| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) PF - James Tapp (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Aaron Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hugo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Miller (fresh) PF - Ronald Gerber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benny Richardson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Darrell Oyama inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Albany | Darrell Oyama makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a great pass from Virgil Santangelo | 33-33 |
| 19:21 | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 19:20 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber tips it in | 33-35 |
| 18:58 | Albany | James Tapp comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 33-35 |
| 18:57 | Albany | James Tapp gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:44 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo double dribbles | 33-35 |
| 18:35 | Fairfield | John Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 18:33 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:26 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 18:22 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo's pass is intercepted by Benny Richardson in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 18:01 | Fairfield | Benny Richardson is called for traveling | 33-35 |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (PG), Michael Starkey (SF), Hugo Coffman (PF), Justin Patton (C) Virgil Santangelo, Darrell Oyama, James Tapp, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Fox (PG), Jeff Valvo (SF), James Craig (PF), Noel Rose (C) Aaron Hodges, John Miller, Ronald Gerber, Benny Richardson | |
| 17:58 | Albany | Paul Allen is hacked by James Hugo in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hugo, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| 17:41 | Albany | Noel Rose steals the ball from Justin Patton | 33-35 |
| 17:31 | Fairfield | Howard Fox misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 17:29 | Fairfield | James Craig tips it but misses | 33-35 |
| 17:28 | Fairfield | Noel Rose hits the follow up shot | 33-37 |
| 17:23 | Albany | James Hugo is called for the reach on Jason Meredith in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hugo, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Ricky Newbury (SF) Paul Allen | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Patrick Thrasher (SG) James Hugo | |
| 17:03 | Albany | Justin Patton is denied on a layup by Noel Rose | 33-37 |
| 17:02 | Fairfield | James Craig snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:58 | Fairfield | Jeff Valvo is fouled on the floor by Jason Meredith - foul #1 on Jason Meredith, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), James Tapp (PF) Ricky Newbury, Justin Patton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 16:38 | Fairfield | Howard Fox misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 16:36 | Albany | The rebound goes to Michael Starkey | 33-37 |
| 16:25 | Albany | Hugo Coffman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Thrasher - foul #2 on Patrick Thrasher, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG), Darrell Oyama (SF) Jason Meredith, Michael Starkey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges (PG), John Miller (SF), Ronald Gerber (PF), Lorenzo Pridgen (C) Howard Fox, Jeff Valvo, James Craig, Noel Rose | |
| 16:25 | Albany | Hugo Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:25 | Albany | Hugo Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:25 | Fairfield | Lorenzo Pridgen pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:06 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber is hacked by Hugo Coffman - foul #1 on Hugo Coffman, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Costillo (C) Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 15:55 | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tapp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Aaron Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Thrasher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Miller (fresh) PF - Ronald Gerber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Pridgen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Allen | 36-40 |
| 15:26 | Fairfield | John Miller buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Aaron Hodges | 36-42 |
| 15:05 | Albany | Darrell Oyama is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Virgil Santangelo | 39-42 |
| 14:54 | Fairfield | James Tapp steals the ball from Aaron Hodges | 39-42 |
| 14:41 | Albany | Steven Costillo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lorenzo Pridgen - foul #2 on Lorenzo Pridgen, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (PG), Michael Starkey (SF), Hugo Coffman (PF) Virgil Santangelo, Darrell Oyama, James Tapp | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Fox (PG), James Hugo (SG), Jeff Valvo (SF), James Craig (PF), Benny Richardson (C) Aaron Hodges, Patrick Thrasher, John Miller, Ronald Gerber, Lorenzo Pridgen | |
| 14:41 | Albany | Steven Costillo makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:41 | Albany | Steven Costillo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:24 | Fairfield | James Craig loses the dribble to Steven Costillo | 41-42 |
| 13:59 | Albany | Steven Costillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Albany | Ricky Newbury (SF), Justin Patton (C) Paul Allen, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:37 | Fairfield | Howard Fox scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Hugo | 41-45 |
| 13:16 | Albany | Justin Patton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:04 | Fairfield | James Craig connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 12:47 | Albany | Jason Meredith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ricky Newbury | 47-47 |
| 12:32 | Fairfield | Michael Starkey blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by James Hugo | 47-47 |
| 12:30 | Albany | Justin Patton pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:06 | Albany | Michael Starkey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Hugo Coffman | 50-47 |
| 11:45 | Fairfield | Jeff Valvo scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Howard Fox | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Michael Starkey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Meredith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ricky Newbury (fairly fresh) PF - Hugo Coffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Patton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Fox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hugo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff Valvo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Craig (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benny Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Albany | James Craig denies the turnaround by Justin Patton | 50-49 |
| 11:24 | Albany | Justin Patton gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:06 | Albany | Michael Starkey misses long on an open shot from the right block | 50-49 |
| 11:05 | Albany | Justin Patton can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 11:03 | Albany | Ricky Newbury grabs the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 10:50 | Albany | Michael Starkey banks in the layup | 52-49 |
| 10:26 | Fairfield | James Hugo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 10:25 | Albany | The rebound goes to Jason Meredith | 52-49 |
| 10:23 | Albany | James Craig steps in front of the Michael Starkey pass in the backcourt | 52-49 |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | James Hugo comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Meredith - foul #2 on Jason Meredith, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Darrell Oyama (SF), James Tapp (PF), Steven Costillo (C) Michael Starkey, Jason Meredith, Ricky Newbury, Hugo Coffman, Justin Patton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges (PG), John Miller (SF), Ronald Gerber (PF), Noel Rose (C) Howard Fox, Jeff Valvo, James Craig, Benny Richardson | |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | James Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:02 | Fairfield | James Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:58 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo's pass is intercepted by James Hugo in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 09:55 | Fairfield | James Hugo lays it up and in | 52-53 |
| 09:48 | Albany | Darrell Oyama hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 09:46 | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | James Hugo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Patrick Thrasher (SG) James Hugo | |
| 09:17 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 09:15 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Aaron Hodges | 52-53 |
| 08:55 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 08:50 | Albany | John Miller picks off the pass by Steven Costillo | 52-55 |
| 08:46 | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges jams it on a nice dish by John Miller | 52-57 |
| 08:25 | Albany | Steven Costillo drills a shot from the baseline set up by Paul Allen | 54-57 |
| 08:04 | Fairfield | Paul Allen steps in front of the Aaron Hodges pass | 54-57 |
| 08:02 | Albany | Darrell Oyama's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-57 |
| Subs | Albany | John Shamonsky (PG) Virgil Santangelo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Terry (PG), James Hugo (SG), Lorenzo Pridgen (C) Aaron Hodges, Patrick Thrasher, Noel Rose | |
| 07:47 | Fairfield | James Hugo misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 07:46 | Albany | James Tapp grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - John Shamonsky (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Oyama (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Tapp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - John Terry (fresh) SG - James Hugo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Gerber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lorenzo Pridgen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Albany | Darrell Oyama connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Shamonsky | 56-57 |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | John Miller blows the layup | 56-57 |
| 07:13 | Albany | Steven Costillo snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 07:08 | Albany | Paul Allen is alone and drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Shamonsky | 58-57 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | James Hugo comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Allen - foul #2 on Paul Allen, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Ricky Newbury (SF), Hugo Coffman (C) Paul Allen, Darrell Oyama, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | James Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | James Hugo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:41 | Albany | Ricky Newbury can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 58-59 |
| 06:39 | Albany | Hugo Coffman tips it home | 60-59 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Lorenzo Pridgen misses long on a shot from the right block | 60-59 |
| 06:17 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber misses the tip | 60-59 |
| 06:15 | Albany | James Tapp pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 05:58 | Albany | John Shamonsky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ricky Newbury | 63-59 |
| 05:41 | Fairfield | James Tapp denies the turnaround by James Hugo | 63-59 |
| 05:39 | Fairfield | Lorenzo Pridgen tips it but misses | 63-59 |
| 05:37 | Albany | Ricky Newbury snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 05:35 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo is fouled in the backcourt by John Terry - foul #2 on John Terry, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG), Michael Starkey (SF) John Shamonsky, James Tapp | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges (PG), Patrick Thrasher (SG), Noel Rose (PF), Benny Richardson (C) John Terry, James Hugo, Ronald Gerber, Lorenzo Pridgen | |
| 05:17 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo is fouled on the floor by Noel Rose - foul #2 on Noel Rose, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Justin Patton (C) Ricky Newbury | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jeff Valvo (SF) John Miller | |
| 05:03 | Albany | Hugo Coffman blows the layup | 63-59 |
| 05:01 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Allen | 63-59 |
| 04:40 | Albany | Patrick Thrasher steals the ball from Paul Allen | 63-59 |
| 04:19 | Fairfield | Noel Rose blows the layup but he's hacked by Hugo Coffman - foul #2 on Hugo Coffman, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Darrell Oyama (SF), Ricky Newbury (PF), Steven Costillo (C) Virgil Santangelo, Hugo Coffman, Justin Patton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Miller (SF) Jeff Valvo | |
| 04:19 | Fairfield | Noel Rose makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 04:19 | Fairfield | Noel Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:58 | Albany | Steven Costillo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Noel Rose - foul #3 on Noel Rose, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Hugo (SG), Ronald Gerber (PF), James Craig (C) Patrick Thrasher, Noel Rose, Benny Richardson | |
| 03:58 | Albany | Steven Costillo makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:58 | Albany | Steven Costillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:29 | Fairfield | John Miller travels with the ball | 65-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Jason Meredith (PG) Michael Starkey | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Terry (PG), Howard Fox (SF) Aaron Hodges, John Miller | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Jason Meredith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Oyama (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ricky Newbury (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - John Terry (fresh) SG - James Hugo (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Howard Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Gerber (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Albany | James Craig swats the shot by Ricky Newbury | 65-61 |
| 03:14 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 02:56 | Fairfield | James Craig's floater is tipped away by Steven Costillo | 65-61 |
| 02:54 | Albany | Steven Costillo gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:54 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), James Tapp (PF), Hugo Coffman (C) Jason Meredith, Ricky Newbury, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges (PG), Noel Rose (PF), Lorenzo Pridgen (C) John Terry, Ronald Gerber, James Craig | |
| 02:25 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 02:23 | Fairfield | Noel Rose pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:11 | Fairfield | Noel Rose connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Fox | 65-64 |
| 01:54 | Albany | Darrell Oyama is hacked by Aaron Hodges - foul #2 on Aaron Hodges, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Costillo (C) Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | John Miller (SF), Ronald Gerber (PF), Benny Richardson (C) Howard Fox, Noel Rose, Lorenzo Pridgen | |
| 01:54 | Albany | Darrell Oyama makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:54 | Albany | Darrell Oyama makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | John Miller scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Aaron Hodges and he's hacked by Darrell Oyama - foul #2 on Darrell Oyama, team foul #6 | 67-66 |
| 01:42 | Fairfield | John Miller makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:21 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo comes up short on the shot from the right side | 67-67 |
| 01:20 | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:04 | Fairfield | Ronald Gerber's pass is intercepted by James Tapp | 67-67 |
| 00:59 | Albany | Steven Costillo is fouled in the backcourt by Benny Richardson - foul #1 on Benny Richardson, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| 00:59 | Albany | Steven Costillo makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | Albany | Steven Costillo makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | James Hugo drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Hodges | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Albany | James Tapp is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Virgil Santangelo | 71-69 |
| 00:07 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Aaron Hodges misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 00:00 | Albany | Steven Costillo grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |