| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Goran Janoski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Esquer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski | 31-32 |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Kyle Howard loses the dribble to Herman Abbott | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott tips it home | 33-32 |
| 18:37 | Marquette | Miguel Garcia clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | William Esquer blocks the short jumper by Edward Fujita | 33-32 |
| 18:27 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:11 | Marquette | Goran Janoski is fouled on the floor by Francis Szaflarski - foul #1 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Kyle Howard misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Herman Abbott - foul #2 on Herman Abbott, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Kyle Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Kyle Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer is hacked by Miguel Garcia - foul #2 on Miguel Garcia, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Kyle Howard - foul #1 on Kyle Howard, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (SG), Michael Bently (C) Kyle Howard, Bradley Friedman | |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:12 | Marquette | Martin McClaughry is called for the reach on Goran Janoski - foul #3 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SG), Claude Myers (SF), William Britten (PF) Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SG) Goran Janoski | |
| 16:59 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 36-34 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 16:40 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski loses the ball out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF) Francis Szaflarski, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Palmer (SF), Benjamin Coates (PF) William Esquer, Miguel Garcia | |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Martin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | William Britten gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk is hacked by Terry Hatchett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Goran Janoski (PG), Kyle Howard (SG) Terry Hatchett, Martin Thompson | |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:09 | Marquette | Benjamin Coates pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:56 | Marquette | Goran Janoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Michael Bently tips it in | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Bingman (fresh) PF - William Britten (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Myers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Goran Janoski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Coates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bently (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Schwenk | 39-36 |
| 15:37 | Marquette | Goran Janoski loses the dribble to Andrew Steven in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 15:15 | Buffalo | Claude Myers loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Herman Abbott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, Jeffrey Bingman, William Britten, Claude Myers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (PG), William Esquer (SF), Miguel Garcia (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Goran Janoski, Danny Palmer, Benjamin Coates, Michael Bently | |
| 14:59 | Marquette | Miguel Garcia's 3 pointer is rejected by Martin McClaughry | 39-36 |
| 14:58 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | 3 seconds is called on Martin McClaughry | 39-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SG) Kyle Howard | |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett lays it in and he's fouled by Francis Szaflarski - foul #2 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Goran Janoski (PG) Martin Thompson | |
| 14:14 | Marquette | Terry Hatchett makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Miguel Garcia grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | William Esquer buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Goran Janoski and he's hacked by Russell Donmoyer - foul #1 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| 13:36 | Marquette | William Esquer makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | Bradley Friedman swats the layup by Herman Abbott | 39-42 |
| 13:16 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Russell Donmoyer takes the ball from Goran Janoski | 39-42 |
| 12:43 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Francis Szaflarski | 41-42 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Goran Janoski misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francis Szaflarski - foul #3 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF), William Britten (PF), Claude Myers (C) Francis Szaflarski, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Edward Fujita, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kyle Howard (SG), Danny Palmer (SF), Benjamin Coates (PF), Michael Bently (C) Terry Hatchett, William Esquer, Miguel Garcia, Bradley Friedman | |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Goran Janoski misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Goran Janoski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Britten | 41-42 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 11:47 | Marquette | Claude Myers swats the layup by Benjamin Coates | 41-42 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven grabs the board | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Bingman (fresh) PF - William Britten (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Claude Myers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Goran Janoski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Coates (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bently (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Buffalo | William Britten loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG) Jeffrey Bingman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:09 | Marquette | Danny Palmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Howard | 41-44 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk scores on a 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 10:42 | Marquette | Kyle Howard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Goran Janoski | 44-47 |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | William Britten misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 10:25 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven tips it home | 46-47 |
| 10:05 | Marquette | Claude Myers blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Coates | 46-47 |
| 10:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Claude Myers | 46-47 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Claude Myers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Claude Myers | 48-47 |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Francis Szaflarski is called for the reach on Goran Janoski - foul #4 on Francis Szaflarski, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harley Kelly (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Herman Abbott (C) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, William Britten, Claude Myers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Hatchett (SG), William Esquer (SF), Miguel Garcia (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Kyle Howard, Danny Palmer, Benjamin Coates, Michael Bently | |
| 09:15 | Marquette | Goran Janoski misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harley Kelly | 50-47 |
| 08:43 | Marquette | Goran Janoski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Harley Kelly hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Harley Kelly picks off the pass by Goran Janoski | 52-47 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry is fouled on the floor by Terry Hatchett - foul #4 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG) Harley Kelly | |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SG) Goran Janoski | |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-47 |
| 07:43 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman grabs the board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Fujita (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Terry Hatchett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Esquer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Marquette | Martin Thompson's pass is intercepted by Herman Abbott | 52-47 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer hits the finger roll | 54-47 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Bradley Friedman is called for traveling | 54-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Britten (PF) Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kyle Howard (SG), Michael Bently (C) Martin Thompson, Bradley Friedman | |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 06:24 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Miguel Garcia | 54-47 |
| 06:08 | Marquette | William Esquer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-47 |
| 06:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Herman Abbott | 54-47 |
| 05:59 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski is fouled on the floor by Terry Hatchett - foul #5 on Terry Hatchett, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (SG), Andrew Steven (SF), Claude Myers (C) Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Goran Janoski (PG), Danny Palmer (SF), Benjamin Coates (PF) Terry Hatchett, William Esquer, Miguel Garcia | |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk travels with the ball | 54-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Fujita (PF) Francis Szaflarski | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Benjamin Coates loses the dribble to Andrew Schwenk | 54-47 |
| 05:25 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Schwenk | 56-47 |
| 05:12 | Marquette | Danny Palmer misses short on a shot from the left side | 56-47 |
| 05:11 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Andrew Schwenk | 56-47 |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk lays it up and in | 58-47 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Michael Bently can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Edward Fujita - foul #2 on Edward Fujita, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Abbott (C) William Britten | |
| Subs | Marquette | William Esquer (SF), Miguel Garcia (PF) Goran Janoski, Benjamin Coates | |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Michael Bently makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:54 | Marquette | Michael Bently misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 04:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Fujita | 58-48 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott is hacked by Michael Bently - foul #1 on Michael Bently, team foul #6 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, Claude Myers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Bradley Friedman (C) Michael Bently | |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Howard - foul #2 on Kyle Howard, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (PF) Edward Fujita | |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SG) Kyle Howard | |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Marquette | Russell Donmoyer steals the ball from William Esquer | 60-48 |
| 03:52 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer blows the layup | 60-48 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven gets the offensive rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | William Esquer picks off the pass by Herman Abbott | 60-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Danny Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Esquer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Miguel Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradley Friedman (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Marquette | William Esquer misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Martin Thompson can't tip it in | 60-48 |
| 03:06 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Miguel Garcia | 60-48 |
| 02:46 | Marquette | Martin Thompson misses short on a floater from close range | 60-48 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Russell Donmoyer | 60-48 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Russell Donmoyer | 62-48 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | William Esquer is hacked by Martin McClaughry - foul #4 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #9 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harley Kelly (PG), Andrew Schwenk (SG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF), William Britten (PF), Claude Myers (C) Francis Szaflarski, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Andrew Steven, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Benjamin Coates (PF), Michael Bently (C) Miguel Garcia, Bradley Friedman | |
| 02:11 | Marquette | William Esquer makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:11 | Marquette | William Esquer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 01:47 | Marquette | William Esquer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Coates banks in the layup and he's fouled by Jeffrey Bingman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bingman, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SG) Harley Kelly | |
| Subs | Marquette | Goran Janoski (PG) William Esquer | |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Benjamin Coates misses the free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:31 | Marquette | Danny Palmer grabs the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Jeffrey Bingman is called for the reach on Goran Janoski - foul #2 on Jeffrey Bingman, team foul #11 | 62-52 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Goran Janoski makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:13 | Marquette | Goran Janoski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Edward Fujita (PF), Herman Abbott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, Jeffrey Bingman, William Britten, Claude Myers | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kyle Howard (SG), William Esquer (SF), Miguel Garcia (PF), Bradley Friedman (C) Martin Thompson, Danny Palmer, Benjamin Coates, Michael Bently | |
| 00:48 | Buffalo | Edward Fujita hits the finger roll | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Marquette | Goran Janoski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Herman Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF), William Britten (PF), Claude Myers (C) Francis Szaflarski, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Edward Fujita, Herman Abbott | |
| Subs | Marquette | Martin Thompson (SG), Danny Palmer (SF), Benjamin Coates (PF), Michael Bently (C) Kyle Howard, William Esquer, Miguel Garcia, Bradley Friedman | |
| 00:10 | Marquette | Michael Bently throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk runs out the clock | 64-54 |