| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Brady (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 19:16 | St. Joseph's | Edward Herrington picks off the pass by Lester Dolinsky | 33-29 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant loses the ball out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 18:41 | St. Joseph's | Jack Penniman steals the ball from John Hughes | 33-29 |
| 18:22 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 18:21 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 18:01 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | William Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 17:39 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gregory Brady | 33-29 |
| 17:21 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 33-29 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington tips it home | 33-31 |
| 16:33 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 16:32 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Herrington - foul #2 on Edward Herrington, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Stevens (SF), Brian Cai (C) John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Clifford Nordquist (C) William Smith, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:56 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Roseberry | 35-33 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Stevens (fresh) PF - Gregory Brady (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Cai (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) PF - Edward Herrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady's floater is tipped away by Edward Herrington | 35-33 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:19 | Buffalo | James Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-33 |
| 15:18 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:12 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard (C) Gregory Brady | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Phillip Graves (PF) James Thomas, Edward Herrington | |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on William Stevens - foul #2 on William Stevens, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:00 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 3rd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 14:30 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Bullard - foul #1 on Robert Bullard, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Slawson (SF), John Hughes (C) William Stevens, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF) Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy | |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:04 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clifford Nordquist - foul #1 on Clifford Nordquist, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady (PF) Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Murphy (C) Clifford Nordquist | |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:44 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 13:02 | St. Joseph's | William Smith steps in front of the Lester Dolinsky pass | 36-37 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | William Smith lays it up and in | 36-39 |
| 12:31 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady tips it in | 38-39 |
| 12:11 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 12:10 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman tips it home | 38-41 |
| 11:53 | St. Joseph's | Phillip Graves is called for the reach on Gregory Brady - foul #4 on Phillip Graves, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), William Stevens (SF), Brian Cai (C) Lester Dolinsky, John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Edward Herrington (PF), Clifford Nordquist (C) William Smith, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Phillip Graves, Edward Murphy | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (tiring) 2 ast. SF - William Stevens (fresh) PF - Gregory Brady (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Cai (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Boyd | 40-41 |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by James Thomas | 40-43 |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's | William Boyd is hacked by James Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Thomas, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Robert Bullard (C) Gregory Brady | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 10:56 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo is hacked by Clifford Nordquist - foul #2 on Clifford Nordquist, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG) William Boyd | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (SF) Glen Tweedy | |
| 10:37 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo buries a jumper from close range set up by Lester Dolinsky | 42-43 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 10:10 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist tips it in | 42-45 |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Slawson (SF), Gregory Brady (PF), John Hughes (C) William Stevens, Brian Cai, Robert Bullard | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 09:55 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-48 |
| 09:36 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-48 |
| 09:35 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Laplant and the foul's on John Hughes - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:57 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 08:56 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | John Hughes swats the short shot by Edward Herrington | 42-51 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Edward Murphy - foul #1 on Edward Murphy, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Boyd (PG), Brian Cai (PF) Lester Dolinsky, Gregory Brady | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF), Clifford Nordquist (C) Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:18 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 08:05 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant scores on a 3 from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 07:43 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 07:41 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - William Boyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Caraballo (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Cai (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Herrington (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifford Nordquist (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 07:28 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington can't tip it in | 42-54 |
| 07:26 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | William Smith is called for the reach on Ronald Caraballo - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky (PG), William Stevens (SF), Gregory Brady (PF) William Boyd, John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Laplant, Edward Herrington | |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 06:59 | Buffalo | Lester Dolinsky is called for the reach on Glen Tweedy - foul #2 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Freddy Lanoue (SG) Ronald Caraballo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | William Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clifford Nordquist | 44-57 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 06:15 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-57 |
| 06:14 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:53 | St. Joseph's | Glen Tweedy steals the ball from Brian Cai | 47-57 |
| 05:40 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 05:39 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Gregory Brady | 47-57 |
| 05:27 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 05:26 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo (SG), John Slawson (SF), John Hughes (C) Freddy Lanoue, William Stevens, Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Murphy (C) Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 05:07 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Smith | 47-60 |
| 04:49 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's | John Hughes jams it | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:13 | Buffalo | Lester Dolinsky is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #3 on Lester Dolinsky, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | John Slawson steals it from William Smith | 49-60 |
| 03:56 | St. Joseph's | John Slawson misses the easy layup | 49-60 |
| 03:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jack Penniman | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | William Smith is fouled on the floor by John Slawson - foul #1 on John Slawson, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Herrington (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| 03:28 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Lester Dolinsky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Caraballo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Slawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Brady (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Herrington (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington drills a floater from the baseline set up by Jack Penniman | 49-62 |
| 02:46 | St. Joseph's | Lester Dolinsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | William Stevens (SF), Brian Cai (C) John Slawson, John Hughes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Clifford Nordquist (C) William Smith, Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Cai - foul #2 on Brian Cai, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:20 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:20 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's | Brian Cai clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 02:06 | Buffalo | Clifford Nordquist pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses the lay-in | 49-62 |
| 01:40 | St. Joseph's | William Stevens grabs the board | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady is fouled on the floor by Clifford Nordquist - foul #3 on Clifford Nordquist, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Slawson (SF), John Hughes (C) William Stevens, Brian Cai | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Jack Penniman (SF), Edward Murphy (C) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Clifford Nordquist | |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:28 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 01:07 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Smith | 51-64 |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's | Ronald Caraballo travels with the ball | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Buffalo | John Hughes denies the turnaround by William Smith | 51-64 |
| 00:17 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:11 | St. Joseph's | Gregory Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | William Smith runs out the clock | 52-64 |