| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bruce Hensley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Galasso (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Clardy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tyron William (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Michael Holcomb picks off the pass by Herman Abbott | 38-33 |
| 19:27 | Illinois State | Tyron William is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Tyron William, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer's floater is tipped away by Andrew Green | 38-33 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Michael Holcomb | 38-33 |
| 18:50 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Tyron William snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:37 | Illinois State | Tyron William connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Oscar Ortiz | 38-36 |
| 18:27 | Buffalo | Tyron William steps in front of the Herman Abbott pass | 38-36 |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Ortiz | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Michael Holcomb - foul #1 on Michael Holcomb, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Michael Hinson (PF), William Britten (C) Edward Fujita, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Harris (SG), Christopher Gregory (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Christopher Clardy, Tyron William, Andrew Green | |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:27 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Glenn Galasso misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | William Britten tips it but misses | 39-42 |
| 17:04 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:49 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory is fouled on the floor by Russell Donmoyer - foul #3 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Walter Arteaga (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Edward Fujita (PF) Bruce Hensley, Glenn Galasso, Russell Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (PG), Tyron William (SF) Oscar Ortiz, Michael Holcomb | |
| 16:36 | Illinois State | John Bennett is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Abbott (C) William Britten | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy (PG), Andrew Green (C) John Bennett, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott clanks a jumper from the right block | 39-42 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 16:03 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris grabs the board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Walter Arteaga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) SF - Michael Hinson (fresh) PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Clardy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leslie Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tyron William (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Illinois State | Tyron William misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Walter Arteaga snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson is whistled for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins (PG), Glenn Galasso (SG), William Britten (PF) Walter Arteaga, Andrew Steven, Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb (SF), David Leggett (PF) Tyron William, Christopher Gregory | |
| 15:12 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Leslie Harris | 39-44 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Wilkins | 41-44 |
| 14:25 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb drills a floater from the left block set up by Christopher Clardy | 41-46 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Glenn Galasso hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Wilkins | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb clanks a runner from close range | 44-46 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Glenn Galasso snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | William Britten misses long on a floater in the lane | 44-46 |
| 13:42 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 13:41 | Illinois State | Andrew Green pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:30 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Andrew Green tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Daniel Wilkins | 44-46 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott can't finish the uncontested layup | 44-46 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | William Britten snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Glenn Galasso loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Hensley (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Claude Myers (C) Glenn Galasso, Michael Hinson, William Britten, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Bennett (PG), Oscar Ortiz (SG), Tyron William (SF), Christopher Gregory (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Christopher Clardy, Leslie Harris, Michael Holcomb, David Leggett, Andrew Green | |
| 12:47 | Illinois State | Daniel Wilkins picks off the pass by Christopher Gregory | 44-46 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins lays it in | 46-46 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Russell Donmoyer - foul #4 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Walter Arteaga (SG), Andrew Steven (SF) Daniel Wilkins, Russell Donmoyer | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:31 | Illinois State | Tyron William grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:11 | Illinois State | Tyron William misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 12:10 | Illinois State | Tyron William gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 11:54 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory misses short on a floater from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Walter Arteaga | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Bruce Hensley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Arteaga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Steven (fresh) PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Myers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - John Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tyron William (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Gregory - foul #3 on Christopher Gregory, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins (PG), Glenn Galasso (SG), William Britten (C) Bruce Hensley, Andrew Steven, Claude Myers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb (SF) Christopher Gregory | |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:25 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:14 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Tyron William | 48-49 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins is hacked by Oscar Ortiz - foul #3 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Claude Myers (C) Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy (PG), Eduardo Estrada (SG), David Leggett (PF), Andrew Green (C) John Bennett, Oscar Ortiz, Tyron William, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Claude Myers tips it home | 50-49 |
| 10:15 | Illinois State | Andrew Green misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy tips it in | 50-51 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins hits a 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Eduardo Estrada misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Wilkins - foul #4 on Daniel Wilkins, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Hensley (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Michael Hinson (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Herman Abbott (C) Daniel Wilkins, Glenn Galasso, Walter Arteaga, William Britten, Claude Myers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz (PG), Tyron William (SF), Christopher Gregory (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Christopher Clardy, Michael Holcomb, David Leggett, Andrew Green | |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Eduardo Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:20 | Illinois State | Eduardo Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Hensley | 55-53 |
| 08:57 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz is fouled on the floor by Bruce Hensley - foul #1 on Bruce Hensley, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Harris (SG) Eduardo Estrada | |
| 08:48 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-53 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 55-53 |
| 08:28 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Christopher Gregory | 55-53 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Hensley - foul #2 on Bruce Hensley, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Galasso (SG), Walter Arteaga (SF) Andrew Steven, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb (SF) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:03 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Bruce Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins (PG), Russell Donmoyer (SF) Bruce Hensley, Walter Arteaga | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 07:43 | Illinois State | Tyron William lays it up and in set up by Oscar Ortiz | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Daniel Wilkins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Glenn Galasso (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leslie Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Holcomb (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyron William (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Gregory - foul #4 on Christopher Gregory, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Britten (C) Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Green (C) Tyron William | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:07 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory is hacked by William Britten - foul #2 on William Britten, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy (PG), David Leggett (PF) Oscar Ortiz, Christopher Gregory | |
| 06:56 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 06:55 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 06:54 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy tips it home | 57-59 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 06:35 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Andrew Green | 57-59 |
| 06:16 | Illinois State | Andrew Green drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Holcomb | 57-61 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Glenn Galasso misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 57-61 |
| 05:57 | Illinois State | David Leggett gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:38 | Illinois State | Michael Hinson swats the short shot by Christopher Clardy | 57-61 |
| 05:36 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to David Leggett | 57-61 |
| 05:21 | Illinois State | Daniel Wilkins picks off the pass by Michael Holcomb | 57-61 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Fujita (PF), Herman Abbott (C) Michael Hinson, William Britten | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz (SG), Tyron William (PF), Giuseppe Bruno (C) Leslie Harris, David Leggett, Andrew Green | |
| 05:09 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| 04:49 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 57-61 |
| 04:47 | Illinois State | Tyron William tips it home | 57-63 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins is fouled on the floor by Oscar Ortiz - foul #4 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Leslie Harris (SG), Christopher Gregory (PF) Christopher Clardy, Michael Holcomb | |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:58 | Illinois State | Leslie Harris makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Gregory | 59-66 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Christopher Gregory steals it from Herman Abbott | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Daniel Wilkins (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Glenn Galasso (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leslie Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tyron William (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Gregory (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Giuseppe Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois State | Edward Fujita swats the shot by Oscar Ortiz | 59-66 |
| 03:22 | Illinois State | Christopher Gregory tips it in | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Daniel Wilkins | 61-68 |
| 02:59 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy (PG), Michael Holcomb (SF), Andrew Green (C) Leslie Harris, Christopher Gregory, Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 02:41 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Clardy | 61-71 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Glenn Galasso misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-71 |
| 02:17 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Tyron William | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:11 | Illinois State | Oscar Ortiz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-71 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Andrew Green grabs the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:49 | Illinois State | Tyron William knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Holcomb | 61-74 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Andrew Green denies the turnaround by Glenn Galasso | 61-74 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 01:25 | Buffalo | Daniel Wilkins hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-74 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Tyron William buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Galasso | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb is hacked by Glenn Galasso in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Galasso, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bruce Hensley (PG), Walter Arteaga (SG), Michael Hinson (SF), William Britten (PF), Claude Myers (C) Daniel Wilkins, Glenn Galasso, Russell Donmoyer, Edward Fujita, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Giuseppe Bruno (C) Andrew Green | |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:55 | Illinois State | Michael Holcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Tyron William knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Giuseppe Bruno and he's hacked by Claude Myers - foul #2 on Claude Myers, team foul #8 | 66-81 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Andrew Green (C) Giuseppe Bruno | |
| 00:21 | Illinois State | Tyron William makes the free throw | 66-82 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Michael Holcomb is called for the reach on Michael Hinson - foul #2 on Michael Holcomb, team foul #8 | 66-82 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Michael Hinson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Christopher Clardy runs out the clock | 68-82 |