| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Knight (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Mike Kline inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 19:42 | DePaul | John Clarke snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 19:28 | DePaul | Merlin Morris buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Clarke | 33-36 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Mike Kline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 19:07 | DePaul | Charles Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Charles Hunter clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 19:00 | DePaul | William Knight tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | John Norton loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Chase Smith (PF), Steven Baum (C) Charles Hunter, Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:17 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carlton Slaughter, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF) Carlton Slaughter, Chase Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Mike Kline hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Carter | 35-39 |
| 17:40 | DePaul | Charles Hunter is hacked by John Norton - foul #1 on John Norton, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), John Clarke (C) Charles Hunter, Kelly Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Mike Kline, John Norton | |
| 17:23 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Merlin Morris and he's hacked by Stanley Carter - foul #3 on Stanley Carter, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Knight (PF) Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Jessie Matthews (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker | |
| 17:23 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews is fouled on the floor by Merlin Morris - foul #3 on Merlin Morris, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Charles Hunter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Steven Baum (C) Merlin Morris, Carlton Slaughter, William Knight, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG) William Lablanc | |
| 16:31 | Buffalo | Steven Baum picks off the pass by Melvin Berry | 37-39 |
| 16:15 | DePaul | Edwin Teague scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 40-39 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | John Spinner tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 15:49 | DePaul | Steven Baum gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edwin Teague (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) C - Steven Baum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Plummer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - John Spinner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | DePaul | Charles Hunter connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Teague | 43-39 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery tips it home | 43-41 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | Charles Hunter buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Edwin Teague | 46-41 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), William Knight (PF), John Clarke (C) Edwin Teague, Kelly Jeanlouis, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Larry Plummer, Melvin Berry, John Spinner, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| 14:34 | DePaul | John Clarke's floater is tipped away by John Norton | 46-41 |
| 14:33 | DePaul | William Knight tips it in | 48-41 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Carl Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG) Charles Hunter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:05 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG) Carlton Slaughter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Merlin Morris picks off the pass by Jack Schoenberger in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 14:00 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi dunks the ball set up by Merlin Morris | 50-41 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Mike Kline hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Carter | 50-43 |
| 13:19 | DePaul | Stanley Carter is called for the reach on Charles Hunter - foul #4 on Stanley Carter, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Chase Smith (PF) Charles Hunter, Dikembe Ahmadi, William Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| 13:02 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Merlin Morris | 53-43 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Carl Baker knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Schoenberger | 53-45 |
| 12:20 | DePaul | John Norton swats the dunk try by Kelly Jeanlouis | 53-45 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mike Kline | 53-45 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Mike Kline comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 12:06 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:53 | DePaul | Merlin Morris travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | DePaul | Charles Hunter (SG), William Knight (PF) Carlton Slaughter, Chase Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Jack Schoenberger, Mike Kline, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | William Lablanc knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hunter (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - John Spinner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:16 | DePaul | Charles Hunter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 11:14 | DePaul | John Clarke gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Spinner - foul #2 on John Spinner, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (C) Kelly Jeanlouis, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Merlin Morris makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 11:09 | DePaul | Merlin Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 10:45 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses the tip | 55-48 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery tips it in | 55-50 |
| 10:28 | DePaul | Charles Hunter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-50 |
| 10:27 | DePaul | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 55-50 |
| 10:13 | DePaul | Steven Baum misses short on a shot in the lane | 55-50 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Steven Baum is called for the reach on Jessie Matthews - foul #2 on Steven Baum, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), John Clarke (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG), Carl Baker (PF) William Lablanc, Jessie Matthews | |
| 09:47 | Buffalo | Carl Baker knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 55-52 |
| 09:27 | DePaul | Charles Hunter buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kelly Jeanlouis | 58-52 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 09:12 | DePaul | Charles Hunter pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 08:55 | DePaul | Charles Hunter scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Merlin Morris | 61-52 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Larry Plummer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Hunter - foul #1 on Charles Hunter, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Baum (PF) William Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SG), Mike Kline (SF), John Norton (C) Melvin Berry, John Spinner, Jessie Ullery | |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Larry Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | Larry Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:26 | DePaul | Mike Kline is called for the reach on Charles Hunter - foul #2 on Mike Kline, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF) Kelly Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG) Larry Plummer | |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Merlin Morris drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 63-54 |
| 07:54 | Buffalo | Carl Baker is hacked by Steven Baum - foul #3 on Steven Baum, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), William Knight (PF) Dikembe Ahmadi, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Jessie Matthews (PF) William Lablanc, Carl Baker | |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Mike Kline comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 63-54 |
| 07:37 | DePaul | John Clarke grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (tiring) 9 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hunter (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Clarke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | DePaul | Merlin Morris drills a floater from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews loses the dribble to Charles Hunter | 65-54 |
| 06:48 | DePaul | William Knight is whistled for traveling | 65-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (PF), Steven Baum (C) Charles Hunter, William Knight, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF) Mike Kline | |
| 06:19 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter's pass is intercepted by Kelly Jeanlouis | 65-54 |
| 06:02 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 65-54 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | William Lablanc pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:33 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses the easy layup | 65-54 |
| 05:32 | Buffalo | John Norton tips it in | 65-56 |
| 05:14 | DePaul | Steven Baum drills a driving attempt from the right block | 67-56 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 04:53 | DePaul | Steven Baum grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:28 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter lays it up and in set up by Kelly Jeanlouis | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | John Norton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 04:09 | DePaul | Steven Baum snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Norton - foul #2 on John Norton, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | William Knight (PF), John Clarke (C) Kelly Jeanlouis, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Carl Baker (PF), Jessie Ullery (C) Jack Schoenberger, Stanley Carter, William Lablanc, Jessie Matthews, John Norton | |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:03 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 70-56 |
| 03:47 | DePaul | Merlin Morris pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter is fouled on the floor by Jessie Ullery - foul #2 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (tiring) 11 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carlton Slaughter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Mike Kline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-56 |
| 03:06 | DePaul | William Knight pulls down the rebound | 72-56 |
| 03:01 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter misses the turnaround from the baseline | 72-56 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery is fouled on the floor by Carlton Slaughter - foul #2 on Carlton Slaughter, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Nicholas Vigil (SF), Chase Smith (PF), Florentino Greco (C) Merlin Morris, Carlton Slaughter, William Knight, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF), John Spinner (C) Mike Kline, Carl Baker | |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | William Lablanc is fouled on the floor by Edwin Teague - foul #1 on Edwin Teague, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:37 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:37 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Nicholas Vigil | 72-57 |
| 02:14 | DePaul | Chase Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 75-57 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Chase Smith blocks the short jumper by John Spinner | 75-57 |
| 01:56 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | DePaul | Edwin Teague can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-57 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 75-57 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses the tip | 75-57 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | Chase Smith snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Chase Smith is hacked by Jessie Ullery - foul #3 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #8 | 75-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter (SG), Steven Baum (C) Nicholas Vigil, Florentino Greco | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) Larry Plummer | |
| 00:38 | DePaul | Chase Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the board | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Lablanc | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Edwin Teague runs out the clock | 75-59 |