| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Eastman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Younger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Eggenberg (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Osmanski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Robert Myers inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Fairfield | Lester Faulkner is called for the reach on Bobby Younger - foul #2 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 19:19 | Fairfield | James Osmanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| 19:06 | Howard | Todd Deboer comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 19:04 | Fairfield | Robert Myers grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 18:47 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Harold Eastman | 39-35 |
| 18:27 | Howard | Donald Green misses long on a floater in the paint | 39-35 |
| 18:26 | Fairfield | Robert Myers snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:10 | Fairfield | James Osmanski can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 18:08 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Eggenberg | 39-35 |
| 17:54 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:52 | Howard | Al Hwang pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:48 | Howard | Lester Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 17:47 | Fairfield | Daniel Eggenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:27 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 17:06 | Howard | Daniel Eggenberg steals the ball from Donald Green | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Fairfield | Robert Myers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Eggenberg | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | Howard | Todd Deboer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-40 |
| 16:30 | Fairfield | James Osmanski grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | Fairfield | Robert Myers misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 16:12 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:57 | Fairfield | James Osmanski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 15:55 | Howard | Donald Green pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Green (tiring) 3 reb. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Eastman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bobby Younger (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Myers (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Eggenberg (tiring) 4 reb. C - James Osmanski (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Howard | Todd Deboer is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lester Faulkner | 41-40 |
| 15:23 | Fairfield | Daniel Eggenberg drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Bobby Younger | 41-42 |
| 15:04 | Howard | Al Hwang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:02 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Robert Myers | 41-42 |
| 14:37 | Fairfield | James Osmanski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 14:35 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:32 | Howard | Harold Eastman steals it from Jimmie Glinski in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 14:19 | Fairfield | Todd Deboer is called for the reach on Harold Eastman - foul #1 on Todd Deboer, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Martin Lampkin (SG), Roger Woodell (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Jimmie Glinski, Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz (PG), James Morano (SG), Rudolph Gervin (SF), Henry Gross (PF), Willie Ebersole (C) Harold Eastman, Bobby Younger, Robert Myers, Daniel Eggenberg, James Osmanski | |
| 14:03 | Fairfield | James Morano misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 14:02 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:47 | Fairfield | Willie Ebersole makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Wiltz | 41-44 |
| 13:44 | Howard | Willie Ebersole is called for the reach on Martin Lampkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Ebersole, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 13:33 | Howard | Roger Woodell scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Sutton and the foul's on Phillip Wiltz - foul #4 on Phillip Wiltz, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Moxley (C) Phillip Wiltz | |
| 13:33 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:08 | Fairfield | Bryan Mackey steals it from James Morano | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | Howard | Roger Woodell banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Mackey | 46-44 |
| 12:48 | Fairfield | Henry Gross misses long on a floater from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:47 | Fairfield | James Morano grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:38 | Fairfield | Henry Gross knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Ebersole and he's fouled by Percy Kilgore - foul #2 on Percy Kilgore, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Howard | Al Hwang (C) Percy Kilgore | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 12:38 | Fairfield | Henry Gross misses the free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:38 | Howard | The rebound goes to Martin Lampkin | 46-46 |
| 12:35 | Howard | James Morano is called for the reach on Bryan Mackey in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Morano, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Myers (SF) Henry Gross | |
| 12:21 | Howard | Al Hwang is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Mackey | 48-46 |
| 12:08 | Fairfield | James Morano drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Rudolph Gervin | 48-48 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Nathan Sutton hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Willie Ebersole - foul #3 on Willie Ebersole, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Donald Green (PF) Martin Lampkin, Roger Woodell, Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Eastman (PG), Bobby Younger (SG), Daniel Eggenberg (PF) James Morano, Robert Myers, Willie Ebersole | |
| 11:55 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:55 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Green (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathan Sutton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Eastman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Younger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rudolph Gervin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Eggenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Moxley (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-48 |
| 11:41 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:28 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 11:27 | Howard | Donald Green gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:25 | Howard | Michael Moxley is called for the reach on Lester Faulkner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Moxley, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Theodore Gaston (PG), Percy Kilgore (PF) Bryan Mackey, Donald Green | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Myers (SF), Henry Gross (C) Rudolph Gervin, Michael Moxley | |
| 11:19 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski hits a wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 11:01 | Fairfield | Percy Kilgore picks off the pass by Harold Eastman | 52-48 |
| 10:59 | Howard | Lester Faulkner is hacked by Bobby Younger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bobby Younger, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Al Hwang (C) Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Osmanski (C) Henry Gross | |
| 10:40 | Howard | Lester Faulkner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 10:38 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski tips it home | 54-48 |
| 10:27 | Fairfield | Robert Myers connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Younger | 54-51 |
| 10:07 | Howard | Lester Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 10:05 | Howard | Percy Kilgore gets the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 09:40 | Howard | Al Hwang knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 56-51 |
| 09:26 | Fairfield | Jimmie Glinski is called for the reach on Robert Myers - foul #2 on Jimmie Glinski, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Martin Lampkin (SG), Bryan Mackey (SF), Donald Green (PF), Roger Woodell (C) Theodore Gaston, Lester Faulkner, Jimmie Glinski, Percy Kilgore, Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (PG), Rudolph Gervin (SG), Willie Ebersole (SF), Henry Gross (PF), Michael Moxley (C) Harold Eastman, Bobby Younger, Robert Myers, Daniel Eggenberg, James Osmanski | |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Morano | 56-54 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Willie Ebersole is called for the reach on Bryan Mackey - foul #4 on Willie Ebersole, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bobby Younger (SG) Willie Ebersole | |
| 08:47 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:33 | Fairfield | Michael Moxley clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Green - foul #2 on Donald Green, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Myers (SF) Henry Gross | |
| 08:33 | Fairfield | Michael Moxley makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:33 | Fairfield | Michael Moxley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Todd Deboer is hacked by James Morano in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Morano, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:27 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:08 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger loses the dribble to Todd Deboer | 60-56 |
| 07:49 | Howard | Bobby Younger picks off the pass by Bryan Mackey | 60-56 |
| 07:46 | Fairfield | James Morano dunks the ball on a great pass from Bobby Younger | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lampkin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Green (tiring) 4 reb. C - Roger Woodell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Morano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Younger (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Myers (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rudolph Gervin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Moxley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Howard | Bryan Mackey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Roger Woodell steps in front of the Robert Myers pass | 62-58 |
| 06:59 | Howard | Todd Deboer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Todd Deboer, Martin Lampkin, Donald Green, Roger Woodell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz (PG), Willie Ebersole (SF), Daniel Eggenberg (PF), Henry Gross (C) James Morano, Bobby Younger, Robert Myers, Michael Moxley | |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan Mackey - foul #1 on Bryan Mackey, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Theodore Gaston (PG) Bryan Mackey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Percy Kilgore snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 06:25 | Howard | Nathan Sutton is denied on a layup by Henry Gross | 62-59 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Percy Kilgore misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 06:21 | Howard | Lester Faulkner grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Percy Kilgore can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willie Ebersole - foul #5 on Willie Ebersole, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Myers (SF), James Osmanski (C) Willie Ebersole, Henry Gross | |
| 06:10 | Howard | Percy Kilgore makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:10 | Howard | Percy Kilgore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 06:01 | Fairfield | Robert Myers clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 06:00 | Howard | Lester Faulkner grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Lester Faulkner hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jimmie Glinski | 66-59 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Nathan Sutton - foul #2 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Bryan Mackey (SG), Roger Woodell (C) Theodore Gaston, Lester Faulkner, Percy Kilgore | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (SG), Michael Moxley (C) Robert Myers, James Osmanski | |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Rudolph Gervin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 05:05 | Howard | Bryan Mackey is open and scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Todd Deboer | 68-61 |
| 04:52 | Fairfield | Nathan Sutton swats the layup by Michael Moxley | 68-61 |
| 04:50 | Fairfield | Daniel Eggenberg tips it in | 68-63 |
| 04:28 | Howard | A charge is called on Roger Woodell - foul #3 on Roger Woodell, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF), Al Hwang (C) Jimmie Glinski, Nathan Sutton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Eastman (SF), Henry Gross (PF) Rudolph Gervin, Daniel Eggenberg | |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | James Morano is fouled on the floor by Roger Woodell - foul #4 on Roger Woodell, team foul #9 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Howard | Martin Lampkin (SG) Roger Woodell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | James Morano makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | James Morano makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:49 | Howard | Martin Lampkin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 03:48 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Michael Moxley | 68-65 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Lampkin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Green (tiring) 4 reb. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Phillip Wiltz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Morano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Eastman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Gross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Moxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Fairfield | The jump hook by Henry Gross is blocked by Al Hwang | 68-65 |
| 03:24 | Howard | Donald Green pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:15 | Howard | Todd Deboer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-65 |
| 03:13 | Fairfield | Henry Gross gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 03:11 | Fairfield | Todd Deboer picks off the pass by Phillip Wiltz in the backcourt | 68-65 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Todd Deboer misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Moxley - foul #2 on Michael Moxley, team foul #10 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Jimmie Glinski (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF), Roger Woodell (C) Martin Lampkin, Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Bobby Younger (SG), Robert Myers (SF), Daniel Eggenberg (PF), James Osmanski (C) James Morano, Harold Eastman, Henry Gross, Michael Moxley | |
| 02:56 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:47 | Fairfield | James Osmanski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Percy Kilgore snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 02:46 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Sutton (C) Bryan Mackey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 02:34 | Howard | Todd Deboer blows the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Younger - foul #4 on Bobby Younger, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG) Percy Kilgore | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Eastman (SF) Robert Myers | |
| 02:34 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 02:16 | Fairfield | Bobby Younger's floater is tipped away by Nathan Sutton | 72-65 |
| 02:14 | Howard | The rebound goes to Roger Woodell | 72-65 |
| 01:54 | Howard | Nathan Sutton hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lester Faulkner | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Fairfield | Lester Faulkner steals it from Phillip Wiltz | 74-65 |
| 01:43 | Howard | Todd Deboer lays it in set up by Lester Faulkner | 76-65 |
| 01:32 | Fairfield | Phillip Wiltz's pass is intercepted by Lester Faulkner | 76-65 |
| 01:29 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski can't finish the layup | 76-65 |
| 01:27 | Fairfield | James Osmanski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lester Faulkner - foul #3 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Martin Lampkin (SG), Percy Kilgore (PF) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Jimmie Glinski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Morano (SG), Rudolph Gervin (SF), Henry Gross (PF), Michael Moxley (C) Phillip Wiltz, Bobby Younger, Daniel Eggenberg, James Osmanski | |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman misses the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:19 | Fairfield | Harold Eastman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Howard | Roger Woodell is hacked by Henry Gross - foul #2 on Henry Gross, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Roger Woodell misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:58 | Howard | Roger Woodell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Fairfield | Martin Lampkin picks off the pass by Rudolph Gervin | 77-66 |
| 00:48 | Howard | Martin Lampkin throws it down | 79-66 |
| 00:43 | Fairfield | James Morano clanks a floater from close range | 79-66 |
| 00:42 | Howard | Martin Lampkin snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Howard | Bryan Mackey connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Martin Lampkin | 81-66 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | James Morano connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Eastman | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Bryan Mackey runs out the clock | 81-69 |