| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke inbounds the ball | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Jon Thomas blocks the short jumper by Wade Wilke | 29-47 |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Hurley | 29-47 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Rex Waite - foul #2 on Rex Waite, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Rex Waite hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 19:17 | Northwestern | John Longwell pulls down the rebound | 31-47 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Longwell | 34-47 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | John Ruggles travels with the ball | 34-47 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Wade Wilke takes the ball from John Longwell | 34-47 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Larry Smith can't throw it down | 34-47 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | John Ruggles scores on a fadeaway from close range | 34-49 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-49 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it in | 36-49 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | John Longwell steals the ball from Wade Wilke | 36-49 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia is hacked by Rex Waite - foul #3 on Rex Waite, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | David Cork can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig Winberg | 36-49 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | David Cork gets the rebound | 36-49 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung is whistled for traveling | 36-49 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | David Cork picks off the pass by Bradley Addis | 36-49 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | David Cork misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Thomas | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Rea (fairly fresh) PF - David Cork (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Stalvey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Zackary Hubbard (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Ernest Thomas, Robert Rea, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Jonathan Haugland, Bradley Addis, Oleg Zdanowicz, Craig Winberg | |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is hacked by John Ruggles - foul #1 on John Ruggles, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| 15:08 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache's layup is rejected by Wade Wilke | 36-49 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Dennis Hurley steps in front of the Randy Dishman pass | 38-49 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Ruggles - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), John Longwell (PF) Ronald Bastarache, Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Bradley Addis (SG) Randy Dishman, Larry Smith | |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the turnaround in the paint | 40-49 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Tapia | 42-49 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Oleg Zdanowicz (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas is whistled for a carry | 42-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG) Bradley Addis, John Ruggles | |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Winberg | 42-53 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Robert Rea's floater is tipped away by Jared Speer | 42-53 |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Ernest Thomas is called for the reach on Jonathan Haugland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Randy Dishman, Craig Winberg | |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is hacked by David Cork - foul #1 on David Cork, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), John Longwell (PF) Ernest Thomas, David Cork | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Wade Wilke and the foul's on Ronald Bastarache - foul #2 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG) Jared Speer | |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-56 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the tip | 42-56 |
| 12:02 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | John Longwell swats the dunk try by Oleg Zdanowicz | 42-56 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | John Longwell pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ronald Bastarache and he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #4 on Rex Waite, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Rex Waite, Jonathan Haugland, Wade Wilke, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Randy Dishman and the foul's on Jon Thomas - foul #2 on Jon Thomas, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Ernest Thomas (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Winberg (PF) John Ruggles | |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the free throw | 45-59 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas's pass is intercepted by Craig Winberg | 45-59 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman travels in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) John Longwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG) Randy Dishman | |
| 10:57 | Northwestern | Jared Speer steals it from Andrew Stalvey | 45-59 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg is hacked by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) David Cork | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Ruggles (PF) Danny Shirley | |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:44 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas lays it in set up by Dennis Hurley | 47-61 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Larry Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from John Ruggles and he's fouled by Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Dennis Hurley, Ernest Thomas, Robert Rea, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Wade Wilke (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Jared Speer, Bradley Addis, Craig Winberg | |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas travels with the ball | 47-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG) Eddie Sullivan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG) Larry Smith | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 47-64 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Oleg Zdanowicz takes the ball from Leonard Chung | 47-64 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz is hacked by Leonard Chung - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #9 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Randy Dishman, Jonathan Haugland, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 47-65 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Larry Smith steals it from Robert Rea | 47-65 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 47-67 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | David Cork's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-67 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley connects on the jumper in the paint | 47-69 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | David Cork blows the layup but he's fouled by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (PG), Zackary Hubbard (C) Dennis Hurley, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Craig Winberg (PF) Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) SF - Robert Rea (fresh) PF - David Cork (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Zackary Hubbard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Craig Winberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Thomas - foul #5 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #10 | 49-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Eddie Sullivan | 51-71 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-71 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | David Cork snags the defensive board | 51-71 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard is hacked by Danny Shirley - foul #2 on Danny Shirley, team foul #7 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, Robert Rea, David Cork | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Larry Smith, Bradley Addis, Danny Shirley | |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Zackary Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:11 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-71 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jon Thomas (C) Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Danny Shirley (C) Rex Waite, Craig Winberg | |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Longwell | 55-71 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-73 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is fouled on the floor by John Ruggles - foul #3 on John Ruggles, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Andrew Stalvey (PF) Dennis Hurley, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Jonathan Haugland, John Ruggles | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jon Thomas | 57-73 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Stalvey | 59-73 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Rea (SF), David Cork (PF) Ronald Bastarache, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Randy Dishman, Jared Speer, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | David Cork clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Ruggles - foul #4 on John Ruggles, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SG), John Longwell (PF) Robert Tapia, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Winberg (C) Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Eddie Sullivan takes the ball from Rex Waite in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern | David Cork hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Robert Rea grabs the board | 64-73 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Robert Rea (fresh) PF - John Longwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Cork (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Ruggles (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | John Longwell grabs the offensive board | 64-73 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | David Cork misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-73 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis double dribbles | 64-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Andrew Stalvey (PF), Zackary Hubbard (C) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, Robert Rea, John Longwell, David Cork | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Bradley Addis, John Ruggles, Craig Winberg | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Tapia | 66-73 |
| 02:49 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Bradley Addis (SF) Randy Dishman, Wade Wilke | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jared Speer | 66-75 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Andrew Stalvey, Zackary Hubbard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Jared Speer, Jonathan Haugland, Bradley Addis, Danny Shirley | |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | David Cork is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Cork, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is hacked by Dennis Hurley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #12 | 66-75 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:05 | Buffalo | Rex Waite makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Smith - foul #2 on Larry Smith, team foul #10 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Eddie Sullivan (SG), Robert Rea (SF) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Bradley Addis (SF) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Oleg Zdanowicz | 67-77 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 67-77 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-77 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Rea | 70-77 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Eddie Sullivan, Robert Rea, David Cork, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Jonathan Haugland, Bradley Addis, Oleg Zdanowicz, Craig Winberg | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #13 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Craig Winberg (PF) Rex Waite, John Ruggles | |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Tapia | 73-79 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Tapia - foul #3 on Robert Tapia, team foul #14 | 73-79 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-80 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley tips it but misses | 73-80 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Longwell | 73-80 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Jared Speer steals the ball from Jon Thomas | 73-80 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jared Speer | 73-82 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-82 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas snags the offensive board | 73-82 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | John Longwell makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Hurley | 76-82 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 76-82 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #4 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #15 | 76-82 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 2nd free throw | 76-83 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Hurley | 79-83 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Robert Tapia is called for the reach on Larry Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Tapia, team foul #16 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Craig Winberg | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 79-83 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 79-84 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | John Longwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-84 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the offensive rebound | 79-84 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley is hacked by Rex Waite - foul #5 on Rex Waite, team foul #11 | 79-84 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Rex Waite, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |