28-28; 3:31 in the 1st

• Media T.O. as things are just heating up here at Fairfield.
  
• A.J. misses the first of a one-and-one. Niagara misses the rebound, but retains possession after it bounces off of Fairfield. Very quickly on the other end, Demetrius Williamson breaks the half-court trap and lays the ball in. 28-28.
  
• Anthony Johnson shows his athletic side by corralling a pass and laying it in off of the glass. If he is going to play like this more of late, the Stags are in good shape. 28-26 Stags.
  
• A pair of turnovers from both teams ends in a two-on-one for Han and A.J.. The end result: an Anthony Johnson dunk. Unfortunately for the Stags, Tyrone Lewis answers quickly with a lay-up of his own. 26-26.
  
• A.J. hits one-of-two from the line. 24-24.
  
• A.J. gets the ball in the paint and is fouled in the process. Nice to see that Cooley and the staff feel comfortable enough with Johnson to get him the ball early and often in these big games. It would certainly would be a huge boost if he could become a consistent scoring threat.
  
• Egemoyne misses a "one and one" attempt, and the Stags pull down the board.
  

- Keith Connors