| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Moses Vigil (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jesse Buff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Lemelin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Mark Lemelin - foul #1 on Mark Lemelin, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:25 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Buff | 43-35 |
| 19:09 | Howard | Orville Aaberg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-35 |
| 19:07 | Howard | Richard Baxter gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 18:58 | Howard | Robert Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-35 |
| 18:56 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 18:42 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 18:40 | Fairfield | Steve Crispin misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 18:39 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton tips it home | 45-35 |
| 18:21 | Howard | Robert Whitehead misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 18:19 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:00 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Lemelin - foul #2 on Mark Lemelin, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), Jim Dawson (SG), William Dalton (SF), Rory Fowler (PF) Steve Crispin, Moses Vigil, Jesse Buff, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | David Buzzell (PG), David Waring (SF), Jack Simonsen (PF), Robert Haris (C) Orville Aaberg, Richard Baxter, Robert Goldman, Mark Lemelin | |
| 18:00 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:00 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:00 | Howard | Jack Simonsen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Jim Dawson takes the ball from Robert Haris | 46-35 |
| 17:27 | Fairfield | William Dalton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Donald Karas (C) Steve Hamilton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 17:05 | Howard | Robert Haris makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Waring | 46-37 |
| 16:47 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 16:45 | Howard | David Waring snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 16:39 | Howard | Robert Whitehead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Moses Vigil (SG), Jesse Buff (SF) Henry Joseph, Jim Dawson, Rory Fowler | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Richard Baxter (SF), Robert Goldman (PF) Robert Whitehead, David Waring, Robert Haris | |
| 16:25 | Fairfield | Donald Karas knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Crispin | 48-37 |
| 16:19 | Howard | William Dalton steps in front of the David Buzzell pass in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| 16:00 | Fairfield | Robert Goldman takes the ball from William Dalton | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Moses Vigil (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jesse Buff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Karas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Buzzell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Simonsen (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Howard | Moses Vigil steps in front of the Richard Baxter pass in the backcourt | 48-37 |
| 15:32 | Fairfield | David Buzzell is called for the reach on Moses Vigil - foul #1 on David Buzzell, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), Clifford Smith (PF), Rory Fowler (C) Steve Crispin, William Dalton, Donald Karas | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (SG), Mark Lemelin (C) David Buzzell, Jack Simonsen | |
| 15:10 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith blows the dunk | 48-37 |
| 15:09 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Rory Fowler | 48-37 |
| 14:51 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Buff | 51-37 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Robert Whitehead connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 51-39 |
| 14:27 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff blows the layup | 51-39 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Robert Goldman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 14:23 | Howard | Mark Lemelin is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-39 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jim Dawson (SG), Marvin Michaelson (SF), Steve Hamilton (C) Moses Vigil, Jesse Buff, Rory Fowler | |
| Subs | Howard | David Buzzell (PG), David Waring (SF), Robert Haris (PF) Orville Aaberg, Richard Baxter, Robert Goldman | |
| 14:10 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Joseph | 54-39 |
| 13:53 | Howard | Mark Lemelin buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Dawson | 57-41 |
| 13:19 | Howard | David Buzzell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jim Dawson - foul #1 on Jim Dawson, team foul #1 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), William Dalton (SF) Henry Joseph, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | James Flack (SG), Jack Simonsen (PF) Robert Whitehead, Mark Lemelin | |
| 13:19 | Howard | David Buzzell makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 13:19 | Howard | David Buzzell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 12:54 | Fairfield | David Buzzell steals it from Jim Dawson | 57-43 |
| 12:31 | Howard | Robert Haris lays it in and he's fouled by William Dalton - foul #2 on William Dalton, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Vigil (SG), Jesse Buff (SF), Donald Karas (C) Jim Dawson, Marvin Michaelson, Steve Hamilton | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), Richard Baxter (SF) David Buzzell, David Waring | |
| 12:31 | Howard | Robert Haris misses the free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:31 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to William Dalton | 57-45 |
| 12:09 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 12:07 | Fairfield | William Dalton grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Donald Karas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (SG), Robert Goldman (PF) James Flack, Robert Haris | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Moses Vigil (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jesse Buff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dalton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Karas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Whitehead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Howard | Richard Baxter misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 57-45 |
| 11:30 | Fairfield | Steve Crispin grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 11:12 | Fairfield | William Dalton misses short on a jump hook from close range | 57-45 |
| 11:10 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil grabs the offensive board | 57-45 |
| 10:59 | Fairfield | William Dalton buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Karas and he's hacked by Richard Baxter - foul #2 on Richard Baxter, team foul #4 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), Jim Dawson (SG), Clifford Smith (PF), Rory Fowler (C) Steve Crispin, Moses Vigil, Jesse Buff, Donald Karas | |
| Subs | Howard | David Waring (SF), Mark Lemelin (C) Richard Baxter, Jack Simonsen | |
| 10:59 | Fairfield | William Dalton makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:40 | Howard | Robert Goldman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 10:38 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Jim Dawson | 60-45 |
| 10:15 | Fairfield | Mark Lemelin takes the ball from William Dalton | 60-45 |
| 09:59 | Howard | Mark Lemelin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 09:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 60-45 |
| 09:53 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Henry Joseph | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:43 | Howard | Robert Whitehead drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Goldman | 62-48 |
| 09:28 | Fairfield | William Dalton's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Goldman | 62-48 |
| 09:27 | Howard | Robert Goldman pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:11 | Howard | Robert Goldman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Orville Aaberg | 62-51 |
| 08:53 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph lays it in set up by Jim Dawson | 64-51 |
| 08:37 | Howard | Robert Whitehead buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Goldman | 64-54 |
| 08:25 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Moses Vigil (SG), Jesse Buff (SF), Marvin Michaelson (PF), Steve Hamilton (C) Henry Joseph, Jim Dawson, William Dalton, Clifford Smith, Rory Fowler | |
| Subs | Howard | David Buzzell (PG), James Flack (SG), Richard Baxter (SF), Jack Simonsen (PF), Robert Haris (C) Orville Aaberg, Robert Whitehead, David Waring, Robert Goldman, Mark Lemelin | |
| 08:07 | Howard | David Buzzell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-54 |
| 08:06 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 07:46 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Hamilton | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Moses Vigil (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Jesse Buff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Michaelson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steve Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - David Buzzell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Flack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Haris (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Howard | Robert Haris knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Buzzell | 67-57 |
| 07:31 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jesse Buff, team foul #3 | 67-57 |
| 07:28 | Howard | Moses Vigil is called for the reach on James Flack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Moses Vigil, team foul #4 | 67-57 |
| 07:00 | Howard | James Flack is hacked by Jesse Buff - foul #3 on Jesse Buff, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Smith (PF), Donald Karas (C) Marvin Michaelson, Steve Hamilton | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (SG) James Flack | |
| 06:44 | Howard | Robert Haris knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Baxter | 67-60 |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jack Simonsen - foul #3 on Jack Simonsen, team foul #5 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG) Steve Crispin | |
| Subs | Howard | David Waring (SF), Stephen Brumit (PF), Mark Lemelin (C) Richard Baxter, Jack Simonsen, Robert Haris | |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:26 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Stephen Brumit gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:05 | Howard | Robert Whitehead hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stephen Brumit | 68-63 |
| 05:49 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Mark Lemelin gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:32 | Howard | Robert Whitehead misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-63 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Mark Lemelin grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 05:22 | Howard | Robert Whitehead is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-63 |
| 05:21 | Fairfield | Donald Karas pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:15 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Henry Joseph | 70-63 |
| 04:59 | Howard | David Waring makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Buzzell | 70-66 |
| 04:49 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Henry Joseph | 72-66 |
| 04:45 | Howard | David Buzzell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), William Dalton (SF), Marvin Michaelson (PF), Steve Hamilton (C) Moses Vigil, Jesse Buff, Clifford Smith, Donald Karas | |
| Subs | Howard | Orville Aaberg (PG), James Flack (SG), Richard Baxter (SF), Robert Goldman (PF), Jack Simonsen (C) David Buzzell, Robert Whitehead, David Waring, Stephen Brumit, Mark Lemelin | |
| 04:23 | Fairfield | Orville Aaberg is called for the reach on Steve Crispin - foul #2 on Orville Aaberg, team foul #6 | 72-66 |
| 04:11 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 04:10 | Howard | Richard Baxter snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 04:07 | Howard | Henry Joseph picks off the pass by James Flack in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Steve Crispin lays it in on a great pass from Henry Joseph | 74-66 |
| 03:41 | Howard | Richard Baxter scores on a shot from the left wing | 74-68 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Steve Crispin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Joseph (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Dalton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Michaelson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steve Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Orville Aaberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Flack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Baxter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Goldman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Simonsen (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Fairfield | Steve Crispin loses the dribble to Jack Simonsen | 74-68 |
| 02:59 | Howard | Robert Goldman is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 02:57 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Steve Hamilton | 74-68 |
| 02:57 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Moses Vigil (SG), Jesse Buff (SF) Henry Joseph, Marvin Michaelson | |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Whitehead (SG) James Flack | |
| 02:46 | Fairfield | Steve Crispin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 02:45 | Howard | Robert Whitehead grabs the defensive rebound | 74-68 |
| 02:28 | Howard | Robert Whitehead hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Orville Aaberg and he's fouled by Moses Vigil - foul #2 on Moses Vigil, team foul #6 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), Donald Karas (C) Steve Crispin, Steve Hamilton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 02:28 | Howard | Robert Whitehead makes the free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:26 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Steve Hamilton (C) Henry Joseph, Donald Karas | |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Lemelin (C) Jack Simonsen | |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | William Dalton buries a floater from the left block set up by Steve Crispin | 76-71 |
| 02:00 | Howard | Robert Goldman clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-71 |
| 01:59 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Steve Hamilton | 76-71 |
| 01:55 | Fairfield | William Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Clifford Smith (PF) William Dalton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:33 | Howard | Orville Aaberg comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-71 |
| 01:31 | Fairfield | Moses Vigil gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:14 | Fairfield | Clifford Smith misses the driving attempt near the basket | 76-71 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Robert Goldman snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Robert Whitehead connects on the jumper from the left side | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton connects on the runner from the left block | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Howard | Richard Baxter loses the ball out of bounds | 78-73 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), William Dalton (PF) Steve Crispin, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | Orville Aaberg is called for the reach on Henry Joseph in the backcourt - foul #3 on Orville Aaberg, team foul #7 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marvin Michaelson (PF) William Dalton | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Richard Baxter is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hamilton - foul #1 on Steve Hamilton, team foul #7 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Steve Crispin (PG), Clifford Smith (PF) Henry Joseph, Marvin Michaelson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:18 | Howard | Richard Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Richard Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff is hacked by Robert Whitehead in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Whitehead, team foul #8 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Henry Joseph (PG), Marvin Michaelson (PF) Steve Crispin, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | Jesse Buff makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Robert Whitehead scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Orville Aaberg | 82-78 |
| 00:10 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Dalton (PF) Marvin Michaelson | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph is hacked by Orville Aaberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Orville Aaberg, team foul #9 | 82-78 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Henry Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:04 | Howard | Orville Aaberg can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 84-78 |
| 00:03 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 84-78 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Orville Aaberg is called for the reach on Steve Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Orville Aaberg, team foul #10 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Marvin Michaelson (PF) William Dalton | |
| Subs | Howard | David Buzzell (PG) Orville Aaberg | |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:01 | Fairfield | Steve Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | David Buzzell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 86-78 |