| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) SG - James Martini (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Clarke (fresh) C - William Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | John Clarke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carl Baker - foul #1 on Carl Baker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | DePaul | John Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | DePaul | John Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mike Kline | 1-3 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | John Clarke is hacked by Carl Baker - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (PF) Carl Baker | |
| 18:42 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kelly Jeanlouis, team foul #1 | 1-3 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on John Clarke - foul #1 on John Clarke, team foul #2 | 1-3 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | John Clarke is hacked by Zoran Denisov - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #3 | 1-5 |
| 17:49 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 1-5 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews gets the rebound | 1-5 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews clanks a runner from close range | 1-5 |
| 17:29 | DePaul | William Knight grabs the board | 1-5 |
| 17:25 | DePaul | Merlin Morris scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Martini | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Buffalo | John Clarke steals the ball from John Norton | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | DePaul | John Clarke's dunk attempt is rejected by Jessie Matthews | 4-5 |
| 16:37 | Buffalo | Mike Kline pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter double dribbles | 4-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF), Chase Smith (C) Merlin Morris, James Martini, Kelly Jeanlouis, John Clarke, William Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:05 | DePaul | Mike Kline takes the ball from Steven Baum | 4-5 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Edwin Teague (fresh) SG - Carlton Slaughter (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Steven Baum (fresh) C - Chase Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Chase Smith steals it from Zoran Denisov | 4-5 |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Steven Baum misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Zoran Denisov - foul #2 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Clarke (C) Chase Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), John Spinner (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Zoran Denisov, Mike Kline, John Norton | |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Steven Baum makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:33 | DePaul | Steven Baum makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 15:03 | Buffalo | John Clarke steps in front of the Javier Marrero pass | 6-5 |
| 14:41 | DePaul | Edwin Teague connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Baum | 8-5 |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses long on a jumper in the lane | 8-5 |
| 14:30 | DePaul | Carlton Slaughter pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:06 | DePaul | John Clarke connects on the floater from close range | 10-5 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | John Spinner hits the finger roll | 10-7 |
| 13:21 | DePaul | John Clarke knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 12-7 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), James Martini (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), William Knight (C) Edwin Teague, Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi, John Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, John Spinner, Jessie Matthews | |
| 12:50 | DePaul | James Martini misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 12:48 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis tips it home | 14-7 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| Subs | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi (SF) Kelly Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (PF) Jessie Ullery | |
| 12:26 | DePaul | Steven Baum banks in the layup | 16-7 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses the jumper from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry hits the follow up shot | 16-9 |
| 11:50 | DePaul | Merlin Morris is hacked by Melvin Berry - foul #1 on Melvin Berry, team foul #6 | 16-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), John Clarke (PF) James Martini, Dikembe Ahmadi, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), John Spinner (PF) Javier Marrero, Jessie Matthews | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Henderson (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - William Knight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Willis Terry (fresh) SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Spinner (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | DePaul | A charge is called on John Clarke - foul #2 on John Clarke, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Baum (PF) John Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (PF) John Spinner | |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry grabs the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Knight - foul #1 on William Knight, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG), Chase Smith (PF) James Henderson, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:44 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis's floater is knocked away by Jessie Ullery | 16-11 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:28 | Buffalo | John Norton scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 10:15 | DePaul | James Martini hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Merlin Morris | 19-14 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Willis Terry is hacked by Merlin Morris - foul #1 on Merlin Morris, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (PF) James Martini, Kelly Jeanlouis, Chase Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), John Spinner (PF) Melvin Berry, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery | |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Willis Terry clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 19-14 |
| 09:33 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:26 | DePaul | Steven Baum drills a turnaround in the paint | 21-14 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | John Norton is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #2 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #7 | 21-14 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF) Merlin Morris, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (PF) Willis Terry | |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:01 | DePaul | William Knight snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | James Martini misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 08:42 | Buffalo | John Spinner pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-14 |
| 08:36 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Steven Baum | 21-14 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | John Spinner steals the ball from James Martini | 21-14 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | John Norton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses the tip | 21-14 |
| 07:55 | Buffalo | John Norton hits the follow up shot | 21-16 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Spinner - foul #1 on John Spinner, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Chase Smith (C) James Henderson, James Martini, William Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Javier Marrero, John Spinner, John Norton | |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:40 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlton Slaughter (fresh) SF - Kelly Jeanlouis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Baum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Chase Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Willis Terry (fresh) SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-16 |
| 07:21 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 06:56 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis misses the jumper from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Willis Terry gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 22-16 |
| 06:33 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery double dribbles | 22-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG), James Henderson (SF), William Knight (C) Carlton Slaughter, Kelly Jeanlouis, Chase Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), John Spinner (SF), John Norton (C) Willis Terry, Stanley Carter, Mike Kline, Jessie Matthews | |
| 05:47 | DePaul | William Knight is called for a backcourt violation | 22-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG) Merlin Morris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses the lay-in | 22-16 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | William Knight grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 05:19 | DePaul | James Martini misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Steven Baum misses the tip | 22-16 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 22-16 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | John Spinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | John Spinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), Chase Smith (PF) Edwin Teague, James Martini, James Henderson, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Matthews (PF) Melvin Berry, Jessie Ullery, John Norton | |
| 04:10 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-16 |
| 04:08 | DePaul | Chase Smith hits the follow up shot | 24-16 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Mike Kline drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Javier Marrero and the foul's on Kelly Jeanlouis - foul #2 on Kelly Jeanlouis, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), John Clarke (PF) Carlton Slaughter, Kelly Jeanlouis, Chase Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Carl Baker (PF) Javier Marrero, John Spinner | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 03:33 | DePaul | Merlin Morris misses long on a shot from the right block | 24-19 |
| 03:32 | DePaul | John Clarke hits the follow up shot | 26-19 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Merlin Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Henderson (fresh) SF - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) PF - John Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - William Knight (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov misses badly on a shot from the left side | 26-19 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | William Knight gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 03:10 | DePaul | Merlin Morris double dribbles | 26-19 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Martini (SG) James Henderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Mike Kline comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanley Carter | 26-21 |
| 02:11 | DePaul | William Knight makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 28-21 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-24 |
| 01:58 | DePaul | Mike Kline is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Mike Kline, team foul #8 | 28-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Steven Baum (C) Merlin Morris, James Martini, William Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Mike Kline, Jessie Matthews | |
| 01:58 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:58 | DePaul | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Carlton Slaughter - foul #1 on Carlton Slaughter, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | DePaul | Merlin Morris (PG), James Martini (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF), William Knight (C) Edwin Teague, Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi, Steven Baum | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:42 | DePaul | William Knight grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 01:25 | DePaul | Merlin Morris buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelly Jeanlouis | 33-25 |
| 01:06 | Buffalo | John Clarke swats the short shot by Carl Baker | 33-25 |
| 01:05 | DePaul | William Knight grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 00:43 | DePaul | John Clarke misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 33-25 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 00:22 | DePaul | John Clarke gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 00:17 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | Edwin Teague (PG), Carlton Slaughter (SG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SF), Steven Baum (C) Merlin Morris, James Martini, Kelly Jeanlouis, William Knight | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Matthews (PF), John Norton (C) Zoran Denisov, Stanley Carter, John Spinner, Carl Baker, Jessie Ullery | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #10 | 33-25 |
| Subs | DePaul | James Henderson (SG), Kelly Jeanlouis (SF) Carlton Slaughter, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Kelly Jeanlouis comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-27 |