| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Deakins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Crooks (fresh) C - Harold Sequeira (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-22 |
| 19:27 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira is hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| 19:01 | Texas Tech | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Murphy | 23-22 |
| 18:54 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 23-22 |
| 18:52 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 18:38 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 25-22 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-22 |
| 18:28 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 18:07 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Murphy | 25-22 |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 17:51 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 17:27 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson is hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #3 on Edward Herrington, team foul #2 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jeffery Gibbs (SF), Michael James (PF) Robert Deakins, Anthony Crooks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 17:15 | Texas Tech | Michael James misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 17:14 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | Harold Sequeira picks off the pass by Paul Roseberry | 25-22 |
| 16:47 | Texas Tech | Glen Tweedy is called for the reach on Harold Sequeira - foul #3 on Glen Tweedy, team foul #3 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram (PG), Maxwell Jarnagin (SG), Ronald Sprague (C) Richard Jackson, John Thomas, Harold Sequeira | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| 16:40 | Texas Tech | James Thomas picks off the pass by Jeffery Gibbs | 25-22 |
| 16:24 | Buffalo | James Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Roseberry | 25-24 |
| 16:04 | Texas Tech | Michael James hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 16:03 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram tips it back up and in | 27-24 |
| 15:43 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Thomas | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jerald Abram (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Maxwell Jarnagin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Sprague (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram is called for traveling | 27-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), John Thomas (SG), Robert Deakins (SF), Anthony Crooks (PF), Harold Sequeira (C) Jerald Abram, Maxwell Jarnagin, Jeffery Gibbs, Michael James, Ronald Sprague | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock, Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Crooks - foul #1 on Anthony Crooks, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:10 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 14:53 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson's 3 pointer is rejected by Jack Penniman | 27-28 |
| 14:52 | Texas Tech | John Thomas can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 14:51 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks hits the follow up shot | 29-28 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington is hacked by Robert Deakins - foul #2 on Robert Deakins, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 14:17 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Herrington | 29-28 |
| 14:12 | Buffalo | Robert Deakins is called for the reach on Jack Penniman - foul #3 on Robert Deakins, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| 13:55 | Buffalo | William Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 13:54 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 13:39 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by John Thomas and he's fouled by Edward Herrington - foul #4 on Edward Herrington, team foul #4 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram (PG) Richard Jackson | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Edward Herrington, Edward Murphy | |
| 13:39 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-28 |
| 13:14 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Nordquist | 32-28 |
| 13:01 | Buffalo | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Harold Sequeira - foul #2 on Harold Sequeira, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael James (PF), Ronald Sprague (C) Anthony Crooks, Harold Sequeira | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman lays it in | 32-30 |
| 12:22 | Texas Tech | Michael James is fouled on the floor by Phillip Graves - foul #1 on Phillip Graves, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), Maxwell Jarnagin (SG), Jeffery Gibbs (SF) Jerald Abram, John Thomas, Robert Deakins | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman | |
| 12:13 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Smith - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #6 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Edward Murphy (C) William Smith, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 12:13 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 12:13 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 12:13 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffery Gibbs - foul #1 on Jeffery Gibbs, team foul #5 | 33-30 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:08 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 11:53 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael James | 35-32 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 11:36 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Graves | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maxwell Jarnagin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Edward Murphy - foul #2 on Edward Murphy, team foul #7 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Thomas (SG) Maxwell Jarnagin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:09 | Texas Tech | Ronald Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by John Thomas - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins (SF), Anthony Crooks (PF), Harold Sequeira (C) Jeffery Gibbs, Michael James, Ronald Sprague | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:44 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 10:43 | Buffalo | James Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 10:20 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks lays it in on a nice dish by John Thomas | 38-40 |
| 10:08 | Buffalo | James Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 10:06 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Anthony Crooks | 38-40 |
| 10:01 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | James Thomas grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:42 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 09:41 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:35 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira drills a turnaround near the basket set up by John Thomas | 40-40 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry is whistled for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram (PG), Jeffery Gibbs (SF), Michael James (PF) Richard Jackson, Robert Deakins, Anthony Crooks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Paul Roseberry, Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | Phillip Graves denies the turnaround by Harold Sequeira | 40-40 |
| 09:10 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram tips it in | 42-40 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 08:48 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Jerald Abram picks off the pass by James Thomas | 42-40 |
| 08:26 | Texas Tech | Jerald Abram lays it up and in | 44-40 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Jerald Abram takes the ball from Phillip Graves | 44-40 |
| 07:49 | Texas Tech | Jeffery Gibbs banks in the layup | 46-40 |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy loses the dribble to John Thomas | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Jerald Abram (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Sequeira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Graves (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Texas Tech | Michael James buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Thomas | 48-40 |
| 06:57 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Glen Tweedy | 48-43 |
| 06:32 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jerald Abram | 50-43 |
| 06:13 | Buffalo | James Thomas knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 05:53 | Texas Tech | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 05:52 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 05:52 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson (PG), Maxwell Jarnagin (SG), Robert Deakins (SF), Anthony Crooks (PF), Ronald Sprague (C) Jerald Abram, John Thomas, Jeffery Gibbs, Michael James, Harold Sequeira | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Glen Tweedy, Phillip Graves, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Crooks - foul #2 on Anthony Crooks, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:38 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:18 | Texas Tech | Gary Laplant steps in front of the Richard Jackson pass | 52-47 |
| 05:14 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant dunks the ball | 52-49 |
| 04:45 | Texas Tech | Edward Herrington steals the ball from Anthony Crooks | 52-49 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Deakins - foul #4 on Robert Deakins, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | John Thomas (SG), Harold Sequeira (C) Maxwell Jarnagin, Ronald Sprague | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG) Gary Laplant | |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:15 | Texas Tech | John Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Jackson | 54-50 |
| 03:46 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael James (PF) Anthony Crooks | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist (C) Edward Murphy | |
| 03:20 | Texas Tech | Michael James's floater is tipped away by Edward Herrington | 54-50 |
| 03:18 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Deakins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Sequeira (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Herrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Smith | 54-52 |
| 02:28 | Texas Tech | John Thomas hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Sequeira | 57-52 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks (PF) Michael James | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Edward Murphy (C) Paul Roseberry, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 02:09 | Buffalo | William Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| 01:45 | Texas Tech | William Smith steals the ball from Robert Deakins | 57-52 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | William Smith misses the easy layup | 57-52 |
| 01:41 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits the follow up shot | 57-54 |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Laplant - foul #3 on Gary Laplant, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:16 | Texas Tech | Robert Deakins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington clanks a jump hook from the right block | 59-54 |
| 00:50 | Texas Tech | Richard Jackson gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Texas Tech | Edward Murphy swats the dunk try by Harold Sequeira | 59-54 |
| 00:28 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edward Herrington | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gary Laplant | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG) William Smith | |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Texas Tech | Harold Sequeira misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 00:12 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks is hacked by Gary Laplant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Laplant, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:10 | Texas Tech | Anthony Crooks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-57 |