| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) SG - David Jenkins (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) PF - David Boyer (fresh) C - John Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) SG - David Singleton (fresh) SF - Todd Cox (fresh) PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Buffalo | David Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | David Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Arthur Burke | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Jenkins - foul #1 on David Jenkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:09 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson is called for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson is fouled on the floor by Todd Cox - foul #1 on Todd Cox, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | The jump hook by David Boyer is blocked by Ricky Sweeney | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | David Boyer snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson's floater is tipped away by Ricky Sweeney | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:27 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Anderson | 3-4 |
| 16:52 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:33 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ricky Sweeney, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG) Arthur Burke | |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) SG - David Singleton (fairly fresh) SF - Todd Cox (fresh) PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) C - Ricky Sweeney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman is hacked by David Boyer - foul #1 on David Boyer, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG), Earl Calhoun (PF) David Jenkins, David Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Roderick Hudson (C) David Singleton, Todd Cox, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 15:28 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever is fouled on the floor by Earl Calhoun - foul #1 on Earl Calhoun, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG) Phillip Robertson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG) Robert Rogers | |
| 15:23 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Cameron Swenson | 6-6 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson lays it up and in set up by John Robinson | 8-6 |
| 15:05 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Cooper picks off the pass by Arthur Burke | 8-6 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SF) Jack Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris (C) Lawrence Erdman | |
| 14:31 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ruben Morris, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), David Jenkins (SG) Danny Gilliland, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Todd Cox (SF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Cameron Swenson, Roderick Hudson, Ruben Morris | |
| 14:07 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 14:06 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Cox | 8-8 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 13:29 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Jared Carter is called for the reach on Ricky Sweeney - foul #1 on Jared Carter, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF), David Boyer (PF), John Robinson (C) Andrew Cooper, Earl Calhoun, Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Arthur Burke, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 13:04 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #1 on Jack Anderson, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| 13:04 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:04 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson can't tip it in | 8-10 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | David Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | David Jenkins misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:41 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:35 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ricky Sweeney | 8-12 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | John Robinson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jack Anderson and he's hacked by Ricky Sweeney - foul #2 on Ricky Sweeney, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG) Phillip Robertson, David Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever (C) Ricky Sweeney | |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | John Robinson makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Cooper steps in front of the Cameron Swenson pass in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:05 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:49 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Gilliland is called for the reach on David Singleton - foul #1 on Danny Gilliland, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), Roderick Hudson (C) David Singleton, Todd Cox | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 11-12 |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Roderick Hudson - foul #1 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Earl Calhoun (C) Andrew Cooper, Danny Gilliland, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:15 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Calhoun takes the ball from Roderick Hudson | 12-12 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (C) David Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Todd Cox (SF) Cameron Swenson, Roderick Hudson | |
| 10:22 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 12-12 |
| 10:20 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Jared Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 09:42 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:26 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the floater from the right side | 12-12 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Robertson | 14-12 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the lay-in | 14-12 |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 08:33 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Cheever | 14-15 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Cheever | 14-15 |
| 08:14 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman lays it in on a great pass from Todd Cox and he's fouled by Jack Anderson - foul #2 on Jack Anderson, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG), David Boyer (PF), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, David Jenkins, Jack Anderson, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Robert Rogers (SG), Roderick Hudson (C) Arthur Burke, David Singleton, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper is hacked by Cameron Swenson - foul #1 on Cameron Swenson, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno (SF) Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris (C) Lawrence Erdman | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) SF - Alberto Bruno (fresh) PF - David Boyer (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Morris (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | David Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-18 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses the dunk but the foul's on John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 07:25 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:11 | Buffalo | Alberto Bruno misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 07:09 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 06:46 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SF) Alberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF) Robert Rogers, Todd Cox | |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-20 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-23 |
| 06:03 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 05:59 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Cameron Swenson | 17-25 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | David Boyer knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Roderick Hudson - foul #2 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), David Jenkins (SG) Danny Gilliland, Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Roderick Hudson, Ruben Morris | |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | David Boyer misses the free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:41 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:20 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses the shot from the baseline | 19-25 |
| 05:18 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson tips it in | 19-27 |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 19-27 |
| 05:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 04:39 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Boyer - foul #2 on David Boyer, team foul #9 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (SF), Earl Calhoun (PF) Andrew Cooper, David Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox (SF), Ruben Morris (C) Cameron Swenson, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 04:39 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:39 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:20 | Buffalo | Jared Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Calhoun | 22-28 |
| 04:00 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke clanks a jumper from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:59 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke snags the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 03:43 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Jack Anderson (SF) David Jenkins, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG), Ricky Sweeney (C) David Singleton, Lawrence Erdman | |
| 03:43 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:43 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Calhoun (fresh) C - Jared Carter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Morris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 03:25 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 03:05 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland travels with the ball | 22-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG), David Boyer (PF) Danny Gilliland, Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Arthur Burke, Ruben Morris | |
| 02:41 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 22-30 |
| 02:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney tips it but misses | 22-30 |
| 02:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-32 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun loses the ball out of bounds | 25-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG) Robert Rogers | |
| 01:46 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson is hacked by David Boyer - foul #3 on David Boyer, team foul #11 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun (PF) David Boyer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:46 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 01:46 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | John Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 01:14 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), Kenneth Cheever (SF) Cameron Swenson, Todd Cox | |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson makes the jump hook from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman hits the follow up shot | 27-36 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the floater in the lane | 27-36 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever snags the defensive board | 27-36 |