| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mickey Dattilo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Luciano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Gerth (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Charles Norman misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Charles Norman tips it home | 42-34 |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Daniel | 44-34 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Charles Norman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Mickey Dattilo - foul #1 on Mickey Dattilo, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:34 | Buffalo | Charles Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:11 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Daniel | 46-36 |
| 18:56 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-39 |
| 18:39 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Hale | 48-39 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 18:00 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Daniel | 50-42 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is whistled for a carry | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG), Brandon Carnegie (C) Larry Thornton, Jerome Shelton | |
| 17:20 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano misses the easy layup | 50-42 |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Ross Caley grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Ross Caley is fouled on the floor by Michael Luciano - foul #1 on Michael Luciano, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Keith Fransen (PF), Donald Clarke (C) Patrick Daniel, Michael Luciano, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Kyle Florio | |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Donald Clarke swats the short shot by Daniel Davis | 50-42 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis snags the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Ross Caley's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Alghamdi | 50-42 |
| 16:11 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 16:09 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 50-42 |
| 15:49 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mickey Dattilo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Fransen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Clarke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Davis - foul #2 on Daniel Davis, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Ralph Gerth (C) Dikembe Alghamdi, Lawrence Hale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Kyle Florio (SF), Jerome Shelton (C) Andrew Faircloth, Brandon Carnegie, Charles Norman, Daniel Davis | |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio tips it in | 52-44 |
| 15:05 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ralph Gerth | 55-44 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton tips it home | 55-46 |
| 14:33 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio is hacked by Patrick Daniel - foul #2 on Patrick Daniel, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Lawrence Hale (SF), Michael Luciano (PF) Mickey Dattilo, Keith Fransen, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Norman (PF) Ross Caley | |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Charles Norman double dribbles | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Devore (C) Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG) David Holcomb | |
| 13:54 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale is fouled on the floor by Kyle Florio - foul #2 on Kyle Florio, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (SF) Kyle Florio | |
| 13:34 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 13:32 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Michael Luciano steps in front of the Andrew Faircloth pass | 57-46 |
| 13:02 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dikembe Alghamdi | 59-46 |
| 12:47 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 12:40 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo (SG), Ralph Gerth (C) Patrick Daniel, Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Ross Caley (SG), Kyle Florio (SF) Andrew Faircloth, Larry Thornton, Jerome Shelton | |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Ross Caley is whistled for traveling | 59-46 |
| 12:07 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 12:06 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Mickey Dattilo | 59-46 |
| 11:52 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 11:50 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mickey Dattilo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Luciano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Gerth (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ross Caley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Lawrence Hale steals it from Kyle Florio | 59-46 |
| 11:34 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo blows the layup | 59-46 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Charles Norman gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Kyle Florio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 11:12 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 11:05 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 59-46 |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:41 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 10:39 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth tips it home | 61-46 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | David Holcomb misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Florio - foul #3 on Kyle Florio, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Keith Fransen (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), Michael Devore (C) Dikembe Alghamdi, Lawrence Hale, Michael Luciano, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Larry Thornton (SG), Daniel Davis (PF), Jerome Shelton (C) David Holcomb, Kyle Florio, Charles Norman, Brandon Carnegie | |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:04 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | Ross Caley lays it up and in set up by Andrew Faircloth | 62-48 |
| 09:34 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Michael Devore is denied by Jerome Shelton | 62-48 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses badly on a runner from the right block | 62-48 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 09:02 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Daniel | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:46 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-48 |
| 08:44 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Patrick Daniel, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (SG), Lawrence Hale (SF), Ralph Gerth (C) Mickey Dattilo, Donald Clarke, Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Charles Norman (PF) Andrew Faircloth, Ross Caley, Daniel Davis | |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton is whistled for traveling | 65-48 |
| 08:28 | Northern Illinois University | David Holcomb is called for the reach on Patrick Daniel in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Holcomb, team foul #4 | 65-48 |
| 08:14 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen drills a floater from the baseline set up by Patrick Daniel | 67-48 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Alghamdi - foul #2 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #5 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano (PF) Keith Fransen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (C) Jerome Shelton | |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano snags the defensive board | 67-49 |
| 07:32 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-49 |
| 07:30 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Patrick Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Hale (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Michael Luciano (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Gerth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Holcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Thornton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Florio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Norman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Luciano scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Alghamdi | 69-49 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Larry Thornton travels with the ball | 69-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo (SG), Keith Fransen (C) Patrick Daniel, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (SG) Larry Thornton | |
| 06:38 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-49 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Charles Norman grabs the board | 69-49 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Ross Caley scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-51 |
| 06:13 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Fransen loses the ball out of bounds | 69-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke (C) Lawrence Hale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Daniel Davis (SF), Jerome Shelton (C) David Holcomb, Kyle Florio, Brandon Carnegie | |
| 05:58 | Buffalo | Charles Norman travels with the ball | 69-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel (PG), Ralph Gerth (C) Dikembe Alghamdi, Michael Luciano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo double dribbles | 69-51 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton misses the lay-in | 69-51 |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 05:18 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Keith Fransen | 72-51 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-51 |
| 05:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ralph Gerth gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Patrick Daniel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lawrence Hale (SF), Michael Luciano (PF) Keith Fransen, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Holcomb (PG), Kyle Florio (SF), Brandon Carnegie (PF) Andrew Faircloth, Daniel Davis, Charles Norman | |
| 04:44 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-51 |
| 04:42 | Buffalo | Ross Caley misses the tip | 72-51 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Jerome Shelton tips it home | 72-53 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | David Holcomb is called for the reach on Patrick Daniel - foul #2 on David Holcomb, team foul #5 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi (PG), Donald Clarke (C) Patrick Daniel, Ralph Gerth | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Thornton (SG) Jerome Shelton | |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Mickey Dattilo hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Dikembe Alghamdi | 74-53 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Alghamdi - foul #3 on Dikembe Alghamdi, team foul #6 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Bly (SG), Keith Fransen (SF), Michael Devore (C) Mickey Dattilo, Lawrence Hale, Michael Luciano | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth (PG), Stephen Blackburn (SG), Daniel Davis (C) David Holcomb, Larry Thornton, Kyle Florio | |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 03:27 | Northern Illinois University | Stephen Blackburn takes the ball from Dikembe Alghamdi | 74-54 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Dikembe Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Bly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Fransen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Clarke (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Devore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Faircloth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Carnegie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Caley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Alghamdi | 74-54 |
| 02:53 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Clarke | 76-54 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Donald Clarke is called for the reach on Brandon Carnegie - foul #2 on Donald Clarke, team foul #7 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stephen Cowell (C) Ross Caley | |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie misses the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 02:45 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke snags the defensive board | 76-55 |
| 02:41 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Fransen | 79-55 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | Andrew Faircloth scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 79-57 |
| 02:14 | Northern Illinois University | Brandon Carnegie is called for the reach on Keith Fransen - foul #1 on Brandon Carnegie, team foul #6 | 79-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson (SF) Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Caley (PF) Brandon Carnegie | |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Faircloth - foul #2 on Andrew Faircloth, team foul #7 | 79-57 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson makes the 1st free throw | 80-57 |
| 02:01 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-57 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Ross Caley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Faircloth | 81-60 |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Faircloth - foul #3 on Andrew Faircloth, team foul #8 | 81-60 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Clarke (C) Michael Devore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie (PF) Stephen Cowell | |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson misses the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Donaldson misses the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Brandon Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 81-60 |
| 01:21 | Buffalo | Ross Caley hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Blackburn | 81-62 |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ross Caley - foul #2 on Ross Caley, team foul #9 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael Devore (C) Kenneth Donaldson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis misses the 3 from the left corner | 83-62 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis gets the offensive rebound | 83-62 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis throws it down on a great pass from Ross Caley and the foul's on Michael Devore - foul #1 on Michael Devore, team foul #8 | 83-64 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Daniel Davis makes the free throw | 83-65 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Fransen | 85-65 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Ross Caley throws it down on a great pass from Andrew Faircloth | 85-67 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Dikembe Alghamdi runs out the clock | 85-67 |