| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel McDow (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Swan (fresh) PF - Nicolas Furlong (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Jess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan is whistled for traveling | 40-41 |
| 19:28 | Canisius | Randy Jess clanks a jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 19:27 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett tips it in | 40-43 |
| 19:08 | Fairfield | Earl Whetstone picks off the pass by Nicolas Furlong | 40-43 |
| 18:58 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett is called for 10 seconds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (PF) Nicolas Furlong | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 18:45 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Earl Whetstone - foul #1 on Earl Whetstone, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG) Daniel McDow | |
| Subs | Canisius | Carl Potter (C) Randy Jess | |
| 18:45 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 18:45 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:30 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone misses the floater from the left block | 41-43 |
| 18:28 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:23 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Butler | 44-43 |
| 18:19 | Canisius | Donald Stoll misses the lay-in | 44-43 |
| 18:18 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Potter | 44-43 |
| 18:08 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Elmer Swan - foul #3 on Elmer Swan, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Steve Manning (C) Robert Butler, Elmer Swan, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Albert Ensley (SG), Cecil Moore (C) Martin Perkins, Donald Stoll, Earl Whetstone | |
| 18:08 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:08 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:51 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 17:49 | Fairfield | Steve Manning grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 17:27 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 17:25 | Canisius | Carl Potter pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 17:20 | Canisius | John Patterson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 17:18 | Fairfield | Steve Manning grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Patterson - foul #2 on John Patterson, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG), Nicolas Furlong (PF) Donald Neuman, Steve Manning | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Jimmy Baskerville (PF), Randy Jess (C) Morgan Bartlett, Carl Potter, Cecil Moore | |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:43 | Canisius | Martin Perkins misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 16:42 | Canisius | Albert Ensley gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:27 | Canisius | Martin Perkins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 16:26 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 16:21 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 16:20 | Canisius | John Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:06 | Canisius | Albert Ensley banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by John Patterson | 46-46 |
| 15:49 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow comes up short on the runner near the basket | 46-46 |
| 15:48 | Canisius | John Patterson snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jerry Maday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel McDow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Leday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Furlong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Barton (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Ensley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Jess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Canisius | Martin Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), David Thiel (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Steve Manning (PF), Robert Cline (C) Jerry Maday, Daniel McDow, Leslie Leday, Nicolas Furlong, Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Michels (PG), Donald Stoll (SG), Morgan Bartlett (SF), Earl Whetstone (PF), Cecil Moore (C) Martin Perkins, John Patterson, Albert Ensley, Jimmy Baskerville, Randy Jess | |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | Robert Butler is hacked by Morgan Bartlett - foul #3 on Morgan Bartlett, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG) David Thiel | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 15:21 | Fairfield | Morgan Bartlett steals the ball from Robert Cline | 46-46 |
| 15:03 | Canisius | Cecil Moore's pass is intercepted by Elmer Swan | 46-46 |
| 14:44 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 14:43 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:26 | Canisius | Cecil Moore drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Earl Whetstone and he's fouled by Robert Cline - foul #2 on Robert Cline, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG), Nicolas Furlong (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Donald Neuman, Steve Manning, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Albert Ensley (SF) Patrick Michels, Morgan Bartlett | |
| 14:26 | Canisius | Cecil Moore makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:06 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (PG) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Canisius | Carl Potter (SF), Jimmy Baskerville (PF), Randy Jess (C) Donald Stoll, Earl Whetstone, Cecil Moore | |
| 14:04 | Canisius | Albert Ensley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (PG) David Thiel | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Ensley - foul #2 on Albert Ensley, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 13:59 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:35 | Canisius | Albert Ensley scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Carl Potter and he's hacked by Nicolas Furlong - foul #1 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (SG) Daniel McDow | |
| Subs | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett (SF) Jimmy Baskerville | |
| 13:35 | Canisius | Albert Ensley makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 13:15 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan dunks the ball | 50-52 |
| 13:06 | Canisius | Albert Ensley's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Rogers | 50-52 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:45 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 12:43 | Canisius | Albert Ensley grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Martin Perkins comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-52 |
| 12:36 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 12:12 | Canisius | Carl Potter gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:10 | Canisius | Albert Ensley is fouled in the backcourt by David Thiel - foul #1 on David Thiel, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Daniel McDow (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) Jerry Maday, David Thiel, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Donald Stoll (SG), Earl Whetstone (PF), Cecil Moore (C) Martin Perkins, Albert Ensley, Carl Potter, Randy Jess | |
| 12:04 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett's pass is intercepted by Robert Cline | 50-52 |
| 11:35 | Fairfield | Robert Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Manning (C) Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel McDow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leslie Leday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Barton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Steve Manning (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Stoll (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Whetstone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leslie Leday - foul #2 on Leslie Leday, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG), Jack Rogers (C) Daniel McDow, Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 11:11 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:11 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:11 | Fairfield | Steve Manning gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:55 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 10:54 | Canisius | Cecil Moore gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:50 | Canisius | John Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Leslie Leday - foul #3 on Leslie Leday, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Thiel (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF), Robert Cline (C) Robert Butler, Leslie Leday, Steve Manning, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville (PF) Earl Whetstone | |
| 10:42 | Canisius | Donald Stoll makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 10:30 | Fairfield | David Thiel hits a shot from the right side | 52-56 |
| 10:22 | Canisius | John Patterson scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Cecil Moore | 52-58 |
| 09:53 | Fairfield | David Thiel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 09:51 | Canisius | John Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 09:49 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Jerry Maday (SG), Leslie Leday (SF), Arthur Barton (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Donald Neuman, David Thiel, Elmer Swan, Nicolas Furlong, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Patrick Michels (SG), Albert Ensley (SF), Carl Potter (C) John Patterson, Donald Stoll, Morgan Bartlett, Cecil Moore | |
| 09:38 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Michels - foul #3 on Patrick Michels, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG) Jerry Maday | |
| Subs | Canisius | Earl Whetstone (PF) Jimmy Baskerville | |
| 09:38 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:38 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 09:32 | Canisius | Patrick Michels is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Michels, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Manning (C) Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG) Patrick Michels | |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow is fouled on the floor by Albert Ensley - foul #3 on Albert Ensley, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:16 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:14 | Canisius | Donald Stoll's pass is intercepted by Arthur Barton in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 08:59 | Fairfield | Steve Manning is hacked by Albert Ensley - foul #4 on Albert Ensley, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SF), Jack Rogers (C) Leslie Leday, Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett (SF), Randy Jess (C) Albert Ensley, Carl Potter | |
| 08:59 | Fairfield | Steve Manning misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:59 | Canisius | Randy Jess pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:41 | Canisius | Randy Jess misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 08:39 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett tips it but misses | 55-58 |
| 08:37 | Canisius | Donald Stoll snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 08:32 | Canisius | Martin Perkins is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Morgan Bartlett | 55-61 |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Steve Manning hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Butler and the foul's on Earl Whetstone - foul #2 on Earl Whetstone, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), Elmer Swan (SF) Robert Butler, Daniel McDow | |
| Subs | Canisius | George Pope (PG), Jimmy Baskerville (PF) Martin Perkins, Earl Whetstone | |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Steve Manning makes the free throw | 58-61 |
| 07:59 | Canisius | Steve Manning is called for the reach on Jimmy Baskerville - foul #1 on Steve Manning, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (PF), Robert Cline (C) Steve Manning, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Michels (PG), Albert Ensley (SG) George Pope, Donald Stoll | |
| 07:59 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:59 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:40 | Fairfield | Robert Cline misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Patrick Michels - foul #5 on Patrick Michels, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leslie Leday (SF) Elmer Swan | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Carl Potter (SF), Cecil Moore (C) Patrick Michels, Morgan Bartlett, Randy Jess | |
| 07:40 | Fairfield | Robert Cline misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:40 | Fairfield | Robert Cline misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:40 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 07:38 | Canisius | Donald Neuman steals the ball from Cecil Moore in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman hits the finger roll | 60-63 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Donald Neuman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Maday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leslie Leday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - John Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Ensley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Carl Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cecil Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Canisius | Cecil Moore banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Albert Ensley | 60-65 |
| 07:08 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton's pass is intercepted by Albert Ensley | 60-65 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | Albert Ensley's pass is intercepted by Arthur Barton | 60-65 |
| 06:33 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton hits the follow up shot | 62-65 |
| 06:19 | Canisius | John Patterson is whistled for traveling | 62-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), David Thiel (SG), Elmer Swan (SF), Nicolas Furlong (PF), Jack Rogers (C) Donald Neuman, Jerry Maday, Leslie Leday, Arthur Barton, Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Morgan Bartlett (SF), Earl Whetstone (PF), Randy Jess (C) John Patterson, Carl Potter, Jimmy Baskerville, Cecil Moore | |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | Albert Ensley is called for the reach on David Thiel - foul #5 on Albert Ensley, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG) Robert Butler | |
| Subs | Canisius | Donald Stoll (SG) Albert Ensley | |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | David Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 05:56 | Fairfield | David Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:29 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 05:28 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 05:20 | Fairfield | Earl Whetstone swats the short shot by Elmer Swan | 64-65 |
| 05:19 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 05:17 | Canisius | Daniel McDow is called for the reach on Martin Perkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel McDow, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG) David Thiel | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 05:17 | Canisius | Martin Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 05:17 | Canisius | Martin Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:00 | Fairfield | Robert Butler scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Daniel McDow | 66-67 |
| 04:58 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel McDow - foul #4 on Daniel McDow, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 04:58 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone misses the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:58 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 04:40 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Stoll - foul #2 on Donald Stoll, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Leslie Leday (SF), Steve Manning (C) Elmer Swan, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | John Patterson (PG), Cecil Moore (C) Martin Perkins, Randy Jess | |
| 04:40 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:40 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicolas Furlong - foul #2 on Nicolas Furlong, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (PG), David Thiel (SG), Arthur Barton (C) Robert Butler, Daniel McDow, Nicolas Furlong | |
| Subs | Canisius | Carl Potter (SF) Morgan Bartlett | |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:19 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone misses the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:19 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to David Thiel | 68-68 |
| 04:00 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-68 |
| 03:59 | Canisius | Cecil Moore pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:54 | Canisius | Steve Manning picks off the pass by Donald Stoll | 68-68 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Patterson - foul #3 on John Patterson, team foul #13 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerry Maday (SF), Jack Rogers (C) Leslie Leday, Steve Manning | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Morgan Bartlett (SF), Jimmy Baskerville (PF), Randy Jess (C) John Patterson, Carl Potter, Earl Whetstone, Cecil Moore | |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Donald Neuman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Donald Neuman (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Thiel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Maday (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Arthur Barton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Jack Rogers (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Martin Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Stoll (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Bartlett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Baskerville (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Jess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Jack Rogers snags the defensive board | 70-68 |
| 02:51 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jimmy Baskerville - foul #2 on Jimmy Baskerville, team foul #14 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Butler (PG), Elmer Swan (SF), Robert Cline (C) Donald Neuman, David Thiel, Jack Rogers | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 02:51 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:51 | Fairfield | Arthur Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:46 | Canisius | Donald Stoll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong (PF) Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 02:34 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 02:33 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:27 | Canisius | Jimmy Baskerville makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Jess | 71-70 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Martin Perkins - foul #2 on Martin Perkins, team foul #15 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Arthur Barton (C) Robert Cline | |
| Subs | Canisius | George Pope (PG), John Patterson (SG), Carl Potter (SF), Earl Whetstone (PF), Cecil Moore (C) Martin Perkins, Donald Stoll, Morgan Bartlett, Jimmy Baskerville, Randy Jess | |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Jerry Maday misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 02:13 | Canisius | Cecil Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone is whistled for traveling | 71-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel McDow (SG), Jack Rogers (C) Jerry Maday, Arthur Barton | |
| Subs | Canisius | Martin Perkins (PG), Donald Stoll (SG), Morgan Bartlett (SF), Randy Jess (C) George Pope, John Patterson, Carl Potter, Cecil Moore | |
| 01:41 | Fairfield | Donald Stoll steals the ball from Daniel McDow | 71-70 |
| 01:37 | Canisius | Donald Stoll dunks the ball | 71-72 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Robert Butler misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-72 |
| 01:19 | Canisius | Morgan Bartlett grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 01:01 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Martin Perkins | 71-74 |
| 00:47 | Fairfield | Nicolas Furlong misses the fadeaway from the left side | 71-74 |
| 00:45 | Fairfield | Daniel McDow snags the offensive board | 71-74 |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Robert Butler makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel McDow | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Donald Stoll is hacked by Elmer Swan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Swan, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Donald Stoll misses the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:32 | Canisius | Donald Stoll makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:19 | Fairfield | The refs have stopped play. Daniel McDow is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 74-75 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Neuman (SG) Daniel McDow | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Robert Butler drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Rogers | 76-75 |
| 00:07 | Canisius | Canisius calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Canisius | Earl Whetstone is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 76-77 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Elmer Swan comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 76-77 |