| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) SF - Lester Luter (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) C - Thomas Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) SG - Alfred Brown (fresh) SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) PF - Albert Woods (fresh) C - Barry Simon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Phillip Mongillo | 3-5 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Maroney and the foul's on Alfred Brown - foul #1 on Alfred Brown, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:06 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Tillman swats the dunk try by Benjamin Mahle | 6-5 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Benjamin Mahle - foul #1 on Benjamin Mahle, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 18:00 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:33 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-5 |
| 17:32 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Lester Luter misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:57 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Barry Simon | 8-5 |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Thomas Tillman takes the ball from Barry Simon | 8-5 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 16:24 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:20 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alfred Brown | 8-8 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lester Luter and the foul's on Alfred Brown - foul #2 on Alfred Brown, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Dale Lieu (C) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), Kevin Leavitt (SG), Steve Kasper (SF), James Jackson (PF), John Booth (C) Phillip Mongillo, Alfred Brown, Benjamin Mahle, Albert Woods, Barry Simon | |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Zachary Dingess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fresh) SG - Kevin Leavitt (fresh) SF - Steve Kasper (fresh) PF - James Jackson (fresh) C - John Booth (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Lieu denies the turnaround by Ted Greene | 11-8 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Booth - foul #1 on John Booth, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson (SG), Johnny Yard (PF) Thomas Maroney, Zachary Dingess | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:32 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 15:13 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth lays it in | 12-10 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson loses the dribble to Steve Kasper | 12-10 |
| 14:36 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-10 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt tips it but misses | 12-10 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Harry Comer | 14-10 |
| 14:10 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene is fouled on the floor by Dale Lieu - foul #1 on Dale Lieu, team foul #1 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Thomas Tillman (C) Harry Comer, Bobby Anderson, Jacob Lloyd, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (PG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF), Barry Simon (C) Ted Greene, Steve Kasper, James Jackson, John Booth | |
| 13:49 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt is fouled on the floor by Thomas Tillman - foul #1 on Thomas Tillman, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| 13:33 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Mahle | 14-13 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 13:17 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Maroney - foul #1 on Thomas Maroney, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess (PF) Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:12 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Tillman | 17-15 |
| 12:34 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Albert Woods is denied by Zachary Dingess | 17-15 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Gurney | 17-15 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess is hacked by Albert Woods - foul #1 on Albert Woods, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), James Jackson (C) Kevin Leavitt, Barry Simon | |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Lieu | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dale Lieu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fresh) SG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Woods (fresh) C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Greene | 20-18 |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Lester Luter | 23-18 |
| 11:08 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Albert Woods is blocked by Lester Luter | 23-18 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess makes the wide open jumper from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Gurney | 25-18 |
| 10:31 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-18 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Zachary Dingess | 25-18 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Zachary Dingess loses the ball out of bounds | 25-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (PG), Bobby Anderson (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Thomas Maroney, Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG), Steve Kasper (SF), Barry Simon (C) Phillip Mongillo, Benjamin Mahle, Albert Woods | |
| 09:56 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon blows the layup | 25-18 |
| 09:54 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson tips it back up and in | 25-20 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard blows the layup | 25-20 |
| 09:36 | Northern Illinois University | Barry Simon grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 09:30 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ted Greene | 25-22 |
| 09:28 | Buffalo | Harry Comer is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Greene - foul #1 on Ted Greene, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs (PF) James Jackson | |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Harry Comer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jacob Lloyd | 28-22 |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jacob Lloyd picks off the pass by Ted Greene | 28-22 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Bobby Anderson banks in the layup set up by Jacob Lloyd | 30-22 |
| 09:02 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Kevin Leavitt, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (PG), Benjamin Mahle (SF) Ted Greene, Steve Kasper | |
| 08:51 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 08:34 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Comer | 32-22 |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harry Comer - foul #1 on Harry Comer, team foul #4 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG) Bobby Anderson | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods (SF) Kevin Leavitt | |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 08:12 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Downs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Harry Comer makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Tillman | 34-24 |
| 07:53 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Mahle | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Lloyd (fresh) PF - Johnny Yard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Phillip Mongillo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Mahle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Albert Woods (fresh) PF - Anthony Downs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Simon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Barry Simon is called for the reach on Harry Comer - foul #1 on Barry Simon, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Dale Lieu (C) Thomas Maroney, Jacob Lloyd, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG) Anthony Downs | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Harry Comer misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 07:45 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Albert Woods | 34-26 |
| 07:26 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-26 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard tips it back up and in | 36-26 |
| 06:57 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 06:56 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses the tip | 36-26 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Lester Luter snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 06:38 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Comer | 38-26 |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 06:23 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo tips it in | 38-28 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-28 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu hits the follow up shot | 40-28 |
| 05:54 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo is whistled for traveling | 40-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF), Thomas Tillman (C) Richard Gurney, Lester Luter, Johnny Yard, Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG), Steve Kasper (SF), James Jackson (C) Phillip Mongillo, Benjamin Mahle, Barry Simon | |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 05:35 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods makes the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Zachary Dingess - foul #1 on Zachary Dingess, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo (SG) Kevin Leavitt | |
| 05:31 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Jacob Lloyd connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Tillman | 43-30 |
| 05:12 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-30 |
| 05:10 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson tips it back up and in | 43-32 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Harry Comer double dribbles | 43-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Jacob Lloyd | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | John Booth (C) Albert Woods | |
| 04:39 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo hits a shot from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Harry Comer buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Maroney | 45-34 |
| 04:15 | Northern Illinois University | John Booth misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | James Jackson steals it from Lester Luter | 45-34 |
| 03:54 | Northern Illinois University | Steve Kasper misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Lester Luter | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Comer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Dingess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Tillman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Ted Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Mongillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Kasper (fresh) PF - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Booth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Lester Luter blows the layup | 45-34 |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | James Jackson gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | Phillip Mongillo is hacked by Harry Comer - foul #2 on Harry Comer, team foul #6 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Jacob Lloyd (SF), Johnny Yard (PF), Dale Lieu (C) Harry Comer, Lester Luter, Zachary Dingess, Thomas Tillman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown (SG), Benjamin Mahle (SF), Albert Woods (PF), Barry Simon (C) Ted Greene, Steve Kasper, James Jackson, John Booth | |
| 03:13 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Lieu steals the ball from Albert Woods | 45-34 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney is hacked by Phillip Mongillo - foul #1 on Phillip Mongillo, team foul #9 | 45-34 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 02:54 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Lieu | 45-34 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu is fouled on the floor by Barry Simon - foul #2 on Barry Simon, team foul #10 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Comer (PG) Thomas Maroney | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Dale Lieu makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 02:15 | Northern Illinois University | Benjamin Mahle drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Mongillo | 47-36 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Johnny Yard clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | Albert Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 01:42 | Northern Illinois University | Alfred Brown is whistled for a carry | 47-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF), Zachary Dingess (PF) Jacob Lloyd, Johnny Yard | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene (PG) Phillip Mongillo | |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Lester Luter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Alfred Brown - foul #3 on Alfred Brown, team foul #11 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Maroney (PG) Harry Comer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt (SG), James Jackson (C) Alfred Brown, Barry Simon | |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Lester Luter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | A charge is called on Benjamin Mahle - foul #2 on Benjamin Mahle, team foul #12 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman (C) Dale Lieu | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Zachary Dingess | 52-36 |
| 01:03 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Leavitt hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ted Greene | 52-39 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Lester Luter clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 52-39 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | Kevin Leavitt picks off the pass by Thomas Maroney | 52-39 |
| 00:01 | Northern Illinois University | Ted Greene loses the dribble to Thomas Tillman | 52-39 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Tillman misses the fullcourt shot | 52-39 |