| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Couch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Cecil Flynn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 31-31 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Blaski - foul #1 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | James Bianco knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch travels with the ball | 34-33 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-33 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Michael Sison tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Kevin Blaski steals the ball from Ian Darcy | 36-33 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Michael Sison drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Bianco | 39-33 |
| 18:01 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley loses the dribble to Kevin Blaski | 39-33 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Sison is blocked by Cecil Flynn | 39-33 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz gets the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Michael Sison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG), John Morissette (SF), Andrew Hamer (PF), Charles Wright (C) Ian Darcy, Ronnie Couch, Charles Townsley, Cecil Flynn | |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Bowen - foul #1 on Joe Bowen, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Joe Bowen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 16:33 | Buffalo | Charles Wright grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 16:11 | Buffalo | Charles Wright's layup is rejected by Phillip Schwier | 39-34 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the jump hook from the right block | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Meehan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Odom (fresh) PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Taylor (fresh) SF - John Morissette (fresh) PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer double dribbles | 41-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Andrew Meehan, James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG), Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Wade Drummond, John Morissette, Andrew Hamer, Charles Wright | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Michael Sison's pass is intercepted by Cecil Flynn | 41-34 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | James Bianco buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Blaski | 43-34 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Townsley | 43-37 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | James Bianco drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy is denied on a layup by Michael Sison | 46-37 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Blaski - foul #2 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Dikembe Diop, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), John Morissette (SF), Andrew Hamer (C) Joshua Taylor, Ronnie Couch, Cecil Flynn | |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Joe Bowen scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mojiesz Zutell | 48-39 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mojiesz Zutell - foul #2 on Mojiesz Zutell, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:24 | Buffalo | Charles Townsley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Ian Darcy steps in front of the Mojiesz Zutell pass | 48-39 |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Odom (fresh) PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Morissette (fresh) PF - Charles Townsley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | James Odom buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Joe Bowen | 50-39 |
| 11:12 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Bowen | 52-39 |
| 10:23 | Buffalo | James Odom is called for the reach on John Morissette - foul #1 on James Odom, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor (SG), Ronnie Couch (SF), Charles Wright (PF), Cecil Flynn (C) Ian Darcy, John Morissette, Charles Townsley, Andrew Hamer | |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor is hacked by Andrew Meehan - foul #1 on Andrew Meehan, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-39 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | James Bianco comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-39 |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:25 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Wright | 52-41 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Joshua Taylor is called for the reach on Andrew Meehan - foul #2 on Joshua Taylor, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SG) Andrew Meehan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer (PF) Charles Wright | |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Bianco | 54-41 |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 08:40 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn tips it in | 54-43 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Bianco and he's hacked by Ronnie Couch - foul #2 on Ronnie Couch, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG) Dikembe Diop | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG), John Morissette (SF) Wade Drummond, Ronnie Couch | |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz misses the free throw | 56-43 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Kevin Blaski - foul #3 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Wright (C) Cecil Flynn | |
| 07:53 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan hits a floater from the left side | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Odom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Sison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ian Darcy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Morissette (fresh) PF - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Kevin Blaski steals it from Joshua Taylor | 58-46 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Joe Bowen makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Odom | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Hamer | 61-49 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by John Morissette - foul #2 on John Morissette, team foul #4 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF) Joe Bowen, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wade Drummond (PG), Ronnie Couch (SF), Cecil Flynn (C) Joshua Taylor, Ian Darcy, Andrew Hamer | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 06:21 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stuart Moritz | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois 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) | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Bianco | 66-49 |
| 05:45 | Buffalo | Ronnie Couch comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-49 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan pulls down the rebound | 66-49 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Ronnie Couch steals it from Andrew Meehan | 66-49 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Cecil Flynn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Wade Drummond | 66-52 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski blows the layup | 66-52 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | James Odom grabs the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz is fouled on the floor by Wade Drummond - foul #2 on Wade Drummond, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Michael Sison (C) James Bianco, Andrew Meehan, Kevin Blaski, James Odom | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian Darcy (SG), Joshua Taylor (SF), Charles Townsley (PF), Andrew Hamer (C) John Morissette, Ronnie Couch, Charles Wright, Cecil Flynn | |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz is whistled for a carry | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Ian Darcy clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Wade Drummond grabs the board | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Wade Drummond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Ian Darcy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Townsley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Hamer (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Sison - foul #1 on Michael Sison, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sikora (SG), Phillip Schwier (C) Stuart Moritz, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Morissette (SG), Lee Reed (SF), Charles Wright (C) Wade Drummond, Ian Darcy, Charles Townsley | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Wright - foul #2 on Charles Wright, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Bowen | 70-53 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-53 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop pulls down the rebound | 70-53 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Joe Bowen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Andrew Hamer snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Charles Wright is hacked by Dikembe Diop - foul #1 on Dikembe Diop, team foul #9 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (SF) Ronald Sikora | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Charles Wright makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:43 | Buffalo | Charles Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Hamer - foul #2 on Andrew Hamer, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor is hacked by Joe Bowen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Bowen, team foul #10 | 71-55 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop is hacked by Lee Reed - foul #1 on Lee Reed, team foul #8 | 71-57 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell grabs the offensive board | 72-57 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Bowen | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Buffalo | John Morissette misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-57 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | James Odom gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Andrew Hamer swats the layup by Dikembe Diop | 75-57 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | John Morissette grabs the defensive rebound | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Joshua Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-60 |