| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Tony Smith inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Daniel Hage takes the ball from Corey Maughan | 26-21 |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Hage | 26-23 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Maughan | 28-23 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #2 on Ted Volpe, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Roger Hempel (PF) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Clarence Hughes | |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Corey Maughan swats the short shot by Shawn Kale | 29-26 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Tony Smith misses the easy layup | 29-26 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 17:48 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Tony Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson tips it home | 31-29 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury is called for traveling | 31-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (SG), Willie Zane (C) Marvin Henry, Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Robert Carroll (C) Glenn Fleury, Shawn Kale, Paul Comacho | |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:45 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel makes the jump hook in the lane | 33-32 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll's pass is intercepted by Edward Bergantzel | 33-32 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Donald Bell hits the finger roll set up by Edward Bergantzel | 35-32 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Don Reder (PF), Corey Maughan (C) Edward Bergantzel, Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Hage (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Shawn Kale (PF), Paul Comacho (C) Erich Townsend, Christopher Clark, Roger Hempel, Robert Carroll | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Reder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shawn Kale (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Paul Comacho steals the ball from Donald Bell | 35-32 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Corey Maughan snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Corey Maughan makes the floater from the baseline set up by Donald Bell | 37-32 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Corey Maughan - foul #3 on Corey Maughan, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG), Timothy Fetzer (PF) Donald Bell, Willie Zane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Paul Comacho | |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Erich Townsend steps in front of the Edward Bergantzel pass | 37-34 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-34 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 13:31 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-34 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Henry | 37-34 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Corey Maughan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Carroll - foul #1 on Robert Carroll, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (SG), Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF) Marvin Henry, Don Reder, Timothy Fetzer | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Paul Comacho (C) Erich Townsend, Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, Robert Carroll | |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Corey Maughan makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Corey Maughan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Clark | 39-37 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Corey Maughan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Corey Maughan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hage (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Kale (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Buffalo | Corey Maughan picks off the pass by Daniel Hage | 39-37 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Tony Smith tips it in | 41-37 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Comacho | 41-40 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Tony Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-40 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Christopher Clark knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Volpe | 41-43 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Donald Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Tony Smith tips it home | 43-43 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Tony Smith grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale tips it home | 43-45 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Corey Maughan makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Donald Bell | 45-45 |
| 08:52 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Tony Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 08:22 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho is hacked by Corey Maughan - foul #4 on Corey Maughan, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Willie Zane (SF), Don Reder (PF), Ivan Lakowski (C) Edward Bergantzel, Donald Bell, Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson, Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Clarence Hughes (SF), Roger Hempel (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Christopher Clark, Shawn Kale, Paul Comacho | |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Don Reder grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Zane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Reder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Lakowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-45 |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes misses the shot in the lane | 45-45 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Willie Zane pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Marvin Henry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Hempel | 45-45 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Don Reder - foul #1 on Don Reder, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (SG), Shawn Kale (C) Glenn Fleury, Robert Carroll | |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Don Reder gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Ivan Lakowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Roger Hempel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (PG), Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF) Michael Griffith, Don Reder, Ivan Lakowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Carroll (C) Roger Hempel | |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Willie Zane misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Willie Zane snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Marvin Henry connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Willie Zane - foul #2 on Willie Zane, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG), Corey Maughan (C) Marvin Henry, Willie Zane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Donald Bell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll tips it in | 48-50 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Donald Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 04:32 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Tony Smith is hacked by Ted Volpe - foul #3 on Ted Volpe, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Willie Zane (C) Donald Bell, Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Roger Hempel (PF), Paul Comacho (C) Ted Volpe, Shawn Kale, Robert Carroll | |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie Zane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Erich Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Hughes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roger Hempel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Fleury | 48-55 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson is hacked by Paul Comacho - foul #3 on Paul Comacho, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Don Reder (PF), Ivan Lakowski (C) Edward Bergantzel, Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Shawn Kale (PF) Erich Townsend, Glenn Fleury, Roger Hempel | |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Don Reder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Don Reder tips it home | 50-55 |
| 02:42 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 50-55 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho tips it home | 50-57 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG), Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF) Michael Griffith, Don Reder, Ivan Lakowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG), Glenn Fleury (SG), Robert Carroll (C) Ted Volpe, Daniel Hage, Paul Comacho | |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Marvin Henry scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Robert Carroll is fouled on the floor by Edward Bergantzel - foul #3 on Edward Bergantzel, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Daniel Hage (SG), Roger Hempel (PF), Paul Comacho (C) Erich Townsend, Glenn Fleury, Clarence Hughes, Robert Carroll | |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho drills a jumper from the right block set up by Roger Hempel | 52-59 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Volpe - foul #4 on Ted Volpe, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Corey Maughan (C) Willie Zane | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clarence Hughes (SF) Roger Hempel | |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Corey Maughan denies the turnaround by Paul Comacho | 54-59 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Corey Maughan gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Corey Maughan double dribbles | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Daniel Hage is called for a backcourt violation | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa 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 (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Marvin Henry hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 54-59 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Shawn Kale | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | Edward Bergantzel is called for the reach on Shawn Kale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Bergantzel, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Erich Townsend (PG) Ted Volpe | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Corey Maughan is called for the reach on Erich Townsend - foul #5 on Corey Maughan, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Willie Zane (C) Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Erich Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Willie Zane drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho is hacked by Edward Bergantzel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Bergantzel, team foul #8 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (PG) Edward Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG) Erich Townsend | |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Paul Comacho makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Tony Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Henry | 60-61 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Donald Bell is called for the reach on Shawn Kale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Bell, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Shawn Kale misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Willie Zane | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Willie Zane misses short on a halfcourt shot | 60-62 |