| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Preston Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-28 |
| 19:36 | Nevada | David Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | Nevada | Preston Newton scores on a floater from the left block set up by John Smith | 38-28 |
| 18:50 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Augustus Zurich is blocked by Preston Newton | 38-28 |
| 18:49 | Nevada | David Gillespie snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 18:39 | Nevada | Preston Newton can't connect on a runner from close range | 38-28 |
| 18:37 | Nevada | Preston Newton gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:20 | Nevada | Howard Harley hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Smith | 40-28 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 40-30 |
| 17:45 | Nevada | Richard Johnson steals it from John Smith | 40-30 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | David Gillespie steals the ball from Richard Johnson | 40-30 |
| 17:19 | Nevada | David Smith scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Harley | 42-30 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | David Gillespie knocks away the 3 by Greg Thomas | 42-30 |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner snags the offensive board | 42-30 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 16:39 | Nevada | Preston Newton gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 16:19 | Nevada | David Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Greg Thomas - foul #2 on Greg Thomas, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG), Anthony Carder (PF), Bruce Whittemore (C) Howard Harley, John Smith, David Gillespie, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Herman Gardner, Richard Johnson, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| 16:19 | Nevada | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:19 | Nevada | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:05 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 16:03 | Nevada | Anthony Carder gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Carder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Whittemore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Anchondo (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from David Smith | 46-30 |
| 15:28 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-30 |
| 15:26 | Nevada | Anthony Carder gets the rebound | 46-30 |
| 15:17 | Nevada | Rene Russo is called for the reach on Anthony Perkins - foul #3 on Rene Russo, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), Preston Newton (C) Anthony Perkins, David Smith | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Augustus Zurich (PF) Rene Russo, Greg Thomas | |
| 15:05 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-30 |
| 15:03 | Nevada | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Whittemore | 46-30 |
| 14:50 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Howard Harley and he's hacked by Augustus Zurich - foul #2 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #3 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Nevada | John Smith (SG) Emerson Marsh | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), James Brown (C) Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski | |
| 14:50 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore makes the free throw | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Johnson | 49-33 |
| 14:27 | Nevada | Howard Harley is called for traveling | 49-33 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Gillespie (PF) Bruce Whittemore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Harley - foul #1 on Howard Harley, team foul #1 | 49-33 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 14:05 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:42 | Nevada | Howard Harley is fouled on the floor by Augustus Zurich - foul #3 on Augustus Zurich, team foul #4 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 13:27 | Nevada | David Gillespie is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| 13:12 | Nevada | Preston Newton scores on a floater from the right block | 51-34 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Preston Newton is called for the reach on Herman Gardner - foul #2 on Preston Newton, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Nevada | Emerson Marsh (SF), Bruce Whittemore (C) David Gillespie, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG) Herman Gardner | |
| 12:49 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Rene Russo | 51-37 |
| 12:36 | Nevada | Greg Thomas steals it from Emerson Marsh | 51-37 |
| 12:18 | Buffalo | Rene Russo's pass is intercepted by Emerson Marsh | 51-37 |
| 11:54 | Nevada | Anthony Carder misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-37 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emerson Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Carder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Whittemore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Rene Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Augustus Zurich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | Rene Russo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Augustus Zurich | 51-39 |
| 11:23 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore buries a runner from the left block set up by Howard Harley | 53-39 |
| 11:16 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Thomas | 53-39 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich loses the dribble to John Smith | 53-39 |
| 10:55 | Nevada | Howard Harley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 10:53 | Nevada | Anthony Carder tips it in | 55-39 |
| 10:35 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 55-41 |
| 10:13 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-41 |
| 10:11 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh gets the offensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 09:57 | Nevada | Anthony Carder buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Howard Harley | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:52 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Brown | 57-44 |
| 09:40 | Nevada | Howard Harley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich gets the rebound | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:15 | Buffalo | James Brown buries a fadeaway from the right block | 57-46 |
| 08:57 | Nevada | Anthony Carder connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Greg Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 08:15 | Nevada | Emerson Marsh is fouled on the floor by Greg Thomas - foul #3 on Greg Thomas, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), Michael Way (SG), David Smith (SF), David Gillespie (PF), Preston Newton (C) Howard Harley, John Smith, Emerson Marsh, Anthony Carder, Bruce Whittemore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herman Gardner (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Vincent Lorkowski (PF), Howard Anchondo (C) Rene Russo, Richard Johnson, Augustus Zurich, James Brown | |
| 08:01 | Nevada | Preston Newton buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Perkins | 62-49 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Preston Newton - foul #3 on Preston Newton, team foul #3 | 62-49 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Way (fresh) SF - David Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Preston Newton (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rafael Enriquez (fresh) SF - Greg Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Howard Anchondo (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vincent Lorkowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Nevada | David Gillespie hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Anthony Perkins and he's hacked by Herman Gardner - foul #2 on Herman Gardner, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| 07:16 | Nevada | David Gillespie makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:03 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Vincent Lorkowski is blocked by Preston Newton | 65-50 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo misses the tip | 65-50 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo gets the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 06:41 | Buffalo | Vincent Lorkowski connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Gardner | 65-52 |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins is hacked by Howard Anchondo - foul #1 on Howard Anchondo, team foul #8 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Nevada | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lee Cochran (C) Greg Thomas | |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 06:21 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Herman Gardner | 67-55 |
| 05:54 | Nevada | Michael Way makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Gillespie | 70-55 |
| 05:42 | Buffalo | Lee Cochran lays it up and in set up by Rafael Enriquez | 70-57 |
| 05:26 | Nevada | Preston Newton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 70-57 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | The jump hook by Lee Cochran is blocked by Preston Newton | 70-57 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo tips it home | 70-59 |
| 04:51 | Nevada | Preston Newton misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 70-59 |
| 04:49 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner snags the defensive board | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner drills a floater from just outside the lane | 70-61 |
| 04:21 | Nevada | Howard Anchondo steals the ball from David Gillespie | 70-61 |
| 04:21 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | Nevada | Howard Harley (PG), John Smith (SG) Anthony Perkins, Michael Way | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Johnson (SG), Augustus Zurich (PF), James Brown (C) Howard Anchondo, Vincent Lorkowski, Lee Cochran | |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Gillespie - foul #1 on David Gillespie, team foul #4 | 70-61 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:44 | Nevada | Preston Newton misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Carder (SF), Bruce Whittemore (PF) David Smith, David Gillespie | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Greg Thomas (SF) Rafael Enriquez | |
| 03:44 | Nevada | Preston Newton misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:44 | Nevada | Preston Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Nevada | PG - Howard Harley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Carder (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Whittemore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Preston Newton (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Herman Gardner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Augustus Zurich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Buffalo | Richard Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-65 |
| 03:03 | Nevada | James Brown steals it from John Smith | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-65 |
| 02:56 | Nevada | Bruce Whittemore pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 02:56 | Nevada | Nevada calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-65 |
| Subs | Nevada | David Smith (SF), David Gillespie (PF) Anthony Carder, Bruce Whittemore | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:42 | Nevada | Howard Harley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-65 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Howard Harley picks off the pass by Richard Johnson | 71-65 |
| 02:15 | Nevada | John Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Harley | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Buffalo | James Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Nevada | John Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 01:35 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Augustus Zurich drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Herman Gardner | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Nevada | John Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-67 |
| 01:03 | Buffalo | Herman Gardner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Gardner, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Nevada | John Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Smith | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | James Brown clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Preston Newton - foul #4 on Preston Newton, team foul #5 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Nevada | Anthony Perkins (PG), Emerson Marsh (SG), William Blocker (SF), Anthony Carder (PF), Bruce Whittemore (C) Howard Harley, John Smith, David Smith, David Gillespie, Preston Newton | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Rene Russo (PG), Rafael Enriquez (SG), Howard Anchondo (SF), Vincent Lorkowski (PF) Herman Gardner, Richard Johnson, Greg Thomas, Augustus Zurich | |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:42 | Buffalo | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Nevada | Nevada is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 79-69 |
| 00:21 | Buffalo | Rafael Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Howard Anchondo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 00:12 | Nevada | The rebound goes to Bruce Whittemore | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Nevada | Anthony Perkins runs out the clock | 79-69 |