| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Babineau (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Acuff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micheal Crosley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Blum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 39-35 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to John Mullenax | 39-35 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | John Mullenax connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Babineau | 42-35 |
| 18:52 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Carlos Finnegan - foul #1 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:52 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-36 |
| 18:29 | SE Missouri State | The rebound goes to Tommy Blum | 42-36 |
| 18:14 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke drills a 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 17:36 | SE Missouri State | Clifford Zuehlke takes the ball from Raymond Anderson | 45-36 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Babineau | 48-36 |
| 17:15 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Anderson | 48-39 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff misses long on a floater from the right side | 48-39 |
| 16:54 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 16:44 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson is hacked by Christopher Acuff - foul #2 on Christopher Acuff, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG), Clyde Gragg (SG), Olin Zand (PF), Jason Phillips (C) Joseph Babineau, John Mullenax, Christopher Acuff, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand (SG), Kevin Gardner (SF), Norman Porter (PF) Micheal Crosley, Kenneth Vaughn, Tommy Blum | |
| 16:31 | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Jason Phillips grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark double dribbles | 48-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eugene Marthaler (PG) Carlos Finnegan | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Jensen (PG) Jesse Roach | |
| 15:55 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jensen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Olin Zand | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Eugene Marthaler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Gragg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Olin Zand (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Richard Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Forehand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Gardner (fresh) PF - Norman Porter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Olin Zand loses the dribble to Kevin Gardner | 48-39 |
| 15:28 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner lays it in | 48-41 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Kevin Gardner steals the ball from Eugene Marthaler | 48-41 |
| 15:05 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner lays it in | 48-43 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jason Phillips misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Anderson - foul #2 on Raymond Anderson, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), John Mullenax (SG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF) Eugene Marthaler, Jerry Clark, Clyde Gragg, Olin Zand | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach (PG), Micheal Crosley (SG), Kenneth Vaughn (SF), Tommy Blum (PF), Jeffrey Manson (C) Richard Jensen, Loren Forehand, Kevin Gardner, Norman Porter, Raymond Anderson | |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jason Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Jason Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:24 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Babineau - foul #1 on Joseph Babineau, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke (C) Jason Phillips | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | | |
| 14:24 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:24 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Mullenax | 53-44 |
| 13:54 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 13:53 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:34 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | John Mullenax misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffrey Manson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Manson, team foul #2 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG) Joseph Babineau | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter (C) Jeffrey Manson | |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | John Mullenax makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 13:18 | Buffalo | John Mullenax makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 12:52 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 12:50 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff connects on the floater from the left side set up by Jerry Clark and he's fouled by Tommy Blum - foul #1 on Tommy Blum, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand (SG), Raymond Anderson (C) Micheal Crosley, Tommy Blum | |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff misses the free throw | 57-44 |
| 12:32 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 12:09 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter loses the dribble to Jerry Clark | 57-44 |
| 12:06 | Buffalo | John Mullenax lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Clark | 59-44 |
| 11:46 | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand's pass is intercepted by Carlos Finnegan | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerry Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. PF - Christopher Acuff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Loren Forehand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Porter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-44 |
| 11:32 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 11:16 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Clifford Zuehlke - foul #1 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), Olin Zand (PF), Jason Phillips (C) John Mullenax, Christopher Acuff, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley (SG), Kevin Gardner (SF) Loren Forehand, Kenneth Vaughn | |
| 11:16 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 11:16 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jason Phillips | 59-45 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark hits a 3 from the left wing | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:51 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Micheal Crosley | 62-47 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 10:28 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:14 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Jason Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 09:48 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 09:33 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carlos Finnegan - foul #2 on Carlos Finnegan, team foul #5 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Mullenax (SG), Clyde Gragg (SF), Clifford Zuehlke (C) Jerry Clark, Carlos Finnegan, Jason Phillips | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Jensen (PG), Loren Forehand (SG), Tommy Blum (PF) Jesse Roach, Micheal Crosley, Norman Porter | |
| 09:33 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 09:33 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 09:16 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg clanks a jump hook near the basket | 62-49 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | John Mullenax tips it home | 64-49 |
| 08:56 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 64-49 |
| 08:55 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum hits the follow up shot | 64-51 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-51 |
| 08:34 | SE Missouri State | Kevin Gardner snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 08:12 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum loses the dribble to Joseph Babineau | 64-51 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 07:50 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jensen snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Babineau (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Mullenax (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Gragg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Olin Zand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Richard Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Loren Forehand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tommy Blum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clifford Zuehlke - foul #2 on Clifford Zuehlke, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Clark (PG), Carlos Finnegan (SF), Christopher Acuff (PF), Jason Phillips (C) Joseph Babineau, Clyde Gragg, Olin Zand, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach (PG), Micheal Crosley (SG), Kenneth Vaughn (SF) Richard Jensen, Loren Forehand, Kevin Gardner | |
| 07:32 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:32 | SE Missouri State | Raymond Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 64-52 |
| 07:21 | Buffalo | John Mullenax tips it in | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:10 | SE Missouri State | Jason Phillips is called for the reach on Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Jason Phillips, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Jeffrey Manson (C) Raymond Anderson | |
| 07:10 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 07:10 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Jason Phillips grabs the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Jerry Clark misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-52 |
| 06:12 | SE Missouri State | Tommy Blum gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 05:54 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Roach | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Christopher Acuff is called for 3 seconds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg (SG), Clifford Zuehlke (C) John Mullenax, Jason Phillips | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter (PF) Tommy Blum | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:16 | SE Missouri State | Micheal Crosley makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Micheal Crosley - foul #2 on Micheal Crosley, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau (PG), Olin Zand (PF) Jerry Clark, Christopher Acuff | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand (SG) Micheal Crosley | |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:48 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Gragg steals it from Jesse Roach | 67-58 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Olin Zand | 69-58 |
| 04:10 | SE Missouri State | Clifford Zuehlke picks off the pass by Jeffrey Manson | 69-58 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Joseph Babineau drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clyde Gragg | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Babineau (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Gragg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carlos Finnegan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. PF - Olin Zand (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Zuehlke (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | SE Missouri State | PG - Jesse Roach (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Loren Forehand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Porter (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Manson (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | SE Missouri State | Jesse Roach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Olin Zand gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg makes the turnaround from close range set up by Joseph Babineau | 74-58 |
| 02:25 | SE Missouri State | Clyde Gragg takes the ball from Jeffrey Manson | 74-58 |
| 02:02 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Clyde Gragg pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-58 |
| 01:43 | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 01:26 | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-58 |
| 01:24 | Buffalo | Clifford Zuehlke grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Loren Forehand steals the ball from Clifford Zuehlke | 74-58 |
| 01:00 | SE Missouri State | Kenneth Vaughn throws it down on a nice dish by Loren Forehand | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Carlos Finnegan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eugene Marthaler (PG), Jerry Clark (SG), Jason Phillips (C) Joseph Babineau, Carlos Finnegan, Clifford Zuehlke | |
| Subs | SE Missouri State | Richard Jensen (PG), Kevin Gardner (SF) Jesse Roach, Kenneth Vaughn | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | SE Missouri State | SE Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | SE Missouri State | Loren Forehand misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 74-60 |
| 00:25 | SE Missouri State | Norman Porter grabs the offensive board | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | SE Missouri State | Richard Jensen connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Loren Forehand | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Eugene Marthaler runs out the clock | 74-62 |