| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pickering (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by George Redmond and he's fouled by Jack Anderson - foul #2 on Jack Anderson, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| 19:13 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | David Boyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:27 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | David Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 17:53 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Jenkins - foul #3 on David Jenkins, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (SG) David Jenkins | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 17:53 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:53 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:10 | Nicholls State | William Pickering can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | John Robinson gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Jack Anderson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phillip Robertson | 41-35 |
| 16:43 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson blows the layup | 41-35 |
| 16:42 | Nicholls State | William Pickering snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | George Redmond loses the dribble to Andrew Cooper | 41-35 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper hits the finger roll | 43-35 |
| 16:13 | Nicholls State | Jack Anderson steals the ball from William Pickering | 43-35 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper's pass is intercepted by Paul Moore | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Boyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Redmond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pickering (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sammy Albaugh (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Nicholls State | George Redmond misses the lay-in | 43-35 |
| 15:43 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 15:31 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jack Anderson - foul #3 on Jack Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (PG), David Jenkins (SG), Earl Calhoun (PF), Jared Carter (C) Phillip Robertson, Jack Anderson, David Boyer, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (PG), Kenneth Rogers (SG), James Doughty (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF) Tracy Robinson, George Redmond, William Pickering, Paul Moore | |
| 15:31 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:31 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Earl Calhoun | 43-35 |
| 15:29 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Anderson - foul #2 on Mark Anderson, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Murdock (C) Sammy Albaugh | |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | William Murdock picks off the pass by Jared Carter | 43-35 |
| 14:52 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle throws it down set up by Mark Anderson | 43-37 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Jared Carter scores on a runner near the basket | 45-37 |
| 14:16 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by David Jenkins - foul #4 on David Jenkins, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky (PG), John Robinson (C) David Jenkins, Andrew Cooper | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 14:16 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 14:16 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:04 | Nicholls State | James Doughty grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | William Murdock buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by James Doughty | 45-41 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Rogers - foul #2 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Anderson (SF) Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:25 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 13:23 | Nicholls State | James Doughty grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 13:08 | Nicholls State | Danny Gilliland steps in front of the James Doughty pass | 47-41 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland banks in the layup | 49-41 |
| 12:42 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Rogers is hacked by Jack Anderson - foul #4 on Jack Anderson, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), Andrew Cooper (SG), Jared Carter (SF), David Boyer (PF) Gordon Wilensky, Danny Gilliland, Jack Anderson, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson (PG), George Redmond (SG), William Pickering (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), Paul Moore (C) Mark Anderson, Kenneth Rogers, James Doughty, Shannon Carlyle, William Murdock | |
| 12:24 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson is denied on a layup by David Boyer | 49-41 |
| 12:23 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:18 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh is hacked by David Boyer - foul #2 on David Boyer, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| 12:01 | Nicholls State | William Pickering is denied on a layup by David Boyer | 49-41 |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 11:57 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jared Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Boyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Pickering (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sammy Albaugh (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Jared Carter scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Cooper | 52-41 |
| 11:31 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun (C) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Jared Carter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun tips it but misses | 52-41 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jared Carter | 55-41 |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by George Redmond | 55-43 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | David Boyer banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Cooper | 57-43 |
| 09:55 | Nicholls State | George Redmond misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 09:54 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson tips it in | 57-45 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun double dribbles | 57-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky (PG), Danny Gilliland (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), John Robinson (C) Phillip Robertson, Andrew Cooper, Jared Carter, Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (PG), Kenneth Rogers (SG), James Doughty (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF), William Murdock (C) Tracy Robinson, George Redmond, William Pickering, Sammy Albaugh, Paul Moore | |
| 09:20 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson hits the finger roll | 57-47 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | John Robinson hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Gordon Wilensky | 59-47 |
| 09:01 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mark Anderson | 59-49 |
| 08:49 | Buffalo | William Murdock steals the ball from David Boyer | 59-49 |
| 08:26 | Nicholls State | James Doughty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG) Gordon Wilensky | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | John Robinson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Rogers - foul #3 on Kenneth Rogers, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Jenkins (SG), Jack Anderson (SF), Earl Calhoun (PF) Danny Gilliland, Alberto Bruno, David Boyer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson (PG), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, William Murdock | |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Tracy Robinson - foul #1 on Tracy Robinson, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Jenkins (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jack Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Earl Calhoun (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Doughty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shannon Carlyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | George Redmond (SG) James Doughty | |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:35 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:35 | Buffalo | John Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | John Robinson is whistled for a carry | 61-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Carter (C) John Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Pickering (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF) Mark Anderson, Shannon Carlyle | |
| 07:05 | Nicholls State | Earl Calhoun blocks the short jumper by William Pickering | 61-50 |
| 07:03 | Nicholls State | William Pickering pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jared Carter - foul #2 on Jared Carter, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper (PG) Phillip Robertson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:49 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Jared Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 06:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Paul Moore | 61-51 |
| 06:07 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore is whistled for a carry | 61-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (PG), Kenneth Rogers (SG), William Murdock (C) Tracy Robinson, George Redmond, Paul Moore | |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | David Jenkins hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jared Carter | 63-51 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | William Murdock blows the dunk but he's fouled by David Jenkins - foul #5 on David Jenkins, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), David Boyer (PF), John Robinson (C) David Jenkins, Earl Calhoun, Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Doughty (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF) William Pickering, Sammy Albaugh | |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:37 | Nicholls State | William Murdock misses the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | David Boyer pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 05:00 | Buffalo | Mark Anderson steals it from John Robinson | 63-51 |
| 04:50 | Nicholls State | James Doughty misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-51 |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson misses the tip | 63-51 |
| 04:47 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle tips it home | 63-53 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | John Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Earl Calhoun (PF) Jack Anderson, David Boyer | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson (PG), George Redmond (SG), Paul Moore (C) Kenneth Rogers, James Doughty, William Murdock | |
| 04:07 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Anderson | 63-55 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Phillip Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Gilliland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Calhoun (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Redmond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. PF - Shannon Carlyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gordon Wilensky (PG), Jack Anderson (SF), Jared Carter (C) Phillip Robertson, Andrew Cooper, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | William Pickering (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF) Mark Anderson, Shannon Carlyle | |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Paul Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland loses the dribble to Sammy Albaugh | 66-55 |
| 02:31 | Nicholls State | William Pickering knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by George Redmond | 66-57 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Robertson (PG), Andrew Cooper (SG), John Robinson (C) Gordon Wilensky, Danny Gilliland, Jared Carter | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle (PF) Sammy Albaugh | |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | William Pickering snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | William Pickering is hacked by Andrew Cooper - foul #1 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Boyer (PF) Earl Calhoun | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | William Pickering misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 01:58 | Nicholls State | William Pickering makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | David Boyer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Phillip Robertson | 68-58 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | David Boyer is called for the reach on George Redmond - foul #3 on David Boyer, team foul #12 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland (SG), Alberto Bruno (SF), Earl Calhoun (PF), Jared Carter (C) Phillip Robertson, Jack Anderson, David Boyer, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mark Anderson (PG), James Doughty (SF), Sammy Albaugh (PF), William Murdock (C) Tracy Robinson, William Pickering, Shannon Carlyle, Paul Moore | |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | George Redmond misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | George Redmond misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Danny Gilliland can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 00:57 | Nicholls State | Sammy Albaugh pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Nicholls State | Andrew Cooper steps in front of the William Murdock pass | 68-58 |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper hits the finger roll | 70-58 |
| 00:42 | Nicholls State | William Murdock drills a shot from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Jared Carter's floater is tipped away by William Murdock | 70-60 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Earl Calhoun gets the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Cooper runs out the clock | 70-60 |