| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Tyler Cranford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Wotring (fresh) C - Henry Utley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Larry Christensen inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage buries a jumper from the right side set up by Fred Johnson and the foul's on Larry Christensen - foul #3 on Larry Christensen, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) James Register, Dale Larkin, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brett Wilson (SF) Larry Christensen | |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 19:27 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring loses the dribble to John Stallman | 39-32 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 18:51 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Henry Utley | 39-32 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathan Bland - foul #1 on Jonathan Bland, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) Todd Gammage, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | John Stallman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | James Register misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 18:06 | Valparaiso | Don Smith snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:51 | Valparaiso | Norman Shoults swats the short shot by Brett Wilson | 39-33 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | James Register pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | John Stallman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | James Register steals it from Brett Wilson | 39-33 |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults's layup is rejected by Brett Wilson | 39-33 |
| 17:03 | Valparaiso | Brett Wilson gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Brett Wilson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on John Stallman - foul #3 on John Stallman, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) John Stallman, Dale Larkin, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson (PG), Stephen Devries (SG), Leo Walker (SF), William Crenshaw (C) Tyler Cranford, Don Smith, Keith Wotring, Henry Utley | |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Brett Wilson makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | Leo Walker is called for the reach on Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Leo Walker, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Russo (C) Brett Wilson | |
| 16:18 | Buffalo | Stephan Johnson steals it from James Register | 39-36 |
| 16:01 | Valparaiso | Stephen Devries hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephan Johnson | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Register (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Gammage (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Stephan Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Devries (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leo Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Stefan Russo (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 15:42 | Valparaiso | Stefan Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:21 | Valparaiso | Jonathan Bland takes the ball from Stephen Devries | 39-39 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Todd Gammage | 41-39 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Leo Walker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 14:51 | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson tips it in | 41-41 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | James Register can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Stefan Russo | 41-41 |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Stefan Russo hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Stephan Johnson | 41-43 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson loses the dribble to William Crenshaw | 41-43 |
| 13:34 | Valparaiso | Stephen Devries misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:32 | Valparaiso | Leo Walker grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 13:27 | Valparaiso | Stefan Russo double dribbles | 41-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) James Register, Fred Johnson, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tyler Cranford (PG), Don Smith (SG), Larry Christensen (SF), Keith Wotring (PF), Henry Utley (C) Stephan Johnson, Stephen Devries, Leo Walker, William Crenshaw, Stefan Russo | |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is fouled on the floor by Larry Christensen - foul #4 on Larry Christensen, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland (PF) Todd Gammage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brett Wilson (SF) Larry Christensen | |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses the lay-in | 41-43 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | John Stallman pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:24 | Valparaiso | Brett Wilson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-43 |
| 12:22 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | John Stallman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 12:05 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Brett Wilson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 11:55 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley gets the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Stallman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Larkin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Bland (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Tyler Cranford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brett Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Wotring (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Utley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring drills a floater from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Stallman | 43-45 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley travels with the ball | 43-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Fred Johnson (SG), Todd Gammage (SF) John Stallman, Glenn Laduke, Jonathan Bland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults misses short on a runner from the left block | 43-45 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Keith Wotring | 43-45 |
| 10:10 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | James Register hits a 3pt shot from the right wing and the foul's on Don Smith - foul #1 on Don Smith, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) Fred Johnson, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson (PG), Stephen Devries (SG), Leo Walker (SF), William Crenshaw (PF), Stefan Russo (C) Tyler Cranford, Don Smith, Brett Wilson, Keith Wotring, Henry Utley | |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | James Register makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | William Crenshaw can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 47-45 |
| 09:35 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Johnson | 47-45 |
| 09:17 | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Register - foul #2 on James Register, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG), Norman Shoults (C) James Register, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:08 | Valparaiso | Stephen Devries comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:06 | Valparaiso | William Crenshaw gets the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Leo Walker hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Devries | 47-47 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Norman Shoults | 50-47 |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | John Stallman takes the ball from Leo Walker | 50-47 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 08:17 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson tips it in | 52-47 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | William Crenshaw misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 08:01 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 07:44 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to William Crenshaw | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stallman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Todd Gammage (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Larkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Shoults (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Stephan Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Devries (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Stefan Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | Stephen Devries knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-50 |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Dale Larkin misses badly on a runner from the right block | 52-50 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Shoults | 52-50 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Larkin | 54-50 |
| 06:33 | Valparaiso | Stephen Devries misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Norman Shoults | 54-50 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson hits a 3 from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 05:48 | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Walker | 57-52 |
| 05:31 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults is fouled on the floor by Stefan Russo - foul #1 on Stefan Russo, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG), Glenn Laduke (SG), Jonathan Bland (PF), Wayne Wheaton (C) Fred Johnson, John Stallman, Dale Larkin, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tyler Cranford (PG), Don Smith (SG), Larry Christensen (SF), Keith Wotring (PF), Henry Utley (C) Stephan Johnson, Stephen Devries, Leo Walker, William Crenshaw, Stefan Russo | |
| 05:13 | Buffalo | James Register comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:12 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | Don Smith's floater is tipped away by Wayne Wheaton | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Larry Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (PG) Todd Gammage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Keith Wotring - foul #2 on Keith Wotring, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Jonathan Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Wayne Wheaton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | James Register makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Fred Johnson | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Valparaiso | Don Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Laduke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Register (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Bland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Wheaton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Tyler Cranford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Larry Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Keith Wotring (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Utley (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Don Smith | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 03:03 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (SG), Todd Gammage (SF), Norman Shoults (C) Glenn Laduke, Fred Johnson, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson (PG), Stephen Devries (SG), Brett Wilson (SF), William Crenshaw (PF) Tyler Cranford, Don Smith, Larry Christensen, Keith Wotring | |
| 02:30 | Buffalo | Norman Shoults dunks the ball | 64-54 |
| 02:30 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke (SG), Wayne Wheaton (C) John Stallman, Norman Shoults | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tyler Cranford (PG), Don Smith (SG), Larry Christensen (SF), Keith Wotring (PF) Stephan Johnson, Stephen Devries, Brett Wilson, William Crenshaw | |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | Tyler Cranford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 02:09 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Wayne Wheaton - foul #1 on Wayne Wheaton, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Stallman (PG) James Register | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson (PG), Stephen Devries (SG), Brett Wilson (SF), William Crenshaw (PF) Tyler Cranford, Don Smith, Larry Christensen, Keith Wotring | |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Henry Utley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:29 | Buffalo | Todd Gammage makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from John Stallman | 66-56 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | William Crenshaw is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Crenshaw, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leo Walker (SF) Henry Utley | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is hacked by Stephen Devries - foul #1 on Stephen Devries, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Register (PG) Todd Gammage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | William Crenshaw makes the driving attempt in the paint | 68-58 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | Stephan Johnson is called for the reach on James Register in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephan Johnson, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| 00:49 | Buffalo | James Register misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | William Crenshaw pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Stephan Johnson is hacked by Glenn Laduke - foul #1 on Glenn Laduke, team foul #5 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Todd Gammage (SF) James Register | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | William Crenshaw hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Devries | 68-60 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke is hacked by Stephan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephan Johnson, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Johnson (SG), James Register (SF), Dale Larkin (PF), Norman Shoults (C) John Stallman, Todd Gammage, Jonathan Bland, Wayne Wheaton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tyler Cranford (PG), Don Smith (SG), Larry Christensen (SF), Keith Wotring (PF), Henry Utley (C) Stephan Johnson, Stephen Devries, Leo Walker, Brett Wilson, William Crenshaw | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Tyler Cranford loses the dribble to Fred Johnson | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Fred Johnson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-60 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Keith Wotring misses the shot from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | James Register grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Glenn Laduke runs out the clock | 72-60 |