| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) SF - Ernest Denman (fresh) PF - Robert Bass (fresh) C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) SG - Richard Becnel (fresh) SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Ernest Denman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia scores on a shot in the paint set up by Christopher Bryant | 0-4 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Service | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | James Wilson clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Burkett - foul #1 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Burkett - foul #2 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Craig McCollester (SG), Larry Szymanowski (C) Joseph Burkett, Larry Service, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Bass | 3-6 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Kenneth Herring tips it but misses | 3-6 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig McCollester | 3-6 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-6 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is hacked by Larry Szymanowski - foul #1 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Chester Johnson (C) Craig McCollester, Ernest Denman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Wilson | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) PF - Robert Bass (fresh) C - Chester Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fresh) SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron (C) Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Szymanowski - foul #2 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #5 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF) Larry Szymanowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SG) Richard Becnel | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Larry Service comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:14 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Chester Johnson is called for the reach on Christopher Bryant - foul #1 on Chester Johnson, team foul #6 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ernest Denman (SF), Robert Bass (PF) Douglas Hoag, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | James Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG) James Wilson | |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | James Brown is called for the reach on Larry Service - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (SG) Larry Service | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG) James Brown | |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Herring - foul #1 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the floater from close range set up by Kenneth Herring | 7-11 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | The jumper by Ernest Denman is denied by James Wilson | 7-11 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia loses the dribble to Craig McCollester | 7-11 |
| 13:08 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Dominic Cameron is called for the reach on Christopher Bryant - foul #1 on Dominic Cameron, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Ernest Denman, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 12:28 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag is hacked by Kenneth Herring - foul #2 on Kenneth Herring, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (SF) Kenneth Herring | |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Robert Bass makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant banks in the layup | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (fairly fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Bryant | 9-15 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 9-15 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Larry Service comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-15 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Robert Bass can't tip it in | 9-15 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | James Wilson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 9-17 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson lays it in and he's fouled by Richard Ingrassia - foul #1 on Richard Ingrassia, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Ernest Denman (SF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Douglas Hoag, Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF), Nicholas Wyman (PF) James Brown, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson misses the free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dominic Cameron - foul #2 on Dominic Cameron, team foul #8 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (SG), Robert Bass (PF) Larry Service, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Kenneth Herring | |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson gets the rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | James Wilson steals it from Chester Johnson | 11-18 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the dunk | 11-18 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ernest Denman | 13-18 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is fouled on the floor by Edward Plant - foul #1 on Edward Plant, team foul #9 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Douglas Hoag (PF) Robert Bass, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Richard Becnel steals it from Larry Service | 13-20 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | James Wilson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Becnel | 13-22 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Edward Plant tips it but misses | 13-22 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Larry Service clanks a shot from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) SG - Larry Service (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Denman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) C - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Ingrassia (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Wyman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Edward Plant picks off the pass by Richard Becnel | 13-22 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Wyman - foul #1 on Nicholas Wyman, team foul #6 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Robert Bass (PF) Edward Plant, Douglas Hoag | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Herring (SF) Richard Ingrassia | |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach makes the floater from the right side | 15-22 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Bryant, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Ernest Denman, Milton Schwarzenbach | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia (PF) Nicholas Wyman | |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Craig McCollester, team foul #10 | 15-22 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Richard Becnel misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 06:00 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (SG) Larry Service | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Richard Becnel hits a jumper from the right side | 17-24 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Richard Ingrassia denies the turnaround by Robert Bass | 17-24 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Becnel | 17-26 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Edward Plant misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-26 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Robert Bass denies the turnaround by Christopher Bryant | 17-26 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 03:47 | Buffalo | Edward Plant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-26 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Plant (fresh) SF - Douglas Hoag (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Bass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chester Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Becnel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Herring (fresh) PF - Richard Ingrassia (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Bryant (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia lays it up and in set up by Richard Becnel | 17-28 |
| 03:12 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester travels with the ball | 17-28 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 17-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Larry Service (SG), Ernest Denman (SF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Edward Plant, Douglas Hoag, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Brown (PG), Nicholas Wyman (PF) James Wilson, Richard Ingrassia | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Christopher Bryant can't finish the layup | 17-28 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Robert Bass's layup is rejected by Nicholas Wyman | 17-28 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Richard Becnel grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Richard Becnel loses the ball out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wilson (PG), Richard Ingrassia (PF) Richard Becnel, Christopher Bryant | |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett is whistled for traveling | 17-28 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | James Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Brown | 17-30 |
| 01:20 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Burkett | 19-30 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman hits a shot near the basket set up by Richard Ingrassia | 19-32 |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | Larry Service's floater is knocked away by Richard Ingrassia | 19-32 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Nicholas Wyman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-32 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Burkett - foul #3 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #11 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Craig McCollester (SG), Larry Szymanowski (PF), Chester Johnson (C) Joseph Burkett, Larry Service, Robert Bass, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Becnel (SG), Christopher Bryant (C) James Wilson, Nicholas Wyman | |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Richard Ingrassia makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-33 |