| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ronald Cousin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerome Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Yepez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Aaron Reder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Toohey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Lott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Belli (fresh) C - Bernie Stone (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | John Stewart inbounds the ball | 45-37 |
| 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 fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Fairfield | Robert Lott picks off the pass by Joseph Anderson | 45-37 |
| 19:25 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 19:24 | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 19:18 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 45-37 |
| 19:17 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 19:01 | Canisius | Aaron Reder scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Toohey | 47-39 |
| 18:45 | Fairfield | Jerome Smith is hacked by Daniel Toohey - foul #2 on Daniel Toohey, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Mays (PG), Albert Fox (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Joshua Miller (PF), Robert McKinney (C) Ronald Cousin, Jerome Smith, John Stewart, Joseph Anderson, Donald Yepez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Derouen (PF), James Leiker (C) Edwin Belli, Bernie Stone | |
| 18:33 | Fairfield | Albert Fox clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 18:31 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 18:07 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Aaron Reder | 47-41 |
| 18:05 | Fairfield | Daniel Toohey steals the ball from Peter Lee in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 17:51 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen hits a wide open floater near the basket set up by Daniel Toohey | 47-43 |
| 17:46 | Fairfield | Scott Mays hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 17:45 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 17:43 | Canisius | Peter Lee is called for the reach on Aaron Reder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Lee, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin (PG), Jerome Smith (SG), Nole Elmore (SF), Joseph Anderson (PF), Donald Yepez (C) Scott Mays, Albert Fox, Peter Lee, Joshua Miller, Robert McKinney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Shankle (SF), Edwin Belli (PF), Bernie Stone (C) Robert Lott, Thomas Derouen, James Leiker | |
| 17:38 | Canisius | Donald Yepez is called for the reach on Edwin Belli - foul #1 on Donald Yepez, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael King (PG), Joseph Gamble (SG) Aaron Reder, Daniel Toohey | |
| 17:18 | Canisius | Joseph Gamble misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 17:16 | Canisius | Edwin Belli grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:54 | Canisius | Edwin Belli is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cousin - foul #3 on Ronald Cousin, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Mays (PG), Peter Lee (SF) Ronald Cousin, Nole Elmore | |
| Subs | Canisius | Aaron Reder (PG), Robert Lott (SF) Michael King, Richard Shankle | |
| 16:41 | Canisius | Donald Yepez is called for the reach on Bernie Stone - foul #2 on Donald Yepez, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Stewart (SF) Jerome Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Toohey (SG) Joseph Gamble | |
| 16:30 | Canisius | Robert Lott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| 16:28 | Canisius | Edwin Belli misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 16:27 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Toohey | 47-43 |
| 16:09 | Canisius | Robert Lott misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Stewart - foul #1 on John Stewart, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Albert Fox (PG), Jerome Smith (SG), Joshua Miller (PF) Scott Mays, Peter Lee, Joseph Anderson | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael King (PG), Thomas Derouen (PF) Aaron Reder, Edwin Belli | |
| 16:09 | Canisius | Robert Lott misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:09 | Canisius | Robert Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 15:57 | Fairfield | Donald Yepez misses short on a runner from the right block | 47-44 |
| 15:55 | Canisius | Robert Lott snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Albert Fox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerome Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Yepez (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Toohey (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lott (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Derouen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernie Stone (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Canisius | Albert Fox is called for the reach on Michael King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Fox, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin (PG) Jerome Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | James Leiker (C) Bernie Stone | |
| 15:43 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey comes up short on the 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Donald Yepez - foul #3 on Donald Yepez, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Richard Shankle (SF) Robert Lott | |
| 15:43 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:43 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:43 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey misses the 3rd free throw | 47-46 |
| 15:43 | Fairfield | Joshua Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 15:23 | Fairfield | John Stewart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 15:05 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen lays it up and in | 50-48 |
| 15:02 | Fairfield | Joshua Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Derouen - foul #3 on Thomas Derouen, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Mays (PG), Jerome Smith (SG), Peter Lee (SF), Joseph Anderson (PF), Robert McKinney (C) Ronald Cousin, Albert Fox, John Stewart, Joshua Miller, Donald Yepez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Aaron Reder (PG), Joseph Gamble (SG), Robert Lott (SF), Edwin Belli (PF), Bernie Stone (C) Michael King, Daniel Toohey, Richard Shankle, Thomas Derouen, James Leiker | |
| 14:45 | Fairfield | Scott Mays makes the wide open floater from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 14:29 | Canisius | Edwin Belli's pass is intercepted by Jerome Smith | 52-48 |
| 14:26 | Fairfield | Jerome Smith misses the lay-in | 52-48 |
| 14:25 | Canisius | Aaron Reder gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 14:17 | Canisius | Bernie Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin (PG), Nole Elmore (SF), Joshua Miller (C) Scott Mays, Peter Lee, Robert McKinney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Humes (PG) Aaron Reder | |
| 14:03 | Fairfield | Nole Elmore is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-48 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Toohey (SG), Thomas Derouen (PF) Joseph Gamble, Edwin Belli | |
| 13:49 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen misses badly on a floater in the paint | 52-48 |
| 13:48 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 13:24 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson buries a turnaround in the lane | 54-50 |
| 13:15 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 13:13 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Joshua Miller | 54-50 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Nole Elmore misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Lott - foul #2 on Robert Lott, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Albert Fox (PG), Scott Mays (SG), Peter Lee (PF), Donald Yepez (C) Ronald Cousin, Jerome Smith, Joseph Anderson, Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Canisius | Aaron Reder (PG), Joseph Gamble (SG), Richard Shankle (SF), Edwin Belli (PF), James Leiker (C) Michael Humes, Daniel Toohey, Robert Lott, Thomas Derouen, Bernie Stone | |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Nole Elmore misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | Nole Elmore makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:48 | Canisius | Aaron Reder misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-50 |
| 12:46 | Fairfield | Albert Fox snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 12:41 | Fairfield | Scott Mays misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-50 |
| 12:40 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Joseph Gamble | 55-50 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Scott Mays is called for the reach on Joseph Gamble in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Mays, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert McKinney (PF) Nole Elmore | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Joseph Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | Joseph Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 12:38 | Canisius | James Leiker pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 12:24 | Canisius | Donald Yepez takes the ball from James Leiker | 55-51 |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | Scott Mays is fouled on the floor by Edwin Belli - foul #1 on Edwin Belli, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin (PG), Joshua Miller (PF) Albert Fox, Robert McKinney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael King (PG), Daniel Toohey (SG) Aaron Reder, Joseph Gamble | |
| 11:58 | Fairfield | James Leiker swats the short shot by Joshua Miller | 55-51 |
| 11:57 | Fairfield | Joshua Miller gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 11:36 | Fairfield | Peter Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 11:34 | Canisius | Edwin Belli grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Ronald Cousin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Scott Mays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Miller (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Yepez (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Michael King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Toohey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Shankle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Belli (tired) 4 reb. C - James Leiker (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Canisius | Richard Shankle is hacked by Ronald Cousin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Cousin, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Smith (SG), John Stewart (SF), Robert McKinney (PF) Ronald Cousin, Peter Lee, Donald Yepez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Derouen (PF), Bernie Stone (C) Edwin Belli, James Leiker | |
| 11:30 | Canisius | Richard Shankle makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 11:30 | Canisius | Richard Shankle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | Joshua Miller drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Scott Mays and the foul's on Richard Shankle - foul #1 on Richard Shankle, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Aaron Reder (PG), Joseph Gamble (SG), Robert Lott (SF) Michael King, Daniel Toohey, Richard Shankle | |
| 11:09 | Fairfield | Joshua Miller makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 11:07 | Canisius | John Stewart picks off the pass by Aaron Reder in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| 11:03 | Fairfield | Jerome Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Stewart | 60-53 |
| 10:52 | Canisius | Robert Lott is hacked by John Stewart - foul #2 on John Stewart, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Albert Fox (PG), Joseph Anderson (PF), Donald Yepez (C) Scott Mays, Joshua Miller, Robert McKinney | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 10:52 | Canisius | Robert Lott misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:52 | Canisius | Robert Lott makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:50 | Fairfield | John Stewart is hacked by Robert Lott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Lott, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| 10:42 | Fairfield | Joseph Gamble steals it from Jerome Smith | 60-54 |
| 10:35 | Canisius | Albert Fox picks off the pass by Aaron Reder in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 10:23 | Fairfield | John Stewart misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Lott - foul #4 on Robert Lott, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Mays (SG) Jerome Smith | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Humes (PG), Daniel Toohey (SG), Richard Shankle (SF), Edwin Belli (PF) Aaron Reder, Joseph Gamble, Robert Lott, Thomas Derouen | |
| 10:23 | Fairfield | John Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 10:23 | Fairfield | John Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 09:56 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey scores on a 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 09:34 | Fairfield | John Stewart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 09:34 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Peter Lee (SG), Nole Elmore (SF), Robert McKinney (PF), Joshua Miller (C) Albert Fox, John Stewart, Joseph Anderson, Donald Yepez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Aaron Reder (PG), Joseph Gamble (SG), Thomas Derouen (PF), James Leiker (C) Michael Humes, Daniel Toohey, Edwin Belli, Bernie Stone | |
| 09:32 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen is hacked by Peter Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Lee, team foul #11 | 65-57 |
| 09:32 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:32 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 09:23 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney is fouled on the floor by Thomas Derouen - foul #4 on Thomas Derouen, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Edwin Belli (PF) Thomas Derouen | |
| 09:23 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:23 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 08:58 | Canisius | Edwin Belli hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Gamble | 67-60 |
| 08:56 | Fairfield | Scott Mays is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Reder - foul #2 on Aaron Reder, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Smith (SG) Nole Elmore | |
| Subs | Canisius | Daniel Toohey (SG) Joseph Gamble | |
| 08:56 | Fairfield | Scott Mays misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:56 | Canisius | James Leiker gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 08:41 | Canisius | Aaron Reder misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-60 |
| 08:39 | Canisius | Richard Shankle snags the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Edwin Belli's floater is tipped away by Joshua Miller | 67-60 |
| 08:25 | Fairfield | Joshua Miller pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 08:22 | Fairfield | Richard Shankle steals the ball from Jerome Smith in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 08:19 | Canisius | Richard Shankle hits the finger roll | 67-62 |
| 08:07 | Fairfield | Scott Mays loses the dribble to Daniel Toohey | 67-62 |
| 07:57 | Canisius | Aaron Reder is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Toohey | 67-65 |
| 07:32 | Fairfield | Jerome Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 07:31 | Fairfield | Peter Lee tips it back up and in | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Scott Mays (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Smith (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Peter Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McKinney (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Aaron Reder (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Toohey (tired) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Shankle (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Belli (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Leiker (tired) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Canisius | Peter Lee is called for the reach on Daniel Toohey - foul #4 on Peter Lee, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin (PG), Albert Fox (SG), John Stewart (SF), Joseph Anderson (PF), Donald Yepez (C) Scott Mays, Jerome Smith, Peter Lee, Joshua Miller, Robert McKinney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael King (PG), Robert Lott (SF), Thomas Derouen (PF), Bernie Stone (C) Aaron Reder, Richard Shankle, Edwin Belli, James Leiker | |
| 07:16 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:16 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 07:16 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Joseph Anderson | 69-66 |
| 07:13 | Fairfield | Robert Lott steals the ball from Albert Fox in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| 07:00 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-66 |
| 06:58 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 06:45 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 69-66 |
| 06:44 | Canisius | Robert Lott grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 06:40 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 06:39 | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 06:27 | Fairfield | John Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 06:26 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 06:11 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 06:09 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 05:53 | Fairfield | John Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 05:52 | Canisius | Robert Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 05:50 | Canisius | Ronald Cousin steals it from Daniel Toohey in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| 05:32 | Fairfield | John Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jerome Smith (SG), Nole Elmore (SF) Albert Fox, John Stewart | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael Humes (PG), Joseph Gamble (SG) Michael King, Daniel Toohey | |
| 05:12 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Humes and he's fouled by Joseph Anderson - foul #1 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #13 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joshua Miller (PF) Joseph Anderson | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 05:12 | Canisius | Thomas Derouen makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:55 | Fairfield | Donald Yepez can't finish the uncontested layup | 69-69 |
| 04:53 | Canisius | Joseph Gamble grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:51 | Canisius | Ronald Cousin picks off the pass by Bernie Stone in the backcourt | 69-69 |
| 04:35 | Fairfield | Jerome Smith misses short on a turnaround from close range | 69-69 |
| 04:33 | Fairfield | Nole Elmore grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 04:33 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Mays (SG), Peter Lee (PF) Jerome Smith, Donald Yepez | |
| Subs | Canisius | Aaron Reder (PG), Edwin Belli (PF), James Leiker (C) Michael Humes, Thomas Derouen, Bernie Stone | |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Peter Lee clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin Belli - foul #2 on Edwin Belli, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Albert Fox (SG), Joseph Anderson (PF) Ronald Cousin, Nole Elmore | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Peter Lee misses the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Peter Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:02 | Canisius | Aaron Reder hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 04:00 | Fairfield | Joshua Miller grabs the board | 70-69 |
| 03:57 | Fairfield | Scott Mays is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Gamble - foul #2 on Joseph Gamble, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert McKinney (C) Joshua Miller | |
| Subs | Canisius | Bernie Stone (C) James Leiker | |
| 03:57 | Fairfield | Scott Mays misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:57 | Fairfield | Scott Mays misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:57 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Edwin Belli | 70-69 |
| 03:46 | Canisius | Edwin Belli misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-69 |
| 03:45 | Canisius | Edwin Belli grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 03:32 | Canisius | Peter Lee takes the ball from Edwin Belli | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Scott Mays (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Fox (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Anderson (tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert McKinney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Aaron Reder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gamble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lott (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Edwin Belli (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernie Stone (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Scott Mays | 73-69 |
| 03:02 | Canisius | Aaron Reder is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Gamble | 73-71 |
| 02:41 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney is hacked by Robert Lott - foul #5 on Robert Lott, team foul #12 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ronald Cousin (PG), Jerome Smith (SG), Nole Elmore (SF), Donald Yepez (C) Scott Mays, Albert Fox, Peter Lee, Joseph Anderson | |
| Subs | Canisius | Michael King (PG), Daniel Toohey (SG), Richard Shankle (SF), Thomas Derouen (PF), James Leiker (C) Aaron Reder, Joseph Gamble, Robert Lott, Edwin Belli, Bernie Stone | |
| 02:41 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 02:41 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:24 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 74-71 |
| 02:22 | Fairfield | Robert McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 02:05 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Donald Yepez is denied by James Leiker | 74-71 |
| 02:03 | Fairfield | Donald Yepez grabs the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:47 | Fairfield | Donald Yepez drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Cousin | 76-71 |
| 01:47 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Stewart (SF), Joseph Anderson (PF) Nole Elmore, Robert McKinney | |
| Subs | Canisius | Aaron Reder (PG), Edwin Belli (PF), Bernie Stone (C) Michael King, Thomas Derouen, James Leiker | |
| 01:22 | Canisius | Aaron Reder misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-71 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Donald Yepez snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 76-71 |
| 01:06 | Fairfield | Joseph Anderson misses the 3 from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 01:05 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:00 | Canisius | Daniel Toohey hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Shankle | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | John Stewart scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-74 |
| 00:34 | Canisius | Canisius calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Joseph Anderson is called for the reach on Richard Shankle - foul #2 on Joseph Anderson, team foul #14 | 78-74 |
| 00:26 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-74 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Richard Shankle makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:26 | Canisius | Richard Shankle makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | John Stewart is hacked by Daniel Toohey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Toohey, team foul #13 | 78-76 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | John Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | Fairfield | John Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:25 | Canisius | Bernie Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Canisius | Edwin Belli can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 79-76 |
| 00:18 | Canisius | Bernie Stone gets the offensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 00:11 | Canisius | Richard Shankle double dribbles | 79-76 |
| 00:11 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Scott Mays (PG) Ronald Cousin | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | John Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Reder - foul #3 on Aaron Reder, team foul #14 | 79-76 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | John Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | John Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Aaron Reder clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Scott Mays gets the rebound | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Scott Mays runs out the clock | 80-76 |