| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Kallas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Norton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton can't throw it down | 36-28 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Larry Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mitchell Kallas - foul #1 on Mitchell Kallas, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:08 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas clanks a runner from close range | 38-28 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Mitchell Kallas takes the ball from Larry Smith | 38-28 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas lays it up and in | 38-30 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley is denied on a layup by Gary Stewart | 38-30 |
| 18:32 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 18:15 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Gray | 38-32 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:57 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 17:43 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | John Ruggles scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rex Waite | 40-32 |
| 17:01 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 16:59 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | John Ruggles tips it back up and in | 42-32 |
| 16:21 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the shot from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 15:46 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 15:45 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark tips it but misses | 44-32 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the board | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Kallas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Norton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Rex Waite misses the 3 from straight away | 44-32 |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Larry Smith tips it but misses | 44-32 |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:19 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Denny Parson (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam (PG), Larry Billings (SG), Paul Perkins (SF), James Westberry (PF), Donald Lapan (C) Robert Gray, Mitchell Kallas, Luke Norton, David Clark, Gary Stewart | |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Craig Winberg | 47-32 |
| 14:30 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Perkins comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-32 |
| 14:28 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry clanks a floater from the right side | 47-32 |
| 14:03 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:51 | Buffalo | Jared Speer is hacked by Paul Perkins - foul #4 on Paul Perkins, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Danny Shirley (C) Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG) Paul Perkins | |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Lapan - foul #1 on Donald Lapan, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF) Jonathan Haugland, Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart (C) Donald Lapan | |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 13:22 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Larry Smith grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:47 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray misses long on a jumper near the basket | 52-32 |
| 12:46 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart snags the offensive board | 52-32 |
| 12:41 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Larry Smith gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Gary Stewart swats the layup by Larry Smith | 52-32 |
| 12:12 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray gets the rebound | 52-32 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Wade Wilke - foul #1 on Wade Wilke, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), John Ruggles (PF), Craig Winberg (C) Bradley Addis, Denny Parson, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mitchell Kallas (SG), Luke Norton (SF), David Clark (PF) Robert Gray, Larry Billings, James Westberry | |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam makes the 1st free throw | 52-33 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam makes the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rex Waite | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Thomas Elam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Kallas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 11:16 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stewart | 54-34 |
| 11:11 | Cal State Northridge | David Clark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-34 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg comes up short on the runner in the lane | 54-34 |
| 10:46 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Mitchell Kallas | 54-34 |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 10:31 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart tips it but misses | 54-34 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Larry Smith gets the rebound | 54-34 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Elam - foul #1 on Thomas Elam, team foul #5 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SG), Jared Speer (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Gray (PG), Donald Lapan (C) Thomas Elam, Gary Stewart | |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 09:59 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-34 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Rex Waite is fouled on the floor by Robert Gray - foul #1 on Robert Gray, team foul #6 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings (SF) Luke Norton | |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | John Ruggles is fouled on the floor by Donald Lapan - foul #2 on Donald Lapan, team foul #7 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Denny Parson (SF) Rex Waite | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry (PF) David Clark | |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 1st free throw | 56-34 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bradley Addis | 58-34 |
| 08:39 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Billings | 58-36 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Denny Parson banks in the layup set up by Bradley Addis and the foul's on Mitchell Kallas - foul #2 on Mitchell Kallas, team foul #8 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF) Jared Speer, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton (SG), Gary Stewart (C) Mitchell Kallas, Donald Lapan | |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Denny Parson misses the free throw | 60-36 |
| 08:16 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry gets the rebound | 60-36 |
| 08:02 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 60-38 |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Smith | 63-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bradley Addis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Denny Parson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luke Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Billings (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Westberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart misses badly on a floater in the paint | 63-38 |
| 07:30 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry snags the offensive board | 63-38 |
| 07:23 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-38 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Denny Parson pulls down the rebound | 63-38 |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | James Westberry steps in front of the Denny Parson pass | 63-38 |
| 07:08 | Cal State Northridge | Denny Parson swats the layup by James Westberry | 63-38 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the defensive rebound | 63-38 |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Shirley | 65-38 |
| 06:31 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Stewart scores on a shot from the right wing | 65-40 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Gary Stewart - foul #3 on Gary Stewart, team foul #9 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Jared Speer (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Bradley Addis, Wade Wilke, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Richards (PG), Thomas Elam (SG), Rex Michonski (PF), Donald Lapan (C) Robert Gray, Larry Billings, James Westberry, Gary Stewart | |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-40 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| 05:52 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton is fouled on the floor by Jared Speer - foul #2 on Jared Speer, team foul #2 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland (SG) Larry Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:31 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton lays it up and in on a great pass from Rex Michonski | 67-42 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Jared Speer scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Winberg | 70-42 |
| 04:53 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Richards hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 70-42 |
| 04:52 | Cal State Northridge | Rex Michonski snags the offensive board | 70-42 |
| 04:40 | Cal State Northridge | Rex Michonski misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 70-42 |
| 04:38 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman gets the rebound | 70-42 |
| 04:18 | Buffalo | Jared Speer connects on the shot from the left wing | 72-42 |
| 04:02 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 72-42 |
| 04:01 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam gets the offensive rebound | 72-42 |
| 03:42 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rex Michonski | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Randy Dishman (fresh) SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Denny Parson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Richards (fresh) SG - Thomas Elam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rex Michonski (fresh) C - Donald Lapan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Jared Speer drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Denny Parson | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rex Michonski | 75-47 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | Jared Speer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Dishman | 78-47 |
| 02:33 | Cal State Northridge | Rex Michonski can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 78-47 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig Winberg | 78-47 |
| 02:08 | Buffalo | Jonathan Haugland can't connect on a shot in the paint | 78-47 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan snags the defensive board | 78-47 |
| 01:51 | Cal State Northridge | Rex Michonski scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jeffery Richards | 78-49 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Randy Dishman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-49 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg tips it back up and in | 80-49 |
| 01:21 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Richards lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Elam and the foul's on Randy Dishman - foul #1 on Randy Dishman, team foul #3 | 80-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG) Randy Dishman | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings (SF), James Westberry (PF) Thomas Elam, Rex Michonski | |
| 01:21 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Richards makes the free throw | 80-52 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | James Westberry is called for the reach on Bradley Addis - foul #1 on James Westberry, team foul #10 | 80-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam (SG) Jeffery Richards | |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 1st free throw | 81-52 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 2nd free throw | 82-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Luke Norton | 82-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Denny Parson's pass is intercepted by James Westberry | 82-54 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-54 |
| 00:17 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Billings can't tip it in | 82-54 |
| 00:16 | Cal State Northridge | Luke Norton snags the offensive board | 82-54 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Craig Winberg - foul #1 on Craig Winberg, team foul #4 | 82-54 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan misses the 1st free throw | 82-54 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | Donald Lapan misses the 2nd free throw | 82-54 |
| 00:14 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry gets the offensive rebound | 82-54 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Elam is hacked by Craig Winberg - foul #2 on Craig Winberg, team foul #5 | 82-54 |
| 00:08 | Cal State Northridge | James Westberry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-54 |
| 00:06 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis grabs the defensive rebound | 82-54 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis runs out the clock | 82-54 |