| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy McPhillips (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hervey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ian King inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ian King and he's fouled by Billy McPhillips - foul #3 on Billy McPhillips, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG), Robert Camp (PF) Willy Crigler, Billy McPhillips | |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:30 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Camp and he's fouled by Ian King - foul #1 on Ian King, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (SG) Thomas Brown | |
| 19:30 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 19:05 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ross Miller | 41-38 |
| 18:49 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Paul Tarrance, Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG), James Allen (SF) Willy Crigler, Clarence Stenger | |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | Ross Miller drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kurt Shue | 44-38 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown makes the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the easy layup | 44-41 |
| 18:05 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown loses the dribble to Ross Miller | 44-41 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kurt Shue | 46-41 |
| 17:07 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone lays it in | 48-41 |
| 16:46 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Ian King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 16:18 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 15:59 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Brown and the foul's on Kurt Shue - foul #1 on Kurt Shue, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Ross Miller, Ian King, Kurt Shue, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Willy Crigler (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Billy McPhillips (PF) Charles Brown, Thomas Brown, James Allen, Mark Hervey | |
| 15:59 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Gillespie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy McPhillips (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Camp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Camp | 48-44 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 14:45 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Ross Miller (SG), Ian King (SF), Timothy Milone (C) Paul Tarrance, Timothy Gillespie, Harry Haggerty, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Mark Hervey (C) Mark Fullwood, Robert Camp | |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 14:18 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler is fouled on the floor by Ross Miller - foul #1 on Ross Miller, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:09 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 14:08 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips tips it in | 48-46 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Ian King scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Stenger | 51-48 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Billy McPhillips - foul #4 on Billy McPhillips, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ross Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp (PF) Billy McPhillips | |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is called for traveling | 51-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Paul Tarrance, Ian King, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Allen (SF) Clarence Stenger | |
| 12:27 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler blows the layup | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | Ross Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:58 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Crigler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) PF - Robert Camp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Hervey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Mark Hervey denies the turnaround by Harry Haggerty | 51-51 |
| 11:23 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:02 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-54 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 10:44 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler double dribbles | 51-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Ian King (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Paul Summer (C) Charles Brown, Willy Crigler, James Allen, Mark Hervey | |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Bazile and he's hacked by Paul Summer - foul #1 on Paul Summer, team foul #3 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG), Mark Hervey (C) Mark Fullwood, Robert Camp | |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:52 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Milone swats the short shot by Clarence Stenger | 54-54 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey grabs the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Bazile - foul #1 on Robert Bazile, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG) Robert Bazile | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Robert Camp (C) Thomas Brown, Mark Hervey | |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone blows the layup | 54-55 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Ian King travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ross Miller | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG), Mark Hervey (C) Willy Crigler, Robert Camp | |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #4 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Kurt Shue (PF) Robert Bazile, Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Willy Crigler (SG), James Allen (SF) Charles Brown, Thomas Brown, Clarence Stenger | |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-55 |
| 07:52 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Crigler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Paul Summer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Hervey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Ian King hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Tarrance and he's hacked by Paul Summer - foul #2 on Paul Summer, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Thomas Ball (PF) Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Billy McPhillips (PF), Robert Camp (C) Mark Fullwood, Willy Crigler, James Allen, Paul Summer, Mark Hervey | |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:53 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Ball | 59-55 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 06:29 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Bazile - foul #2 on Robert Bazile, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Joseph Keller (C) Ian King, Timothy Milone | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (SG), Mark Hervey (C) Thomas Brown, Robert Camp | |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 61-56 |
| 05:59 | Northern Illinois University | Joseph Keller denies the turnaround by Charles Brown | 61-56 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 05:35 | Buffalo | Willy Crigler steals the ball from Ross Miller | 61-56 |
| 05:32 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler throws it down | 61-58 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball's pass is intercepted by Billy McPhillips | 61-58 |
| 05:01 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 61-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Ian King (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Ball, Joseph Keller | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), James Allen (SF), Robert Camp (C) Charles Brown, Willy Crigler, Clarence Stenger, Mark Hervey | |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses short on a shot in the lane | 61-58 |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:26 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 61-58 |
| 04:25 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Mark Fullwood steals it from Timothy Milone | 61-58 |
| 03:39 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips lays it in on a great pass from James Allen | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy McPhillips (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Camp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Thomas Ball (PF) Robert Bazile, Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Willy Crigler (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Mark Hervey (C) Mark Fullwood, Thomas Brown, James Allen, Robert Camp | |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 03:01 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey tips it back up and in | 61-62 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Ian King connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Miller and he's fouled by Willy Crigler - foul #1 on Willy Crigler, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Kurt Shue (PF) Paul Tarrance, Thomas Ball | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Allen (SF) Clarence Stenger | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips lays it up and in | 64-64 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 01:50 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:44 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willy Crigler | 64-66 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Kurt Shue | 66-66 |
| 01:12 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bazile steals the ball from Willy Crigler | 66-66 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Ian King hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 68-66 |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ross Miller takes the ball from Billy McPhillips | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Mark Hervey - foul #3 on Mark Hervey, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Ball (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger (SF) James Allen | |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:10 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Ball steps in front of the Charles Brown pass | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Willy Crigler is called for the reach on Timothy Milone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willy Crigler, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-66 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Ian King snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Ian King runs out the clock | 70-66 |