Game Date: Dec 28th, 2051
Buffalo 98 - South Dakota State 81
Date: March 18th, 2051
Game: College [Tournament] [#1220416] 
Arena: Tournament Arena
Attendance: 12,185
Player Of The Game: Frank Flanagan (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Buffalo Bulls | 41 | 57 | 98 | |
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 40 | 41 | 81 | |
| Buffalo Bulls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 1 | T. Schuster sf | 28 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 1 | 0 | +14 | 18.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | S. Haase pf | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 0 | 5 | +28 | 7.3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 51 | H. Stallings c | 29 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1 | 3 | +10 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | F. Flanagan sg | 31 | 11-22 | 6-15 | 6-6 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1 | 2 | +26 | 14.3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | J. McElroy pg | 17 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | D. Berry pg | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | G. Dobson sg | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | T. Hall pf | 23 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | - | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | J. Slater pg | 25 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 14.7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | M. Aldrich sf | 14 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 35-72 | 12-30 | 16-21 | 98 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 24-63 | 9 | 19 | +85 | 11.2 | 36 | 12 | 19 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 48.6% | 40.0% | 76.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 34 | R. Cotton sf | 35 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 0 | 2 | -19 | 9.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | B. Watkins pf | 30 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 55 | J. Hamm c | 32 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8-14 | 2 | 4 | -21 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | W. Jordan sg | 28 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 7.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 35 | P. Murrell pg | 28 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 7-9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 5 | 4 | -18 | 18.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | B. Laney sg | 12 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | C. Ferrari sf | 11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | -9 | 14.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 51 | M. Payne pf | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | M. Benitez pg | 20 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | +3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 26-65 | 5-24 | 24-30 | 81 | 11 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 35-72 | 19 | 19 | -85 | 8.0 | 34 | 17 | 19 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 40.0% | 20.8% | 80.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Buffalo: Frank Flanagan
Head Coaches
Buffalo: Paul Morin
South Dakota State: Robin Hendricks
Offensive Efficiencies
Buffalo: At the rim (7/7 100.0%) Inside (11/21 52.4%) Mid-range (5/14 35.7%) Beyond the Arc (12/30 40.0%)
South Dakota State: At the rim (5/8 62.5%) Inside (12/26 46.2%) Mid-range (4/7 57.1%) Beyond the Arc (5/24 20.8%)
Defensive Tactics
Buffalo: Man-To-Man (50.0%) Zone (21.0%) Pressure (8.0%) 2nd Chance (5.0%) Transition (16.0%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
South Dakota State: Man-To-Man (61.9%) Zone (18.6%) Pressure (3.1%) 2nd Chance (2.1%) Transition (14.4%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Buffalo: 144.2 / 147.1
South Dakota State: 152.8 / 152.9
Injuries
Buffalo: none
South Dakota State: sg-Carmicheal
Overworked
Buffalo: none
South Dakota State: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, March 18th, 2051
Game Type: College [Tournament]
Arena: Hardwood Tournament Arena
City: Baltimore, MD
Attendance: 12,185
Version: 1.037
Simulated: Sun Apr 26 2026 @ 9:09:00 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Buffalo: PG-McElroy (6' 5½"), SG-Flanagan (6' 4"), SF-Schuster (6' 6½"), PF-Haase (6' 9½"), C-Stallings (6' 10")
South Dakota State: PG-Murrell (6' 3"), SG-Jordan (6' 3"), SF-Cotton (6' 7½"), PF-Watkins (6' 7½"), C-Hamm (6' 9½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! South Dakota State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Murrell and Cotton. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:49 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watkins shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
19:43 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Schuster. Buffalo 2 - 0.
19:29 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Foul! Stallings commits the foul on Hamm.
19:25 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Hamm. Hamm passes the ball to Watkins. Watkins passes the ball to Hamm on the perimeter. Hamm shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
19:10 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
19:00 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Cotton and Murrell. Jordan lays it up. Foul! McElroy fouls Jordan on the shot. Jordan makes the first free throw. Jordan makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard, Benitez to Small Forward, Cotton to Power Forward and Watkins to Center.
18:56 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan outside. Flanagan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Buffalo 5 - 2.
18:43 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 5 - 4.
18:33 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. Air ball! Foul! Cotton fouls Hall blocking out to get the rebound.
18:29 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
18:10 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:52 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase. Haase passes the ball to Slater in the paint. Slater passes the ball to Haase. Haase shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the rebound.
17:34 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell passes the ball to Laney. Laney passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Laney. South Dakota State 6 - 5.
17:04 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan. Flanagan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the rebound.
16:52 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots in the paint. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins on the shot. Watkins missed the first free throw. Watkins makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 7 - 5.
16:40 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Hall. Hall shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the rebound.
16:22 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Laney passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Murrell passes the ball to Laney on the perimeter. Laney passes the ball to Benitez outside. Benitez passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Slater grabs the long rebound.
15:50 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Schuster passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
15:24 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Laney passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
15:05 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Haase grabs the offensive rebound.
15:02 - Buffalo: Haase has the rebound. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hall grabs the offensive rebound.
15:00 - Buffalo: Hall has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hall passes the ball to Slater outside. Slater passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. Buffalo 8 - 7.
14:44 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard, Jordan to Shooting Guard, Ferrari to Small Forward and Hamm to Center.
14:44 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan drives down the lane. Jordan lays it up. Foul! Flanagan fouls Jordan on the shot. Jordan makes the first free throw. Jordan makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 9 - 8.
14:28 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan shoots from deep. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
14:22 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break. Foul! Slater commits the foul on Jordan.
14:17 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Ferrari. Flanagan steals the pass from Ferrari.
14:13 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Flanagan grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:00 - Buffalo: Flanagan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Flanagan drives down the lane. Flanagan lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 10 - 9.
13:54 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center.
13:54 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm passes the ball to Benitez in the paint. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari in the paint. Ferrari passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:30 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Buffalo 13 - 9.
13:25 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center.
13:25 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:19 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! Hamm fouls Haase blocking out to get the rebound.
13:11 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Flanagan. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 15 - 9.
13:02 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm. Hamm turns the ball over to the other team.
12:56 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Slater and Aldrich. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the long rebound.
12:52 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Benitez leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Benitez outside. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:33 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard, Slater to Shooting Guard and Stallings to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Payne to Power Forward.
12:33 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Aldrich. Aldrich passes the ball to McElroy on the perimeter. McElroy passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hamm steals the pass from Hall.
12:09 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Jordan passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm passes the ball to Payne in the paint. Payne passes the ball to Ferrari in the paint. Ferrari shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Payne. Buffalo 15 - 11.
11:40 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard, Benitez to Small Forward and Watkins to Power Forward.
11:40 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy drives to the basket. Foul! Murrell commits the foul on McElroy.
11:29 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to McElroy. McElroy passes the ball to Slater. Slater with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
11:19 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break. Foul! Slater commits the foul on Jordan.
11:13 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Hamm. Hamm passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan turns the ball over to the other team.
11:02 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Slater leads the fast break with Aldrich to the right. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich on the perimeter. Aldrich shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
10:57 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Murrell to the right. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jordan. Buffalo 15 - 14.
10:53 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Cotton to Small Forward.
10:53 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McElroy. Buffalo 17 - 14.
10:41 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 17 - 16.
10:18 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall outside. Hall passes the ball to Aldrich outside. Aldrich passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
9:55 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm outside. Hamm shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murrell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:46 - South Dakota State: Murrell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Foul! McElroy commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Murrell is shooting one-and-one. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 18 - 17.
9:42 - Game Event: Time out. McElroy must sit with 2 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard, Dobson to Shooting Guard and Schuster to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard.
9:42 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings outside. Stallings passes the ball to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Dobson. Dobson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
9:14 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Benitez and Cotton. Jordan attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! South Dakota State 20 - 17.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Ferrari to Small Forward.
9:09 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Dobson. Dobson passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
8:53 - South Dakota State: Jordan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Jordan passes the ball to Ferrari. Slater steals the pass from Ferrari.
8:44 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Dobson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Dobson passes the ball to Aldrich in the paint. Aldrich passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
8:22 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. Foul! Stallings fouls Hamm on the shot. Hamm makes the first free throw. Hamm makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 22 - 17.
8:11 - Game Event: Time out. Stallings must sit with 2 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Flanagan to Shooting Guard, Schuster to Small Forward, Aldrich to Power Forward and Hall to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Cotton to Small Forward.
8:11 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster passes the ball to Slater. Slater shoots a jumper from the elbow. Foul! Benitez fouls Slater on the shot. Slater makes the first free throw. Slater makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 22 - 19.
7:55 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Benitez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benitez. South Dakota State 24 - 19.
7:46 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Hall on the perimeter. Hall shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Benitez grabs the rebound.
7:34 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton passes the ball to Watkins. Watkins passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:06 - South Dakota State: Hamm has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hamm passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 26 - 19.
6:51 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard, Laney to Shooting Guard, Benitez to Small Forward and Cotton to Power Forward.
6:51 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Schuster in the paint. Schuster shoots from the block. Foul! Benitez fouls Schuster on the shot. Schuster makes the first free throw. Schuster makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 26 - 21.
6:41 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Power Forward and Hall to Center.
6:41 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney in the paint. Laney shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 28 - 21.
6:41 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to South Dakota State!
6:31 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan in the paint. Flanagan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. South Dakota State 28 - 23.
6:20 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Benitez in the paint. Offensive foul! Benitez commits the foul.
6:16 - Game Event: Time out. Benitez must sit with 3 fouls. South Dakota State substitutes Ferrari to Small Forward.
6:16 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
6:03 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney. Foul! Slater commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Murrell is shooting one-and-one. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell missed the second free throw. Hall grabs the rebound. South Dakota State 29 - 23.
5:56 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich in the paint. Aldrich shoots from the inside. Foul! Cotton fouls Aldrich on the shot. Aldrich makes the first free throw. Aldrich makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 29 - 25.
5:44 - Game Event: Time out. Slater must sit with 3 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Berry to Point Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. Cotton must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard and Payne to Power Forward.
5:44 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
5:31 - Buffalo: Berry brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Berry passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan passes the ball to Berry in the paint. Berry passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster drives down the lane. Schuster lays it up. Foul! Ferrari fouls Schuster on the shot. Schuster missed the first free throw. Schuster missed the second free throw. Hamm grabs the rebound.
5:04 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell drives by Berry. Murrell passes the ball to Payne at the basket. Payne lays it up. Haase rotates over and blocks the shot! Schuster grabs the rebound.
4:53 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Flanagan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
4:46 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Murrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan steals the pass from Murrell.
4:34 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Berry outside. Berry passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Haase. South Dakota State 29 - 27.
4:05 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard, Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard, Cotton to Small Forward and Watkins to Power Forward.
4:05 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Murrell passes the ball to Laney on the perimeter. Laney passes the ball to Murrell outside. Murrell passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Flanagan fouls Laney on the shot. Laney makes the first free throw. Laney makes the second free throw. Laney makes the third free throw. South Dakota State 32 - 27.
3:32 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard.
3:32 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to McElroy on the perimeter. McElroy passes the ball to Haase. Haase with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 32 - 29.
3:09 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! McElroy fouls Murrell blocking out to get the rebound. In the double bonus, Murrell is shooting two free throws. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 34 - 29.
3:01 - Game Event: Time out. McElroy must sit with 3 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard.
3:01 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. South Dakota State 34 - 31.
2:52 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard.
2:52 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater steals the pass from Murrell.
2:48 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
2:36 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Schuster steals the pass from Murrell.
2:23 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Slater to the right. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Tied 34 - 34.
2:18 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 36 - 34.
2:08 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
1:48 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Murrell to the right. Jordan lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 38 - 34.
1:44 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 38 - 37.
1:35 - South Dakota State: Jordan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jordan passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 40 - 37.
1:24 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan drives down the lane. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater at the basket. Slater lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. South Dakota State 40 - 39.
1:04 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
0:55 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the long rebound.
0:30 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Cotton outside. Cotton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Slater grabs the long rebound.
0:12 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Schuster and Slater. Flanagan lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 41 - 40.
0:09 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Schuster steals the pass from Murrell.
0:03 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Buffalo 41, South Dakota State 40
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Slater must sit with 3 fouls. Flanagan must sit with 2 fouls. Stallings must sit with 2 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Berry to Point Guard, Dobson to Shooting Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. Cotton must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota State substitutes Ferrari to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Buffalo. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Hall. Hall passes the ball to Schuster outside. Schuster shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hall. Buffalo 44 - 40.
19:45 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard, Flanagan to Shooting Guard, Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Cotton to Small Forward.
19:45 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm goes for the dunk. Foul! Haase fouls Hamm on the shot. Hamm makes the first free throw. Hamm makes the second free throw. Buffalo 44 - 42.
19:34 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 46 - 42.
19:12 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Watkins. Buffalo 46 - 44.
18:57 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard, Benitez to Small Forward, Cotton to Power Forward and Watkins to Center.
18:57 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
18:44 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Murrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:35 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center.
18:35 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against pressure defense. McElroy passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to McElroy outside. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster. Laney steals the pass from Schuster.
18:13 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Murrell and Benitez. Laney lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 46 - 46.
18:08 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Buffalo 49 - 46.
17:59 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center.
17:59 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
17:51 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez steals the pass from McElroy.
17:47 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Murrell and Benitez. Laney passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Stallings grabs the rebound.
17:43 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy and Schuster. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy at the basket. McElroy lays it up. Foul! Murrell fouls McElroy on the shot. McElroy makes the first free throw. McElroy makes the second free throw. Buffalo 51 - 46.
17:38 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the block. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins on the shot. Watkins makes the first free throw. Watkins makes the second free throw. Buffalo 51 - 48.
17:28 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy on the perimeter. McElroy shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Laney grabs the long rebound.
17:20 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney attacks with the ball on the fast break. Laney passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from the corner. Foul! McElroy fouls Murrell on the shot. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell makes the second free throw. Murrell missed the third free throw. Stallings grabs the rebound. Buffalo 51 - 50.
17:13 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Buffalo 53 - 50.
17:01 - Game Event: Time out. McElroy must sit with 4 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center.
17:01 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Tied 53 - 53.
16:51 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center.
16:51 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
16:41 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney in the paint. Laney passes the ball to Benitez outside. Benitez passes the ball to Laney on the perimeter. Laney hands off the ball to Benitez. Benitez shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Slater grabs the rebound.
16:15 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Murrell steals the pass from Flanagan.
16:05 - South Dakota State: Breakaway! Murrell takes the ball the length of the court. Murrell lays it up. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
15:59 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break. Foul! Laney commits the foul on Flanagan.
15:52 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard, Ferrari to Small Forward and Hamm to Center.
15:52 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. Buffalo 55 - 53.
15:42 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari in the paint. Ferrari shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Aldrich grabs the rebound.
15:35 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater outside. Slater passes the ball to Haase. Haase passes the ball to Slater in the paint. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Flanagan shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Buffalo 58 - 53.
15:00 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Payne to Center.
15:00 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Benitez passes the ball to Payne in the paint. Payne passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton outside. Cotton tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cotton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Payne grabs the offensive rebound.
14:30 - South Dakota State: Payne has the rebound and restarts the offense. Payne passes the ball to Benitez on the perimeter. Haase steals the pass from Benitez.
14:22 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Slater and Aldrich. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Laney grabs the long rebound.
14:18 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Ferrari to the right. Laney passes the ball to Ferrari on the perimeter. Ferrari shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Laney. Buffalo 58 - 56.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard and Hamm to Center.
14:12 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Ferrari steals the pass from Stallings.
14:01 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Benitez to the right. Jordan passes the ball to Benitez on the perimeter. Benitez shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Cotton tips it in. Tied 58 - 58.
13:57 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich on the perimeter. Aldrich shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Buffalo 61 - 58.
13:45 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benitez. Buffalo 61 - 60.
13:35 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich in the paint. Aldrich shoots from the low post. Foul! Ferrari fouls Aldrich on the shot. Aldrich missed the first free throw. Aldrich missed the second free throw. Cotton grabs the rebound.
13:24 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari on the perimeter. Ferrari shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Aldrich grabs the rebound.
13:12 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan. Flanagan drives down the lane. Flanagan lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 63 - 60.
12:56 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Dobson to Shooting Guard and Hall to Power Forward.
12:56 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari outside. Ferrari passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Hamm. Hamm passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Hamm charged with the foul while taking the shot over Stallings.
12:30 - Buffalo: Dobson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dobson passes the ball to Slater outside. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
12:12 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Jordan passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Hall grabs the rebound.
11:56 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Dobson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Dobson passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Dobson on the perimeter. Hamm steals the pass from Dobson.
11:37 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Benitez leads the fast break with Jordan and Ferrari. Benitez lays it up. Foul! Slater fouls Benitez on the shot. Benitez missed the first free throw. Benitez makes the second free throw. Buffalo 63 - 61.
11:31 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard, Cotton to Small Forward and Watkins to Power Forward.
11:31 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Hall. Foul! Murrell commits the foul on Hall.
11:26 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Aldrich. Aldrich passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Buffalo 65 - 61.
11:17 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins. Foul! Hall commits the foul on Watkins.
11:11 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Hamm. Hamm shoots from deep. The shot misses. Slater grabs the long rebound.
11:05 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Slater leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Dobson on the perimeter. Dobson passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hamm steals the pass from Hall.
10:40 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Murrell leads the fast break with Cotton to the right. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:34 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watkins passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Murrell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Aldrich grabs the rebound.
10:09 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Dobson leads the fast break with Slater to the right. Dobson passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dobson. Buffalo 68 - 61.
10:05 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Schuster to Small Forward.
10:05 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 68 - 64.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard.
9:54 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against pressure defense. Slater passes the ball to Dobson in the paint. Dobson passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings drives down the lane. Stallings lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 70 - 64.
9:33 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton outside. Cotton passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan passes the ball to Watkins. Watkins passes the ball to Benitez in the paint. Benitez goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Watkins. Buffalo 70 - 66.
9:04 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings. Stallings shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
8:51 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:47 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard and Flanagan to Shooting Guard. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard.
8:47 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:40 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Flanagan grabs the long rebound.
8:28 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! McElroy leads the fast break with Flanagan and Schuster. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Watkins fouls Hall blocking out to get the rebound.
8:23 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard.
8:23 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Stallings. Stallings passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Schuster. Buffalo 72 - 66.
8:07 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Shooting Guard.
8:07 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benitez. Buffalo 72 - 68.
7:57 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Flanagan to Shooting Guard. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard.
7:57 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan. Flanagan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murrell grabs the rebound.
7:37 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stallings steals the pass from Jordan.
7:25 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan attacks with the ball on the fast break. Flanagan lays it up. Foul! Murrell fouls Flanagan on the shot. Flanagan makes the first free throw. Flanagan makes the second free throw. Buffalo 74 - 68.
7:18 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Flanagan grabs the rebound.
7:10 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 77 - 68.
6:57 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard.
6:57 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. Haase rotates over and blocks the shot! Watkins grabs the offensive rebound.
6:48 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
6:46 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy and Schuster. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy at the basket. McElroy attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 79 - 68.
6:40 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the offensive rebound.
6:24 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
6:22 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy to the right. Flanagan lays it up. Foul! Laney fouls Flanagan on the shot. Flanagan makes the first free throw. Flanagan makes the second free throw. Buffalo 81 - 68.
6:16 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward.
6:16 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hall grabs the rebound.
6:03 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
5:47 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Murrell and Cotton. Laney passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Laney. Buffalo 81 - 71.
5:41 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard.
5:41 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Flanagan grabs the long offensive rebound.
5:34 - Buffalo: Flanagan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase. Haase shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
5:23 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan in the paint. Jordan passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton passes the ball to Murrell outside. Murrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Murrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cotton. Buffalo 81 - 73.
4:54 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Stallings outside. Stallings tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stallings passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stallings. Buffalo 83 - 73.
4:31 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Hamm fouls Stallings trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the bonus, Stallings is shooting one-and-one. Stallings missed the first free throw. Watkins grabs the rebound.
4:12 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Stallings grabs the rebound.
3:58 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stallings shoots in the paint. Foul! Hamm fouls Stallings on the shot. Stallings makes the first free throw. Stallings makes the second free throw. Buffalo 85 - 73.
3:35 - South Dakota State: Jordan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins blocking out to get the rebound.
3:18 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Murrell. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Stallings grabs the rebound.
2:59 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Schuster and McElroy. Flanagan passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McElroy grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:53 - Buffalo: McElroy has the rebound and restarts the offense. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan outside. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Buffalo 88 - 73.
2:39 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 88 - 75.
2:26 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster in the paint. Schuster shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by McElroy. Buffalo 90 - 75.
2:14 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins on the perimeter. Watkins shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McElroy grabs the long rebound.
2:02 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Flanagan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Buffalo 92 - 75.
1:46 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Murrell turns the ball over to the other team.
1:35 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy to the right. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy at the basket. McElroy lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 94 - 75.
1:29 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the low post. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins on the shot. Haase fouls out. Hall replaces Haase at power forward. Watkins missed the first free throw. Watkins makes the second free throw. Buffalo 94 - 76.
1:19 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Stallings. Stallings shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 96 - 76.
1:19 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Buffalo!
1:08 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the offensive rebound.
0:57 - South Dakota State: Hamm has the rebound. Hamm shoots from the low post. Foul! Stallings fouls Hamm on the shot. Hamm makes the first free throw. Hamm missed the second free throw. Stallings grabs the rebound. Buffalo 96 - 77.
0:55 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall on the perimeter. Foul! Jordan commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Flanagan is shooting two free throws. Flanagan makes the first free throw. Flanagan makes the second free throw. Buffalo 98 - 77.
0:50 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell drives down the lane. Murrell lays it up. The shot misses. Cotton tips it in. Buffalo 98 - 79.
0:41 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell steals the pass from McElroy.
0:35 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the offensive rebound.
0:19 - South Dakota State: Hamm has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hamm goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Buffalo 98 - 81.
0:13 - Buffalo: McElroy dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Buffalo 98, South Dakota State 81
Starting Line-Ups
Buffalo: PG-McElroy (6' 5½"), SG-Flanagan (6' 4"), SF-Schuster (6' 6½"), PF-Haase (6' 9½"), C-Stallings (6' 10")
South Dakota State: PG-Murrell (6' 3"), SG-Jordan (6' 3"), SF-Cotton (6' 7½"), PF-Watkins (6' 7½"), C-Hamm (6' 9½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! South Dakota State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Murrell and Cotton. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
19:49 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watkins shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
19:43 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Schuster. Buffalo 2 - 0.
19:29 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Foul! Stallings commits the foul on Hamm.
19:25 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Hamm. Hamm passes the ball to Watkins. Watkins passes the ball to Hamm on the perimeter. Hamm shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
19:10 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
19:00 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Cotton and Murrell. Jordan lays it up. Foul! McElroy fouls Jordan on the shot. Jordan makes the first free throw. Jordan makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard, Benitez to Small Forward, Cotton to Power Forward and Watkins to Center.
18:56 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan outside. Flanagan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Buffalo 5 - 2.
18:43 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 5 - 4.
18:33 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. Air ball! Foul! Cotton fouls Hall blocking out to get the rebound.
18:29 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
18:10 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
17:52 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase. Haase passes the ball to Slater in the paint. Slater passes the ball to Haase. Haase shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the rebound.
17:34 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell passes the ball to Laney. Laney passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Laney. South Dakota State 6 - 5.
17:04 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan. Flanagan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the rebound.
16:52 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots in the paint. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins on the shot. Watkins missed the first free throw. Watkins makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 7 - 5.
16:40 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Hall. Hall shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the rebound.
16:22 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Laney passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Murrell passes the ball to Laney on the perimeter. Laney passes the ball to Benitez outside. Benitez passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Slater grabs the long rebound.
15:50 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Schuster passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
15:24 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Laney passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
15:05 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Haase grabs the offensive rebound.
15:02 - Buffalo: Haase has the rebound. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hall grabs the offensive rebound.
15:00 - Buffalo: Hall has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hall passes the ball to Slater outside. Slater passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. Buffalo 8 - 7.
14:44 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard, Jordan to Shooting Guard, Ferrari to Small Forward and Hamm to Center.
14:44 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan drives down the lane. Jordan lays it up. Foul! Flanagan fouls Jordan on the shot. Jordan makes the first free throw. Jordan makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 9 - 8.
14:28 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan shoots from deep. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
14:22 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break. Foul! Slater commits the foul on Jordan.
14:17 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Ferrari. Flanagan steals the pass from Ferrari.
14:13 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Flanagan grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:00 - Buffalo: Flanagan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Flanagan drives down the lane. Flanagan lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 10 - 9.
13:54 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center.
13:54 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm passes the ball to Benitez in the paint. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari in the paint. Ferrari passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:30 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Buffalo 13 - 9.
13:25 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center.
13:25 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
13:19 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! Hamm fouls Haase blocking out to get the rebound.
13:11 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Flanagan. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 15 - 9.
13:02 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm. Hamm turns the ball over to the other team.
12:56 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Slater and Aldrich. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Benitez grabs the long rebound.
12:52 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Benitez leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Benitez outside. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:33 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard, Slater to Shooting Guard and Stallings to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Payne to Power Forward.
12:33 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Aldrich. Aldrich passes the ball to McElroy on the perimeter. McElroy passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hamm steals the pass from Hall.
12:09 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Jordan passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm passes the ball to Payne in the paint. Payne passes the ball to Ferrari in the paint. Ferrari shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Payne. Buffalo 15 - 11.
11:40 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard, Benitez to Small Forward and Watkins to Power Forward.
11:40 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy drives to the basket. Foul! Murrell commits the foul on McElroy.
11:29 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to McElroy. McElroy passes the ball to Slater. Slater with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
11:19 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break. Foul! Slater commits the foul on Jordan.
11:13 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Hamm. Hamm passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan turns the ball over to the other team.
11:02 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Slater leads the fast break with Aldrich to the right. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich on the perimeter. Aldrich shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
10:57 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Murrell to the right. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jordan. Buffalo 15 - 14.
10:53 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Cotton to Small Forward.
10:53 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McElroy. Buffalo 17 - 14.
10:41 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 17 - 16.
10:18 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall outside. Hall passes the ball to Aldrich outside. Aldrich passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
9:55 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm outside. Hamm shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Murrell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:46 - South Dakota State: Murrell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Foul! McElroy commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Murrell is shooting one-and-one. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 18 - 17.
9:42 - Game Event: Time out. McElroy must sit with 2 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard, Dobson to Shooting Guard and Schuster to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard.
9:42 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings outside. Stallings passes the ball to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Dobson. Dobson shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
9:14 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Benitez and Cotton. Jordan attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! South Dakota State 20 - 17.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Ferrari to Small Forward.
9:09 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Dobson. Dobson passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
8:53 - South Dakota State: Jordan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Jordan passes the ball to Ferrari. Slater steals the pass from Ferrari.
8:44 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Dobson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Dobson passes the ball to Aldrich in the paint. Aldrich passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
8:22 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. Foul! Stallings fouls Hamm on the shot. Hamm makes the first free throw. Hamm makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 22 - 17.
8:11 - Game Event: Time out. Stallings must sit with 2 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Flanagan to Shooting Guard, Schuster to Small Forward, Aldrich to Power Forward and Hall to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Cotton to Small Forward.
8:11 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster passes the ball to Slater. Slater shoots a jumper from the elbow. Foul! Benitez fouls Slater on the shot. Slater makes the first free throw. Slater makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 22 - 19.
7:55 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Benitez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benitez. South Dakota State 24 - 19.
7:46 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Hall on the perimeter. Hall shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Benitez grabs the rebound.
7:34 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton passes the ball to Watkins. Watkins passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the long offensive rebound.
7:06 - South Dakota State: Hamm has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hamm passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 26 - 19.
6:51 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard, Laney to Shooting Guard, Benitez to Small Forward and Cotton to Power Forward.
6:51 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Schuster in the paint. Schuster shoots from the block. Foul! Benitez fouls Schuster on the shot. Schuster makes the first free throw. Schuster makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 26 - 21.
6:41 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Power Forward and Hall to Center.
6:41 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney in the paint. Laney shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 28 - 21.
6:41 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to South Dakota State!
6:31 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan in the paint. Flanagan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. South Dakota State 28 - 23.
6:20 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Benitez in the paint. Offensive foul! Benitez commits the foul.
6:16 - Game Event: Time out. Benitez must sit with 3 fouls. South Dakota State substitutes Ferrari to Small Forward.
6:16 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
6:03 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney. Foul! Slater commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Murrell is shooting one-and-one. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell missed the second free throw. Hall grabs the rebound. South Dakota State 29 - 23.
5:56 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich in the paint. Aldrich shoots from the inside. Foul! Cotton fouls Aldrich on the shot. Aldrich makes the first free throw. Aldrich makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 29 - 25.
5:44 - Game Event: Time out. Slater must sit with 3 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Berry to Point Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. Cotton must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard and Payne to Power Forward.
5:44 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
5:31 - Buffalo: Berry brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Berry passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan passes the ball to Berry in the paint. Berry passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster drives down the lane. Schuster lays it up. Foul! Ferrari fouls Schuster on the shot. Schuster missed the first free throw. Schuster missed the second free throw. Hamm grabs the rebound.
5:04 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell drives by Berry. Murrell passes the ball to Payne at the basket. Payne lays it up. Haase rotates over and blocks the shot! Schuster grabs the rebound.
4:53 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Flanagan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
4:46 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Murrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan steals the pass from Murrell.
4:34 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Berry outside. Berry passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Haase. South Dakota State 29 - 27.
4:05 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard, Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard, Cotton to Small Forward and Watkins to Power Forward.
4:05 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Murrell passes the ball to Laney on the perimeter. Laney passes the ball to Murrell outside. Murrell passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Flanagan fouls Laney on the shot. Laney makes the first free throw. Laney makes the second free throw. Laney makes the third free throw. South Dakota State 32 - 27.
3:32 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard.
3:32 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to McElroy on the perimeter. McElroy passes the ball to Haase. Haase with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 32 - 29.
3:09 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Foul! McElroy fouls Murrell blocking out to get the rebound. In the double bonus, Murrell is shooting two free throws. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell makes the second free throw. South Dakota State 34 - 29.
3:01 - Game Event: Time out. McElroy must sit with 3 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard.
3:01 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. South Dakota State 34 - 31.
2:52 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard.
2:52 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater steals the pass from Murrell.
2:48 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the rebound.
2:36 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Schuster steals the pass from Murrell.
2:23 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Slater to the right. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Tied 34 - 34.
2:18 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 36 - 34.
2:08 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
1:48 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Murrell to the right. Jordan lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 38 - 34.
1:44 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 38 - 37.
1:35 - South Dakota State: Jordan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jordan passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! South Dakota State 40 - 37.
1:24 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan drives down the lane. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater at the basket. Slater lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. South Dakota State 40 - 39.
1:04 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
0:55 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Cotton grabs the long rebound.
0:30 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Cotton outside. Cotton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Slater grabs the long rebound.
0:12 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Schuster and Slater. Flanagan lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 41 - 40.
0:09 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Schuster steals the pass from Murrell.
0:03 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Buffalo 41, South Dakota State 40
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Slater must sit with 3 fouls. Flanagan must sit with 2 fouls. Stallings must sit with 2 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Berry to Point Guard, Dobson to Shooting Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center. Cotton must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota State substitutes Ferrari to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Buffalo. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Hall. Hall passes the ball to Schuster outside. Schuster shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Hall. Buffalo 44 - 40.
19:45 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard, Flanagan to Shooting Guard, Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center. South Dakota State substitutes Cotton to Small Forward.
19:45 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm goes for the dunk. Foul! Haase fouls Hamm on the shot. Hamm makes the first free throw. Hamm makes the second free throw. Buffalo 44 - 42.
19:34 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against a zone defense. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 46 - 42.
19:12 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Watkins. Buffalo 46 - 44.
18:57 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard, Benitez to Small Forward, Cotton to Power Forward and Watkins to Center.
18:57 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
18:44 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Murrell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney outside. Laney carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:35 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center.
18:35 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against pressure defense. McElroy passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to McElroy outside. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster. Laney steals the pass from Schuster.
18:13 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Murrell and Benitez. Laney lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 46 - 46.
18:08 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Buffalo 49 - 46.
17:59 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center.
17:59 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
17:51 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez steals the pass from McElroy.
17:47 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Murrell and Benitez. Laney passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Stallings grabs the rebound.
17:43 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy and Schuster. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy at the basket. McElroy lays it up. Foul! Murrell fouls McElroy on the shot. McElroy makes the first free throw. McElroy makes the second free throw. Buffalo 51 - 46.
17:38 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the block. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins on the shot. Watkins makes the first free throw. Watkins makes the second free throw. Buffalo 51 - 48.
17:28 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy on the perimeter. McElroy shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Laney grabs the long rebound.
17:20 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney attacks with the ball on the fast break. Laney passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from the corner. Foul! McElroy fouls Murrell on the shot. Murrell makes the first free throw. Murrell makes the second free throw. Murrell missed the third free throw. Stallings grabs the rebound. Buffalo 51 - 50.
17:13 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Buffalo 53 - 50.
17:01 - Game Event: Time out. McElroy must sit with 4 fouls. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Point Guard, Hall to Power Forward and Haase to Center.
17:01 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Tied 53 - 53.
16:51 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward and Stallings to Center.
16:51 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
16:41 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Laney in the paint. Laney passes the ball to Benitez outside. Benitez passes the ball to Laney on the perimeter. Laney hands off the ball to Benitez. Benitez shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Slater grabs the rebound.
16:15 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Murrell steals the pass from Flanagan.
16:05 - South Dakota State: Breakaway! Murrell takes the ball the length of the court. Murrell lays it up. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
15:59 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break. Foul! Laney commits the foul on Flanagan.
15:52 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Aldrich to Small Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard, Ferrari to Small Forward and Hamm to Center.
15:52 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Slater. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Slater. Buffalo 55 - 53.
15:42 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari in the paint. Ferrari shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Aldrich grabs the rebound.
15:35 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater outside. Slater passes the ball to Haase. Haase passes the ball to Slater in the paint. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Flanagan shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Buffalo 58 - 53.
15:00 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Payne to Center.
15:00 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Benitez passes the ball to Payne in the paint. Payne passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton outside. Cotton tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cotton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Payne grabs the offensive rebound.
14:30 - South Dakota State: Payne has the rebound and restarts the offense. Payne passes the ball to Benitez on the perimeter. Haase steals the pass from Benitez.
14:22 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Slater and Aldrich. Flanagan passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Laney grabs the long rebound.
14:18 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Ferrari to the right. Laney passes the ball to Ferrari on the perimeter. Ferrari shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Laney. Buffalo 58 - 56.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard and Hamm to Center.
14:12 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Ferrari steals the pass from Stallings.
14:01 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break with Benitez to the right. Jordan passes the ball to Benitez on the perimeter. Benitez shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Cotton tips it in. Tied 58 - 58.
13:57 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich on the perimeter. Aldrich shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Buffalo 61 - 58.
13:45 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benitez. Buffalo 61 - 60.
13:35 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Aldrich in the paint. Aldrich shoots from the low post. Foul! Ferrari fouls Aldrich on the shot. Aldrich missed the first free throw. Aldrich missed the second free throw. Cotton grabs the rebound.
13:24 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari on the perimeter. Ferrari shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Aldrich grabs the rebound.
13:12 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Flanagan. Flanagan drives down the lane. Flanagan lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 63 - 60.
12:56 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Dobson to Shooting Guard and Hall to Power Forward.
12:56 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Ferrari outside. Ferrari passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Hamm. Hamm passes the ball to Benitez. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. Offensive foul! Hamm charged with the foul while taking the shot over Stallings.
12:30 - Buffalo: Dobson brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Dobson passes the ball to Slater outside. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
12:12 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Jordan passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Hall grabs the rebound.
11:56 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Dobson leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Dobson passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Dobson on the perimeter. Hamm steals the pass from Dobson.
11:37 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Benitez leads the fast break with Jordan and Ferrari. Benitez lays it up. Foul! Slater fouls Benitez on the shot. Benitez missed the first free throw. Benitez makes the second free throw. Buffalo 63 - 61.
11:31 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard, Cotton to Small Forward and Watkins to Power Forward.
11:31 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against a zone defense. Slater passes the ball to Hall. Foul! Murrell commits the foul on Hall.
11:26 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Aldrich. Aldrich passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Buffalo 65 - 61.
11:17 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins. Foul! Hall commits the foul on Watkins.
11:11 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Hamm. Hamm shoots from deep. The shot misses. Slater grabs the long rebound.
11:05 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Slater leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings passes the ball to Dobson on the perimeter. Dobson passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hamm steals the pass from Hall.
10:40 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Murrell leads the fast break with Cotton to the right. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:34 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound and restarts the offense. Watkins passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Murrell shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Aldrich grabs the rebound.
10:09 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Dobson leads the fast break with Slater to the right. Dobson passes the ball to Slater on the perimeter. Slater shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Dobson. Buffalo 68 - 61.
10:05 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Schuster to Small Forward.
10:05 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 68 - 64.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard.
9:54 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against pressure defense. Slater passes the ball to Dobson in the paint. Dobson passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings drives down the lane. Stallings lays it up. The shot goes in! Buffalo 70 - 64.
9:33 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Cotton outside. Cotton passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan passes the ball to Watkins. Watkins passes the ball to Benitez in the paint. Benitez goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Watkins. Buffalo 70 - 66.
9:04 - Buffalo: Slater brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Slater passes the ball to Stallings. Stallings shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
8:51 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:47 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes McElroy to Point Guard and Flanagan to Shooting Guard. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard.
8:47 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:40 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Flanagan grabs the long rebound.
8:28 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! McElroy leads the fast break with Flanagan and Schuster. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan on the perimeter. Flanagan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Foul! Watkins fouls Hall blocking out to get the rebound.
8:23 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota State substitutes Benitez to Point Guard.
8:23 - Buffalo: The ball is inbounded to Stallings. Stallings passes the ball to Schuster. Schuster passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Schuster. Buffalo 72 - 66.
8:07 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Slater to Shooting Guard.
8:07 - South Dakota State: Benitez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Benitez passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Benitez. Buffalo 72 - 68.
7:57 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Flanagan to Shooting Guard. South Dakota State substitutes Murrell to Point Guard.
7:57 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan. Flanagan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Murrell grabs the rebound.
7:37 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Jordan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Stallings steals the pass from Jordan.
7:25 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan attacks with the ball on the fast break. Flanagan lays it up. Foul! Murrell fouls Flanagan on the shot. Flanagan makes the first free throw. Flanagan makes the second free throw. Buffalo 74 - 68.
7:18 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Flanagan grabs the rebound.
7:10 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 77 - 68.
6:57 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Laney to Shooting Guard.
6:57 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. Haase rotates over and blocks the shot! Watkins grabs the offensive rebound.
6:48 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Haase grabs the rebound.
6:46 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy and Schuster. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy at the basket. McElroy attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 79 - 68.
6:40 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton on the perimeter. Cotton passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the offensive rebound.
6:24 - South Dakota State: Watkins has the rebound. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Schuster grabs the rebound.
6:22 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy to the right. Flanagan lays it up. Foul! Laney fouls Flanagan on the shot. Flanagan makes the first free throw. Flanagan makes the second free throw. Buffalo 81 - 68.
6:16 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Hall to Power Forward.
6:16 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Hall grabs the rebound.
6:03 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall in the paint. Hall passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Watkins grabs the rebound.
5:47 - South Dakota State: Fast break opportunity! Laney leads the fast break with Murrell and Cotton. Laney passes the ball to Murrell on the perimeter. Murrell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Laney. Buffalo 81 - 71.
5:41 - Game Event: Time out. Buffalo substitutes Haase to Power Forward. South Dakota State substitutes Jordan to Shooting Guard.
5:41 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Flanagan grabs the long offensive rebound.
5:34 - Buffalo: Flanagan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Haase. Haase shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the rebound.
5:23 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan in the paint. Jordan passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton passes the ball to Murrell outside. Murrell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Murrell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cotton. Buffalo 81 - 73.
4:54 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McElroy passes the ball to Haase in the paint. Haase passes the ball to Stallings outside. Stallings tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stallings passes the ball to McElroy. McElroy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Stallings. Buffalo 83 - 73.
4:31 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Hamm fouls Stallings trying to grab the offensive rebound. In the bonus, Stallings is shooting one-and-one. Stallings missed the first free throw. Watkins grabs the rebound.
4:12 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Stallings grabs the rebound.
3:58 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan passes the ball to Stallings in the paint. Stallings tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Stallings shoots in the paint. Foul! Hamm fouls Stallings on the shot. Stallings makes the first free throw. Stallings makes the second free throw. Buffalo 85 - 73.
3:35 - South Dakota State: Jordan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins blocking out to get the rebound.
3:18 - South Dakota State: The ball is inbounded to Murrell. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan outside. Jordan passes the ball to Hamm in the paint. Hamm shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Stallings grabs the rebound.
2:59 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with Schuster and McElroy. Flanagan passes the ball to Schuster on the perimeter. Schuster shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McElroy grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:53 - Buffalo: McElroy has the rebound and restarts the offense. McElroy passes the ball to Flanagan outside. Flanagan shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Buffalo 88 - 73.
2:39 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Murrell. Buffalo 88 - 75.
2:26 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Schuster in the paint. Schuster shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by McElroy. Buffalo 90 - 75.
2:14 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins on the perimeter. Watkins shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McElroy grabs the long rebound.
2:02 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Flanagan tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Flanagan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Buffalo 92 - 75.
1:46 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Jordan. Jordan passes the ball to Murrell in the paint. Murrell turns the ball over to the other team.
1:35 - Buffalo: Fast break opportunity! Flanagan leads the fast break with McElroy to the right. Flanagan passes the ball to McElroy at the basket. McElroy lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 94 - 75.
1:29 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Watkins in the paint. Watkins shoots from the low post. Foul! Haase fouls Watkins on the shot. Haase fouls out. Hall replaces Haase at power forward. Watkins missed the first free throw. Watkins makes the second free throw. Buffalo 94 - 76.
1:19 - Buffalo: Flanagan brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Flanagan passes the ball to Stallings. Stallings shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Flanagan. Buffalo 96 - 76.
1:19 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Buffalo!
1:08 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the offensive rebound.
0:57 - South Dakota State: Hamm has the rebound. Hamm shoots from the low post. Foul! Stallings fouls Hamm on the shot. Hamm makes the first free throw. Hamm missed the second free throw. Stallings grabs the rebound. Buffalo 96 - 77.
0:55 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McElroy passes the ball to Hall on the perimeter. Foul! Jordan commits a foul away from the ball. In the double bonus, Flanagan is shooting two free throws. Flanagan makes the first free throw. Flanagan makes the second free throw. Buffalo 98 - 77.
0:50 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Murrell drives down the lane. Murrell lays it up. The shot misses. Cotton tips it in. Buffalo 98 - 79.
0:41 - Buffalo: McElroy brings up the ball against pressure defense. Murrell steals the pass from McElroy.
0:35 - South Dakota State: Murrell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Murrell passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton passes the ball to Jordan on the perimeter. Jordan passes the ball to Cotton in the paint. Cotton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Hamm grabs the offensive rebound.
0:19 - South Dakota State: Hamm has the rebound and restarts the offense. Hamm goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Buffalo 98 - 81.
0:13 - Buffalo: McElroy dribbles out the clock until time expires.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Buffalo 98, South Dakota State 81
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