| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Knipp (fresh) SF - Henry Teeter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Keels (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brandenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay misses the lay-in but the foul's on Corey Knipp - foul #3 on Corey Knipp, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Montez (SG) Corey Knipp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:20 | Iowa State | Gary Laplant steps in front of the James Brandenburg pass | 28-37 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman loses the dribble to James Brandenburg | 28-37 |
| 18:40 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-37 |
| 18:38 | Iowa State | Michael Montez misses the tip | 28-37 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | James Brandenburg steps in front of the Horace Mahler pass | 28-37 |
| 18:10 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Nay | 28-37 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to James Brandenburg | 28-37 |
| 17:40 | Iowa State | Jack Penniman steals it from Michael Montez | 28-37 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Henry Teeter is called for the reach on Gary Laplant - foul #3 on Henry Teeter, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley (SF) Henry Teeter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Ronald Vogt (PF) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington | |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| 16:44 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Clifford Nordquist (C) Horace Mahler, Kenneth Nay | |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-37 |
| 16:28 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Aaron Quigley | 28-37 |
| 16:21 | Iowa State | Mark Keels is whistled for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Brandenburg - foul #2 on James Brandenburg, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 16:04 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to James Brandenburg | 28-37 |
| 15:45 | Iowa State | Mark Keels knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Howard Abraham | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Montez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Aaron Quigley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Keels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brandenburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | James Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Vogt | 30-39 |
| 15:08 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Mark Keels is blocked by Clifford Nordquist | 30-39 |
| 15:06 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley tips it home | 32-39 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | William Smith can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:56 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-39 |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:02 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Nordquist | 32-41 |
| 13:36 | Iowa State | William Smith is called for the reach on Aaron Quigley - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Corey Knipp (SG), Henry Teeter (SF) Michael Montez, Mark Keels | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Kenneth Nay (C) William Smith, James Thomas, Jack Penniman, Ronald Vogt, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 13:20 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Henry Teeter is blocked by Edward Herrington | 32-41 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Herrington | 32-43 |
| 12:58 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham can't connect on a floater from the left side | 32-43 |
| 12:57 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 12:33 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-43 |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Herrington | 32-43 |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Laws (C) James Brandenburg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:57 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-43 |
| 11:55 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 11:45 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy lays it in uncontested set up by Horace Mahler | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Knipp (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Henry Teeter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Quigley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Laws (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 10:54 | Iowa State | Henry Teeter snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 10:26 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Howard Abraham is called for the reach on Horace Mahler - foul #1 on Howard Abraham, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Keels (PF), James Brandenburg (C) Aaron Quigley, William Laws | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), James Thomas (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Ronald Vogt (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Horace Mahler, Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Edward Herrington, Kenneth Nay | |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | William Smith's pass is intercepted by Henry Teeter | 35-45 |
| 09:29 | Iowa State | Mark Keels is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| 09:13 | Iowa State | Mark Keels throws it down | 37-45 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt misses the jump hook from the left block | 37-45 |
| 09:05 | Iowa State | Mark Keels snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 08:45 | Iowa State | Clifford Nordquist steals it from Howard Abraham | 37-45 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Howard Abraham takes the ball from Jack Penniman | 37-45 |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | Corey Knipp dunks the ball on a great pass from Howard Abraham | 39-45 |
| 08:16 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 08:15 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 07:46 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Brandenburg | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Howard Abraham (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Corey Knipp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Teeter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Keels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brandenburg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Smith | 41-47 |
| 07:01 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg misses badly on a shot near the basket | 41-47 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Howard Abraham - foul #2 on Howard Abraham, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Montez (PG) Howard Abraham | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Edward Herrington (PF), Kenneth Nay (C) William Smith, James Thomas, Ronald Vogt, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:54 | Iowa State | Mark Keels gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:31 | Iowa State | Mark Keels misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 06:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jack Penniman | 41-48 |
| 06:22 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses badly on a runner in the lane | 41-48 |
| 06:20 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Herrington | 41-48 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman tips it home | 41-50 |
| 05:45 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg misses short on a runner in the paint | 41-50 |
| 05:43 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 41-50 |
| 05:36 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 05:14 | Iowa State | Mark Keels scores on a jumper from the left side | 43-50 |
| 04:55 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman is fouled on the floor by Henry Teeter - foul #4 on Henry Teeter, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley (SF), William Laws (PF) Henry Teeter, Mark Keels | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF), Ronald Vogt (PF) Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington | |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Nay | 43-53 |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | Glen Tweedy picks off the pass by James Brandenburg | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:08 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg grabs the board | 43-53 |
| 03:39 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 43-53 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Ronald Vogt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Michael Montez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Corey Knipp (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Quigley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Laws (fresh) C - James Brandenburg (tiring) 6 pts. 15 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Horace Mahler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Vogt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Nay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Howard Abraham (PG), Henry Teeter (SF) Michael Montez, James Brandenburg | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), James Thomas (SG), Edward Herrington (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Horace Mahler, Gary Laplant, Ronald Vogt, Kenneth Nay | |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | Corey Knipp connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Teeter | 45-53 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Keels (PF) William Laws | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Horace Mahler (PG), Jack Penniman (SF), Kenneth Nay (C) William Smith, Glen Tweedy, Clifford Nordquist | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Teeter - foul #5 on Henry Teeter, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Laws (C) Henry Teeter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Mark Keels grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | Iowa State | Mark Keels is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Howard Abraham | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Penniman | 47-53 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jack Penniman | 47-55 |
| 02:00 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-55 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:51 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington can't throw it down | 47-55 |
| 01:49 | Iowa State | William Laws snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 01:49 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Brandenburg (C) William Laws | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG) James Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kenneth Nay - foul #3 on Kenneth Nay, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| 01:40 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:40 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 49-55 |
| 01:20 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:08 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 01:07 | Iowa State | James Brandenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:50 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington drills a floater from close range | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State 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 (0) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay is hacked by Corey Knipp in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Knipp, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF), Ronald Vogt (PF) Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State 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 (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-59 |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | Aaron Quigley gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Howard Abraham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Kenneth Nay snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Horace Mahler runs out the clock | 52-59 |