| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) SF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) PF - Matt Henton (fresh) C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is fouled on the floor by Louis Wyatt - foul #1 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Rainey | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Stroble | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas tips it home | 0-4 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Matt Henton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Travis Tucker (PF), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Matthew Rainey, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Greg Thomas | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dwight Rhoton - foul #1 on Dwight Rhoton, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matthew Rainey (SF), Matt Henton (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble, Dwight Rhoton, Travis Tucker, Stanford Price | |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Matt Henton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Best | 3-7 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Steve Woodall (SG) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SG - Steve Woodall (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SG - Glenn Best (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matt Henton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Best | 3-9 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich tips it in | 5-9 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Matt Henton can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 5-9 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Matt Henton can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Lee Cochran (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Howard Anchondo - foul #1 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG) Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Stanford Price | |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the tip | 6-12 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Glenn Best grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Anthony Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Rainey | 6-15 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Glenn Best steals the ball from Howard Anchondo | 6-15 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Glenn Best connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 6-18 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 6-18 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Glenn Best is hacked by Rafael Enriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #5 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Steve Woodall (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Rafael Enriquez, Lee Cochran, Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Glenn Best, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-18 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the offensive rebound | 6-18 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #6 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Travis Tucker (PF) Thomas Johnson, Matthew Rainey, Matt Henton | |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-18 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Travis Tucker snags the offensive board | 6-18 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses the easy layup | 6-18 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) SG - Steve Woodall (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fresh) SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Rhoton (fresh) PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) C - Stanford Price (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski lays it in and the foul's on Stanford Price - foul #1 on Stanford Price, team foul #3 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG) Denny Yamasaki | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Matthew Rainey (SF), Matt Henton (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Gerald Stroble, Dwight Rhoton, Travis Tucker, Stanford Price | |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Augustus Zurich - foul #2 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Lee Cochran (PF) Rafael Enriquez, Steve Woodall, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SG) Roman Zamora | |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 9-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG) Gerald Stroble | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG) Anthony Williams, Glenn Best | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran snags the defensive board | 9-21 |
| 10:31 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-21 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-21 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski gets the rebound | 9-21 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-21 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 9-21 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #9 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Howard Anchondo (C) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Travis Tucker (PF), Stanford Price (C) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 9-23 |
| 09:05 | Buffalo | Glenn Best is called for the reach on Denny Yamasaki - foul #1 on Glenn Best, team foul #4 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sommers (C) Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton (SF), Matt Henton (PF) Matthew Rainey, Travis Tucker | |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-23 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the offensive rebound | 9-23 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-23 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Anthony Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Best | 12-26 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 12-26 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall tips it home | 14-26 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Anchondo - foul #2 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #10 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Greg Thomas (SF), Lee Cochran (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, Howard Anchondo, Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SG), Matthew Rainey (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Glenn Best, Dwight Rhoton, Stanford Price | |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:48 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 14-27 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Cochran (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matt Henton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-27 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Anthony Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Gerald Stroble and he's hacked by Vincent Lorkowski - foul #2 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #11 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Sommers (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Travis Tucker (PF) Matt Henton | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas makes the free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Matthew Rainey steals the ball from Rafael Enriquez | 14-30 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez snags the defensive board | 14-30 |
| 06:35 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses short on a floater from the left wing | 14-30 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | The jump hook by Gerald Stroble is blocked by Lee Cochran | 14-30 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-30 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey drills a jumpshot from the right side | 14-32 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-32 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas pulls down the rebound | 14-32 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Rafael Enriquez steals it from Frank St. Thomas | 14-32 |
| 05:17 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt banks in the layup on a great pass from Rafael Enriquez | 16-32 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Frank St. Thomas | 16-34 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses long on a jumper from the left block | 16-34 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas pulls down the rebound | 16-34 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Louis Wyatt steals the ball from Anthony Williams | 16-34 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 18-34 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-34 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Travis Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 18-34 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 18-34 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers snags the defensive board | 18-34 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-34 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Travis Tucker pulls down the rebound | 18-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) C - Mark Sommers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 18-36 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers loses the dribble to Travis Tucker | 18-36 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Travis Tucker hits the follow up shot | 18-38 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rafael Enriquez | 21-38 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Anthony Williams is hacked by Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #12 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Louis Wyatt, Rafael Enriquez, Greg Thomas, Lee Cochran, Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Matt Henton (PF), Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Travis Tucker, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 21-39 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton is hacked by Steve Woodall - foul #1 on Steve Woodall, team foul #13 | 21-39 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton misses the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Henton | 21-39 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-39 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Stanford Price tips it back up and in | 21-41 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski can't connect on a floater from close range | 21-41 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Matt Henton gets the rebound | 21-41 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton's fadeaway is rejected by Vincent Lorkowski | 21-41 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Stanford Price tips it in | 21-43 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall double dribbles | 21-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Rainey (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Dwight Rhoton, Stanford Price | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Steve Woodall - foul #2 on Steve Woodall, team foul #14 | 21-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 21-43 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-44 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Glenn Best steps in front of the Denny Yamasaki pass | 21-44 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the lay-in | 21-44 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 21-44 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Frank St. Thomas steals it from Denny Yamasaki | 21-44 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Vincent Lorkowski blocks the short jumper by Matthew Rainey | 21-44 |