| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Willy Crigler (fresh) SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) PF - Billy McPhillips (fresh) C - Mark Hervey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) SF - Ian King (fresh) PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) C - Timothy Milone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Ian King scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Tarrance | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Milone - foul #1 on Timothy Milone, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | Ian King can't finish the layup | 1-2 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-2 |
| 19:00 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Ball - foul #1 on Thomas Ball, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ian King | 3-5 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy McPhillips | 6-5 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Ian King loses the dribble to Mark Hervey | 6-5 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger is hacked by Ian King - foul #1 on Ian King, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), James Allen (SF), Robert Camp (PF), Paul Summer (C) Charles Brown, Willy Crigler, Clarence Stenger, Billy McPhillips, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:30 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips (PF) Paul Summer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:44 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Tarrance steals the ball from Billy McPhillips | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits the finger roll | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Fullwood | 8-7 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Ian King can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the tip | 8-7 |
| 16:04 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:01 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood is hacked by Robert Bazile in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bazile, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Willy Crigler (SG), Mark Hervey (C) Mark Fullwood, Thomas Brown, Billy McPhillips | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 15:50 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:48 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Hervey | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Allen (fresh) PF - Robert Camp (fresh) C - Mark Hervey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ian King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) C - Joseph Keller (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Ian King clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Brown - foul #1 on Charles Brown, team foul #1 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger (SF), Billy McPhillips (PF) James Allen, Robert Camp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:16 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ian King | 10-9 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is hacked by Clarence Stenger - foul #1 on Clarence Stenger, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Allen (SF) Clarence Stenger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ian King | |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | James Allen steals the ball from Harry Haggerty | 10-9 |
| 14:26 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 14:25 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey tips it in | 12-9 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller grabs the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Billy McPhillips takes the ball from Joseph Keller | 12-9 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 12-9 |
| 13:25 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | James Allen is denied on a dunk by Joseph Keller | 12-9 |
| 13:20 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey tips it in | 14-9 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Ross Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 13:00 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:55 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), Thomas Brown (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Robert Camp (PF), Paul Summer (C) Charles Brown, Willy Crigler, James Allen, Billy McPhillips, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Ian King (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Robert Bazile, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Ian King misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 12:39 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:34 | Northern Illinois University | Ross Miller steals the ball from Clarence Stenger | 14-9 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ross Miller | 14-11 |
| 12:08 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Mark Fullwood is called for the reach on Thomas Ball - foul #1 on Mark Fullwood, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), Willy Crigler (SG), Billy McPhillips (PF), Mark Hervey (C) Mark Fullwood, Thomas Brown, Robert Camp, Paul Summer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ross Miller | |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy McPhillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Hervey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips is denied on a layup by Robert Bazile | 14-13 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone is fouled on the floor by Clarence Stenger - foul #2 on Clarence Stenger, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (PG), James Allen (SF), Robert Camp (C) Willy Crigler, Clarence Stenger, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Fullwood - foul #2 on Mark Fullwood, team foul #7 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (PG) Mark Fullwood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Camp - foul #1 on Robert Camp, team foul #8 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey (C) Robert Camp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:58 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:45 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG) Paul Tarrance | |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Ross Miller makes the 3 from straight away set up by Ian King | 14-18 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stjepan Zoeller (SF) James Allen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Timothy Milone (C) Robert Bazile, Joseph Keller | |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Ian King can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | James Allen (SF), Robert Camp (C) Stjepan Zoeller, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (PG), Thomas Ball (PF) Ian King, Kurt Shue | |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:20 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone hits the follow up shot | 16-20 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Tarrance is called for the reach on Willy Crigler - foul #1 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Stjepan Zoeller (SF), Mark Hervey (C) James Allen, Billy McPhillips | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:59 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Milone swats the layup by Mark Hervey | 16-20 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Ball | 16-20 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Willy Crigler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Stjepan Zoeller (fresh) PF - Robert Camp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Hervey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-22 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Ball | 16-22 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 06:34 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:30 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 06:29 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown gets the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:03 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler is hacked by Paul Tarrance - foul #2 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown (PG), James Allen (SF), Billy McPhillips (PF), Paul Summer (C) Thomas Brown, Stjepan Zoeller, Robert Camp, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Ian King (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Paul Tarrance, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 06:03 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:03 | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Bazile | 17-25 |
| 05:25 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Summer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey (C) Paul Summer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie (SG) Ross Miller | |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-25 |
| 04:41 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Ball (PF) Kurt Shue | |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 04:01 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the floater from the baseline | 19-27 |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Ian King connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Bazile and the foul's on James Allen - foul #1 on James Allen, team foul #9 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood (SG), Clarence Stenger (SF), Robert Camp (C) Willy Crigler, James Allen, Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Timothy Milone (C) Timothy Gillespie, Joseph Keller | |
| 03:34 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:14 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 19-30 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone grabs the board | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Mark Fullwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Stenger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy McPhillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Camp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone is hacked by Robert Camp - foul #2 on Robert Camp, team foul #10 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey (C) Robert Camp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF) Thomas Ball | |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Ian King grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Billy McPhillips picks off the pass by Paul Tarrance | 19-32 |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Paul Tarrance is called for the reach on Mark Fullwood - foul #3 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Camp (C) Mark Hervey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance | |
| 02:19 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Fullwood misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone gets the rebound | 19-32 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Ian King scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ross Miller | 19-34 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips makes the runner from the left block set up by Charles Brown | 21-34 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Ian King hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Shue | 21-37 |
| 00:59 | Northern Illinois University | Billy McPhillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 21-37 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Ian King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mark Hervey (C) Robert Camp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Thomas Ball (PF) Ian King, Kurt Shue | |
| 00:34 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Ball picks off the pass by Mark Hervey | 21-37 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Fullwood - foul #3 on Mark Fullwood, team foul #11 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willy Crigler (SG) Mark Fullwood | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (C) Timothy Milone | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:17 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 00:12 | Northern Illinois University | Charles Brown makes the 3 from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Brown (SG) Willy Crigler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Clarence Stenger's layup is rejected by Thomas Ball | 24-37 |