| Lineup | Howard | PG - Julian Dowden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grist (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Liao (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Bock (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Laskoski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Josh Sedlak | 36-31 |
| 19:27 | Howard | James Grist hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Steven Bock misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-31 |
| 18:57 | Buffalo | Steven Bock grabs the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 18:38 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Liao | 39-31 |
| 18:32 | Howard | Christopher Carey makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Julian Dowden | 41-31 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman is hacked by Julian Dowden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julian Dowden, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | Christopher Carey steals the ball from Larry Gorman | 41-31 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Robert Liao misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Steven Bock - foul #2 on Steven Bock, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Robert Liao misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Robert Liao makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Brown - foul #3 on Daniel Brown, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Howard | Vincent Hicks (C) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci (PF) Steven Bock | |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:29 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Liao | 42-32 |
| 17:25 | Howard | Hugh Whitehurst picks off the pass by Julian Dowden | 42-32 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 17:04 | Howard | Vincent Hicks snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 16:42 | Howard | Keith Laskoski blocks the short jumper by Vincent Hicks | 42-32 |
| 16:40 | Howard | Robert Liao tips it in | 44-32 |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst misses badly on a shot in the lane | 44-32 |
| 16:16 | Howard | Christopher Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:08 | Howard | Julian Dowden comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-32 |
| 16:07 | Howard | Vincent Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:54 | Howard | Vincent Hicks loses the dribble to Keith Laskoski | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Julian Dowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Carey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grist (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Liao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 6 pts. C - Keith Laskoski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci hits a floater in the lane set up by Josh Sedlak | 44-34 |
| 15:23 | Howard | Julian Dowden can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-34 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:04 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Josh Sedlak | 44-37 |
| 14:54 | Howard | Christopher Carey blows the dunk but he's fouled by Josh Sedlak - foul #2 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Jacob Gunnell (PG), Robert Hutchinson (SF), Douglas Hopper (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Julian Dowden, James Grist, Robert Liao, Vincent Hicks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Vince Brinkmann (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Steven Bock (PF) Larry Gorman, Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Keith Laskoski | |
| 14:54 | Howard | Christopher Carey makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:54 | Howard | Christopher Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:41 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling is fouled on the floor by Christopher Carey - foul #1 on Christopher Carey, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Howard | John Deramus (SF) Christopher Carey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Vince Brinkmann and the foul's on Douglas Hopper - foul #1 on Douglas Hopper, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk (C) Jeremy Marcucci | |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:03 | Howard | Brian Funderburk steals it from Jacob Gunnell | 46-40 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Deramus - foul #1 on John Deramus, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Steven Bock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 46-41 |
| 13:29 | Howard | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:08 | Howard | Daniel Brown's pass is intercepted by Vince Brinkmann | 46-41 |
| 12:53 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 12:52 | Howard | John Deramus grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:46 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson is hacked by Brian Funderburk - foul #1 on Brian Funderburk, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard | James Grist (SF) John Deramus | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Keith Laskoski (C) Donald Bowling, Brian Funderburk | |
| 12:40 | Howard | Daniel Brown misses the dunk | 46-41 |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | Steven Bock gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 12:19 | Howard | Daniel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:15 | Howard | Jacob Gunnell is fouled on the floor by Larry Gorman - foul #3 on Larry Gorman, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Christopher Carey (SG), Robert Liao (PF) Jacob Gunnell, Douglas Hopper | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci (PF) Steven Bock | |
| 12:04 | Howard | Daniel Brown is hacked by Keith Laskoski - foul #1 on Keith Laskoski, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Dowden (PG), Vincent Hicks (C) Robert Hutchinson, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst (SF) Tom Rutledge | |
| 11:46 | Howard | Robert Liao is hacked by Keith Laskoski - foul #2 on Keith Laskoski, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG) Vince Brinkmann | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Julian Dowden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Carey (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grist (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Liao (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Marcucci (fresh) 8 pts. C - Keith Laskoski (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Howard | Robert Liao makes the jump hook from close range | 48-41 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Julian Dowden is called for the reach on Larry Gorman - foul #3 on Julian Dowden, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Gorman | 48-44 |
| 10:46 | Howard | Julian Dowden's pass is intercepted by Hugh Whitehurst | 48-44 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst hits the finger roll | 48-46 |
| 10:30 | Howard | Julian Dowden scores on a jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Vincent Hicks steps in front of the Jeremy Marcucci pass | 50-46 |
| 10:10 | Howard | Christopher Carey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Julian Dowden | 52-46 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 09:40 | Howard | Christopher Carey misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Larry Gorman hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski hits the follow up shot | 52-51 |
| 09:04 | Howard | Vincent Hicks misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Hugh Whitehurst - foul #3 on Hugh Whitehurst, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Jacob Gunnell (PG), Robert Hutchinson (SG), Douglas Hopper (SF), Daniel Brown (C) Julian Dowden, Christopher Carey, James Grist, Robert Liao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Vince Brinkmann (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Steven Bock (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Larry Gorman, Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Jeremy Marcucci, Keith Laskoski | |
| 09:04 | Howard | Vincent Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | Howard | Vincent Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:45 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk travels with the ball | 53-51 |
| Subs | Howard | John Deramus (SF) Vincent Hicks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 08:21 | Howard | Daniel Brown connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Hutchinson | 55-51 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-51 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Steven Bock can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 07:56 | Howard | The rebound goes to Robert Hutchinson | 55-51 |
| 07:39 | Howard | Robert Hutchinson double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Keith Laskoski (C) Donald Bowling, Brian Funderburk | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Jacob Gunnell (fresh) SG - Robert Hutchinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Deramus (fresh) PF - Douglas Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Gorman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vince Brinkmann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Bock (fresh) 6 reb. C - Keith Laskoski (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 55-51 |
| 07:23 | Howard | Jacob Gunnell gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:06 | Howard | Daniel Brown drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jacob Gunnell | 57-51 |
| 06:53 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge buries a floater from the right wing set up by Vince Brinkmann | 57-53 |
| 06:28 | Howard | Daniel Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-53 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Deramus - foul #2 on John Deramus, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Dowden (PG), Christopher Carey (SG), James Grist (SF), Robert Liao (PF), Vincent Hicks (C) Jacob Gunnell, Robert Hutchinson, John Deramus, Douglas Hopper, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF) Tom Rutledge, Steven Bock | |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:51 | Howard | James Grist misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Vince Brinkmann - foul #2 on Vince Brinkmann, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak (SG), Brian Funderburk (C) Vince Brinkmann, Keith Laskoski | |
| 05:51 | Howard | James Grist makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 05:51 | Howard | James Grist makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk double dribbles | 59-55 |
| 05:06 | Howard | James Grist misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 05:05 | Howard | Christopher Carey tips it home | 61-55 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Larry Gorman | 61-57 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Julian Dowden is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Marcucci - foul #2 on Jeremy Marcucci, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Howard | Daniel Brown (C) Vincent Hicks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Steven Bock (PF), Keith Laskoski (C) Larry Gorman, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| 04:23 | Howard | Julian Dowden makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:23 | Howard | Julian Dowden makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Christopher Carey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Grist | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski buries a runner near the basket | 65-59 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Julian Dowden (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Carey (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Grist (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Liao (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Donald Bowling (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Josh Sedlak (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steven Bock (fresh) 6 reb. C - Keith Laskoski (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Howard | James Grist lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Brown | 67-59 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | Steven Bock pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 67-59 |
| 03:06 | Howard | Daniel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Howard | Steven Bock picks off the pass by James Grist | 67-59 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-59 |
| 02:31 | Howard | Robert Liao grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 02:10 | Howard | James Grist connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Christopher Carey | 69-59 |
| 01:52 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski misses long on a shot from the left side | 69-59 |
| 01:51 | Howard | Christopher Carey snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 01:25 | Howard | Christopher Carey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Jacob Gunnell (PG), Robert Hutchinson (SG), John Deramus (SF), Douglas Hopper (PF), Vincent Hicks (C) Julian Dowden, Christopher Carey, James Grist, Robert Liao, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Steven Bock, Keith Laskoski | |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Tom Rutledge scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Vince Brinkmann | 69-61 |
| 01:13 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Dowden (PG), Christopher Carey (SG), James Grist (SF), Robert Liao (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Jacob Gunnell, Robert Hutchinson, John Deramus, Douglas Hopper, Vincent Hicks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Steven Bock (PF), Keith Laskoski (C) Donald Bowling, Vince Brinkmann, Tom Rutledge, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| 00:53 | Howard | Julian Dowden knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Liao | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | James Grist steals it from Josh Sedlak | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Howard | Christopher Carey is hacked by Josh Sedlak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Jacob Gunnell (PG), Robert Hutchinson (SF), Douglas Hopper (PF), Vincent Hicks (C) Julian Dowden, James Grist, Robert Liao, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Donald Bowling (PG), Vince Brinkmann (SG), Tom Rutledge (SF), Jeremy Marcucci (PF), Brian Funderburk (C) Larry Gorman, Josh Sedlak, Hugh Whitehurst, Steven Bock, Keith Laskoski | |
| 00:43 | Howard | Christopher Carey makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:43 | Howard | Christopher Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Jeremy Marcucci is denied on a layup by Douglas Hopper | 73-61 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Brian Funderburk grabs the offensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | Donald Bowling knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Vince Brinkmann | 73-64 |
| 00:31 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Dowden (PG), James Grist (SF), Robert Liao (PF) Jacob Gunnell, Robert Hutchinson, Douglas Hopper | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Gorman (PG), Josh Sedlak (SG), Hugh Whitehurst (SF), Steven Bock (PF), Keith Laskoski (C) Donald Bowling, Vince Brinkmann, Tom Rutledge, Jeremy Marcucci, Brian Funderburk | |
| 00:29 | Howard | Vincent Hicks is hacked by Josh Sedlak in the backcourt - foul #4 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| 00:29 | Howard | Vincent Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:29 | Howard | Vincent Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-64 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Hugh Whitehurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Steven Bock comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Josh Sedlak | 74-64 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Josh Sedlak tips it in | 74-66 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Vincent Hicks is hacked by Josh Sedlak in the backcourt - foul #5 on Josh Sedlak, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vince Brinkmann (SG) Josh Sedlak | |
| 00:07 | Howard | Vincent Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Vincent Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Keith Laskoski buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Howard | Julian Dowden runs out the clock | 76-68 |