| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Derrick Pender (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Leonard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Walter Planas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Ojeda (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Berry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Defiance | Derrick Pender inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-36 |
| 19:46 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 19:34 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 19:32 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 19:16 | Defiance | Derrick Pender drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-36 |
| 19:00 | Buffalo St. | David Berry's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Burnett | 27-36 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | Derrick Pender lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Burnett | 29-36 |
| 18:35 | Buffalo St. | David Berry is hacked by Derrick Pender - foul #3 on Derrick Pender, team foul #1 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Charlie Mosley (SF) Derrick Pender | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 18:15 | Buffalo St. | David Berry hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 17:57 | Defiance | Leonard Moore is fouled on the floor by David Berry - foul #1 on David Berry, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 17:46 | Defiance | Leonard Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by David Berry - foul #2 on David Berry, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 17:46 | Defiance | Leonard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:46 | Defiance | Leonard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 17:32 | Buffalo St. | Robert Burrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:16 | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 17:15 | Defiance | Leonard Moore pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:59 | Defiance | Eric Branch is fouled on the floor by Bradley Young - foul #1 on Bradley Young, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Justin Mallet (PF), Frank Harry (C) Ernest Dupree, Leonard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney (PG), Todd Grund (SF), James Lee (PF), Johnny Crutcher (C) Walter Planas, Clarence Ojeda, Robert Burrell, David Berry | |
| 16:47 | Defiance | Bruce Haney takes the ball from Frank Harry | 31-39 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo St. | Todd Grund hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-39 |
| 16:26 | Defiance | Frank Harry grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 16:05 | Defiance | Kenneth Burnett is fouled on the floor by Bruce Haney - foul #1 on Bruce Haney, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Kaiser (PG), Milford Garduno (SG) Eric Branch, Kenneth Burnett | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Kenny Faust (SG) Bradley Young | |
| 15:51 | Defiance | Milford Garduno knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Mallet | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Kaiser (fresh) SG - Milford Garduno (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charlie Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Harry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Bruce Haney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenny Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Grund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Crutcher (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Buffalo St. | Todd Grund drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 15:10 | Defiance | Justin Mallet can't connect on a runner in the paint | 33-42 |
| 15:09 | Defiance | Frank Harry grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:46 | Defiance | Milford Garduno comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Lee - foul #1 on James Lee, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Derrick Pender (SF), Ernest Dupree (PF), Leonard Moore (C) Michael Kaiser, Charlie Mosley, Justin Mallet, Frank Harry | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas (PG), Clarence Ojeda (SF), Robert Burrell (PF), David Berry (C) Kenny Faust, Todd Grund, James Lee, Johnny Crutcher | |
| 14:46 | Defiance | Milford Garduno makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:46 | Defiance | Milford Garduno makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Walter Planas | 35-44 |
| 14:16 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 14:14 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:03 | Defiance | Leonard Moore misses the lay-in | 35-44 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to Walter Planas | 35-44 |
| 13:57 | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 13:56 | Defiance | Derrick Pender grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:38 | Defiance | Robert Burrell is called for the reach on Eric Branch - foul #2 on Robert Burrell, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth Burnett (SG) Milford Garduno | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young (SG) Bruce Haney | |
| 13:25 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Derrick Pender | 37-44 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 13:07 | Buffalo St. | Robert Burrell misses the tip | 37-44 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo St. | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Planas | 37-44 |
| 12:55 | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter Planas | 37-47 |
| 12:36 | Defiance | Eric Branch clanks a shot from the left side | 37-47 |
| 12:35 | Buffalo St. | Clarence Ojeda grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo St. | Clarence Ojeda hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Berry and he's hacked by Leonard Moore - foul #1 on Leonard Moore, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Kaiser (PG) Eric Branch | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 12:16 | Buffalo St. | Clarence Ojeda makes the free throw | 37-50 |
| 11:53 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-50 |
| 11:52 | Buffalo St. | The rebound goes to David Berry | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Kaiser (fresh) SG - Kenneth Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Pender (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Dupree (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonard Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Walter Planas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Young (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Ojeda (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Burrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 11:35 | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young can't tip it in | 37-50 |
| 11:34 | Defiance | Leonard Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:18 | Defiance | Kenneth Burnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-50 |
| 11:17 | Buffalo St. | Robert Burrell pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 11:04 | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 11:02 | Defiance | The rebound goes to Leonard Moore | 37-50 |
| 10:43 | Defiance | The jump hook by Ernest Dupree is blocked by Robert Burrell | 37-50 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo St. | Clarence Ojeda pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:20 | Buffalo St. | Clarence Ojeda misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo St. | David Berry grabs the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-50 |
| 10:10 | Defiance | Michael Kaiser grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 09:59 | Defiance | Clarence Ojeda takes the ball from Derrick Pender | 37-50 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Ojeda | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:14 | Defiance | Michael Kaiser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-53 |
| 09:12 | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Buffalo St. | Michael Kaiser steals the ball from Bradley Young | 37-53 |
| 08:48 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Robert Burrell - foul #3 on Robert Burrell, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Defiance | Eric Branch (PG), Milford Garduno (SG), Charlie Mosley (SF), Justin Mallet (C) Michael Kaiser, Kenneth Burnett, Derrick Pender, Leonard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney (PG), Kenny Faust (SG), Todd Grund (SF), James Lee (PF), Johnny Crutcher (C) Walter Planas, Bradley Young, Clarence Ojeda, Robert Burrell, David Berry | |
| 08:48 | Defiance | Ernest Dupree makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:34 | Buffalo St. | Kenny Faust connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bruce Haney | 40-56 |
| 08:30 | Defiance | Milford Garduno scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-56 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo St. | Todd Grund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | Frank Harry (C) Ernest Dupree | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:50 | Defiance | Frank Harry loses the ball out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Eric Branch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milford Garduno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charlie Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Mallet (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Harry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Bruce Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Faust (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Grund (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnny Crutcher (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Buffalo St. | James Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #8 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | Derrick Pender (SF) Charlie Mosley | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | | |
| 07:10 | Defiance | Milford Garduno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo St. | James Lee snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Buffalo St. | Todd Grund misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-56 |
| 06:49 | Defiance | Frank Harry pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:38 | Defiance | Frank Harry is fouled on the floor by Johnny Crutcher - foul #1 on Johnny Crutcher, team foul #9 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kenneth Burnett (SG) Milford Garduno | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young (SG) Kenny Faust | |
| 06:38 | Defiance | Frank Harry makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:38 | Defiance | Frank Harry makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:26 | Buffalo St. | James Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Crutcher tips it back up and in | 44-58 |
| 06:15 | Defiance | Eric Branch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 06:14 | Buffalo St. | James Lee snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Crutcher misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-58 |
| 05:44 | Defiance | Derrick Pender grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 05:22 | Defiance | Derrick Pender can't connect on a shot near the basket | 44-58 |
| 05:20 | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney grabs the board | 44-58 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo St. | Todd Grund knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bradley Young | 44-61 |
| 04:44 | Defiance | Justin Mallet makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| 04:44 | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-61 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ernest Dupree (PF), Leonard Moore (C) Justin Mallet, Frank Harry | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas (PG), Clarence Ojeda (SF), Robert Burrell (PF), David Berry (C) Bruce Haney, Todd Grund, James Lee, Johnny Crutcher | |
| 04:25 | Buffalo St. | Walter Planas makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Young | 46-64 |
| 04:12 | Defiance | Kenneth Burnett's fadeaway is rejected by David Berry | 46-64 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo St. | David Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 03:56 | Buffalo St. | Bradley Young is hacked by Kenneth Burnett - foul #3 on Kenneth Burnett, team foul #3 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | Michael Kaiser (PG), Milford Garduno (SG), Charlie Mosley (SF), Justin Mallet (PF), Frank Harry (C) Eric Branch, Kenneth Burnett, Derrick Pender, Ernest Dupree, Leonard Moore | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Daniel Everett (PG), Kenny Faust (SG), Bruce Haney (SF), James Lee (PF), Donald Stout (C) Walter Planas, Bradley Young, Clarence Ojeda, Robert Burrell, David Berry | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Buffalo St. | Charlie Mosley takes the ball from Bruce Haney | 46-64 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Michael Kaiser (fresh) SG - Milford Garduno (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charlie Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Mallet (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Harry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo St. | PG - Daniel Everett (fresh) SG - Kenny Faust (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Stout (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Defiance | Justin Mallet knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Donald Stout - foul #1 on Donald Stout, team foul #10 | 48-64 |
| 03:18 | Defiance | Justin Mallet misses the free throw | 48-64 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo St. | James Lee grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo St. | James Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Johnny Crutcher (C) Donald Stout | |
| 02:38 | Defiance | James Lee blocks the short jumper by Justin Mallet | 48-64 |
| 02:36 | Buffalo St. | Daniel Everett pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Crutcher connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Everett | 48-66 |
| 02:10 | Defiance | Charlie Mosley scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Milford Garduno and the foul's on Bruce Haney - foul #2 on Bruce Haney, team foul #11 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kyle Chang (SF) Frank Harry | |
| Subs | Buffalo St. | Todd Grund (SF) Daniel Everett | |
| 02:10 | Defiance | Charlie Mosley misses the free throw | 50-66 |
| 02:10 | Buffalo St. | Johnny Crutcher gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Todd Grund | 50-69 |
| 01:25 | Defiance | Kyle Chang clanks a floater from the right block | 50-69 |
| 01:23 | Defiance | Milford Garduno snags the offensive board | 50-69 |
| 01:18 | Defiance | James Lee steals the ball from Milford Garduno | 50-69 |
| 00:53 | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 50-69 |
| 00:51 | Defiance | Justin Mallet gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Defiance | Milford Garduno can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-69 |
| 00:44 | Defiance | Justin Mallet snags the offensive board | 50-69 |
| 00:41 | Defiance | Justin Mallet knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo St. | Buffalo St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney jams it | 52-71 |
| 00:11 | Defiance | Milford Garduno misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-71 |
| 00:09 | Defiance | Milford Garduno grabs the offensive board | 52-71 |
| 00:07 | Defiance | Milford Garduno's pass is intercepted by Bruce Haney | 52-71 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo St. | Bruce Haney lays it up and in | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Defiance | Kyle Chang hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 52-73 |