| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chad Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Creech (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richie Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Garf Zicherman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brendan Lam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richie Sawyer, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Brendan Lam | 31-31 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | Kenneth Creech misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | Buffalo | Kenneth Creech steals it from David Story | 31-31 |
| 18:22 | Indiana | Brendan Lam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 17:58 | Buffalo | Richie Sawyer picks off the pass by Roger Jackson | 31-31 |
| 17:47 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman scores on a shot in the paint | 31-33 |
| 17:31 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Anthony Williams is denied by Garf Zicherman | 31-33 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson can't tip it in | 31-33 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams tips it back up and in | 33-33 |
| 17:05 | Indiana | Brendan Lam misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 33-33 |
| 17:03 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Roger Jackson | 33-33 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Garf Zicherman swats the layup by Roger Jackson | 33-33 |
| 16:43 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:33 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman scores on a driving attempt from close range | 33-35 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Knotts | 35-35 |
| 15:50 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer makes the floater from close range and he's hacked by Roger Jackson - foul #2 on Roger Jackson, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), John Swasey (SG), James Baillargeon (SF), Carl Hirt (PF), James Dasilva (C) Mark Knotts, Haywood Goolsby, Roger Jackson, Anthony Williams, David Story | |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Hill (PG), Eugene Smith (SG), Dikembe Afshari (PF), Daniel Emery (C) Chad Thompson, Kenneth Creech, Garf Zicherman, Brendan Lam | |
| 15:50 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Baillargeon (fresh) PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dasilva (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Fred Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richie Sawyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) C - Daniel Emery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | James Baillargeon misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 15:35 | Indiana | Dikembe Afshari grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 15:29 | Indiana | Fred Hill misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tim Parrish - foul #1 on Tim Parrish, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Charley Biehl (C) Richie Sawyer | |
| 15:29 | Indiana | Fred Hill makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:29 | Indiana | Fred Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:13 | Buffalo | James Dasilva hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Tim Parrish | 38-40 |
| 14:53 | Indiana | Dikembe Afshari buries a floater from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 14:46 | Buffalo | Dikembe Afshari steals it from James Dasilva | 38-42 |
| 14:42 | Indiana | Fred Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Afshari | 38-44 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Tim Parrish | 40-44 |
| 14:03 | Indiana | Fred Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-44 |
| 14:02 | Indiana | Dikembe Afshari tips it home | 40-46 |
| 13:52 | Buffalo | The pull-up jumper by John Swasey is blocked by Charley Biehl | 40-46 |
| 13:51 | Indiana | Daniel Emery pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 13:38 | Indiana | Dikembe Afshari can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Baillargeon - foul #1 on James Baillargeon, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Roger Jackson (SF), Anthony Williams (PF), David Story (C) John Swasey, James Baillargeon, Carl Hirt, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chad Thompson (PG), Kenneth Creech (SG), Garf Zicherman (PF), Brendan Lam (C) Fred Hill, Eugene Smith, Daniel Emery, Charley Biehl | |
| 13:38 | Indiana | Dikembe Afshari misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:38 | Indiana | Dikembe Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 13:19 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 13:07 | Indiana | Kenneth Creech clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 13:06 | Indiana | Brendan Lam can't tip it in | 40-47 |
| 13:05 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Garf Zicherman - foul #1 on Garf Zicherman, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG) Tim Parrish | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richie Sawyer (SF) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Chad Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | David Story pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams double dribbles | 42-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SF) Roger Jackson | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:52 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Hirt (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 11:52 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:52 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Haywood Goolsby (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Hirt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chad Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Creech (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richie Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garf Zicherman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Brendan Lam (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | John Swasey buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Haywood Goolsby | 45-49 |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Brendan Lam misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Carl Hirt - foul #1 on Carl Hirt, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Brendan Lam makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Brendan Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:18 | Indiana | Brendan Lam misses the 3rd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Chad Thompson steps in front of the Anthony Williams pass | 45-50 |
| 10:41 | Indiana | Chad Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Haywood Goolsby | 48-53 |
| 10:06 | Indiana | Brendan Lam dunks the ball | 48-55 |
| 09:50 | Buffalo | John Swasey's pass is intercepted by Chad Thompson | 48-55 |
| 09:41 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 48-55 |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Knotts, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), David Whalen (SG), Roger Jackson (SF), David Story (C) Mark Knotts, Haywood Goolsby, John Swasey, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Hill (PG), Eugene Smith (SG), Dikembe Afshari (SF), Daniel Emery (PF), Charley Biehl (C) Chad Thompson, Kenneth Creech, Richie Sawyer, Garf Zicherman, Brendan Lam | |
| 09:04 | Indiana | Eugene Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | David Story grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish is hacked by Fred Hill - foul #3 on Fred Hill, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Baillargeon (PF) Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | David Story misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Charley Biehl - foul #1 on Charley Biehl, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | David Story makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:44 | Buffalo | David Story misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:44 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Daniel Emery | 49-55 |
| 08:24 | Indiana | David Whalen takes the ball from Dikembe Afshari | 49-55 |
| 08:09 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson connects on the runner from the right block | 51-55 |
| 07:59 | Indiana | Eugene Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | David Whalen is hacked by Eugene Smith - foul #3 on Eugene Smith, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Carl Hirt (PF) David Whalen, James Baillargeon | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chad Thompson (PG), Kenneth Creech (SG), Richie Sawyer (SF), Garf Zicherman (PF) Fred Hill, Eugene Smith, Daniel Emery, Charley Biehl | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chad Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Creech (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richie Sawyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Garf Zicherman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Buffalo | Carl Hirt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-55 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Tim Parrish tips it back up and in | 53-55 |
| 06:45 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman's floater is tipped away by David Story | 53-55 |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | David Story grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Richie Sawyer picks off the pass by Roger Jackson | 53-55 |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Mark Knotts is called for the reach on Chad Thompson - foul #2 on Mark Knotts, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), John Swasey (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Tim Parrish, Roger Jackson, David Story | |
| Subs | Indiana | Brendan Lam (C) Dikembe Afshari | |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Chad Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:15 | Indiana | Chad Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:02 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Mark Knotts | 55-57 |
| 05:49 | Indiana | Brendan Lam misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-57 |
| 05:48 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Brendan Lam | 55-57 |
| 05:36 | Indiana | Carl Hirt is called for the reach on Chad Thompson - foul #2 on Carl Hirt, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Dasilva (C) Carl Hirt | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daniel Emery (SF), Charley Biehl (PF) Richie Sawyer, Garf Zicherman | |
| 05:36 | Indiana | Chad Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:36 | Indiana | Chad Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | A charge is called on Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Fred Hill (PG) Chad Thompson | |
| 04:59 | Indiana | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Creech is blocked by James Dasilva | 55-59 |
| 04:58 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Charley Biehl | 55-59 |
| 04:41 | Indiana | Daniel Emery is called for traveling | 55-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Story (C) James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Indiana | Eugene Smith (SG), Dikembe Afshari (SF) Kenneth Creech, Charley Biehl | |
| 04:22 | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby is hacked by Brendan Lam - foul #2 on Brendan Lam, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Tim Parrish (PG), Roger Jackson (SF) Mark Knotts, John Swasey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richie Sawyer (SF), Garf Zicherman (PF) Dikembe Afshari, Daniel Emery | |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson throws it down | 57-59 |
| 04:01 | Indiana | Anthony Williams swats the layup by Brendan Lam | 57-59 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | David Story pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Tim Parrish and he's fouled by Garf Zicherman - foul #2 on Garf Zicherman, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Swasey (SG) Haywood Goolsby | |
| Subs | Indiana | Chad Thompson (PG) Eugene Smith | |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:48 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 03:25 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer is fouled on the floor by David Story - foul #1 on David Story, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mark Knotts (PG), Carl Hirt (PF) John Swasey, Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Indiana | Kenneth Creech (SG), Dikembe Afshari (C) Fred Hill, Brendan Lam | |
| 03:25 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:25 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Mark Knotts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Parrish (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Hirt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Story (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Chad Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Creech (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richie Sawyer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garf Zicherman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Dikembe Afshari (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Knotts and the foul's on Richie Sawyer - foul #3 on Richie Sawyer, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Dasilva (C) David Story | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daniel Emery (C) Richie Sawyer | |
| 03:01 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:56 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Haywood Goolsby (SG), Anthony Williams (PF), David Story (C) Tim Parrish, Carl Hirt, James Dasilva | |
| Subs | Indiana | Richie Sawyer (SF), Brendan Lam (C) Dikembe Afshari, Daniel Emery | |
| 02:39 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer's fadeaway is rejected by David Story | 62-61 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer hits the follow up shot | 62-63 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson is fouled on the floor by Garf Zicherman - foul #3 on Garf Zicherman, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:18 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Brendan Lam | 63-63 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | David Story is called for the reach on Brendan Lam - foul #2 on David Story, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Brendan Lam makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:59 | Indiana | Brendan Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | David Story grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Richie Sawyer - foul #4 on Richie Sawyer, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:38 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:38 | Indiana | Brendan Lam gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:28 | Indiana | Chad Thompson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richie Sawyer | 64-67 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Brendan Lam swats the layup by Haywood Goolsby | 64-67 |
| 01:05 | Indiana | Richie Sawyer gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:46 | Indiana | Chad Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Roger Jackson knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Mark Knotts | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman misses the floater from close range | 66-67 |
| 00:13 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman is fouled on the floor by Haywood Goolsby - foul #2 on Haywood Goolsby, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:11 | Indiana | Garf Zicherman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Mark Knotts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 00:04 | Indiana | Kenneth Creech snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Haywood Goolsby is called for the reach on Kenneth Creech in the backcourt - foul #3 on Haywood Goolsby, team foul #13 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Dikembe Afshari (SF) Richie Sawyer | |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Kenneth Creech makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Kenneth Creech misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:02 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Anthony Williams can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 66-70 |