| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stephen Hayes (fresh) SG - Don Bilger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert McCullough (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Telek Zimmerly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Northern Arizona | Douglas Hoag is called for the reach on Richard Harper - foul #3 on Douglas Hoag, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski (SF) Douglas Hoag | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 19:17 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Telek Zimmerly | 31-34 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Larry Service buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Bass | 34-34 |
| 18:48 | Northern Arizona | Telek Zimmerly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-34 |
| 18:46 | Buffalo | Larry Service grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron is called for traveling | 34-34 |
| 18:23 | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Service - foul #2 on Larry Service, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 18:23 | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 18:23 | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:07 | Buffalo | Edward Plant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Larry Service snags the offensive board | 34-36 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Robert Bass scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dominic Cameron | 36-36 |
| 17:30 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough's pass is intercepted by Robert Bass | 36-36 |
| 17:22 | Buffalo | Dominic Cameron misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-36 |
| 17:21 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:09 | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger drills a jumper in the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Edward Plant is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hayes - foul #1 on Stephen Hayes, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Craig Parker (SG), Chester Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Larry Service, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Tarwater (PG), Mark Daniels (SG), Robert Hudson (SF), Dustin Pleasant (PF), Keith Mangrum (C) Stephen Hayes, Don Bilger, Robert McCullough, Richard Harper, Telek Zimmerly | |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 16:40 | Northern Arizona | Keith Mangrum pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:20 | Northern Arizona | Dustin Pleasant can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Szymanowski - foul #2 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG), Tim Johnson (C) Larry Szymanowski, Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 16:20 | Northern Arizona | Dustin Pleasant misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:20 | Northern Arizona | Dustin Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson is hacked by Dustin Pleasant - foul #2 on Dustin Pleasant, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag (SF) Gary Donnelly | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper (PF), Telek Zimmerly (C) David Tarwater, Keith Mangrum | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Parker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mark Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dustin Pleasant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Telek Zimmerly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | Tim Johnson misses the easy layup | 36-39 |
| 15:30 | Northern Arizona | Telek Zimmerly grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:07 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hudson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Daniels | 36-42 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Tim Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Larry Service (SG), Robert Bass (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Craig McCollester, Craig Parker, Chester Johnson, Tim Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes (PG), Don Bilger (SG), Robert McCullough (SF) Robert Hudson, Mark Daniels, Dustin Pleasant | |
| 14:30 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 14:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Larry Service | 36-42 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag's fadeaway is rejected by Telek Zimmerly | 36-42 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Dominic Cameron | 36-42 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Larry Service can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Harper - foul #3 on Richard Harper, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Dustin Pleasant (PF), Keith Mangrum (C) Richard Harper, Telek Zimmerly | |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Larry Service makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:35 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Don Bilger | 38-45 |
| 13:20 | Buffalo | Robert Bass knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Douglas Hoag | 40-45 |
| 13:01 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Larry Service | 40-45 |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Robert McCullough steps in front of the Larry Service pass | 40-45 |
| 12:38 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 12:36 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough tips it back up and in | 40-47 |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 12:17 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Don Bilger | 40-47 |
| 12:12 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Hoag - foul #4 on Douglas Hoag, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG), Larry Szymanowski (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Douglas Hoag, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Hudson (PG), Mark Daniels (SG), Richard Harper (PF), Telek Zimmerly (C) Stephen Hayes, Don Bilger, Dustin Pleasant, Keith Mangrum | |
| 12:12 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:12 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Larry Service scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Szymanowski | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Craig McCollester (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Service (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Szymanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mark Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert McCullough (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zimmerly (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Northern Arizona | Larry Service takes the ball from Mark Daniels | 43-49 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson misses the easy layup | 43-49 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 11:02 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Telek Zimmerly | 43-49 |
| 10:48 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough is fouled on the floor by Larry Szymanowski - foul #3 on Larry Szymanowski, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Dominic Cameron (C) Larry Service, Robert Bass | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes (PG), Don Bilger (SG) Mark Daniels, Robert McCullough | |
| 10:32 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hudson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 10:30 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 10:15 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 10:13 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Telek Zimmerly | 43-49 |
| 10:00 | Northern Arizona | Telek Zimmerly hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Edward Plant - foul #1 on Edward Plant, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bass (PF) Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Dustin Pleasant (PF) Richard Harper | |
| 10:00 | Northern Arizona | Telek Zimmerly misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Craig McCollester | 43-51 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 09:34 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski makes the jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Plant - foul #2 on Edward Plant, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Donnelly (PG), Larry Service (SG), Craig Parker (SF), Chester Johnson (C) Edward Plant, Craig McCollester, Larry Szymanowski, Dominic Cameron | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper (PF), Keith Mangrum (C) Robert Hudson, Telek Zimmerly | |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:52 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | The jumper by Craig Parker is denied by Keith Mangrum | 45-52 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Keith Mangrum blocks the jumper by Larry Service | 45-52 |
| 08:03 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:49 | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger knocks in the shot from the left side | 45-54 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Chester Johnson makes the floater from the right block set up by Gary Donnelly | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Gary Donnelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Parker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Bass (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chester Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Stephen Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Don Bilger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Pleasant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Mangrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Northern Arizona | Keith Mangrum buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Pleasant | 47-57 |
| 07:12 | Buffalo | Larry Service buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 06:43 | Northern Arizona | Craig Parker takes the ball from Dustin Pleasant | 49-57 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Craig Parker hits the finger roll | 51-57 |
| 06:21 | Northern Arizona | Gary Donnelly is called for the reach on Stephen Hayes - foul #2 on Gary Donnelly, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Plant (PG), Craig McCollester (SG), Douglas Hoag (SF), Larry Szymanowski (PF), Dominic Cameron (C) Gary Donnelly, Larry Service, Craig Parker, Robert Bass, Chester Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mark Daniels (SG), Robert McCullough (SF), Robert Hudson (PF), Telek Zimmerly (C) Don Bilger, Dustin Pleasant, Richard Harper, Keith Mangrum | |
| 06:21 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Larry Szymanowski pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:06 | Buffalo | Mark Daniels picks off the pass by Craig McCollester | 51-57 |
| 05:47 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Hayes | 51-59 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-59 |
| 05:20 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 05:13 | Northern Arizona | Mark Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper (PF) Stephen Hayes | |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig McCollester | 53-59 |
| 04:29 | Northern Arizona | Telek Zimmerly blows the layup | 53-59 |
| 04:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Larry Szymanowski | 53-59 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Larry Szymanowski | 56-59 |
| 04:02 | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 04:01 | Northern Arizona | Telek Zimmerly pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:43 | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper loses the dribble to Craig McCollester | 56-59 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Craig McCollester can't finish the layup | 56-59 |
| 03:39 | Northern Arizona | Robert Hudson gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:26 | Northern Arizona | Telek Zimmerly misses the shot in the paint | 56-59 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Edward Plant grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Service (SG), Robert Bass (PF) Craig McCollester, Larry Szymanowski | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger (SG) Mark Daniels | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Plant (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Service (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Hoag (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Bass (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dominic Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Hudson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Don Bilger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McCullough (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Telek Zimmerly (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Edward Plant double dribbles | 56-59 |
| 02:38 | Northern Arizona | Larry Service steps in front of the Telek Zimmerly pass | 56-59 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Edward Plant is hacked by Don Bilger - foul #3 on Don Bilger, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes (PG) Robert Hudson | |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Robert Bass is hacked by Stephen Hayes - foul #2 on Stephen Hayes, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Dustin Pleasant (SF) Robert McCullough | |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Edward Plant drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry Service | 59-59 |
| 01:56 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Telek Zimmerly | 59-61 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Larry Service is called for 5 seconds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert McCullough (SF) Dustin Pleasant | |
| 01:18 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes is fouled on the floor by Edward Plant - foul #3 on Edward Plant, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 01:18 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 01:18 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | Larry Service blows the layup | 59-63 |
| 00:57 | Northern Arizona | Stephen Hayes gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-63 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Douglas Hoag | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Larry Service hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 00:26 | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper grabs the board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Arizona | Edward Plant is called for the reach on Richard Harper in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Plant, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Hudson (PG) Stephen Hayes | |
| 00:23 | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:23 | Northern Arizona | Richard Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Larry Service misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 59-65 |
| 00:16 | Buffalo | Douglas Hoag grabs the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Robert Hudson steals the ball from Douglas Hoag | 59-65 |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Edward Plant is called for the reach on Don Bilger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Plant, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Craig McCollester (PG) Edward Plant | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Mark Daniels (PG) Robert McCullough | |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Don Bilger makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Larry Service hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Robert Bass grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Larry Service connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Mark Daniels runs out the clock | 62-67 |