| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wade Wilke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Ruggles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Humphrey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Josh Ambriz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garry Spurr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:52 | Buffalo | John Ruggles connects on the 3 from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Humphrey | 32-31 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Jack Humphrey takes the ball from Rex Waite | 32-31 |
| 19:09 | Northern Illinois University | Danny Shirley is called for the reach on Josh Ambriz - foul #3 on Danny Shirley, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 19:01 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rex Waite | 35-33 |
| 18:22 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 18:21 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Larry Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rex Waite | 38-33 |
| 17:40 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Theodore Daigle | 38-36 |
| 17:28 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Ruggles | 40-36 |
| 17:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace tips it in | 40-38 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 16:47 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ricky Wallace | 40-38 |
| 16:43 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:27 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr is fouled on the floor by Wade Wilke - foul #3 on Wade Wilke, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG), Jonathan Haugland (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Dale Sales (SF), Michael McMutry (PF), Ron Hannah (C) Theodore Daigle, Jack Humphrey, Ricky Wallace, Josh Ambriz, Garry Spurr | |
| 16:14 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | John Ruggles grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:00 | Buffalo | John Ruggles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 15:58 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales grabs the board | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jonathan Haugland (fresh) SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 4 ast. PF - John Ruggles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) SF - Dale Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McMutry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ron Hannah (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ron Hannah | 40-40 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Marvin Carlton steps in front of the Bradley Addis pass | 40-40 |
| 15:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry makes the 3 from the left corner set up by David Feder | 40-43 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Ron Hannah - foul #1 on Ron Hannah, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Jonathan Haugland, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Garry Spurr (C) David Feder, Marvin Carlton, Dale Sales | |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 14:30 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jack Humphrey | 40-45 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Winberg | 43-45 |
| 13:56 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Bradley Addis, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace (SF), Josh Ambriz (PF) Michael McMutry, Ron Hannah | |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Garry Spurr - foul #2 on Garry Spurr, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG) Theodore Daigle | |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:13 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-45 |
| 12:54 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is fouled on the floor by Garry Spurr - foul #3 on Garry Spurr, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Bradley Addis (SF) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG) Jack Humphrey | |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jared Speer | 48-45 |
| 12:22 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marvin Carlton | 48-47 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | The jumper by Rex Waite is denied by Ricky Wallace | 48-47 |
| 12:09 | Northern Illinois University | Garry Spurr grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 11:40 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Josh Ambriz | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Josh Ambriz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garry Spurr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Garry Spurr - foul #4 on Garry Spurr, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Jared Speer, Bradley Addis, Oleg Zdanowicz | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Dale Sales (SF), Michael McMutry (PF), Ron Hannah (C) David Feder, Marvin Carlton, Ricky Wallace, Josh Ambriz, Garry Spurr | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Danny Shirley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | The refs have stopped play. Danny Shirley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 49-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Randy Dishman (PG), Craig Winberg (C) Rex Waite, Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 11:14 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Theodore Daigle | 49-52 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Larry Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 49-52 |
| 10:57 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:53 | Northern Illinois University | Randy Dishman is called for the reach on Theodore Daigle - foul #1 on Randy Dishman, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (PG) Randy Dishman | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 10:40 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 49-52 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 10:22 | Buffalo | Dale Sales takes the ball from Bradley Addis | 49-52 |
| 10:02 | Northern Illinois University | Wade Wilke steps in front of the Dale Sales pass | 49-52 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Smith | 52-52 |
| 09:29 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG), Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Bradley Addis, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace (SF) Dale Sales | |
| 09:08 | Buffalo | John Ruggles blows the layup | 52-52 |
| 09:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on John Ruggles - foul #1 on John Ruggles, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz (PF) Michael McMutry | |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:01 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:01 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Larry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 08:55 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 08:39 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Rex Waite - foul #1 on Rex Waite, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Craig Winberg (C) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Marvin Carlton (SG), Dale Sales (C) Theodore Daigle, Jack Humphrey, Ron Hannah | |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:35 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 08:13 | Buffalo | Rex Waite hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Oleg Zdanowicz | 55-53 |
| 07:51 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry (SF), Garry Spurr (C) Ricky Wallace, Dale Sales | |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Michael McMutry takes the ball from Jared Speer | 55-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Winberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael McMutry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Josh Ambriz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garry Spurr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry loses the dribble to Rex Waite | 55-53 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:37 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Rex Waite, Jared Speer, Oleg Zdanowicz, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF) David Feder, Marvin Carlton, Josh Ambriz | |
| 06:14 | Buffalo | Larry Smith connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Ruggles | 61-53 |
| 05:56 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 05:54 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace can't tip it in | 61-53 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Larry Smith gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ricky Wallace - foul #1 on Ricky Wallace, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (PG) Bradley Addis | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Larry Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:16 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry clanks a jumper near the basket | 62-53 |
| 05:14 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:54 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Humphrey | 62-56 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | John Ruggles comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Garry Spurr - foul #5 on Garry Spurr, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rex Waite (PG) Jared Speer | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales (SF), Josh Ambriz (PF), Ron Hannah (C) Ricky Wallace, Michael McMutry, Garry Spurr | |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:34 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 04:33 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz grabs the offensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:22 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Ruggles | 63-56 |
| 03:59 | Buffalo | John Ruggles buries a runner from the left block | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Sales and he's fouled by Rex Waite - foul #2 on Rex Waite, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jared Speer (SG), Bradley Addis (SF), Oleg Zdanowicz (PF) Larry Smith, Wade Wilke, John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (SG) Jack Humphrey | |
| 03:46 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:23 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rex Waite (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Speer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Addis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Oleg Zdanowicz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Shirley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Feder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Josh Ambriz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Theodore Daigle and he's fouled by Danny Shirley - foul #4 on Danny Shirley, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Winberg (C) Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Michael McMutry (PF) Theodore Daigle, Josh Ambriz | |
| 03:17 | Northern Illinois University | Dale Sales makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 68-62 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Smith (SG), Wade Wilke (SF), John Ruggles (PF), Danny Shirley (C) Jared Speer, Bradley Addis, Oleg Zdanowicz, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Josh Ambriz (PF) David Feder, Marvin Carlton, Dale Sales, Michael McMutry | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah blows the layup but he's hacked by John Ruggles - foul #2 on John Ruggles, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:33 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah misses the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 02:33 | Buffalo | John Ruggles snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 68-62 |
| 02:13 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:02 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Shirley - foul #5 on Danny Shirley, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Oleg Zdanowicz (C) Danny Shirley | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 02:02 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 02:02 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | John Ruggles hits the finger roll set up by Rex Waite | 70-64 |
| 01:22 | Northern Illinois University | John Ruggles steals it from Ron Hannah | 70-64 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 00:55 | Northern Illinois University | Ron Hannah pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Josh Ambriz is blocked by Oleg Zdanowicz | 70-64 |
| 00:47 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey is hacked by Oleg Zdanowicz - foul #1 on Oleg Zdanowicz, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | John Ruggles is hacked by Theodore Daigle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #8 | 70-66 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | John Ruggles makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:43 | Buffalo | John Ruggles misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:43 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Ron Hannah | 71-66 |
| 00:39 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke is hacked by Theodore Daigle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Winberg (C) John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Wade Wilke makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:29 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Josh Ambriz | 73-69 |
| 00:29 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Bradley Addis (SF), John Ruggles (PF) Wade Wilke, Craig Winberg | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Humphrey - foul #2 on Jack Humphrey, team foul #10 | 73-69 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:20 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-69 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Bradley Addis pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig Winberg (C) John Ruggles | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Jack Humphrey is called for the reach on Larry Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Humphrey, team foul #11 | 75-69 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Larry Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:09 | Northern Illinois University | Jack Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 00:07 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace snags the offensive board | 77-69 |
| 00:05 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Humphrey | 77-72 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Daigle - foul #4 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Craig Winberg makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace clanks a halfcourt shot | 79-72 |