| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Richard Prentice (fresh) SG - Brian Corkery (fresh) SF - Miro Zenner (fresh) PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) C - Juan Rubio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Jason Foster (fresh) SG - Billy Abramowski (fresh) SF - Donald Jenkins (fresh) PF - John Donnelly (fresh) C - Mark Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marist | Marist is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:44 | Marist | Jason Foster hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | Fairfield | Richard Prentice snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Mark Williams - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Marist | John Donnelly lays it up and in | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Prentice | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Fairfield | The jumper by Miro Zenner is denied by Donald Jenkins | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Marist | Mark Williams snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Marist | Donald Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Miro Zenner - foul #1 on Miro Zenner, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Marist | Mark Williams can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Gino Esposito - foul #1 on Gino Esposito, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Marist | Mark Williams misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Marist | Mark Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:08 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito can't connect on a floater from the left side | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Marist | John Donnelly grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:47 | Marist | Mark Williams misses the dunk attempt | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:41 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 17:40 | Marist | The rebound goes to Donald Jenkins | 3-3 |
| 17:37 | Marist | Richard Prentice steps in front of the Jason Foster pass in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | Fairfield | John Donnelly blocks the short jumper by Gino Esposito | 3-3 |
| 17:17 | Marist | John Donnelly gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | Marist | Billy Abramowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:58 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 16:41 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Gino Esposito | 3-3 |
| 16:15 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:13 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Gino Esposito | 3-3 |
| 15:56 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Richard Prentice (tiring) SG - Brian Corkery (tiring) SF - Miro Zenner (tiring) PF - Gino Esposito (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Rubio (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Jason Foster (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Abramowski (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Jenkins (tiring) PF - John Donnelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Williams (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Marist | Jason Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Prentice - foul #1 on Richard Prentice, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (PG), David Lamantia (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), William Hinkle (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Richard Prentice, Brian Corkery, Miro Zenner, Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), Robert Draughn (SG), Andrew Ball (SF), James Hopkins (PF), Dennis Toothaker (C) Jason Foster, Billy Abramowski, Donald Jenkins, John Donnelly, Mark Williams | |
| 15:42 | Marist | Dennis Toothaker lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robert Draughn | 5-5 |
| 15:30 | Fairfield | The short jumper by William Hinkle is denied by Dennis Toothaker | 5-5 |
| 15:28 | Marist | The rebound goes to James Hopkins | 5-5 |
| 15:16 | Marist | Dennis Toothaker is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Draughn | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | Fairfield | David Lamantia misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 14:55 | Marist | Dennis Toothaker grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:38 | Marist | Dennis Toothaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:36 | Fairfield | William Hinkle gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:15 | Fairfield | James Hopkins steps in front of the William Hinkle pass | 5-7 |
| 14:09 | Marist | David Lamantia steps in front of the John Brown pass in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 14:04 | Fairfield | David Lamantia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Prentice (PG), Gino Esposito (PF), Juan Rubio (C) David Lamantia, William Hinkle, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Marist | Billy Abramowski (SG), James Moncada (SF), John Donnelly (PF), Mark Williams (C) Robert Draughn, Andrew Ball, James Hopkins, Dennis Toothaker | |
| 13:42 | Marist | Marko Zbell is called for the reach on John Donnelly - foul #1 on Marko Zbell, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Corkery (SG) Marko Zbell | |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG) John Brown | |
| 13:25 | Marist | Richard Prentice is called for the reach on Jason Foster - foul #2 on Richard Prentice, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marko Zbell (PG) Richard Prentice | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 13:11 | Marist | Jason Foster misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Juan Rubio - foul #1 on Juan Rubio, team foul #6 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (SF) Michael Ruby | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 13:11 | Marist | Jason Foster makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:11 | Marist | Jason Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gino Esposito, team foul #7 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (PF) Gino Esposito | |
| Subs | Marist | Robert Draughn (PG), James Hopkins (C) Jason Foster, Mark Williams | |
| 12:29 | Marist | James Hopkins knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Draughn | 5-11 |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery can't connect on a 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Billy Abramowski - foul #1 on Billy Abramowski, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (C) Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), Donald Jenkins (SF), Andrew Ball (C) Billy Abramowski, James Moncada, John Donnelly | |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:20 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery makes the 3rd free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:59 | Marist | Andrew Ball drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by John Brown | 8-13 |
| 11:43 | Fairfield | William Hinkle scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Brian Corkery | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Marko Zbell (tiring) SG - Brian Corkery (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miro Zenner (tiring) PF - Michael Ruby (tiring) C - William Hinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - John Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Draughn (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Jenkins (fresh) PF - James Hopkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Ball (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Marist | Andrew Ball slams it home set up by Donald Jenkins | 10-15 |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 11:05 | Marist | Andrew Ball grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 10:53 | Marist | James Hopkins misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:51 | Marist | Donald Jenkins tips it but misses | 10-15 |
| 10:49 | Marist | James Hopkins snags the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 10:38 | Marist | Donald Jenkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brown | 10-18 |
| 10:29 | Fairfield | Donald Jenkins steals the ball from Miro Zenner | 10-18 |
| 10:18 | Marist | Robert Draughn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (SG), Ji Xiong (C) Brian Corkery, William Hinkle | |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), Billy Abramowski (SG), James Moncada (SF), John Donnelly (PF), Dennis Toothaker (C) John Brown, Robert Draughn, Donald Jenkins, James Hopkins, Andrew Ball | |
| 10:10 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-18 |
| 10:08 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Ji Xiong | 10-18 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner is fouled on the floor by James Moncada - foul #1 on James Moncada, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| 09:35 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 09:33 | Marist | Jason Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Ji Xiong - foul #1 on Ji Xiong, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF) Miro Zenner | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 09:33 | Marist | Jason Foster misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:33 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | Marko Zbell connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-18 |
| 09:20 | Marist | Billy Abramowski is hacked by Marko Zbell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marko Zbell, team foul #9 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Corkery (SG) Marko Zbell | |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (SF), Mark Williams (C) James Moncada, Dennis Toothaker | |
| 09:20 | Marist | Billy Abramowski misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:20 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Hinkle | 15-18 |
| 08:55 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 08:54 | Marist | The rebound goes to Mark Williams | 15-18 |
| 08:31 | Marist | John Donnelly is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Billy Abramowski | 15-20 |
| 08:14 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Michael Ruby grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | David Lamantia misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Foster - foul #1 on Jason Foster, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (SF), Juan Rubio (C) Michael Ruby, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Marist | James Moncada (SG), Donald Jenkins (SF), Andrew Ball (PF), Dennis Toothaker (C) Billy Abramowski, John Brown, John Donnelly, Mark Williams | |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | David Lamantia makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | David Lamantia misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:00 | Marist | Donald Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:46 | Marist | Donald Jenkins hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jason Foster | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - David Lamantia (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Corkery (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miro Zenner (tired) 3 pts. PF - William Hinkle (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Rubio (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Jason Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Moncada (fresh) SF - Donald Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Ball (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Toothaker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Ruby (PF) William Hinkle | |
| Subs | Marist | Robert Draughn (PG), James Hopkins (PF) Jason Foster, Dennis Toothaker | |
| 07:06 | Marist | Robert Draughn misses the dunk | 16-22 |
| 07:04 | Marist | James Hopkins tips it in | 16-24 |
| 07:04 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), Billy Abramowski (SG), John Donnelly (PF), Mark Williams (C) Robert Draughn, James Moncada, James Hopkins, Andrew Ball | |
| 06:51 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner loses the dribble to John Brown | 16-24 |
| 06:29 | Marist | John Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 06:27 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Ruby | 16-24 |
| 06:12 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Lamantia | 18-24 |
| 05:52 | Marist | Mark Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #5 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Brian Corkery, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), James Hopkins (C) Donald Jenkins, Mark Williams | |
| 05:37 | Fairfield | David Lamantia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| 05:35 | Marist | Billy Abramowski is hacked by David Lamantia in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lamantia, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| 05:35 | Marist | Billy Abramowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:35 | Marist | Billy Abramowski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:35 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 05:13 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 04:52 | Marist | John Brown is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Foster | 21-27 |
| 04:39 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner loses the dribble to John Donnelly | 21-27 |
| 04:37 | Marist | Billy Abramowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Corkery (SG), Juan Rubio (C) Michael Ruby, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Marist | Robert Draughn (SG), Donald Jenkins (SF), Andrew Ball (C) Billy Abramowski, John Brown, John Donnelly | |
| 04:18 | Fairfield | Brian Corkery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 04:16 | Marist | Jason Foster snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 04:14 | Marist | Andrew Ball is hacked by Juan Rubio in the backcourt - foul #2 on Juan Rubio, team foul #11 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ji Xiong (C) Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 04:14 | Marist | Andrew Ball makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:14 | Marist | Andrew Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:14 | Fairfield | William Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 03:56 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong is hacked by Jason Foster - foul #2 on Jason Foster, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Prentice (PG), Marko Zbell (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Gino Esposito (PF), Juan Rubio (C) David Lamantia, Brian Corkery, Miro Zenner, William Hinkle, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Marist | James Moncada (SG), Mark Williams (C) Jason Foster, James Hopkins | |
| 03:50 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio scores on a floater in the paint | 23-28 |
| 03:29 | Marist | James Moncada hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Draughn | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Richard Prentice (fresh) SG - Marko Zbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Ruby (tired) 2 reb. PF - Gino Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Rubio (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marist | PG - Robert Draughn (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Moncada (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Ball (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Fairfield | Gino Esposito banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marko Zbell | 25-30 |
| 03:01 | Marist | Mark Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-30 |
| 03:00 | Marist | The offensive rebound goes to James Moncada | 25-30 |
| 02:44 | Marist | Andrew Ball misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gino Esposito - foul #3 on Gino Esposito, team foul #12 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Miro Zenner (SF), William Hinkle (PF), Ji Xiong (C) Michael Ruby, Gino Esposito, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), Billy Abramowski (SG), John Donnelly (PF) Robert Draughn, James Moncada, Donald Jenkins | |
| 02:44 | Marist | Andrew Ball makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 02:44 | Marist | Andrew Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:18 | Fairfield | William Hinkle misses short on a jumper from the left side | 25-32 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | William Hinkle snags the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 02:00 | Fairfield | Miro Zenner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 01:59 | Marist | John Donnelly snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 01:57 | Marist | Marko Zbell takes the ball from Andrew Ball in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 01:43 | Fairfield | The jumper by Marko Zbell is denied by Mark Williams | 25-32 |
| 01:41 | Marist | Mark Williams grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 01:39 | Marist | Billy Abramowski is fouled in the backcourt by Marko Zbell - foul #3 on Marko Zbell, team foul #13 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Corkery (SG), Michael Ruby (SF), Juan Rubio (C) Marko Zbell, Miro Zenner, Ji Xiong | |
| Subs | Marist | John Brown (PG), James Moncada (SF), James Hopkins (C) Jason Foster, Andrew Ball, Mark Williams | |
| 01:39 | Marist | Billy Abramowski misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:39 | Marist | Billy Abramowski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Juan Rubio grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | William Hinkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Marist | Robert Draughn (PG) James Moncada | |
| 01:08 | Marist | Juan Rubio is called for the reach on Billy Abramowski - foul #3 on Juan Rubio, team foul #14 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Lamantia (SF), Ji Xiong (C) William Hinkle, Juan Rubio | |
| Subs | Marist | | |
| 01:08 | Marist | Billy Abramowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:08 | Marist | Billy Abramowski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:08 | Fairfield | Ji Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:55 | Fairfield | David Lamantia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 00:53 | Marist | James Hopkins pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:37 | Marist | Billy Abramowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 00:36 | Marist | John Donnelly hits the follow up shot | 25-35 |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | David Lamantia clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #7 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Hinkle (PF) Brian Corkery | |
| Subs | Marist | Jason Foster (PG), Donald Jenkins (SF), Dennis Toothaker (C) Robert Draughn, Billy Abramowski, John Donnelly | |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | David Lamantia makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | David Lamantia makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:02 | Marist | Donald Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Marist | The clock runs out | 27-35 |