| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Theodore Daigle | 30-48 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 19:20 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 19:15 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-48 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski clanks a shot from the right block | 30-48 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski can't tip it in | 30-48 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski tips it home | 32-48 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle is fouled on the floor by Mark Sommers - foul #3 on Mark Sommers, team foul #1 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (PF) Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 18:23 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby is called for traveling | 32-48 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski hits the finger roll set up by Louis Wyatt | 34-48 |
| 18:04 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 17:51 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson double dribbles | 34-48 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SF) Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Louis Wren (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF) Theodore Daigle, Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick | |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 17:05 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 17:00 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Bigby | 36-50 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 38-50 |
| 16:36 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren knocks in the runner near the basket | 38-52 |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Hector Vega picks off the pass by Louis Wyatt | 38-52 |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lee Cochran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Vega (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 41-55 |
| 15:24 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 41-57 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-57 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski tips it home | 43-57 |
| 14:55 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki (SG), Steve Woodall (SF), Mark Sommers (PF), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Lee Cochran, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Lawrence Jones, Robert Bigby, Louis Wren, Ronnie Rexford, Hector Vega | |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Rafael Enriquez and the foul's on Benjamin Glick - foul #1 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #1 | 45-57 |
| 14:45 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 14:29 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick makes the runner in the paint | 46-59 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | Robert Heffernan swats the layup by Oleg Zdanowicz | 46-59 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers hits the follow up shot | 48-59 |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 14:03 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart tips it home | 48-61 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers scores on a turnaround from close range | 50-61 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Denny Yamasaki - foul #2 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #2 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Brooks (SG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SG) Theodore Daigle | |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 13:26 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Benjamin Glick - foul #2 on Benjamin Glick, team foul #2 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Timothy Brooks, Steve Woodall | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG) Marvin Carlton | |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vincent Lorkowski - foul #1 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #3 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (PF) Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran misses the tip | 52-63 |
| 12:18 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Lee Cochran - foul #1 on Lee Cochran, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Steve Woodall (SF) Denny Yamasaki, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Hector Vega (C) Robert Heffernan, Bobby Smart | |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt is hacked by Theodore Daigle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #3 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford (PF) Benjamin Glick | |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Woodall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Wren (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren double dribbles | 55-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Felix Gonzalez (SF) Theodore Daigle, Louis Wren | |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is hacked by Felix Gonzalez - foul #2 on Felix Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Mark Sommers (PF) Louis Wyatt, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 11:01 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Johnson | 58-64 |
| 10:54 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez can't connect on a floater from the left side | 58-64 |
| 10:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits the follow up shot | 58-66 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 61-66 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Bigby | 61-68 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Rafael Enriquez | 64-68 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Jones | 64-70 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ronnie Rexford | 64-70 |
| 09:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Robert Bigby | 64-72 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Robert Bigby is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Bigby, team foul #5 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Richard Johnson, Steve Woodall, Mark Sommers, Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Louis Wren (SG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF), Bobby Smart (C) Lawrence Jones, Robert Bigby, Felix Gonzalez, Ronnie Rexford, Hector Vega | |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Denny Yamasaki | 67-72 |
| 08:55 | Northern Illinois University | Denny Yamasaki is called for the reach on Louis Wren - foul #3 on Denny Yamasaki, team foul #5 | 67-72 |
| 08:50 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick banks in the layup on a nice dish by Louis Wren | 67-74 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-74 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki snags the offensive board | 67-74 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Bobby Smart swats the short shot by Rafael Enriquez | 67-74 |
| 08:13 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Robert Heffernan | 67-74 |
| 08:08 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Rafael Enriquez - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #6 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Anthony Woodward (PF) Denny Yamasaki, Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez (C) Bobby Smart | |
| 08:08 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 08:08 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Louis Wyatt | 70-76 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Louis Wyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Woodward (fresh) C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Wren (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Louis Wren | 70-78 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski scores on a shot from the left side set up by Louis Wyatt | 72-78 |
| 07:16 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-78 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF), Mark Sommers (PF) Oleg Zdanowicz, Anthony Woodward | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Hector Vega (C) Robert Heffernan, Benjamin Glick | |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-78 |
| 06:56 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 06:51 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-78 |
| 06:50 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 72-78 |
| 06:30 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-78 |
| 06:29 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 06:07 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses short on a floater from the left side | 72-78 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall gets the rebound | 72-78 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Wyatt | 75-78 |
| 05:42 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Hector Vega - foul #3 on Hector Vega, team foul #6 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Denny Yamasaki (SG), Lee Cochran (PF) Louis Wyatt, Richard Johnson, Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Jones (PG), Robert Heffernan (SF), Benjamin Glick (PF) Theodore Daigle, Louis Wren, Felix Gonzalez | |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 04:55 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 77-78 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 04:42 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega can't connect on a floater from the left side | 77-78 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Denny Yamasaki snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 77-78 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 77-78 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall is hacked by Robert Bigby - foul #2 on Robert Bigby, team foul #7 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Ronnie Rexford (C) Robert Bigby, Hector Vega | |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton loses the dribble to Rafael Enriquez | 79-78 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Denny Yamasaki (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Woodall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lee Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Heffernan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Glick (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Rafael Enriquez | 82-78 |
| 03:09 | Northern Illinois University | Lee Cochran takes the ball from Ronnie Rexford | 82-78 |
| 02:59 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Rafael Enriquez | 84-78 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-78 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Mark Sommers (PF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Denny Yamasaki, Steve Woodall, Lee Cochran, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Robert Bigby (SG), Hector Vega (C) Lawrence Jones, Marvin Carlton, Ronnie Rexford | |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Bigby | 84-81 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is whistled for traveling | 84-81 |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Theodore Daigle | 84-84 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez's layup is rejected by Benjamin Glick | 84-84 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega gets the rebound | 84-84 |
| 01:36 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hector Vega | 84-86 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-86 |
| 01:06 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Glick gets the rebound | 84-86 |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan is fouled on the floor by Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #7 | 84-86 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steve Woodall (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 1st free throw | 84-87 |
| 00:50 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 2nd free throw | 84-88 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Wyatt | 86-88 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan is hacked by Louis Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #8 | 86-88 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 1st free throw | 86-89 |
| 00:30 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Heffernan makes the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-90 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 86-90 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Steve Woodall clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 86-90 |
| 00:18 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega grabs the board | 86-90 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega is hacked by Louis Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Louis Wyatt, team foul #9 | 86-90 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren (SF) Robert Heffernan | |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Mark Sommers | 86-90 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-90 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Louis Wren | 86-90 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #10 | 86-90 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren makes the 1st free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Wren misses the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 86-91 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Louis Wyatt scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 89-91 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle runs out the clock | 89-91 |