| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the shot from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| 19:32 | Buffalo | James Brown loses the dribble to Michael Stewart | 38-43 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeremiah Litherland, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 19:03 | Buffalo | Michael Stewart steps in front of the Richard Johnson pass | 38-43 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Stewart | 38-45 |
| 18:31 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the lay-in | 38-45 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 38-45 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-45 |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Brown | 38-45 |
| 18:02 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Johnson | 40-45 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart is denied on a layup by Greg Thomas | 40-45 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Greg Thomas | 40-45 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Richard Johnson, James Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Kirk Peterson (PF), Joseph Baker (C) Bobby Boyce, Micah Escoto, Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:08 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich can't finish the layup | 40-45 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:34 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich lays it up and in | 42-45 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), James Brown (C) Rene Russo, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | James Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Buffalo | Joseph Baker picks off the pass by James Brown | 42-45 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | James Brown buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Rafael Enriquez and the foul's on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rafael Enriquez, Greg Thomas, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Shane Brockway, Mervin Logan, Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker | |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce is hacked by Herman Gardner - foul #3 on Herman Gardner, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland misses badly on a shot from the left block | 44-45 |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Michael Stewart takes the ball from Richard Johnson | 44-45 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-45 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | James Brown gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:36 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Micah Escoto - foul #2 on Micah Escoto, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Rene Russo, Howard Anchondo, James Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Bobby Boyce | |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 47-45 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Micah Escoto misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland tips it in | 47-47 |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Herman Gardner | 49-47 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland travels with the ball | 49-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (SG), Greg Thomas (SF), James Brown (C) Richard Johnson, Rafael Enriquez, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Mervin Logan (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Harold Carter (C) Shane Brockway, Micah Escoto, Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski blows the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Baker - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Herman Gardner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mervin Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mervin Logan | 51-49 |
| 11:10 | Buffalo | Rene Russo hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 53-49 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the jumper from the right side | 53-49 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 10:24 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rene Russo | 56-49 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Greg Thomas steals it from Joseph Baker | 56-49 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the floater from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 56-49 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Bobby Boyce steals the ball from Richard Johnson | 56-49 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 09:17 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Rene Russo steals it from Harold Carter | 58-49 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rene Russo | 60-49 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Greg Thomas blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Mervin Logan | 60-49 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bobby Boyce - foul #2 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SF), Augustus Zurich (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Rene Russo, Greg Thomas, Vincent Lorkowski, James Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Micah Escoto (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) Bobby Boyce, Mervin Logan, Kirk Peterson, Joseph Baker, Harold Carter | |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the 3 from straight away | 61-49 |
| 08:00 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 07:44 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Herman Gardner | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses the dunk attempt | 64-49 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Johnson (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micah Escoto (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Litherland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the board | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 66-50 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland misses the floater from the left side | 66-50 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo grabs the offensive board | 66-50 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Jeremiah Litherland pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Greg Thomas - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #5 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (SG), James Brown (C) Rafael Enriquez, Howard Anchondo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Kirk Peterson (C) Shane Brockway, Micah Escoto, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh snags the offensive board | 66-51 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Boyce | 66-53 |
| 05:16 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Brown | 69-53 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 69-53 |
| 05:08 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:50 | Buffalo | James Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-53 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich gets the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Rene Russo clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Bobby Boyce | 69-55 |
| 03:51 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-55 |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-55 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Bobby Boyce | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rene Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - James Fullerton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Arthur Pugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Buffalo | James Brown clanks a floater from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Rafael Enriquez (SF) Rene Russo, Greg Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Micah Escoto (SG), Joseph Baker (PF), Jeremiah Litherland (C) James Fullerton, Michael Stewart, Arthur Pugh | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 02:48 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 02:27 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is called for traveling | 69-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF), Lee Cochran (C) Herman Gardner, Richard Johnson, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (SF) Bobby Boyce, Micah Escoto, Jeremiah Litherland | |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Rafael Enriquez is called for the reach on Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Rafael Enriquez, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 69-57 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 01:57 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-57 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-57 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Vincent Lorkowski | 69-57 |
| 00:50 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 69-57 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo gets the rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Rene Russo is fouled on the floor by Mervin Logan - foul #2 on Mervin Logan, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Rene Russo runs out the clock | 69-57 |