, William Cintron | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Bert Marcus (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Joseph Scott (C) Mark Huard, Coleman Brown, Gregory Mackey, George Spencer, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Leonard Ahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 07:10 | Fairfield | Leonard Ahlberg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:08 | Niagara | Bert Marcus is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Zamudio - foul #3 on Allen Zamudio, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Brower (C) Leonard Ahlberg | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 07:08 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 07:08 | Niagara | Bert Marcus misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 07:08 | Fairfield | Robert Brower pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 06:47 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-68 |
| 06:46 | Fairfield | Robert Brower tips it in | 66-68 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Randolph Gunn - foul #2 on Randolph Gunn, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 06:40 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 06:40 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll grabs the board | 66-69 |
| 06:24 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Brower and he's fouled by Gregory Troupe - foul #3 on Gregory Troupe, team foul #8 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Mark Cox (SF) Bert Marcus, Nelson Murphy | |
| 06:24 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:03 | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn misses the dunk | 69-69 |
| 06:02 | Fairfield | Mark Carroll pulls down the rebound | 69-69 |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 69-69 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Mark Cox snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (SG), Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Randolph Gunn, Mark Carroll, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), George Spencer (C) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Mark Cox, Gregory Troupe | |
| 05:13 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark Huard | 69-72 |
| 05:09 | Fairfield | James Parker can't throw it down | 69-72 |
| 05:08 | Niagara | Mark Huard snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| 05:01 | Niagara | Zhuang Chu swats the layup by Joseph Scott | 69-72 |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Joseph Scott can't tip it in | 69-72 |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | James Parker is hacked by Nelson Murphy - foul #1 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn (SF) Allen Zamudio | |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Nelson Murphy, Joseph Scott, George Spencer | |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | James Parker makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | James Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:49 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 04:33 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-72 |
| 04:31 | Fairfield | James Parker grabs the board | 70-72 |
| 04:20 | Fairfield | James Parker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-72 |
| 04:19 | Fairfield | James Parker grabs the offensive board | 70-72 |
| 03:58 | Fairfield | James Parker lays it in set up by Clifford Montgomery | 72-72 |
| 03:37 | Niagara | Mark Cox misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 03:35 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner grabs the board | 72-72 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner is hacked by Leonard Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Jacobs, team foul #10 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Horace Alexander (SG), Harold Stephens (SF), Robert Brower (C) James Parker, Clifford Montgomery, Randolph Gunn, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Joseph Scott (PF), Gregory Mackey (C) Bert Marcus, Mark Huard, Gregory Troupe, Leonard Jacobs | |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Allen Zamudio (tired) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Horace Alexander (tired) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Stephens (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Moses Wiesner (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Stearn (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Mark Cox (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Joseph Scott (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Niagara | Roger Long is hacked by Allen Zamudio - foul #4 on Allen Zamudio, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Carroll (PF) Moses Wiesner | |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF) Mark Cox | |
| 03:23 | Niagara | Roger Long misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 03:23 | Niagara | Roger Long makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens is hacked by Nelson Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Harold Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 03:00 | Niagara | Roger Long misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 02:58 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey grabs the offensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Long | 76-75 |
| 02:40 | Fairfield | Nelson Murphy steps in front of the Allen Zamudio pass in the backcourt | 76-75 |
| 02:26 | Niagara | Joseph Scott misses badly on the uncontested jump hook in the paint | 76-75 |
| 02:24 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-75 |
| 02:04 | Niagara | Joseph Scott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-75 |
| 02:03 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Mark Carroll | 76-75 |
| 02:03 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Montgomery (PG), Randolph Gunn (SF), William Cintron (C) Allen Zamudio, Harold Stephens, Robert Brower | |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), Mark Cox (SF), George Spencer (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Gregory Mackey, Joseph Scott | |
| 01:47 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-75 |
| 01:45 | Fairfield | William Cintron misses the tip | 76-75 |
| 01:43 | Niagara | George Spencer grabs the board | 76-75 |
| 01:26 | Niagara | Mark Cox lays it in | 76-77 |
| 01:26 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio (PG), Moses Wiesner (PF), Zhuang Chu (C) Clifford Montgomery, Mark Carroll, William Cintron | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Gregory Troupe (PF) Coleman Brown, George Spencer | |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | Allen Zamudio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| 01:06 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 01:04 | Fairfield | Randolph Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 00:52 | Fairfield | Zhuang Chu lays it up and in on a great pass from Allen Zamudio | 78-77 |
| 00:52 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| 00:39 | Niagara | Roger Long is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 78-77 |
| 00:38 | Niagara | Mark Cox grabs the offensive board | 78-77 |
| 00:31 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe makes the shot from the right block | 78-79 |
| 00:31 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| 00:10 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner misses the jumper from the right side | 78-79 |
| 00:09 | Niagara | Mark Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Mark Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Horace Alexander - foul #4 on Horace Alexander, team foul #11 | 78-79 |
| 00:08 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-79 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:08 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-81 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Moses Wiesner grabs the offensive board | 78-81 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | The clock runs out | 78-81 |