| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) SF - Adam Williams (fresh) PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) PF - John Watson (fresh) C - David Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley connects on the jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | David Cook makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Schenck and the foul's on Robert Stanley - foul #1 on Robert Stanley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Watson | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | John Watson hits the finger roll | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Valparaiso | John Watson steps in front of the William Young pass | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Buffalo | John Watson lays it in on a great pass from Jeremy Kennedy | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | John Watson swats the short shot by Robert Stanley | 2-6 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | William Young grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | John Watson is fouled on the floor by Adam Williams - foul #1 on Adam Williams, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), William Elder (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Adam Williams, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | David Cook can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on William Elder - foul #1 on William Elder, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | David Cook misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | David Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman's layup is rejected by David Cook | 4-7 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jeffery Schenck | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe comes up short on the shot near the basket | 4-7 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck snags the offensive board | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Jay Grant steals it from Robert Wolfe | 4-7 |
| 16:28 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Elder | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | John Watson blows the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Adam Williams (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Henry Wilson, Jay Grant, Dikembe Abdelrahman, William Elder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | John Watson misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | Buffalo | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams dunks the ball set up by Jerome Tompkins | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Willian Pickett (fresh) SG - Michael Rambert (fresh) SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams's pass is intercepted by John Watson | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 14:48 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:40 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe banks in the layup set up by Jeffery Schenck | 8-12 |
| 14:22 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert loses the ball out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), David Portillo (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), William Elder (C) Willian Pickett, Michael Rambert, Adam Williams, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, John Watson, David Cook | |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Reginald Raygoza makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Whitman | 10-13 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero jams it | 10-15 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | David Portillo is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) William Young, Robert Stanley, William Elder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | David Portillo is called for the reach on Roderick Hicks - foul #1 on David Portillo, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Robert Stanley (PF) Joseph Whitman, David Portillo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Roderick Hicks | |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Robert Stanley picks off the pass by Jeffery Schenck | 10-15 |
| 12:57 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams hits a floater from the left wing set up by Willian Pickett | 12-15 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck is fouled on the floor by Adam Williams - foul #2 on Adam Williams, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), David Portillo (SF), William Elder (C) William Young, Willian Pickett, Adam Williams, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:31 | Valparaiso | William Elder scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Portillo | 14-17 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck travels with the ball | 14-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Jay Grant (SF), Jerome Tompkins (PF) Henry Wilson, David Portillo, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), John Watson (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Ryan, George Holden, Reginald Raygoza, Christopher Lucero | |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Jay Grant comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #1 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #1 | 14-17 |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Jay Grant makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Jay Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | John Watson snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jay Grant (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) C - William Elder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Cook (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins blows the layup | 15-20 |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Willian Pickett (SG), David Portillo (SF), Robert Stanley (PF) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Jay Grant, William Elder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by David Portillo - foul #2 on David Portillo, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Jay Grant (SF), William Elder (C) Henry Wilson, David Portillo, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | William Elder grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:40 | Valparaiso | William Young can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | David Cook snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | William Young picks off the pass by Robert Wolfe | 16-21 |
| 10:20 | Valparaiso | William Young misses the lay-in | 16-21 |
| 10:19 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-21 |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | David Cook gets the offensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy loses the ball out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), Joseph Whitman (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) William Young, Willian Pickett, Jay Grant, William Elder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Reginald Raygoza (PF), Christopher Lucero (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, John Watson, David Cook | |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert misses the tip | 16-21 |
| 09:31 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Henry Wilson - foul #1 on Henry Wilson, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), William Elder (C) Henry Wilson, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:02 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:53 | Valparaiso | George Holden picks off the pass by William Elder | 16-22 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | George Holden scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Lucero | 16-24 |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lucero is called for the reach on Jerome Tompkins - foul #1 on Christopher Lucero, team foul #3 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Willian Pickett (SG), Jay Grant (SF), Robert Stanley (PF) William Young, Michael Rambert, Joseph Whitman, William Elder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), John Watson (PF) George Holden, Roderick Hicks, Christopher Lucero | |
| 07:59 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins is whistled for traveling | 16-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Adam Williams (SF) Willian Pickett, Jay Grant | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG) Jeremy Ryan | |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Adam Williams steals the ball from John Watson | 16-24 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Adam Williams | 18-24 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Henry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-24 |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 07:02 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 18-24 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 06:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jeremy Kennedy - foul #2 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Willian Pickett (SG), William Elder (C) Henry Wilson, Joseph Whitman, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG), George Holden (SG), Roderick Hicks (PF), David Cook (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Robert Wolfe, John Watson, Reginald Raygoza | |
| 06:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-27 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley lays it up and in | 22-27 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by William Young - foul #1 on William Young, team foul #10 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), Jerome Tompkins (PF) Willian Pickett, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Christopher Lucero (PF) Jeffery Schenck | |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan makes the 3rd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:28 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Young | 24-30 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Elder - foul #2 on William Elder, team foul #11 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Robert Stanley (PF) William Young, William Elder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), John Watson (PF) George Holden, Christopher Lucero | |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Rambert | 26-32 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | John Watson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-32 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Roderick Hicks - foul #1 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #5 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG) Willian Pickett, Michael Rambert | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Roderick Hicks | |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | David Cook misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-32 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | John Watson tips it back up and in | 28-34 |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams's floater is tipped away by John Watson | 28-34 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), William Elder (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Reginald Raygoza (C) Jeremy Ryan, David Cook | |
| 03:34 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Jeffery Schenck - foul #1 on Jeffery Schenck, team foul #6 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG) Willian Pickett, Michael Rambert | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (SG) Robert Wolfe | |
| 03:34 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:34 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Elder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Reginald Raygoza (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Jeremy Kennedy | 29-36 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams hits a driving attempt in the paint | 31-36 |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | George Holden misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | William Young knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Whitman - foul #1 on Joseph Whitman, team foul #12 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Dikembe Abdelrahman, William Elder | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Roderick Hicks (SF), Christopher Lucero (PF), David Cook (C) George Holden, Jeffery Schenck, John Watson, Reginald Raygoza | |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Jeremy Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Roderick Hicks denies the turnaround by Jerome Tompkins | 33-38 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | David Cook scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Lucero and he's fouled by Willian Pickett - foul #1 on Willian Pickett, team foul #13 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG) Willian Pickett | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Ryan (PG) Jeremy Kennedy | |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | David Cook makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 01:02 | Valparaiso | Christopher Lucero takes the ball from Michael Rambert | 33-41 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG) Henry Wilson, Michael Rambert | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Christopher Lucero | |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | David Cook picks off the pass by Willian Pickett | 33-41 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Robert Stanley denies the turnaround by Jeffery Schenck | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | David Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |