| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) SG - Joseph Rush (fresh) SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) C - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) SF - Ian King (fresh) PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) C - Timothy Milone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Long Beach State | David Cowden gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Long Beach State | David Cowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts tips it home | 4-0 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the floater from the left wing set up by Ian King | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Ball - foul #1 on Thomas Ball, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Dennis Carmean (SF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Joseph Rush, Stephen Statler, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Ian King gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses long on a floater from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone tips it home | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt clanks a floater from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:27 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:58 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses short on an open turnaround from the left block | 4-6 |
| 15:57 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) SG - Wilbur Muff (fresh) SF - Dennis Carmean (fresh) PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fairly fresh) SF - Ian King (fresh) PF - Thomas Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Curtis Roberts, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Gutenberger - foul #1 on Curtis Gutenberger, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Stephen Statler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Ian King | |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue misses the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:54 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt is hacked by Joseph Keller - foul #1 on Joseph Keller, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Stephen Statler (SF) Douglas Britt, Curtis Gutenberger, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Rush | 6-7 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Sanford Schmitt (SF), Curtis Gutenberger (PF) David Cowden, Joseph Rush, Stephen Statler | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Ian King (SF) Ross Miller, Harry Haggerty | |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean drills a runner from the right block set up by Curtis Gutenberger | 8-7 |
| 13:37 | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:15 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Sanford Schmitt, Curtis Gutenberger, Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance (SG), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Timothy Gillespie, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Joshua Nichols steps in front of the Paul Tarrance pass in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 12:55 | Long Beach State | Ian King denies the turnaround by Stephen Statler | 8-7 |
| 12:54 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Statler | 8-7 |
| 12:42 | Long Beach State | David Cowden is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | David Cowden is called for the reach on Robert Bazile in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Cowden, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ian King | 8-9 |
| 11:58 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 8-9 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Ian King | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Rush (fresh) SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) SF - Ian King (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Paul Tarrance | 8-11 |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | David Cowden comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Ball | 8-11 |
| 10:56 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the easy open layup | 8-11 |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ian King - foul #1 on Ian King, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Dennis Carmean (SF), Wilbur Muff (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Stephen Statler, Curtis Roberts, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Harry Haggerty (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Ian King, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 10:28 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Joseph Rush | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:16 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF) Dennis Carmean, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Wilbur Muff - foul #1 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SG), Sanford Schmitt (SF) Stephen Statler, Curtis Roberts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 09:25 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses short on a shot in the lane | 9-13 |
| 09:24 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 09:23 | Long Beach State | Joshua Nichols misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the floater from the left side | 9-15 |
| 08:38 | Long Beach State | Timothy Gillespie is called for the reach on Joseph Rush - foul #1 on Timothy Gillespie, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF) Douglas Britt, Joseph Rush, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Ian King (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Timothy Gillespie, Harry Haggerty, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Thomas Ball swats the short shot by Curtis Roberts | 9-15 |
| 08:14 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 08:12 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Sanford Schmitt (C) David Cowden, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 07:53 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Curtis Roberts | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) SG - Wilbur Muff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian King (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Buffalo | Ian King misses badly on a shot from close range | 11-15 |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Curtis Roberts | 11-15 |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler double dribbles | 11-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Curtis Roberts, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance | |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Ian King hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 11-15 |
| 06:39 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Joshua Nichols | 11-15 |
| 06:17 | Long Beach State | David Cowden drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Statler | 14-15 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Joshua Nichols is called for the reach on Timothy Gillespie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG), Curtis Roberts (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Stephen Statler, Curtis Gutenberger, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Ian King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Stephen Statler (SF) David Cowden, Joseph Rush | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG) Ross Miller, Timothy Gillespie | |
| 05:19 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 05:18 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Ian King drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 14-17 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Keller - foul #2 on Joseph Keller, team foul #5 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SF), Joshua Nichols (C) Douglas Britt, Stephen Statler, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ian King, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 04:37 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 16-19 |
| 03:56 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff drills a floater from the right side set up by Curtis Roberts | 18-19 |
| 03:35 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Tarrance | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wilbur Muff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Rush (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Curtis Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Milone (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | David Cowden clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Nichols - foul #2 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Dennis Carmean (C) David Cowden, Wilbur Muff, Curtis Roberts, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Timothy Gillespie (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Joseph Keller (C) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance, Thomas Ball, Timothy Milone | |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Statler, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts (PF) Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ian King (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Joseph Rush is called for the reach on Timothy Gillespie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Rush, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (SG) Joseph Rush | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:18 | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 02:04 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler lays it in set up by Sanford Schmitt | 20-22 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Timothy Gillespie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-22 |
| 01:47 | Buffalo | Ian King misses the tip | 20-22 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Timothy Gillespie - foul #2 on Timothy Gillespie, team foul #6 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Douglas Britt, Stephen Statler, Curtis Roberts | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Thomas Ball (PF), Timothy Milone (C) Ross Miller, Kurt Shue, Joseph Keller | |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:21 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Carmean - foul #3 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #10 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF) Joseph Rush, Curtis Gutenberger, Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt is hacked by Robert Bazile - foul #1 on Robert Bazile, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SG) Wilbur Muff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (SG) Timothy Gillespie | |
| 00:33 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:33 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Timothy Milone misses the easy dunk attempt | 22-24 |
| 00:09 | Buffalo | Ian King snags the offensive board | 22-24 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Ian King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | David Cowden grabs the board | 22-24 |