| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Duprey (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Gross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern State | Augustus Zurich is called for the reach on Ronald Gross - foul #2 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Greg Thomas | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey is hacked by Rafael Enriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Keith Carney (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Rodney Walls (PF), Samuel Fern (C) Johnathan Overbey, Donald Duprey, Jason Edwards, Ronald Gross, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Steve Woodall (SG) Rafael Enriquez, Richard Johnson | |
| 17:58 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Vincent Lorkowski | 33-39 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney misses the floater from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-39 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Slaton | 36-39 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich loses the dribble to Rodney Walls | 36-39 |
| 16:28 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Slaton - foul #3 on Arthur Slaton, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Donald Duprey (SG), Richard Wickman (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Arthur Slaton, Keith Carney, Ronnie Malkin, Rodney Walls, Samuel Fern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Rafael Enriquez (SF), Lee Cochran (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Johnathan Overbey | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Duprey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Wickman (fresh) PF - Ronald Gross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Hancock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Juan Castillo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lee Cochran (fresh) 1 pts. C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey hits a floater from the right block | 43-44 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern State | A charge is called on Joshua Hancock - foul #1 on Joshua Hancock, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (SG), Jason Edwards (SF) Donald Duprey, Richard Wickman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Juan Castillo | |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the wide open runner in the lane | 43-44 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Ronald Gross steals the ball from Howard Anchondo | 45-44 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern State | Lee Cochran is called for the reach on Johnathan Overbey - foul #2 on Lee Cochran, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Rodney Walls (PF), Samuel Fern (C) Johnathan Overbey, Ronald Gross, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Richard Johnson, Rafael Enriquez, Lee Cochran, Howard Anchondo | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 45-44 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Richard Wickman (C) Keith Carney, Jason Edwards, Rodney Walls, Samuel Fern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Richard Johnson (SG) Louis Wyatt, Steve Woodall | |
| 12:39 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Donald Duprey | 48-44 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Malkin - foul #1 on Ronnie Malkin, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG) Arthur Slaton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Duprey | 51-45 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Donald Duprey is called for the reach on Denny Yamasaki in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Duprey, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sommers (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Gross - foul #1 on Ronald Gross, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Howard Anchondo (C) Denny Yamasaki, Mark Sommers | |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Duprey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronnie Malkin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Gross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wickman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern State | Rafael Enriquez is called for the reach on Ronald Gross - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards (SF), Samuel Fern (PF) Ronnie Malkin, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Steve Woodall (SF), Mark Sommers (C) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 11:24 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 51-47 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-47 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Edwards - foul #1 on Jason Edwards, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Keith Carney (SG), Rodney Walls (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Johnathan Overbey, Donald Duprey, Samuel Fern, Richard Wickman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, Howard Anchondo, Mark Sommers | |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards can't finish the layup | 51-49 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards can't tip it in | 51-49 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Joshua Hancock is called for the reach on Louis Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Hancock, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin (SF) Jason Edwards | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joshua Hancock | 51-50 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls travels with the ball | 51-50 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Walls - foul #2 on Rodney Walls, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross (PF) Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Slaton and he's fouled by Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Joshua Hancock (C) Arthur Slaton, Rodney Walls | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Louis Wyatt | |
| 09:38 | Northwestern State | Ronald Gross makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki is hacked by Johnathan Overbey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnathan Overbey, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joshua Hancock | 54-52 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern State | Denny Yamasaki is called for the reach on Ronald Gross - foul #2 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), Samuel Fern (SF) Keith Carney, Ronnie Malkin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Lee Cochran (PF) Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| 08:59 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lee Cochran | 54-52 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards (SF) Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Juan Castillo (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG) Denny Yamasaki, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 08:25 | Northwestern State | Howard Anchondo takes the ball from Donald Duprey | 54-52 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rafael Enriquez | 54-55 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Johnathan Overbey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Duprey (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jason Edwards (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Gross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Fern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Juan Castillo (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Cochran (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Anchondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (PG), Keith Carney (SG), Richard Wickman (SF), Rodney Walls (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Johnathan Overbey, Donald Duprey, Jason Edwards, Ronald Gross, Samuel Fern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Juan Castillo, Rafael Enriquez, Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran, Howard Anchondo | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Walls | 60-55 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is hacked by Richard Wickman - foul #2 on Richard Wickman, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin (SF) Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Denny Yamasaki | |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney is fouled on the floor by Vincent Lorkowski - foul #1 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson's pass is intercepted by Keith Carney | 60-57 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern State | Ronnie Malkin knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Arthur Slaton | 62-57 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Richard Wickman - foul #3 on Richard Wickman, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Jason Edwards (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Keith Carney, Ronnie Malkin, Rodney Walls, Richard Wickman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern State | Louis Wyatt steals the ball from Joshua Hancock | 62-58 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Ronald Gross denies the turnaround by Greg Thomas | 62-58 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran gets the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right block | 62-58 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran hits a driving attempt near the basket | 62-62 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards is fouled on the floor by Greg Thomas - foul #3 on Greg Thomas, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Keith Carney (PG), Ronnie Malkin (SG), Rodney Walls (PF), Samuel Fern (C) Johnathan Overbey, Arthur Slaton, Ronald Gross, Joshua Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Howard Anchondo (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich, Lee Cochran | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:55 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Rafael Enriquez | 64-64 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern State | Samuel Fern misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Keith Carney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Malkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Edwards (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Walls (fresh) 7 reb. C - Samuel Fern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Keith Carney | 67-64 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Denny Yamasaki and the foul's on Ronnie Malkin - foul #2 on Ronnie Malkin, team foul #12 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), Ronald Gross (PF), Richard Wickman (C) Jason Edwards, Rodney Walls, Samuel Fern | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | Keith Carney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey (PG), Samuel Fern (SF) Keith Carney, Ronnie Malkin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Denny Yamasaki, Howard Anchondo | |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Steve Woodall | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Rodney Walls (PF) Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:48 | Northwestern State | Johnathan Overbey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards (SF), Ronald Gross (PF), Joshua Hancock (C) Samuel Fern, Rodney Walls, Richard Wickman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 01:37 | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards hits the follow up shot | 72-67 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is called for traveling | 72-67 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Jason Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich blows the layup | 72-67 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock is hacked by Louis Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #9 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Arthur Slaton (SG), Ronnie Malkin (SF), Richard Wickman (PF) Donald Duprey, Jason Edwards, Ronald Gross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman snags the defensive board | 72-67 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Louis Wyatt is called for the reach on Richard Wickman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG) Louis Wyatt | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-70 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman is hacked by Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #12 | 76-70 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Richard Wickman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Malkin - foul #3 on Ronnie Malkin, team foul #13 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Donald Duprey (SG), Jason Edwards (SF), Ronald Gross (PF) Arthur Slaton, Ronnie Malkin, Richard Wickman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Joshua Hancock | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Joshua Hancock runs out the clock | 78-70 |