| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sherwood (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey lays it in set up by Richard Dougherty | 25-27 |
| 19:20 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the floater in the paint | 27-27 |
| 18:59 | Chicago State | Jason Moseley steals it from James Harper | 27-27 |
| 18:43 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is hacked by James Harper - foul #2 on James Harper, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 18:12 | Chicago State | James Harper misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 17:45 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Richard Dougherty | 29-29 |
| 17:26 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Fred Speed | 32-29 |
| 17:09 | Chicago State | James Harper knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Sherwood | 32-32 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley connects on the floater near the basket set up by Arnulfo Rossi | 34-32 |
| 16:35 | Chicago State | James Harper comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-32 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:14 | Buffalo | Lester Stephens steals the ball from Stanley Picklesimer | 34-32 |
| 16:03 | Chicago State | James Harper knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Marc Bailey | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Moseley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Petillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Dougherty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Sherwood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lester Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marc Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Robert Sherwood is called for the reach on Jason Moseley - foul #2 on Robert Sherwood, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Alex Williams (SF), David Allen (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Fred Speed, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Jason Moseley, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski (PG), James Feliciano (SG), Flawiusz Zeh (SF), Robert Hayes (PF), James Becerra (C) James Harper, Richard Dougherty, Robert Sherwood, Lester Stephens, Marc Bailey | |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Alex Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Flawiusz Zeh - foul #2 on Flawiusz Zeh, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Alex Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | Alex Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:11 | Chicago State | James Becerra clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:10 | Chicago State | James Feliciano grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:58 | Chicago State | James Feliciano knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | James Becerra swats the layup by Edward Wood | 36-38 |
| 14:40 | Chicago State | James Becerra snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:32 | Chicago State | Flawiusz Zeh misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alex Williams - foul #2 on Alex Williams, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Jason Moseley (PF) Edward Wood, Greg Robinette, David Allen | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty (SG), Robert Sherwood (SF) James Feliciano, James Becerra | |
| 14:32 | Chicago State | Flawiusz Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:32 | Chicago State | Flawiusz Zeh misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:32 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 14:14 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 14:04 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty banks in the layup set up by Robert Sherwood | 38-41 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | Robert Hayes steals it from Jason Moseley | 38-41 |
| 13:41 | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 13:30 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait loses the ball out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo (C) Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Harper (PG), Marc Bailey (C) Steven Plotrowski, Flawiusz Zeh | |
| 13:09 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty is fouled on the floor by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #2 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Alex Williams | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Lester Stephens (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| 12:46 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 12:34 | Buffalo | Richard Dougherty picks off the pass by Arnulfo Rossi | 38-46 |
| 12:17 | Chicago State | James Harper is fouled on the floor by Stanley Picklesimer - foul #2 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Andrew Tait (PF) Fred Speed, Jason Moseley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski (SG), Flawiusz Zeh (SF) Richard Dougherty, Robert Sherwood | |
| 12:03 | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski loses the ball out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (PF) Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Edward Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Plotrowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Flawiusz Zeh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lester Stephens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marc Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 11:34 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 11:28 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens buries a floater from the left block | 38-48 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer is hacked by James Harper - foul #3 on James Harper, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Jason Moseley (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Feliciano (SG), Robert Sherwood (SF), Robert Hayes (PF) James Harper, Flawiusz Zeh, Lester Stephens | |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Speed | 40-48 |
| 10:34 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey travels with the ball | 40-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty (SG), Flawiusz Zeh (C) James Feliciano, Marc Bailey | |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Alex Williams drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Fred Speed | 42-48 |
| 09:51 | Chicago State | Flawiusz Zeh misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 09:49 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood hits the follow up shot | 42-50 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Alex Williams is hacked by Robert Sherwood - foul #3 on Robert Sherwood, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG), Greg Robinette (SF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Edward Wood, Alex Williams, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Harper (PG), Lester Stephens (PF), Marc Bailey (C) Steven Plotrowski, Robert Hayes, Flawiusz Zeh | |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-50 |
| 09:17 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 08:57 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Harper and he's fouled by Jonathan Petillo - foul #1 on Jonathan Petillo, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Andrew Tait (PF) Greg Robinette, Jason Moseley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Flawiusz Zeh (SF) Robert Sherwood | |
| 08:57 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:22 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:21 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 08:10 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is hacked by Lester Stephens - foul #1 on Lester Stephens, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (PG) Fred Speed | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hayes (PF) Lester Stephens | |
| 07:49 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-53 |
| 07:48 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Marc Bailey | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Greg Robinette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Tait (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dougherty (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Flawiusz Zeh (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Tait grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Flawiusz Zeh - foul #3 on Flawiusz Zeh, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Wood (PG), Jason Moseley (PF) Greg Robinette, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski (PG), James Feliciano (SG), Robert Sherwood (SF) James Harper, Richard Dougherty, Marc Bailey | |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 07:25 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:15 | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski lays it in | 47-55 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley comes up short on the runner near the basket | 47-55 |
| 06:55 | Chicago State | Flawiusz Zeh gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:38 | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 06:37 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 06:26 | Chicago State | James Feliciano clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Edward Wood | 50-55 |
| 05:49 | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski is fouled on the floor by Edward Wood - foul #1 on Edward Wood, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Speed (PG), Greg Robinette (SG), Alex Williams (SF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Edward Wood, Arnulfo Rossi, Stanley Picklesimer, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Harper (PG), Richard Dougherty (SG), Lester Stephens (PF), Marc Bailey (C) Steven Plotrowski, James Feliciano, Robert Hayes, Flawiusz Zeh | |
| 05:35 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Petillo | 50-55 |
| 05:33 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:23 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Robert Sherwood is blocked by Alex Williams | 50-55 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:02 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo tips it in | 52-55 |
| 04:40 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Alex Williams - foul #3 on Alex Williams, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi (SG) Jason Moseley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 04:40 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Alex Williams is blocked by Marc Bailey | 52-58 |
| 04:21 | Chicago State | James Harper snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 04:06 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fred Speed - foul #2 on Fred Speed, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Flawiusz Zeh (SF) Robert Sherwood | |
| 04:06 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 04:06 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Buffalo | Alex Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Fred Speed | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Robinette (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alex Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Flawiusz Zeh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lester Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marc Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Alex Williams - foul #4 on Alex Williams, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Jason Moseley (PF), Andrew Tait (C) Greg Robinette, Alex Williams, Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski (PG), James Feliciano (SG), Robert Hayes (C) James Harper, Richard Dougherty, Marc Bailey | |
| 03:26 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:26 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lester Stephens - foul #2 on Lester Stephens, team foul #8 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Becerra (C) Lester Stephens | |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:08 | Chicago State | Robert Hayes is called for traveling | 56-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood (SF) James Becerra | |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Picklesimer and the foul's on James Feliciano - foul #1 on James Feliciano, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi makes the free throw | 59-61 |
| 02:45 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jonathan Petillo (C) Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Harper (PG), Richard Dougherty (SG), Lester Stephens (PF), Marc Bailey (C) Steven Plotrowski, James Feliciano, Robert Hayes, Flawiusz Zeh | |
| 02:27 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens is hacked by Jason Moseley - foul #1 on Jason Moseley, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| 02:27 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:27 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 02:13 | Buffalo | Fred Speed buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Petillo | 62-62 |
| 02:07 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-62 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Fred Speed scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Moseley | 64-62 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | Stanley Picklesimer is called for the reach on Lester Stephens - foul #3 on Stanley Picklesimer, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 66-63 |
| 01:08 | Chicago State | James Harper misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 01:07 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey tips it but misses | 66-63 |
| 01:05 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood misses the tip | 66-63 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 66-63 |
| 00:38 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:16 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens misses short on a jumper in the lane | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Dougherty - foul #1 on Richard Dougherty, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Robinette (SF) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Harper | 66-66 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF) Greg Robinette | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Fred Speed is denied on a layup by Robert Sherwood | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Marc Bailey | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey misses long on a fullcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sherwood (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Lester Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:39 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens double dribbles | 66-66 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Robert Sherwood is called for the reach on Fred Speed - foul #4 on Robert Sherwood, team foul #11 | 66-66 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:14 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Harper | 68-68 |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi clanks a jumper from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 04:05 | Buffalo | Fred Speed can't tip it in | 68-68 |
| 04:04 | Chicago State | James Harper pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:44 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 03:43 | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | James Harper is called for the reach on Fred Speed - foul #4 on James Harper, team foul #12 | 68-68 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:15 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood connects on the runner from the left block set up by Lester Stephens | 69-70 |
| 03:02 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Arnulfo Rossi | 72-70 |
| 02:43 | Chicago State | Arnulfo Rossi is called for the reach on Richard Dougherty - foul #3 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #11 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Alex Williams (SF) Stanley Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hayes (PF) Lester Stephens | |
| 02:43 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:43 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Robert Hayes is called for the reach on Jason Moseley - foul #3 on Robert Hayes, team foul #13 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Tait (C) Jonathan Petillo | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski (PG) James Harper | |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:32 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:30 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Picklesimer (SF), Jonathan Petillo (C) Alex Williams, Andrew Tait | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Harper (PG) Steven Plotrowski | |
| 02:18 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 02:17 | Chicago State | Robert Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 02:04 | Chicago State | Robert Sherwood is called for a backcourt violation | 73-72 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Lester Stephens (PF) Robert Hayes | |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Jason Moseley misses the shot from the free throw line | 73-72 |
| 01:47 | Chicago State | Lester Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 73-72 |
| 01:32 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-72 |
| 01:30 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey hits the follow up shot | 73-74 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Petillo | 76-74 |
| 01:05 | Chicago State | James Harper clanks a shot from the right wing | 76-74 |
| 01:03 | Chicago State | Marc Bailey tips it home | 76-76 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Fred Speed (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Moseley (fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Petillo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Dougherty (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Sherwood (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Lester Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Harper - foul #5 on James Harper, team foul #14 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski (PG) James Harper | |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Fred Speed makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Fred Speed misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:47 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Marc Bailey | 77-76 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Arnulfo Rossi - foul #4 on Arnulfo Rossi, team foul #12 | 77-76 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Richard Dougherty misses the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jonathan Petillo | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 00:16 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Marc Bailey | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Chicago State | Steven Plotrowski hits the finger roll | 77-79 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Arnulfo Rossi misses long on a halfcourt shot | 77-79 |