| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Alfred Heckler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bouffard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Mosher (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Sanderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Sanderson | 42-31 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Richard Sanderson - foul #2 on Richard Sanderson, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:20 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Aaron Walker - foul #3 on Aaron Walker, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy (C) Aaron Walker | |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:54 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Zoran Denisov | 44-35 |
| 18:33 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 18:32 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Zoran Denisov | 44-37 |
| 18:09 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher double dribbles | 44-37 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 44-39 |
| 17:26 | Indiana | Johnnie Rogers is called for the reach on Johnny Mosher - foul #3 on Johnnie Rogers, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Indiana | Roy Smiley (SF), Loren Brown (C) Howard Bouffard, Johnny Mosher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), Robert Emberton (C) Zoran Denisov, Johnnie Rogers | |
| 17:21 | Indiana | Vincent Delee picks off the pass by Loren Brown | 44-39 |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Richard Sanderson - foul #3 on Richard Sanderson, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG), William Crisp (SF), Johnny Mosher (PF) Alfred Heckler, Walter Brooks, Richard Sanderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Spangler (SG) Vincent Delee | |
| 17:13 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:04 | Indiana | William Crisp is fouled on the floor by Oliver Wong - foul #1 on Oliver Wong, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 16:54 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Charles Dowdy - foul #2 on Charles Dowdy, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 16:54 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:54 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Dowdy | 44-42 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Javier Marrero, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ronald Biehl (SF), Scott Pendelton (C) Oliver Wong, Charles Dowdy | |
| 16:20 | Indiana | William Crisp drills a fadeaway from the right side | 46-42 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 16:00 | Indiana | William Crisp snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Justin Hennis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - William Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Mosher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Loren Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Emberton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Pendelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher is fouled on the floor by Scott Pendelton - foul #1 on Scott Pendelton, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Heckler (PG), Walter Brooks (SG), Howard Bouffard (SF), Richard Sanderson (PF) Justin Hennis, Roy Smiley, William Crisp, Johnny Mosher | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Vincent Delee (SG), Oliver Wong (SF), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Javier Marrero, William Spangler, Ronald Biehl, Robert Emberton, Scott Pendelton | |
| 15:42 | Indiana | Walter Brooks clanks a jumper from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 15:41 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 15:32 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:22 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| 14:59 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Aaron Walker | 46-42 |
| 14:44 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong hits a jump hook from close range | 46-44 |
| 14:28 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 14:27 | Indiana | Walter Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:20 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Sanderson | 49-44 |
| 13:56 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-44 |
| 13:55 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:45 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:28 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Zoran Denisov | 49-46 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:17 | Indiana | Loren Brown snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:12 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 13:11 | Indiana | Loren Brown snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:04 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Alfred Heckler is called for the reach on Zoran Denisov in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Heckler, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG), Roy Smiley (SG), William Crisp (SF), Johnny Mosher (PF), Fadey Napieralski (C) Alfred Heckler, Walter Brooks, Howard Bouffard, Richard Sanderson, Loren Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), William Spangler (SG), Ronald Biehl (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Robert Emberton (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Oliver Wong, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 12:35 | Indiana | Roy Smiley pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | William Crisp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero hits a turnaround in the paint set up by William Spangler | 49-48 |
| 12:04 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher hits the finger roll | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Justin Hennis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Smiley (fresh) 3 reb. SF - William Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Mosher (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Fadey Napieralski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Emberton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Mosher - foul #2 on Johnny Mosher, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Walter Brooks (SG) William Crisp | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oliver Wong (SF) Ronald Biehl | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 11:39 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Hennis | 53-50 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Heckler (PG), Richard Sanderson (C) Justin Hennis, Fadey Napieralski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Delee (SG) William Spangler | |
| 11:14 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Johnny Mosher - foul #3 on Johnny Mosher, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Indiana | Howard Bouffard (SF) Roy Smiley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Johnnie Rogers (PF), Aaron Walker (C) Javier Marrero, Charles Dowdy, Robert Emberton | |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 10:48 | Indiana | Johnnie Rogers steals the ball from Richard Sanderson | 53-51 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Zoran Denisov | 53-53 |
| 10:11 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 10:10 | Indiana | Walter Brooks tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Johnnie Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:37 | Indiana | Walter Brooks hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Sanderson | 57-53 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 57-53 |
| 08:56 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Johnnie Rogers | 57-53 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Aaron Walker | 57-56 |
| 08:11 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong is called for traveling | 57-56 |
| Subs | Indiana | Justin Hennis (PG), Roy Smiley (SG), William Crisp (SF), Loren Brown (C) Alfred Heckler, Walter Brooks, Howard Bouffard, Richard Sanderson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), William Spangler (SG), Ronald Biehl (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Robert Emberton (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Oliver Wong, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Justin Hennis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Smiley (fresh) 3 reb. SF - William Crisp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Mosher (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Loren Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Javier Marrero (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Biehl (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Charles Dowdy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Emberton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Indiana | Loren Brown scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Justin Hennis and he's fouled by Robert Emberton - foul #1 on Robert Emberton, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Indiana | Loren Brown makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Charles Dowdy scores on a 3 from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:51 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Justin Hennis | 62-59 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Charles Dowdy is blocked by Loren Brown | 62-59 |
| 06:36 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Johnny Mosher | 62-59 |
| 06:27 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher can't finish the layup | 62-59 |
| 06:26 | Indiana | Roy Smiley hits the follow up shot | 64-59 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Justin Hennis steals it from Charles Dowdy | 64-59 |
| 06:05 | Indiana | Justin Hennis hits the finger roll | 66-59 |
| 05:48 | Buffalo | Robert Emberton scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Javier Marrero | 66-61 |
| 05:37 | Indiana | Johnny Mosher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Hennis | 68-61 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Robert Emberton misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Loren Brown - foul #3 on Loren Brown, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Alfred Heckler (PG), Richard Sanderson (PF), Fadey Napieralski (C) Justin Hennis, Johnny Mosher, Loren Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov (PG), Oliver Wong (SF), Johnnie Rogers (PF) Javier Marrero, Ronald Biehl, Charles Dowdy | |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Robert Emberton misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Robert Emberton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 05:30 | Indiana | Fadey Napieralski gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 05:28 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler's pass is intercepted by Zoran Denisov in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Richard Sanderson steps in front of the Zoran Denisov pass | 68-61 |
| 05:00 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson misses the turnaround in the paint | 68-61 |
| 04:58 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| 04:35 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-61 |
| 04:34 | Indiana | The rebound goes to William Crisp | 70-61 |
| 04:22 | Indiana | Richard Sanderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 70-61 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Robert Emberton grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Johnnie Rogers | 70-63 |
| 04:01 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Walter Brooks (SG), Howard Bouffard (SF), Loren Brown (C) Roy Smiley, William Crisp, Fadey Napieralski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vincent Delee (SG), Aaron Walker (C) William Spangler, Robert Emberton | |
| 03:53 | Indiana | Walter Brooks comes up short on the floater from close range | 70-63 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Aaron Walker pulls down the rebound | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Alfred Heckler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bouffard (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Sanderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Loren Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Zoran Denisov (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Delee (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oliver Wong (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Johnnie Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 03:37 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee snags the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses the lay-in but the foul's on Loren Brown - foul #4 on Loren Brown, team foul #7 | 70-63 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Oliver Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Walter Brooks is hacked by Oliver Wong - foul #2 on Oliver Wong, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Walter Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Walter Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana 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 (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Alfred Heckler steals it from Vincent Delee out of a doubleteam | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Bouffard | 74-64 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Vincent Delee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 74-64 |
| 02:11 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Loren Brown | 74-64 |
| 01:43 | Indiana | Walter Brooks buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Heckler | 77-64 |
| 01:26 | Buffalo | Zoran Denisov is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Zoran Denisov, team foul #9 | 77-64 |
| Subs | Indiana | Johnny Mosher (PF) Loren Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Javier Marrero (PG), William Spangler (SG), Ronald Biehl (SF), Charles Dowdy (PF), Robert Emberton (C) Zoran Denisov, Vincent Delee, Oliver Wong, Johnnie Rogers, Aaron Walker | |
| 00:57 | Indiana | Robert Emberton steals it from Alfred Heckler | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Richard Sanderson is called for the reach on Javier Marrero - foul #4 on Richard Sanderson, team foul #8 | 77-64 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Javier Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Indiana | Robert Emberton denies the turnaround by Alfred Heckler | 77-66 |
| 00:24 | Indiana | Howard Bouffard tips it in | 79-66 |
| 00:18 | Buffalo | Johnny Mosher picks off the pass by Robert Emberton | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Alfred Heckler runs out the clock | 79-66 |