| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Alan Reynolds swats the short shot by Richard Kennedy | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brandon Ludwig | 3-3 |
| 18:49 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 18:28 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Kennedy | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Buffalo | Richard Jones buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Morgan | 5-8 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig is hacked by Dima Pavloski - foul #1 on Dima Pavloski, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 17:45 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy hits a shot from the right block set up by Brandon Ludwig | 7-8 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 17:30 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 16:59 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jones swats the short shot by Ray McPhaul | 7-8 |
| 16:58 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:40 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mwamba Alghamdi and he's hacked by Wayne Lee - foul #1 on Wayne Lee, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 16:27 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:13 | Buffalo | Walter Shapiro steals the ball from Joshua Morgan | 10-8 |
| 16:03 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - George Bousquet (fresh) SG - Brandon Ludwig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Makary Zegar (fresh) PF - Walter Shapiro (fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Joshua Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dima Pavloski (fresh) SF - Wayne Lee (fresh) PF - Alan Reynolds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski tips it but misses | 10-8 |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:24 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet double dribbles | 10-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman (SG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Brandon Ludwig, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Vernon Jones (SG), Eric Rankin (SF), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Joshua Morgan, Dima Pavloski, Wayne Lee, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:59 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:40 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-8 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey is fouled on the floor by Makary Zegar - foul #1 on Makary Zegar, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) Stephen Hanneman, Makary Zegar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:03 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Walter Cole | 12-8 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:34 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Kennedy | 15-8 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-8 |
| 13:22 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 13:02 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey misses long on a floater from the left side | 15-8 |
| 12:39 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin can't tip it in | 15-8 |
| 12:38 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:21 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy loses the dribble to Abel Bailey | 15-8 |
| 12:01 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 11:59 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bousquet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fairly fresh) C - Richard Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Massey (fairly fresh) SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) SF - Eric Rankin (fairly fresh) PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) C - Abel Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Walter Cole, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Walter Shapiro (PF), William Dipalma (C) Walter Cole, George Bousquet, Ray McPhaul, Mwamba Alghamdi, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Jeffrey Massey, Vernon Jones, Eric Rankin, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 11:26 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan lays it up and in | 15-10 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Joshua Morgan - foul #1 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| 11:12 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst makes the free throw | 18-10 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Shapiro - foul #1 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:55 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 10:47 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-11 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Walter Shapiro - foul #2 on Walter Shapiro, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Shapiro | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 10:34 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Richard Jones picks off the pass by Richard Kennedy | 18-11 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Richard Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-11 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) James Ernst, William Dipalma | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:38 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Makary Zegar | 21-11 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Richard Jones connects on the runner in the lane | 21-13 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul is hacked by Alan Reynolds - foul #1 on Alan Reynolds, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Brandon Ludwig, Makary Zegar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (SG), Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Dima Pavloski, Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi can't finish the layup but the foul's on Leland Dionisio - foul #1 on Leland Dionisio, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma (C) Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG), Eric Rankin (SF) Joshua Morgan, Wayne Lee | |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:43 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi misses the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey grabs the board | 22-13 |
| 08:32 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Massey | 22-16 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| 08:15 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-16 |
| 08:13 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 08:07 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Abel Bailey snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 07:56 | Buffalo | Ray McPhaul steals it from Eric Rankin | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bousquet (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Dipalma (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Massey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) PF - Leland Dionisio (fresh) C - Abel Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Southern Illinois | Jeffrey Massey steals the ball from Ray McPhaul | 22-16 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | William Dipalma steals the ball from Abel Bailey | 22-16 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Vernon Jones - foul #1 on Vernon Jones, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Makary Zegar (SF), Richard Kennedy (C) Walter Cole, Ray McPhaul, William Dipalma | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG), Dima Pavloski (SG), Wayne Lee (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Jeffrey Massey, Vernon Jones, Eric Rankin, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 07:15 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 06:55 | Buffalo | Wayne Lee makes the floater from the left wing | 23-18 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mwamba Alghamdi | 25-18 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-18 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Richard Jones tips it home | 25-20 |
| 06:19 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig can't connect on a floater near the basket | 25-20 |
| 06:17 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Richard Kennedy is called for the reach on Wayne Lee - foul #1 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #5 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), William Dipalma (PF) George Bousquet, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| 05:41 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio lays it in set up by Joshua Morgan | 25-22 |
| 05:20 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Brandon Ludwig | 27-22 |
| 04:57 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-22 |
| 04:55 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Dima Pavloski steps in front of the Brandon Ludwig pass | 27-22 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Kennedy - foul #2 on Richard Kennedy, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) James Ernst, Brandon Ludwig, Makary Zegar, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Vernon Jones (PG), Eric Rankin (SF), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Joshua Morgan, Wayne Lee, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ray McPhaul | 27-22 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Walter Cole | 29-22 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hanneman - foul #1 on Stephen Hanneman, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar (C) William Dipalma | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey (PG) Dima Pavloski | |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Makary Zegar, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG), Richard Kennedy (C) Stephen Hanneman, Makary Zegar | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bousquet (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mwamba Alghamdi (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jeffrey Massey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vernon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Rankin (fresh) PF - Alan Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Massey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 03:20 | Buffalo | Alan Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | George Bousquet steals it from Richard Jones | 29-24 |
| 03:03 | Southern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. George Bousquet is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 29-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Walter Shapiro (PF) George Bousquet, Mwamba Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio (PF), Abel Bailey (C) Alan Reynolds, Richard Jones | |
| 02:47 | Southern Illinois | Richard Kennedy double dribbles | 29-24 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Wayne Lee (SF) Jeffrey Massey | |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Leland Dionisio buries a shot from just outside the lane | 29-26 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Eric Rankin is called for the reach on Ray McPhaul - foul #1 on Eric Rankin, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan (PG) Eric Rankin | |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:11 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Vernon Jones misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 01:59 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole is hacked by Joshua Morgan - foul #2 on Joshua Morgan, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar (SF), Mwamba Alghamdi (PF) Ray McPhaul, Richard Kennedy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Dima Pavloski (SG), Alan Reynolds (PF), Richard Jones (C) Vernon Jones, Leland Dionisio, Abel Bailey | |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:36 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Makary Zegar misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 01:22 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi tips it back up and in | 34-26 |
| 01:11 | Buffalo | Richard Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dima Pavloski | 34-28 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro travels with the ball | 34-28 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (PG), Stephen Hanneman (SG) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Eric Rankin (SF) Wayne Lee | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Joshua Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 00:29 | Southern Illinois | Mwamba Alghamdi can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Richard Jones grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Eric Rankin can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Walter Shapiro misses the halfcourt shot | 34-28 |