| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Leonard Moller (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tony Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Behr (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Groesbeck (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ian King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ian King inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Ian King is fouled on the floor by Norman Pearl - foul #1 on Norman Pearl, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:27 | Buffalo | Bruce Behr steals it from Paul Tarrance | 38-35 |
| 19:20 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Henderson | 41-35 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Jason Groesbeck swats the layup by Ian King | 41-35 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ross Miller - foul #1 on Ross Miller, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-35 |
| 18:52 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Norman Pearl | 46-35 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the lay-in but the foul's on Norman Pearl - foul #2 on Norman Pearl, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:18 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bruce Behr | 46-35 |
| 18:11 | Rhode Island | Ross Miller is called for the reach on Leonard Moller - foul #2 on Ross Miller, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 18:04 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck lays it up and in | 48-35 |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ross Miller | 48-37 |
| 17:25 | Rhode Island | Thomas Ball denies the turnaround by Bruce Behr | 48-37 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | Ross Miller grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 17:20 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ross Miller | 48-40 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Ball - foul #1 on Thomas Ball, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF), Roberto Ruiz (C) Norman Pearl, Tony Henderson, Jason Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Paul Tarrance, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Bruce Behr swats the shot by Ian King | 50-40 |
| 16:48 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 16:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Joseph Keller | 50-40 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Ian King drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ross Miller | 50-42 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Martindale | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Leonard Moller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Behr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Roberto Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Gillespie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 53-42 |
| 15:37 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by John Cottingham | 55-42 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Ian King lays it up and in set up by Ross Miller | 55-44 |
| 14:44 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr can't connect on a floater from the right block | 55-44 |
| 14:43 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Ian King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cottingham | 57-44 |
| 13:47 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Ian King is denied by Bruce Behr | 57-44 |
| 13:45 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Ian King is hacked by Roberto Ruiz - foul #1 on Roberto Ruiz, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins (PG), Norman Pearl (SG), Tony Henderson (SF), Christopher Hardage (PF), Jason Groesbeck (C) Leonard Moller, John Cottingham, Antonio Martindale, Bruce Behr, Roberto Ruiz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Timothy Gillespie, Ian King, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Rodger Dobbins - foul #2 on Rodger Dobbins, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Paul Tarrance - foul #3 on Paul Tarrance, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 12:56 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the 3rd free throw | 59-45 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 12:51 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty loses the dribble to Christopher Hardage | 59-45 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-45 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 61-47 |
| 11:53 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rodger Dobbins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Hardage (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jason Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile is fouled on the floor by Rodger Dobbins - foul #3 on Rodger Dobbins, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Haggerty | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins misses short on a floater from the right side | 64-49 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Robert Bazile | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Timothy Milone is blocked by Christopher Hardage | 64-49 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage misses short on a jumper from close range | 64-49 |
| 10:38 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits the follow up shot | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone slams it home on a great pass from Paul Tarrance | 66-51 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins makes the runner in the lane | 68-51 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone buries a fadeaway from the right block | 68-53 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bazile - foul #4 on Robert Bazile, team foul #5 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller (PG), John Cottingham (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF), Bruce Behr (PF) Rodger Dobbins, Norman Pearl, Tony Henderson, Christopher Hardage | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Ian King (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Harry Haggerty, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr grabs the offensive board | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 09:10 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr grabs the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck makes the fadeaway in the lane | 71-53 |
| 08:25 | Buffalo | Ian King clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-53 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Bruce Behr | 71-53 |
| 07:59 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-53 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | Ian King gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 07:45 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-53 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Ross Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Leonard Moller (fresh) 18 pts. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antonio Martindale (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Behr (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jason Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ross Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Gillespie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ian King (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Keller (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Buffalo | Jason Groesbeck blocks the short jumper by Ian King | 71-53 |
| 07:25 | Rhode Island | Jason Groesbeck pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Cottingham | 74-53 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Ross Miller hits a 3 from straight away set up by Ian King | 74-56 |
| 06:33 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 06:32 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue pulls down the rebound | 74-56 |
| 06:23 | Buffalo | Ian King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 74-56 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Bruce Behr grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-56 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller snags the defensive board | 74-56 |
| 06:03 | Buffalo | Ian King throws it down on a great pass from Timothy Gillespie | 74-58 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller is fouled in the backcourt by Ross Miller - foul #3 on Ross Miller, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins (PG), Norman Pearl (SG), Tony Henderson (SF), Christopher Hardage (PF), Roberto Ruiz (C) Leonard Moller, John Cottingham, Antonio Martindale, Bruce Behr, Jason Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Timothy Gillespie, Ian King, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 05:45 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-58 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile grabs the defensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 05:39 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is fouled on the floor by Tony Henderson - foul #2 on Tony Henderson, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 05:26 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage pulls down the rebound | 74-58 |
| 05:06 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage blows the layup | 74-58 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball buries a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Bazile | 74-60 |
| 04:35 | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-60 |
| 04:33 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Pearl - foul #3 on Norman Pearl, team foul #7 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller (PG), Bruce Behr (PF) Rodger Dobbins, Christopher Hardage | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian King (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Roberto Ruiz is denied by Thomas Ball | 74-61 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Behr | 74-61 |
| 03:39 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz hits the finger roll set up by Norman Pearl | 76-61 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Leonard Moller (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Henderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Behr (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Roberto Ruiz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ian King (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Buffalo | Leonard Moller steals the ball from Paul Tarrance | 76-61 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz's pass is intercepted by Timothy Milone | 76-61 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Ian King connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Tarrance | 76-64 |
| 02:32 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Ian King hits the finger roll set up by Robert Bazile and the foul's on Tony Henderson - foul #3 on Tony Henderson, team foul #8 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), Antonio Martindale (SF), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, Tony Henderson, Roberto Ruiz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Ian King makes the free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tony Henderson (SF) Antonio Martindale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG) Ross Miller | |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | Leonard Moller is whistled for traveling | 79-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins (PG), Antonio Martindale (SF), Christopher Hardage (PF) Leonard Moller, Tony Henderson, Bruce Behr | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | Ian King is called for traveling | 79-67 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz (C) James Mignone | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Timothy Gillespie, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:21 | Rhode Island | Christopher Hardage drills a turnaround near the basket | 81-67 |
| 01:17 | Buffalo | Ian King misses the lay-in | 81-67 |
| 01:15 | Rhode Island | Roberto Ruiz gets the rebound | 81-67 |
| 01:10 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-67 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Paul Tarrance | 81-67 |
| 01:04 | Buffalo | Roberto Ruiz swats the dunk try by Ian King | 81-67 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone can't tip it in | 81-67 |
| 01:02 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham pulls down the rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Milone - foul #2 on Timothy Milone, team foul #7 | 81-67 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Ian King clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 82-67 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses the tip | 82-67 |
| 00:30 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham grabs the board | 82-67 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Rodger Dobbins runs out the clock | 82-67 |