| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Lonnie Riehle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Haakenson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Lauritsen (fresh) C - Willard Adams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Uren (fresh) 6 pts. C - Barry Presswood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Allan Holland inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | William Uren comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 19:39 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Christopher Haakenson | 29-38 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Haakenson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Allan Holland snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | William Uren blows the dunk | 29-38 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Haakenson hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Bobby Poirier and he's fouled by Alden Peterson - foul #2 on Alden Peterson, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:03 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Haakenson makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood double dribbles | 32-38 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Antonio Lauritsen and he's fouled by William Uren - foul #1 on William Uren, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 18:32 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | William Perry hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Allan Holland | 35-40 |
| 17:50 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen hits the finger roll set up by Willard Adams and he's fouled by Barry Presswood - foul #1 on Barry Presswood, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Barry Presswood hits the follow up shot | 37-42 |
| 17:14 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter (PG), Cecil Glover (SG), William Cook (SF), Willie Londono (PF) Lonnie Riehle, Christopher Haakenson, Bobby Poirier, Antonio Lauritsen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Allan Holland slams it home set up by William Perry | 37-44 |
| 16:36 | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter misses long on a jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 16:34 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams can't tip it in | 37-44 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Willie Londono snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | William Cook can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the defensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Alden Peterson | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Rory Jeter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Glover (fresh) SF - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Londono (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Northern Illinois University | Willie Londono misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-46 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Allan Holland knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Perry | 37-48 |
| 15:10 | Northern Illinois University | William Cook is denied on a layup by Clifford Zuehlke | 37-48 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Allan Holland gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Allan Holland and he's hacked by Rory Jeter - foul #2 on Rory Jeter, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lonnie Riehle (PG), Christopher Haakenson (SG), Bobby Poirier (SF), Antonio Lauritsen (PF), Bobby Boshears (C) Rory Jeter, Cecil Glover, William Cook, Willie Londono, Willard Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (PG), William Uren (PF), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, Allan Holland, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:28 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier misses the easy layup | 37-51 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hawker | 37-54 |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Uren - foul #2 on William Uren, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG), Donald Karcher (SF) Alden Peterson, Carlos Finnegan | |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 13:50 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Darron Coker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-54 |
| 13:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Boshears's floater is tipped away by William Uren | 39-54 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Lonnie Riehle - foul #2 on Lonnie Riehle, team foul #2 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG) Donald Karcher | |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker makes the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 12:58 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 12:46 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Haakenson | 41-56 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | William Uren can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-56 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo | William Perry grabs the offensive board | 41-56 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 12:21 | Buffalo | William Perry tips it in | 41-58 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Haakenson clanks a shot from the right side | 41-58 |
| 12:10 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Haakenson grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 11:57 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Boshears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter (PG), Cecil Glover (SG), William Cook (SF), Willie Londono (PF), Willard Adams (C) Lonnie Riehle, Christopher Haakenson, Bobby Poirier, Antonio Lauritsen, Bobby Boshears | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alden Peterson (SG), Allan Holland (SF), Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Darron Coker, Thomas Hawker, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Rory Jeter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Glover (fresh) SF - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Londono (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alden Peterson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alden Peterson | 41-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams blows the layup but the foul's on Clifford Zuehlke - foul #1 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #5 | 41-61 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 11:32 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the board | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:14 | Buffalo | Cecil Glover steps in front of the William Perry pass | 42-61 |
| 11:11 | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter hits the finger roll set up by Cecil Glover | 44-61 |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Cecil Glover - foul #2 on Cecil Glover, team foul #3 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lonnie Riehle (PG), Christopher Haakenson (SG), Bobby Poirier (SF) Rory Jeter, Cecil Glover, William Cook | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Uren (PF) Carlos Finnegan | |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 10:42 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams snags the defensive board | 44-62 |
| 10:26 | Northern Illinois University | Christopher Haakenson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson is fouled on the floor by Bobby Poirier - foul #1 on Bobby Poirier, team foul #4 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen (PF) Willie Londono | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (PG), Barry Presswood (C) William Perry, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 09:43 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-62 |
| 09:41 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 09:20 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-62 |
| 09:19 | Northern Illinois University | Antonio Lauritsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-62 |
| 09:00 | Northern Illinois University | Lonnie Riehle misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-62 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Barry Presswood | 44-62 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Willard Adams steals the ball from Alden Peterson | 44-62 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Lonnie Riehle can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 44-62 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Allan Holland misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Poirier - foul #2 on Bobby Poirier, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter (PG), Cecil Glover (SG), William Cook (SF), Bobby Boshears (C) Lonnie Riehle, Christopher Haakenson, Bobby Poirier, Willard Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Perry (PG), Carlos Finnegan (PF) Alden Peterson, William Uren | |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Allan Holland makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Allan Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 08:09 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Antonio Lauritsen | 44-63 |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Cook comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Carlos Finnegan - foul #3 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Darron Coker (SG), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Allan Holland, Barry Presswood | |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 08:01 | Northern Illinois University | William Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Rory Jeter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Glover (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Lauritsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darron Coker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Hawker | 46-65 |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter is hacked by William Perry - foul #2 on William Perry, team foul #7 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willie Londono (PF) Antonio Lauritsen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 07:34 | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Carlos Finnegan | 47-65 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | William Perry is fouled on the floor by Bobby Boshears - foul #2 on Bobby Boshears, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier (SF) William Cook | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Willie Londono - foul #1 on Willie Londono, team foul #7 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams (C) Bobby Boshears | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alden Peterson (SG), Barry Presswood (C) Darron Coker, Thomas Hawker | |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Willie Londono grabs the board | 47-65 |
| 06:27 | Northern Illinois University | Willard Adams drills a floater in the lane | 49-65 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses long on a floater from close range | 49-65 |
| 05:59 | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter pulls down the rebound | 49-65 |
| 05:54 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 49-65 |
| 05:52 | Northern Illinois University | Willie Londono gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 05:44 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Glover loses the dribble to Alden Peterson | 49-65 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-65 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Lonnie Riehle (PG), Christopher Haakenson (SG), Antonio Lauritsen (PF) Rory Jeter, Cecil Glover, Willie Londono | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Allan Holland (SF), William Uren (PF) Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| 05:15 | Buffalo | William Uren scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Perry | 49-67 |
| 05:11 | Northern Illinois University | William Perry steals the ball from Lonnie Riehle in the backcourt | 49-67 |
| 05:10 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson dunks the ball set up by William Perry | 49-69 |
| 04:53 | Northern Illinois University | Lonnie Riehle is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Lonnie Riehle, team foul #8 | 49-69 |
| 04:25 | Buffalo | Alden Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Allan Holland | 49-72 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier is hacked by Allan Holland - foul #1 on Allan Holland, team foul #8 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Rory Jeter (PG), Cecil Glover (SG), Willie Londono (PF), Bobby Boshears (C) Lonnie Riehle, Christopher Haakenson, Antonio Lauritsen, Willard Adams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker (PG), Darron Coker (SG), Donald Karcher (SF), Carlos Finnegan (PF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) William Perry, Alden Peterson, Allan Holland, William Uren, Barry Presswood | |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 04:14 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the fadeaway in the lane | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Rory Jeter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Glover (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Poirier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willie Londono (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Hawker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darron Coker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Karcher (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Poirier is denied on a layup by Donald Karcher | 51-74 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Clifford Zuehlke | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the shot from close range set up by Darron Coker | 51-76 |
| 02:52 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Glover makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rory Jeter | 54-76 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-76 |
| 02:30 | Northern Illinois University | Willie Londono snags the defensive board | 54-76 |
| 02:24 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Glover can't connect on a shot from the left side | 54-76 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Darron Coker grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Willie Londono - foul #2 on Willie Londono, team foul #9 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | William Cook (SF) Bobby Poirier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 01:59 | Northern Illinois University | William Cook misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-78 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan grabs the defensive rebound | 54-78 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 54-78 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Bobby Boshears | 54-78 |
| 01:20 | Northern Illinois University | William Cook misses the lay-in | 54-78 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher pulls down the rebound | 54-78 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-78 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Darron Coker hits the follow up shot | 54-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Boshears misses the easy layup | 54-80 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Clifford Zuehlke | 54-80 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher is whistled for traveling | 54-80 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Boshears misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-80 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Donald Karcher pulls down the rebound | 54-80 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Thomas Hawker runs out the clock | 54-80 |