| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Denman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Kerstein (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lazaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joe Gil | 26-35 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Larry Service double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 19:17 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro banks in the layup set up by Joe Gil | 26-37 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Larry Service connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Ronald Kerstein - foul #1 on Ronald Kerstein, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:37 | Iowa State | Joe Gil double dribbles | 29-37 |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Robert Bass buries a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Warren Lazaro - foul #1 on Warren Lazaro, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (C) Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte (PF) Warren Lazaro | |
| 18:17 | Buffalo | Robert Bass makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:59 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein is fouled on the floor by Joseph Burkett - foul #1 on Joseph Burkett, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG), Craig McCollester (SG), Chester Johnson (C) Joseph Burkett, Larry Service, Ernest Denman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:46 | Iowa State | Joe Gil loses the dribble to Milton Schwarzenbach | 32-37 |
| 17:44 | Buffalo | Haywood Aponte steps in front of the Craig McCollester pass in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 17:22 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Richardson | 32-37 |
| 17:06 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Gil | 32-39 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester drills a 3 from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 16:31 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Joe Gil | 35-42 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 16:11 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 15:46 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 15:45 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte tips it in | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig McCollester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (tiring) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Ronald Kerstein (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scotty Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Haywood Aponte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-44 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Robert Bass misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-44 |
| 15:25 | Iowa State | Joe Gil gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 15:01 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte blows the layup but he's hacked by Craig McCollester - foul #1 on Craig McCollester, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Larry Service (SG), Ernest Denman (SF), Douglas Hoag (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Milton Schwarzenbach, Craig McCollester, Larry Szymanowski, Robert Bass, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), James Samora (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Joe Gil, Scotty Roberts, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 15:01 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:01 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | James Samora steps in front of the Larry Service pass in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 14:40 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 14:38 | Iowa State | James Samora gets the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:26 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 14:24 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro hits the follow up shot | 35-47 |
| 14:15 | Buffalo | Larry Service comes up short on the floater from the right side | 35-47 |
| 14:13 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 13:54 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 13:49 | Buffalo | James Samora steals the ball from Ernest Denman in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 13:48 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the easy layup | 35-47 |
| 13:46 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte can't tip it in | 35-47 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Larry Service grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | Warren Lazaro picks off the pass by Larry Service in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 13:17 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte is fouled on the floor by Dominic Cameron - foul #2 on Dominic Cameron, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (SG), Robert Bass (PF) Larry Service, Douglas Hoag | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Willie Albright (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Robert Lankford, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| 12:56 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Gil | 35-49 |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Burkett | 38-49 |
| 12:27 | Iowa State | Joe Gil connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 12:04 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett double dribbles | 38-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF), Larry Szymanowski (PF), Chester Johnson (C) Joseph Burkett, Ernest Denman, Robert Bass, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG) Ronald Kerstein | |
| 11:38 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the lay-in | 38-52 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (tiring) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Albright (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Lazaro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chester Johnson | 41-52 |
| 11:03 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro is hacked by Larry Szymanowski - foul #1 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Robert Bass (PF) Milton Schwarzenbach, Douglas Hoag | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), James Samora (PF) Robert Lankford, Willie Albright, Warren Lazaro | |
| 10:48 | Iowa State | Joe Gil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (SG) Larry Service | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson blows the layup | 41-52 |
| 10:28 | Iowa State | Joe Gil grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | James Samora buries a floater from the right block | 41-54 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Robert Bass tips it in | 43-54 |
| 09:41 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-54 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig McCollester | 43-54 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 09:32 | Buffalo | Edward Plant grabs the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Joe Gil grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 09:00 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Bass - foul #2 on Robert Bass, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Larry Service (SG), Ernest Denman (SF), Douglas Hoag (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Edward Plant, Larry Szymanowski, Robert Bass, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (PG), Willie Albright (SG), Warren Lazaro (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Joe Gil, Ronald Kerstein, James Samora, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 09:00 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:00 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:00 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Larry Service hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Hoag | 46-55 |
| 08:12 | Iowa State | Willie Albright makes the 3 from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 07:55 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 07:32 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bass (PF), Milton Schwarzenbach (C) Douglas Hoag, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), James Samora (SF) Willie Albright, Scotty Roberts | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Denman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Schwarzenbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Samora (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Lazaro (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 07:05 | Iowa State | James Samora pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 06:44 | Iowa State | Larry Service is called for the reach on Ronald Kerstein - foul #3 on Larry Service, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Joseph Burkett, Larry Service, Ernest Denman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Jonathan Richardson (C) Robert Lankford, Warren Lazaro | |
| 06:31 | Iowa State | James Samora blows the layup | 46-58 |
| 06:30 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson hits the follow up shot | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Robert Bass's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Richardson | 46-60 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | Joe Gil comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Bass - foul #3 on Robert Bass, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron (C) Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF) James Samora | |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Bass | 48-61 |
| 05:36 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scotty Roberts, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett (PG), Ernest Denman (SF) Craig McCollester, Larry Szymanowski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Scotty Roberts, Haywood Aponte | |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Joseph Burkett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Ernest Denman misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 48-61 |
| 05:19 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 04:57 | Iowa State | Joseph Burkett takes the ball from Willie Albright | 48-61 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Robert Bass is denied on a layup by Warren Lazaro | 48-61 |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:12 | Iowa State | Willie Albright's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Bass | 48-61 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Robert Bass gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jonathan Richardson - foul #3 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Larry Service (SG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Chester Johnson (PF) Joseph Burkett, Milton Schwarzenbach, Ernest Denman, Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Haywood Aponte (C) Ronald Kerstein, Willie Albright, Jonathan Richardson | |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chester Johnson - foul #2 on Chester Johnson, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF) Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), James Samora (SF) Joe Gil, Scotty Roberts | |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Samora (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Warren Lazaro (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Buffalo | Haywood Aponte steals it from Craig McCollester | 50-62 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | James Samora comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Douglas Hoag - foul #1 on Douglas Hoag, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (SG) Larry Service | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF) Ronald Kerstein, Warren Lazaro | |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | James Samora makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | James Samora makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 02:19 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Willie Albright is called for the reach on Edward Plant - foul #2 on Willie Albright, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Milton Schwarzenbach (PG) Craig McCollester | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson (C) Scotty Roberts | |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson can't finish the layup | 50-64 |
| 01:47 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 50-66 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag travels in the backcourt | 50-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (SG) Edward Plant | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:12 | Iowa State | Larry Szymanowski steals the ball from Robert Lankford | 50-66 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Iowa State | James Samora scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Lankford | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Milton Schwarzenbach | 54-68 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Chester Johnson - foul #3 on Chester Johnson, team foul #10 | 54-68 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses the wide open shot in the paint | 54-70 |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford runs out the clock | 54-70 |