| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Card (fresh) SG - Dwayne Carlson (fresh) SF - Aaron Barrett (fresh) PF - Robert Davidson (fresh) C - Jack McKellar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chad Garces (fresh) SG - Shaun Shawver (fresh) SF - Tau Abdel (fresh) PF - Daniel Muller (fresh) C - Edward Madrid (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Jack McKellar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Albany | Jack McKellar misses short on an open driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Albany | Jack McKellar can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid's pass is intercepted by Aaron Barrett | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson jams it set up by Aaron Barrett | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Albany | Richard Card throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Chad Garces | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Albany | Aaron Barrett double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver makes the 3 from the left corner | 2-7 |
| 17:52 | Albany | Jack McKellar double dribbles | 2-7 |
| Subs | Albany | James Papineau (SG), Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Thomas Campbell (C) Dwayne Carlson, Robert Davidson, Jack McKellar | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:32 | Fairfield | Richard Card is called for the reach on Chad Garces - foul #1 on Richard Card, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Albany | Daniel Ruder (PG), Anthony Dobson (SF) Richard Card, Aaron Barrett | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 17:16 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:02 | Albany | James Papineau comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 2-7 |
| 17:00 | Albany | Thomas Campbell misses the tip | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | Fairfield | Chad Garces gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:39 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-7 |
| 16:37 | Albany | The rebound goes to Scott Fitzgerald | 2-7 |
| 16:19 | Albany | Anthony Dobson is called for traveling | 2-7 |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Card (PG), Dwayne Carlson (SG), Aaron Barrett (SF), Jack McKellar (C) Daniel Ruder, Anthony Dobson, Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan (PG), Timothy Ternasky (SG), Andre Rizzo (SF), Javier Fernandez (PF), Charles Kosky (C) Chad Garces, Shaun Shawver, Tau Abdel, Daniel Muller, Edward Madrid | |
| 16:02 | Fairfield | Charles Kosky makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Rizzo | 2-9 |
| 16:00 | Albany | Richard Card is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Ternasky - foul #1 on Timothy Ternasky, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Davidson (PF) James Papineau | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Card (fresh) SG - Dwayne Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Barrett (fresh) PF - Robert Davidson (fresh) C - Jack McKellar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Alfred Pagan (fresh) SG - Timothy Ternasky (fresh) SF - Andre Rizzo (fresh) PF - Javier Fernandez (fresh) C - Charles Kosky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Albany | Alfred Pagan is called for the reach on Richard Card - foul #1 on Alfred Pagan, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| 15:22 | Albany | Aaron Barrett is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Card | 4-9 |
| 15:00 | Fairfield | Charles Kosky can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 14:59 | Albany | Robert Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:53 | Albany | Jack McKellar hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Card and he's fouled by Charles Kosky - foul #1 on Charles Kosky, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Albany | James Papineau (SF), Scott Fitzgerald (PF) Aaron Barrett, Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG), Richard Ziegenfuss (C) Andre Rizzo, Charles Kosky | |
| 14:53 | Albany | Jack McKellar makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Fairfield | Chad Garces misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Albany | Jack McKellar clanks a runner from the baseline | 7-9 |
| 14:35 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 14:11 | Albany | Jack McKellar grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:47 | Albany | Richard Card clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 13:46 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Javier Fernandez | 9-9 |
| 13:29 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Garces | 9-11 |
| 13:04 | Albany | Jack McKellar banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Papineau | 11-11 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | Javier Fernandez loses the dribble to Scott Fitzgerald | 11-11 |
| 12:20 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Garces - foul #1 on Chad Garces, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Albany | Daniel Ruder (PG), Aaron Barrett (SF), Robert Davidson (PF), Thomas Campbell (C) Richard Card, James Papineau, Scott Fitzgerald, Jack McKellar | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sterling (PG), Shaun Shawver (SG), Tau Abdel (SF), Daniel Muller (PF), Edward Madrid (C) Chad Garces, Timothy Ternasky, Alfred Pagan, Javier Fernandez, Richard Ziegenfuss | |
| 12:20 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:20 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:56 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Sterling | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Daniel Ruder (fresh) SG - Dwayne Carlson (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Davidson (fresh) C - Thomas Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - John Sterling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Shawver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tau Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Muller (fresh) C - Edward Madrid (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | John Sterling pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:29 | Fairfield | Robert Davidson steals it from Daniel Muller | 13-14 |
| 11:08 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 13-14 |
| 11:06 | Fairfield | John Sterling grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:53 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Daniel Muller | 13-16 |
| 10:38 | Albany | Daniel Ruder misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Sterling - foul #1 on John Sterling, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Albany | Melvin Harrison (SG), Jack McKellar (C) Dwayne Carlson, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG), Andre Rizzo (PF) John Sterling, Daniel Muller | |
| 10:38 | Albany | Daniel Ruder makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:38 | Albany | Daniel Ruder misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:38 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:17 | Fairfield | Tau Abdel's floater is tipped away by Robert Davidson | 14-16 |
| 10:15 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo tips it home | 14-18 |
| 10:09 | Albany | Melvin Harrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-18 |
| 10:08 | Albany | Jack McKellar tips it in | 16-18 |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo lays it in | 16-20 |
| 09:44 | Albany | Robert Davidson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Ruder | 19-20 |
| 09:26 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-20 |
| 09:24 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jack McKellar - foul #1 on Jack McKellar, team foul #2 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Card (PG), James Papineau (SG), Anthony Dobson (SF), Scott Fitzgerald (PF), Thomas Campbell (C) Daniel Ruder, Melvin Harrison, Aaron Barrett, Robert Davidson, Jack McKellar | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sterling (PG), Timothy Ternasky (SG), Daniel Muller (PF) Chad Garces, Shaun Shawver, Andre Rizzo | |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | Edward Madrid misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:05 | Albany | Thomas Campbell gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:01 | Albany | Richard Card misses the jumpshot from the right side | 19-21 |
| 09:00 | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 08:45 | Fairfield | Scott Fitzgerald steals the ball from Daniel Muller | 21-21 |
| 08:18 | Albany | Anthony Dobson connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by James Papineau and the foul's on Tau Abdel - foul #1 on Tau Abdel, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Davidson (PF) Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG), Alfred Pagan (SF), Charles Kosky (C) John Sterling, Tau Abdel, Edward Madrid | |
| 08:18 | Albany | Anthony Dobson makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:11 | Fairfield | Chad Garces clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-21 |
| 08:09 | Albany | Robert Davidson grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 08:07 | Albany | Timothy Ternasky steals it from Richard Card in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| 07:57 | Fairfield | Charles Kosky drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Garces | 24-24 |
| 07:55 | Albany | James Papineau is hacked by Timothy Ternasky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Ternasky, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Javier Fernandez (SF) Timothy Ternasky | |
| 07:55 | Albany | James Papineau makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:55 | Albany | James Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Richard Card (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Papineau (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Dobson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Chad Garces (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfred Pagan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Javier Fernandez (fresh) PF - Daniel Muller (fresh) C - Charles Kosky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-24 |
| 07:34 | Albany | James Papineau grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 07:14 | Albany | James Papineau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-24 |
| 07:12 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Davidson | 26-24 |
| 07:01 | Albany | James Papineau clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 06:59 | Fairfield | Charles Kosky grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:41 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 06:39 | Albany | Anthony Dobson grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 06:17 | Albany | Richard Card comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 26-24 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | Javier Fernandez gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:09 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 26-24 |
| 06:08 | Albany | James Papineau pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:06 | Albany | James Papineau is hacked by Alfred Pagan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alfred Pagan, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Albany | Daniel Ruder (PG), Melvin Harrison (SG), Aaron Barrett (SF), Thomas Campbell (C) Richard Card, Anthony Dobson, Robert Davidson, Scott Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sterling (PG), Shaun Shawver (SG), Tau Abdel (SF), Andre Rizzo (PF), Richard Ziegenfuss (C) Chad Garces, Alfred Pagan, Javier Fernandez, Daniel Muller, Charles Kosky | |
| 06:06 | Albany | James Papineau makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:06 | Albany | James Papineau misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:06 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:49 | Fairfield | Melvin Harrison takes the ball from Andre Rizzo | 27-24 |
| 05:33 | Albany | Daniel Ruder can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 27-24 |
| 05:32 | Albany | James Papineau snags the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 05:20 | Albany | The short jumper by Daniel Ruder is denied by Andre Rizzo | 27-24 |
| 05:19 | Fairfield | Richard Ziegenfuss grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:04 | Fairfield | Aaron Barrett steals the ball from Shaun Shawver | 27-24 |
| 04:53 | Albany | James Papineau connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Aaron Barrett | 30-24 |
| 04:33 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 04:32 | Fairfield | John Sterling grabs the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:19 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 03:56 | Albany | Daniel Ruder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Barrett | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Daniel Ruder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Harrison (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Papineau (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - John Sterling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Shawver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tau Abdel (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Ziegenfuss (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Ziegenfuss | 32-28 |
| 03:23 | Albany | Thomas Campbell can't connect on a floater in the lane | 32-28 |
| 03:22 | Albany | Melvin Harrison tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | Andre Rizzo comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 34-28 |
| 03:11 | Albany | The rebound goes to Thomas Campbell | 34-28 |
| 03:07 | Albany | Andre Rizzo is called for the reach on James Papineau in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #9 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Albany | Richard Card (PG), Dwayne Carlson (SG), Anthony Dobson (SF), Jack McKellar (C) Daniel Ruder, Melvin Harrison, Aaron Barrett, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Garces (PG), Timothy Ternasky (SG), Alfred Pagan (SF), Javier Fernandez (PF), Edward Madrid (C) John Sterling, Shaun Shawver, Tau Abdel, Andre Rizzo, Richard Ziegenfuss | |
| 03:07 | Albany | James Papineau makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:07 | Albany | James Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:51 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack McKellar - foul #2 on Jack McKellar, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald (PF) James Papineau | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel Muller (PF) Javier Fernandez | |
| 02:51 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 02:51 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 02:49 | Albany | Edward Madrid takes the ball from Anthony Dobson in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 02:33 | Fairfield | Chad Garces drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on Richard Card - foul #2 on Richard Card, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| 02:33 | Fairfield | Chad Garces makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:15 | Albany | Richard Card can't connect on a floater from the right side | 36-33 |
| 02:14 | Fairfield | Alfred Pagan gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 02:10 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 02:08 | Albany | Anthony Dobson pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 02:06 | Albany | Daniel Muller picks off the pass by Anthony Dobson in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 01:52 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Davidson (PF) Scott Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Javier Fernandez (PF) Daniel Muller | |
| 01:32 | Albany | Anthony Dobson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Carlson | 39-33 |
| 01:11 | Fairfield | Timothy Ternasky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 01:10 | Albany | Anthony Dobson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:00 | Albany | Richard Card throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Albany | Aaron Barrett (SF) Anthony Dobson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver (SG), Daniel Muller (PF), Charles Kosky (C) Timothy Ternasky, Alfred Pagan, Edward Madrid | |
| 00:41 | Fairfield | Daniel Muller double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Albany | Scott Fitzgerald (PF) Robert Davidson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:29 | Albany | Jack McKellar buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Card | 41-33 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jack McKellar - foul #3 on Jack McKellar, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Albany | Daniel Ruder (PG), Robert Davidson (PF) Richard Card, Jack McKellar | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Sterling (PG), Tau Abdel (SF) Chad Garces, Javier Fernandez | |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Shaun Shawver makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:03 | Albany | Dwayne Carlson knocks in the runner from the right block | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | John Sterling misses long on a halfcourt shot | 43-35 |