| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Watford - foul #3 on Matthew Watford, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rufus Higdon (C) Matthew Watford | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:27 | Purdue | Wayne Lee is called for the reach on Robert Irick - foul #1 on Wayne Lee, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 19:05 | Purdue | Charles Moreland clanks a jumper near the basket | 27-37 |
| 19:04 | Buffalo | John Brown gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:37 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 18:36 | Buffalo | John Stanley can't tip it in | 27-37 |
| 18:35 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 18:31 | Purdue | Tyler Gill is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Lee - foul #2 on Wayne Lee, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 18:11 | Purdue | Charles Moreland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 18:09 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | John Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:37 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF) Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (C) Gary Nixon | |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Tyler Gill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Irick | 27-40 |
| 17:07 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 17:05 | Purdue | Dwight Wright gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Dwight Wright hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Tyler Gill | 27-42 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | Dwight Wright picks off the pass by Rodney Riney | 27-42 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Robert Irick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kyle Carothers - foul #1 on Kyle Carothers, team foul #3 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF) Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, Leland Dionisio, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Gary Nixon (SF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Rufus Higdon, Charles Moreland | |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Robert Irick misses the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 16:04 | Purdue | Robert Irick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Trader (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dwight Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - James South (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Richard Jones scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Lee and he's fouled by Jason Trader - foul #1 on Jason Trader, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SG), Matthew Watford (C) Robert Irick, James South | |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:36 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau misses long on a shot from the right block | 30-43 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Dwight Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 15:20 | Purdue | Jason Trader drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Nadeau | 30-45 |
| 14:59 | Buffalo | Dwight Wright steals the ball from Dima Pavloski | 30-45 |
| 14:44 | Purdue | Dwight Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Matthew Watford grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | Gary Nixon's pass is intercepted by Richard Jones | 30-45 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Gary Nixon steps in front of the Wayne Lee pass | 30-45 |
| 14:00 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Matthew Watford is called for the reach on Dima Pavloski - foul #4 on Matthew Watford, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), John Stanley (C) Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Brown, Richard Jones | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Charles Moreland (PF), Rufus Higdon (C) Jason Trader, Gary Nixon, Dwight Wright, Matthew Watford | |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers is fouled on the floor by Tyler Gill - foul #1 on Tyler Gill, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-45 |
| 13:08 | Purdue | Charles Moreland snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 12:45 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau is fouled on the floor by Rodney Riney - foul #1 on Rodney Riney, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James South (C) Harold Nadeau | |
| 12:25 | Purdue | James South misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-45 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-45 |
| 11:51 | Purdue | Charles Moreland drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Irick | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Riney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James South (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | John Stanley knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 35-48 |
| 11:12 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:53 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Leland Dionisio | 37-48 |
| 10:40 | Purdue | Robert Irick double dribbles | 37-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), John Brown (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Kyle Carothers, Rodney Riney, Leland Dionisio, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Harold Nadeau (SG), Gary Nixon (SF), Dwight Wright (PF) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, Rufus Higdon, Charles Moreland | |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dwight Wright - foul #1 on Dwight Wright, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Moreland (PF) James South | |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:21 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 10:05 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Jason Trader | 38-50 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin is fouled on the floor by Gary Nixon - foul #1 on Gary Nixon, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is hacked by Dwight Wright - foul #2 on Dwight Wright, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 09:39 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:29 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-50 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | Richard Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Abel Bailey | 41-50 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Dwight Wright drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jason Trader | 41-52 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Wayne Lee | 43-52 |
| 08:34 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Gary Nixon grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Rankin - foul #2 on Eric Rankin, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Kyle Carothers (SG), Rodney Riney (SF), John Stanley (C) Richard Jones, Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, Abel Bailey | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG), Robert Irick (SG), Rufus Higdon (PF) Jason Trader, Harold Nadeau, Charles Moreland | |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:16 | Purdue | Gary Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-54 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers snags the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | John Brown double dribbles | 43-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio (PF) John Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | James South (PF), Matthew Watford (C) Gary Nixon, Dwight Wright | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Carothers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rodney Riney (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Irick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James South (fresh) 6 reb. C - Matthew Watford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Tyler Gill comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | John Stanley misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-54 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney grabs the offensive board | 43-54 |
| 06:48 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Rodney Riney - foul #2 on Rodney Riney, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SG), Eric Rankin (SF) Dima Pavloski, Kyle Carothers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF) James South | |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Rankin - foul #3 on Eric Rankin, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Dwight Wright (PF) Harold Nadeau | |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Watford - foul #5 on Matthew Watford, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Brown (PF) Leland Dionisio | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SF), James South (C) Rufus Higdon, Matthew Watford | |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | James South knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Gill | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | John Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Dwight Wright - foul #3 on Dwight Wright, team foul #9 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers (PG) Rodney Riney | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Trader (PG), Claude Macri (SF), Charles Moreland (PF) Tyler Gill, Robert Irick, James South | |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:13 | Purdue | Jason Trader connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Claude Macri | 46-61 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | John Brown misses the easy layup | 46-61 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Charles Moreland | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Jason Trader misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Carothers - foul #2 on Kyle Carothers, team foul #8 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (PG), Alan Reynolds (SF), Leland Dionisio (C) Wayne Lee, Eric Rankin, John Stanley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Gary Nixon (SF), Rufus Higdon (C) Claude Macri, Dwight Wright | |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 04:49 | Purdue | Jason Trader makes the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski is hacked by Jason Trader - foul #2 on Jason Trader, team foul #10 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Abel Bailey (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tyler Gill (PG) Jason Trader | |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:13 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Nadeau | 48-65 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-65 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio grabs the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Gary Nixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 03:19 | Purdue | Charles Moreland grabs the offensive rebound | 50-65 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Dima Pavloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Carothers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Abel Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tyler Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Moreland (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Rufus Higdon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Purdue | Charles Moreland misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-65 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dima Pavloski | 53-65 |
| 02:30 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Nixon | 53-68 |
| 02:16 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers loses the ball out of bounds | 53-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Jones (PG), Rodney Riney (SF) Dima Pavloski, Alan Reynolds | |
| Subs | Purdue | Howard Willis (PG), Jason Trader (SG), Claude Macri (SF), Dwight Wright (PF), James South (C) Tyler Gill, Harold Nadeau, Gary Nixon, Charles Moreland, Rufus Higdon | |
| 01:50 | Purdue | Rodney Riney steals it from Dwight Wright | 53-68 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Richard Jones can't finish the layup | 53-68 |
| 01:45 | Purdue | Claude Macri grabs the board | 53-68 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | James South comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Abel Bailey - foul #2 on Abel Bailey, team foul #9 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Harold Nadeau (SG), Rufus Higdon (SF) Howard Willis, Claude Macri | |
| 01:28 | Purdue | James South makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 01:28 | Purdue | James South makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:05 | Buffalo | Kyle Carothers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 01:03 | Purdue | Dwight Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Kyle Carothers is called for the reach on Harold Nadeau - foul #3 on Kyle Carothers, team foul #10 | 53-70 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:42 | Purdue | Harold Nadeau misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Richard Jones is hacked by Jason Trader - foul #3 on Jason Trader, team foul #11 | 53-71 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:38 | Buffalo | Richard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | James South snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Rufus Higdon double dribbles | 54-71 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Rufus Higdon - foul #1 on Rufus Higdon, team foul #12 | 54-71 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:08 | Buffalo | Rodney Riney misses the 3rd free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | James South pulls down the rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Jason Trader runs out the clock | 56-71 |