| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Bradley Ater inbounds the ball | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 19:35 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it but misses | 26-39 |
| 19:34 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein gets the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:51 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner drills a shot from the free throw line | 28-39 |
| 18:31 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson can't tip it in | 28-39 |
| 18:20 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich gets the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 17:58 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:51 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Ater | 28-42 |
| 17:46 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Robert Landry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-42 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 17:00 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 16:40 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bradley Ater and the foul's on Herman Gardner - foul #2 on Herman Gardner, team foul #1 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG), Michael McCoy (SF) Michael Carson, Bradley Ater | |
| 16:40 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:20 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo's layup is rejected by Michael Meinhardt | 31-45 |
| 16:19 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 15:54 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 15:52 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Rene Russo | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Michael Meinhardt (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 15:35 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez tips it home | 33-45 |
| 15:24 | LSU | Robert Landry hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael McCoy | 33-48 |
| 15:08 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 15:07 | Buffalo | Rene Russo snags the offensive board | 33-48 |
| 14:51 | Buffalo | Michael Meinhardt steals the ball from Rene Russo | 33-48 |
| 14:23 | LSU | Michael McCoy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-48 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses short on a floater from the left side | 33-48 |
| 14:11 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Robert Landry drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Meinhardt | 33-50 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Rene Russo can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Landry - foul #1 on Robert Landry, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), Mark Sommers (PF), James Brown (C) Rafael Enriquez, Howard Anchondo, Augustus Zurich, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Bradley Ater (PF) Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:26 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Robert Landry is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Landry, team foul #2 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG) Rene Russo | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy | |
| 12:38 | Buffalo | The 3pt attempt by Herman Gardner is denied by Michael Meinhardt | 34-50 |
| 12:37 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ater | 34-50 |
| 12:12 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-50 |
| 12:10 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the tip | 34-50 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:03 | Buffalo | Mark Sommers knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Herman Gardner | 36-50 |
| 11:46 | LSU | Robert Landry misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-50 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Bradley Ater tips it home | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Sommers (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Landry (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Buffalo | Michael Carson picks off the pass by Richard Johnson | 36-52 |
| 11:16 | LSU | Michael Carson banks in the layup | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF) Mark Sommers | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael McCoy (SF) Bradley Ater | |
| 10:42 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Landry | 36-57 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas's pass is intercepted by Bradley Ziegenbein | 36-57 |
| 10:08 | LSU | Michael McCoy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 10:06 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the tip | 36-57 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 36-57 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-57 |
| 09:42 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-57 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 09:27 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-57 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 38-57 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Michael Meinhardt steps in front of the Augustus Zurich pass | 38-57 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Michael McCoy's pass is intercepted by Herman Gardner | 38-57 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses short on a shot from the left block | 38-57 |
| 08:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Bradley Ziegenbein | 38-57 |
| 08:21 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is called for traveling | 38-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Herman Gardner, Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Dana Renteria (SG), Bradley Ater (PF) Robert Landry, Michael Carson, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Bradley Ater swats the layup by Augustus Zurich | 38-57 |
| 08:02 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez can't tip it in | 38-57 |
| 08:01 | LSU | Bradley Ater grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 07:37 | LSU | Michael McCoy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the board | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradley Ater (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rene Russo and the foul's on Michael McCoy - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Meinhardt (PF) Michael McCoy | |
| 07:23 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the free throw | 40-57 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 07:18 | LSU | Rene Russo is called for the reach on Todd Pollard - foul #2 on Rene Russo, team foul #2 | 40-57 |
| 06:57 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 40-57 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Rene Russo clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Bradley Ziegenbein - foul #2 on Bradley Ziegenbein, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG) Greg Thomas | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG) Todd Pollard | |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:39 | Buffalo | Rene Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 06:13 | LSU | Robert Landry knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bradley Ater | 42-60 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo loses the ball out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF), James Brown (C) Rene Russo, Vincent Lorkowski, Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF) Dana Renteria, Michael Meinhardt | |
| 05:45 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Carson | 42-63 |
| 05:30 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-63 |
| 05:28 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich tips it back up and in | 44-63 |
| 05:05 | LSU | Robert Landry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-63 |
| 05:03 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 04:20 | LSU | Michael McCoy hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Carson | 47-65 |
| 04:15 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is fouled on the floor by Robert Landry - foul #3 on Robert Landry, team foul #5 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF), Lee Cochran (C) Herman Gardner, Richard Johnson, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Todd Pollard (PG), Michael Meinhardt (PF) Robert Landry, Bradley Ater | |
| 04:03 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran's floater is tipped away by Michael McCoy | 47-65 |
| 04:02 | LSU | Michael Carson grabs the board | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | LSU | Bradley Ziegenbein is whistled for a carry | 47-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | LSU | Dana Renteria (SG) Michael Carson | |
| 03:32 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo connects on the jumper from the right wing | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Cochran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Todd Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Renteria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meinhardt (tiring) 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bradley Ziegenbein (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | LSU | Todd Pollard is fouled on the floor by Rene Russo - foul #3 on Rene Russo, team foul #3 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Landry (PG), Bradley Ater (SF) Todd Pollard, Michael McCoy | |
| 02:46 | LSU | Robert Landry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-65 |
| 02:44 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Howard Anchondo | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Buffalo | Bradley Ater swats the short shot by Lee Cochran | 49-65 |
| 02:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Michael Meinhardt | 49-65 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Rafael Enriquez - foul #2 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #4 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Carson (SG), Michael McCoy (SF) Dana Renteria, Bradley Ater | |
| 02:10 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:10 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 01:59 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 01:43 | LSU | Robert Landry misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-67 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt tips it in | 49-69 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | LSU | Bradley Ater (SF) Michael McCoy | |
| 01:09 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Landry and the foul's on Howard Anchondo - foul #2 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #5 | 49-71 |
| 01:09 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt misses the free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 49-71 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-71 |
| 01:01 | LSU | Michael Meinhardt grabs the board | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | LSU | Robert Landry can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Vincent Lorkowski - foul #2 on Vincent Lorkowski, team foul #6 | 49-71 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 00:35 | LSU | Robert Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Meinhardt - foul #1 on Michael Meinhardt, team foul #6 | 49-73 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Robert Landry runs out the clock | 51-73 |