| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Shanks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard McKearney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Alba (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Quiros (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Joshua Alba inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Indiana | Richard Cross misses the easy layup | 35-27 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Jason Fish snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan double dribbles | 35-27 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | Richard Cross scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Quiros and he's hacked by Jason Fish - foul #2 on Jason Fish, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | Richard Cross makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Jason Fish comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Charles Carty pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | David Johnson hits the follow up shot | 38-29 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | Richard Shanks is hacked by Roger Jordan - foul #2 on Roger Jordan, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 17:46 | Indiana | Charles Carty is called for the reach on Joshua Alba - foul #3 on Charles Carty, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joseph Dawson (SF) Joshua Alba | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Gary Boe (C) Charles Carty, Jason Fish, David Johnson | |
| 17:36 | Indiana | Robert Quiros misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Andrew Gloria | 38-29 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Gary Boe banks in the layup | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Damon Foster - foul #2 on Damon Foster, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman (SG), Eddy Willson (PF), Todd Frey (C) Richard McKearney, Richard Cross, Robert Quiros | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG) Roger Jordan | |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:55 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Damon Foster | 39-31 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 16:39 | Indiana | Eddy Willson pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:15 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Hanselman | 41-31 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 15:51 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Richard Shanks | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Shanks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Hanselman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddy Willson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Frey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson misses the easy layup | 41-31 |
| 15:20 | Indiana | Richard Shanks tips it back up and in | 43-31 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is hacked by Ronald Hanselman - foul #1 on Ronald Hanselman, team foul #1 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Hancock (PG), Richard McKearney (SG), Joshua Alba (SF), Richard Cross (PF), Robert Quiros (C) Richard Shanks, Ronald Hanselman, Joseph Dawson, Eddy Willson, Todd Frey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), David Johnson (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Emanuel Pond, Andrew Gloria, Malcolm Sykes, Damon Foster, Gary Boe | |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses the tip | 43-31 |
| 14:40 | Indiana | Harry Hancock gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:17 | Indiana | Harry Hancock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-31 |
| 14:06 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Richard Cross | 43-31 |
| 14:01 | Indiana | Charles Carty is called for the reach on Richard McKearney - foul #4 on Charles Carty, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (SG) Charles Carty | |
| 13:47 | Indiana | Joshua Alba hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Harry Hancock | 45-31 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is whistled for a carry | 45-31 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Shanks (PG) Harry Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG) Emanuel Pond | |
| 13:21 | Indiana | Richard Shanks's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Fish | 45-31 |
| 13:20 | Indiana | Robert Quiros snags the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 13:04 | Indiana | Richard Cross comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | David Johnson connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 45-33 |
| 12:20 | Indiana | Joshua Alba is hacked by Jason Fish - foul #3 on Jason Fish, team foul #6 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman (SG), Joseph Dawson (SF), Eddy Willson (PF), Todd Frey (C) Richard McKearney, Joshua Alba, Richard Cross, Robert Quiros | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Gary Boe (C) Jason Fish, David Johnson, Nicholas Dargan | |
| 12:11 | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Terry Thomas (SF) Roger Jordan, Andrew Gloria | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Shanks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Hanselman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddy Willson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Todd Frey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Emanuel Pond (fresh) SG - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Indiana | Damon Foster steals the ball from Todd Frey | 45-33 |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 11:11 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Todd Frey | 47-36 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Emanuel Pond | 47-39 |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Emanuel Pond - foul #1 on Emanuel Pond, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Hancock (PG), Richard McKearney (SG), Richard Cross (PF), Robert Quiros (C) Richard Shanks, Ronald Hanselman, Eddy Willson, Todd Frey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Emanuel Pond, Terry Thomas, Gary Boe | |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 10:31 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 10:03 | Indiana | Robert Quiros gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:51 | Indiana | Richard Cross lays it in set up by Harry Hancock and he's fouled by Damon Foster - foul #3 on Damon Foster, team foul #8 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Alba (SF) Joseph Dawson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), David Johnson (PF) Malcolm Sykes, Damon Foster | |
| 09:51 | Indiana | Richard Cross makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Jason Fish can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joshua Alba - foul #1 on Joshua Alba, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:23 | Indiana | Richard Cross hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Alba | 54-41 |
| 09:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is hacked by Robert Quiros - foul #2 on Robert Quiros, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Shanks (PG) Harry Hancock | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (C) Nicholas Dargan | |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses badly on a floater in the lane | 54-41 |
| 08:45 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Robert Quiros | 54-41 |
| 08:25 | Indiana | Gary Boe denies the turnaround by Robert Quiros | 54-41 |
| 08:23 | Buffalo | Gary Boe grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Jason Fish scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Jordan | 54-44 |
| 07:52 | Indiana | Robert Quiros blows the layup | 54-44 |
| 07:50 | Buffalo | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 07:24 | Buffalo | Gary Boe makes the jumper from the right block | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Shanks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard McKearney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Alba (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Cross (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Quiros (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Indiana | Richard Shanks hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 07:18 | Indiana | Joshua Alba tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Jason Fish is hacked by Richard McKearney - foul #3 on Richard McKearney, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman (SG), Joseph Dawson (SF), Eddy Willson (PF), Todd Frey (C) Richard McKearney, Joshua Alba, Richard Cross, Robert Quiros | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Charles Carty (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Roger Jordan, Andrew Gloria, Jason Fish, David Johnson, Gary Boe | |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes makes the shot from the baseline | 56-48 |
| 06:44 | Indiana | Emanuel Pond is called for the reach on Ronald Hanselman - foul #2 on Emanuel Pond, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 06:44 | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:44 | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 06:07 | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Dawson - foul #3 on Joseph Dawson, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Hancock (PG), Joshua Alba (SF) Richard Shanks, Joseph Dawson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) Emanuel Pond | |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:32 | Indiana | Joshua Alba hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 05:30 | Indiana | Eddy Willson tips it home | 60-52 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard McKearney (SG), Richard Cross (PF), Robert Quiros (C) Ronald Hanselman, Eddy Willson, Todd Frey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Johnson (C) Nicholas Dargan | |
| 05:10 | Indiana | Robert Quiros is fouled on the floor by Damon Foster - foul #4 on Damon Foster, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 05:10 | Indiana | Robert Quiros makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:10 | Indiana | Robert Quiros makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Richard Cross steps in front of the Charles Carty pass | 62-52 |
| 04:32 | Indiana | Richard Cross misses short on a jump hook from close range | 62-52 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard McKearney - foul #4 on Richard McKearney, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Richard Shanks (PG), Joseph Dawson (SF) Harry Hancock, Joshua Alba | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (C) Charles Carty, Malcolm Sykes, David Johnson | |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson scores on a jumper from close range set up by Richard Shanks | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Damon Foster | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Richard Shanks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard McKearney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Dawson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Cross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Quiros (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Indiana | Richard Shanks scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard McKearney | 66-56 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-56 |
| 02:42 | Indiana | Richard Cross pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Richard Cross misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Damon Foster - foul #5 on Damon Foster, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman (SG), Joshua Alba (SF), Todd Frey (C) Richard McKearney, Joseph Dawson, Robert Quiros | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), David Johnson (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Roger Jordan, Damon Foster, Gary Boe | |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Richard Cross makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 02:21 | Indiana | Richard Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Hanselman - foul #2 on Ronald Hanselman, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Harry Hancock (PG), Scott Brand (SF), Eddy Willson (PF) Richard Shanks, Joshua Alba, Richard Cross | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Malcolm Sykes (SF) Charles Carty, Jason Fish | |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:11 | Indiana | Eddy Willson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:43 | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harry Hancock | 71-56 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | David Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joseph Dawson (SF) Scott Brand | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (C) Nicholas Dargan | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Indiana | Joseph Dawson blows the layup | 71-56 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Gary Boe grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria drills a floater from the left side | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Indiana | Harry Hancock scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Eddy Willson | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Gary Boe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-58 |
| 00:32 | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 00:08 | Indiana | Ronald Hanselman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-58 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes makes the driving attempt in the paint | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Harry Hancock runs out the clock | 74-60 |