| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 9 pts. C - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jamie Dearing (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Ammons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Pham (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Parson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Cordell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 19:35 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to David Pham | 37-32 |
| 19:30 | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Ammons | 37-34 |
| 19:12 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 19:10 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:54 | Fresno State | David Pham is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:33 | Fresno State | Augustus Zurich steps in front of the Eric Ammons pass | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 18:10 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Thomas | 37-34 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Eric Ammons - foul #2 on Eric Ammons, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Henderson (SG), Wilbert Little (PF) Eric Ammons, Ralph Cordell | |
| 17:38 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Brown | 40-34 |
| 17:25 | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 17:23 | Fresno State | David Pham tips it home | 40-36 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Greg Thomas | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | Fresno State | David Pham banks in the layup on a great pass from David Henderson | 43-38 |
| 16:44 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 16:43 | Buffalo | James Brown misses the tip | 43-38 |
| 16:42 | Fresno State | David Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 16:34 | Fresno State | David Henderson lays it in on a nice dish by Jamie Dearing | 43-40 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 16:14 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 16:08 | Fresno State | Rafael Enriquez steals it from David Henderson | 43-40 |
| 15:51 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 15:50 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the tip | 43-40 |
| 15:49 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas tips it home | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rafael Enriquez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jamie Dearing (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Pham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbert Little (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Parson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Wilbert Little, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rene Russo (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Rafael Enriquez, Richard Johnson, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly (PG), Eric Ammons (SG), Glenn Thompson (PF), Blake Matias (C) Jamie Dearing, David Henderson, David Pham, John Parson | |
| 15:18 | Buffalo | Rene Russo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 15:05 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Rene Russo - foul #1 on Rene Russo, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 15:05 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:05 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:05 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 14:49 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 14:48 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 14:40 | Fresno State | Blake Matias can't finish the layup but the foul's on Herman Gardner - foul #4 on Herman Gardner, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG) Herman Gardner | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Henderson (PG), Ralph Cordell (SF) Arthur Reilly, Wilbert Little | |
| 14:40 | Fresno State | Blake Matias makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:40 | Fresno State | Blake Matias makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:23 | Buffalo | Rene Russo scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 50-42 |
| 14:12 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Henderson | 50-44 |
| 13:53 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski drills a runner in the paint set up by Richard Johnson | 52-44 |
| 13:46 | Fresno State | David Henderson is hacked by Rene Russo - foul #2 on Rene Russo, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF), James Brown (C) Greg Thomas, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sammy Schulz (SG), David Pham (SF) Eric Ammons, Ralph Cordell | |
| 13:31 | Fresno State | David Henderson misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Augustus Zurich - foul #1 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| 13:31 | Fresno State | David Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:31 | Fresno State | David Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:11 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-46 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to James Brown | 52-46 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | James Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:55 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to David Pham | 52-46 |
| 12:34 | Fresno State | Blake Matias misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 12:32 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Augustus Zurich | 52-46 |
| 12:25 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rene Russo | 54-46 |
| 12:10 | Fresno State | David Henderson makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Pham | 54-48 |
| 11:41 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 11:39 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to David Pham | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Anchondo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Schulz (fresh) SF - David Pham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glenn Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Blake Matias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Fresno State | David Henderson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 54-48 |
| 11:32 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to David Pham | 54-48 |
| 11:19 | Fresno State | David Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | James Brown grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Glenn Thompson steals it from Rene Russo | 54-48 |
| 10:52 | Fresno State | Blake Matias blows the layup | 54-48 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 10:46 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo is fouled on the floor by David Henderson - foul #2 on David Henderson, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG), Greg Thomas (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF), Lee Cochran (C) Rene Russo, Howard Anchondo, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing (PG), Eric Ammons (SG), Wilbert Little (SF), John Parson (PF), Ralph Cordell (C) David Henderson, Sammy Schulz, David Pham, Glenn Thompson, Blake Matias | |
| 10:26 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Greg Thomas | 56-48 |
| 10:03 | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Parson | 56-51 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | John Parson picks off the pass by Lee Cochran | 56-51 |
| 09:38 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Jamie Dearing | 56-53 |
| 09:19 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez is whistled for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF) Lee Cochran | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Pham (SF) John Parson | |
| 09:00 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Augustus Zurich - foul #2 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Brown (C) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 09:00 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:00 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:00 | Fresno State | Ralph Cordell grabs the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:44 | Fresno State | David Pham clanks a shot from the free throw line | 56-53 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | James Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wilbert Little - foul #3 on Wilbert Little, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson (PF), Blake Matias (C) Eric Ammons, Ralph Cordell | |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:17 | Fresno State | Blake Matias knocks in the jumper in the lane | 58-55 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Rene Russo misses long on a jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 07:50 | Fresno State | David Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:46 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Thompson and the foul's on Rene Russo - foul #3 on Rene Russo, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG) Rafael Enriquez | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Arthur Reilly (PG), John Parson (C) Jamie Dearing, Blake Matias | |
| 07:46 | Fresno State | Wilbert Little misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:33 | Buffalo | Rene Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-57 |
| 07:32 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rene Russo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Arthur Reilly (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Wilbert Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Pham (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Glenn Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Parson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Fresno State | David Pham can't finish the layup | 58-57 |
| 07:26 | Fresno State | Glenn Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:06 | Fresno State | David Pham is hacked by Augustus Zurich - foul #3 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (C) Greg Thomas, James Brown | |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Henderson (PG), Eric Ammons (SG), Ralph Cordell (C) Arthur Reilly, Wilbert Little, Glenn Thompson | |
| 07:06 | Fresno State | David Pham makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:06 | Fresno State | David Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:06 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:58 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich banks in the layup on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 60-58 |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | John Parson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Augustus Zurich - foul #4 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (SG) Rene Russo | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Sammy Schulz (SF) David Pham | |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | John Parson misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:29 | Fresno State | John Parson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Augustus Zurich | 62-59 |
| 05:45 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich's floater is tipped away by John Parson | 62-59 |
| 05:22 | Fresno State | John Parson gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:16 | Fresno State | David Henderson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 05:14 | Fresno State | John Parson tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 04:48 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 04:46 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 04:46 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF), James Brown (C) Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing (PG), Wilbert Little (SG), David Pham (SF), Glenn Thompson (PF), Blake Matias (C) David Henderson, Eric Ammons, Sammy Schulz, John Parson, Ralph Cordell | |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | David Pham is hacked by Greg Thomas - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | David Pham misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:36 | Fresno State | David Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 04:23 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Jamie Dearing picks off the pass by Herman Gardner | 62-62 |
| 04:03 | Fresno State | The jump hook by Wilbert Little is blocked by Augustus Zurich | 62-62 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | James Brown snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 03:42 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 03:17 | Fresno State | Blake Matias grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jamie Dearing (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wilbert Little (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Pham (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Glenn Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Blake Matias (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Fresno State | Blake Matias buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Wilbert Little | 62-64 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas is hacked by Wilbert Little - foul #4 on Wilbert Little, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Rafael Enriquez, Augustus Zurich | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Eric Ammons (SG) Wilbert Little | |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 65-64 |
| 02:11 | Fresno State | Vincent Lorkowski swats the dunk try by David Pham | 65-64 |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:45 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 67-64 |
| 01:22 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich (PF) Vincent Lorkowski | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 01:22 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:22 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Gardner | 70-66 |
| 00:56 | Fresno State | David Pham buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jamie Dearing | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | Jamie Dearing is called for the reach on Herman Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Dearing, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| 00:34 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Herman Gardner, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 00:10 | Fresno State | Eric Ammons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich is fouled in the backcourt by Jamie Dearing - foul #2 on Jamie Dearing, team foul #7 | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | Jamie Dearing's pass is intercepted by Rafael Enriquez in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Eric Ammons is called for the reach on Augustus Zurich - foul #3 on Eric Ammons, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:04 | Fresno State | Blake Matias pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | Blake Matias hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 73-68 |