| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dima Kalinowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Magno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Clinton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jared Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Baley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton buries a floater from the right side | 38-33 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-33 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Matthew Carter | 40-36 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski connects on the shot from the right side and the foul's on Malcolm Doane - foul #3 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roger Roland (SF), Erin Campbell (PF), Steven Weber (C) Gary Clinton, Stephen Simpson, Jared Lawrence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SG) Malcolm Doane | |
| 18:36 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Marsh | 42-36 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno clanks a jump hook from the left block | 42-36 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:57 | Buffalo | Terry Baley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:50 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo knocks in the floater from the right block | 42-38 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Weber | 45-38 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Erin Campbell steals the ball from Joseph Entwistle | 45-38 |
| 17:08 | Northwestern State | Joseph Entwistle steps in front of the Dima Kalinowski pass in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 17:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle lays it in | 45-40 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Magno - foul #2 on Thomas Magno, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Good (PG), Eugene Schwind (SG), Gary Clinton (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF), Jared Lawrence (C) Dima Kalinowski, Thomas Magno, Roger Roland, Erin Campbell, Steven Weber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Calvin Apple (SG), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Joseph Entwistle, Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern State | Eugene Schwind clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Jared Lawrence is called for the reach on Stefan Russo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jared Lawrence, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Roger Roland (C) Jared Lawrence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William McKiernan (SF) Stefan Russo | |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Calvin Apple misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Joseph Good (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Schwind (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Clinton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Roland (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Thomas Muldoon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Apple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McKiernan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leon Blossom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donnell Weedman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Simpson, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (PG), Erin Campbell (SF), Chad Conway (PF), Jared Lawrence (C) Joseph Good, Gary Clinton, Stephen Simpson, Roger Roland | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG) Calvin Apple | |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-41 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern State | Eugene Schwind snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern State | Chad Conway clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Chad Conway | 48-41 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Erin Campbell | 48-41 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern State | Chad Conway is fouled on the floor by Donnell Weedman - foul #1 on Donnell Weedman, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Thomas Magno (SG), Gary Clinton (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF), Roger Roland (C) Steven Weber, Eugene Schwind, Erin Campbell, Chad Conway, Jared Lawrence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Stefan Russo (SF), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Thomas Muldoon, William McKiernan, Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | Terry Baley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle is called for 10 seconds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG) Malcolm Doane | |
| 13:26 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno tips it home | 50-44 |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Apple and the foul's on Thomas Magno - foul #3 on Thomas Magno, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (PG), Erin Campbell (PF), Jared Lawrence (C) Dima Kalinowski, Gary Clinton, Stephen Simpson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG), Matthew Carter (SF) Calvin Apple, Terry Baley | |
| 12:30 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Magno | 52-47 |
| 11:40 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Steven Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Magno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Roland (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Erin Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Malcolm Doane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence's floater is tipped away by Roger Marsh | 52-47 |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo | Thomas Magno picks off the pass by Joseph Entwistle in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Magno | 54-47 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter can't finish the layup | 54-47 |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Magno - foul #4 on Thomas Magno, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Eugene Schwind (SG), James Brown (SF), Chad Conway (PF) Steven Weber, Thomas Magno, Roger Roland, Erin Campbell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), William McKiernan (SF), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Joseph Entwistle, Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh, Stefan Russo | |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:19 | Northwestern State | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | James Brown steps in front of the Malcolm Doane pass | 54-49 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern State | The jumper by James Brown is denied by Donnell Weedman | 54-49 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Malcolm Doane | 54-49 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eugene Schwind - foul #1 on Eugene Schwind, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (SG), Gary Clinton (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF), Erin Campbell (C) Eugene Schwind, James Brown, Chad Conway, Jared Lawrence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Terry Baley (C) Donnell Weedman | |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William McKiernan - foul #1 on William McKiernan, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Calvin Apple (SG) Thomas Muldoon, Malcolm Doane | |
| 09:15 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | William McKiernan is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Clinton - foul #1 on Gary Clinton, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | William McKiernan makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo | William McKiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Clinton | 58-53 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | William McKiernan's pass is intercepted by Erin Campbell | 58-53 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Terry Baley snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Terry Baley connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Leon Blossom | 58-56 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Terry Baley grabs the board | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Dima Kalinowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Weber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Clinton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Simpson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Erin Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Apple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William McKiernan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leon Blossom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Baley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joseph Good (PG), Thomas Magno (SG), James Brown (SF), Chad Conway (PF), Roger Roland (C) Dima Kalinowski, Steven Weber, Gary Clinton, Stephen Simpson, Erin Campbell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Stefan Russo (SG), Matthew Carter (SF), Roger Marsh (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Joseph Entwistle, Calvin Apple, William McKiernan, Leon Blossom, Terry Baley | |
| 06:53 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | Donnell Weedman snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon is hacked by Joseph Good in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Good, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:49 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern State | Roger Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:41 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern State | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh is hacked by Roger Roland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Roland, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | Chad Conway grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Carter - foul #1 on Matthew Carter, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Marsh | 61-57 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern State | James Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-57 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Stephen Simpson (PF), Jared Lawrence (C) Joseph Good, James Brown, Chad Conway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (PG), Malcolm Doane (SG), Terry Baley (C) Thomas Muldoon, Stefan Russo, Donnell Weedman | |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Schwind (SG), Gary Clinton (SF), Erin Campbell (PF) Thomas Magno, Roger Roland, Stephen Simpson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG) Calvin Apple | |
| 05:06 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle comes up short on the shot from the right block | 61-57 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (PG) Dima Kalinowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter is hacked by Eugene Schwind - foul #2 on Eugene Schwind, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:52 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern State | A charge is called on Jared Lawrence - foul #4 on Jared Lawrence, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SF) Matthew Carter | |
| 04:43 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Marsh, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton drills a runner in the paint set up by Steven Weber | 63-59 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Malcolm Doane | 63-61 |
| 04:03 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber makes the shot from the left wing set up by Gary Clinton | 65-61 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh makes the wide open floater from close range | 65-63 |
| 03:26 | Northwestern State | Stefan Russo takes the ball from Erin Campbell | 65-63 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Terry Baley knocks in the floater in the paint | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Steven Weber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Schwind (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Clinton (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erin Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jared Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joseph Entwistle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Malcolm Doane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stefan Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Marsh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Terry Baley (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Northwestern State | Eugene Schwind hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Terry Baley pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 65-65 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Thomas Magno (SG), James Brown (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF), Roger Roland (C) Steven Weber, Eugene Schwind, Gary Clinton, Erin Campbell, Jared Lawrence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Thomas Muldoon (PG), Calvin Apple (SG), Matthew Carter (SF), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Joseph Entwistle, Malcolm Doane, Stefan Russo, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 02:17 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Erin Campbell (C) James Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle (PG), Stefan Russo (SG) Thomas Muldoon, Calvin Apple | |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom is fouled on the floor by Roger Roland - foul #3 on Roger Roland, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane (SG) Stefan Russo | |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Leon Blossom makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Entwistle - foul #1 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #6 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton (SF), Jared Lawrence (C) Roger Roland, Erin Campbell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski makes the 3rd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 71-66 |
| 01:28 | Buffalo | Matthew Carter tips it in | 71-68 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-68 |
| 01:00 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Entwistle - foul #2 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Buffalo | Dima Kalinowski steals the ball from Roger Marsh | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Malcolm Doane is called for the reach on Thomas Magno in the backcourt - foul #4 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Steven Weber (C) Jared Lawrence | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern State | Thomas Magno makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Terry Baley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 78-68 |
| 00:40 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh hits the follow up shot | 78-70 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber is hacked by Joseph Entwistle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Marsh | 78-70 |
| 00:35 | Buffalo | Malcolm Doane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-70 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson is hacked by Malcolm Doane - foul #5 on Malcolm Doane, team foul #10 | 78-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stefan Russo (SG) Malcolm Doane | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Roger Marsh gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:22 | Buffalo | Stefan Russo connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Baley | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Joseph Entwistle is called for the reach on Steven Weber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #11 | 79-73 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Dima Kalinowski steps in front of the Stefan Russo pass in the backcourt | 81-73 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern State | Gary Clinton blows the layup | 81-73 |
| 00:14 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Simpson | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson is fouled on the floor by Terry Baley - foul #2 on Terry Baley, team foul #12 | 81-73 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern State | Stephen Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Thomas Magno is called for the reach on Joseph Entwistle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Magno, team foul #13 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Eugene Schwind (SG), Roger Roland (SF), Chad Conway (PF), Erin Campbell (C) Dima Kalinowski, Thomas Magno, Gary Clinton, Stephen Simpson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Calvin Apple (SG), Leon Blossom (PF), Donnell Weedman (C) Matthew Carter, Roger Marsh, Terry Baley | |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Entwistle makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber is hacked by Joseph Entwistle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Entwistle, team foul #13 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Dima Kalinowski (PG), Gary Clinton (SF), Stephen Simpson (PF), Jared Lawrence (C) Eugene Schwind, Roger Roland, Chad Conway, Erin Campbell | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Matthew Carter (SF), Roger Marsh (PF), Terry Baley (C) Joseph Entwistle, Leon Blossom, Donnell Weedman | |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber misses the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern State | Steven Weber makes the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-75 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Terry Baley is hacked by Dima Kalinowski - foul #1 on Dima Kalinowski, team foul #14 | 84-75 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Terry Baley misses the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Terry Baley misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | Jared Lawrence runs out the clock | 84-75 |