| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huff (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Hill (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert West (fresh) PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Brendan Milstein inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | George Huff drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brendan Milstein | 36-24 |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | James Hill takes the ball from Robert West | 36-24 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Ted Volpe is called for the reach on James Hill - foul #3 on Ted Volpe, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SG) Ted Volpe | |
| 18:32 | UConn | Leroy Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-24 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | George Huff is called for the reach on Carl Baker - foul #1 on George Huff, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 17:59 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 17:57 | UConn | James Hill grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Brendan Milstein misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 17:29 | UConn | James Hill tips it back up and in | 38-24 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | William Lablanc clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-24 |
| 17:11 | Buffalo | Robert West tips it but misses | 38-24 |
| 17:09 | Buffalo | Robert West tips it home | 38-26 |
| 16:47 | UConn | Harold Banks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Norton | 38-26 |
| 16:26 | Buffalo | John Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (PF) Brendan Milstein, James Hill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Glenn Fleury, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 16:02 | UConn | Leroy Timmons hits a jumper from the right block | 40-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Timmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 40-26 |
| 15:42 | UConn | Leroy Timmons snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 15:23 | UConn | Leroy Timmons is fouled on the floor by Mike Kline - foul #1 on Mike Kline, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Brendan Milstein (SF), James Hill (PF) Leif Preston, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Stanley Carter (SG) William Lablanc, Robert West | |
| 15:07 | UConn | Leroy Timmons is denied on a layup by Jessie Matthews | 40-26 |
| 15:06 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Brendan Milstein gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 14:37 | UConn | Brendan Milstein is whistled for a carry | 40-26 |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 14:17 | UConn | The rebound goes to James Hill | 40-26 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Brendan Milstein makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-26 |
| 13:29 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe clanks a shot near the basket | 42-26 |
| 13:27 | UConn | James Hill pulls down the rebound | 42-26 |
| 12:58 | UConn | James Hill buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Ted Volpe - foul #4 on Ted Volpe, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF) Brendan Milstein | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), Robert West (SF), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Ted Volpe, Mike Kline, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| 12:58 | UConn | James Hill makes the free throw | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:46 | Buffalo | Robert West knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Stanley Carter | 45-28 |
| 12:23 | UConn | Leroy Timmons can't connect on a shot in the lane | 45-28 |
| 12:22 | UConn | James Hill snags the offensive board | 45-28 |
| 11:56 | UConn | James Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-28 |
| 11:55 | UConn | James Hill misses the tip | 45-28 |
| 11:53 | Buffalo | John Norton gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Huff (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Timmons (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert West (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | George Huff steals the ball from Carl Baker | 45-28 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Leif Preston lays it up and in set up by George Huff | 47-28 |
| 11:32 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-28 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Leif Preston grabs the board | 47-28 |
| 11:04 | UConn | George Huff steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Brendan Milstein (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (PF) Leif Preston, James Hill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| 10:54 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury's pass is intercepted by Brendan Milstein | 47-28 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Harold Banks slams it home set up by Brendan Milstein | 49-28 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-28 |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Robert West tips it home | 49-30 |
| 10:12 | UConn | George Huff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | William Lablanc pulls down the rebound | 49-30 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | John Norton comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Leroy Timmons - foul #3 on Leroy Timmons, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Huey (C) Leroy Timmons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF) Glenn Fleury, Carl Baker | |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 1st free throw | 49-30 |
| 09:53 | Buffalo | John Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 09:53 | UConn | Albert Huey snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 09:48 | UConn | George Huff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 09:46 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Ullery | 49-30 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | William Lablanc connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Brendan Milstein misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 08:53 | Buffalo | Albert Huey is called for the reach on Robert West - foul #2 on Albert Huey, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hill (PF) Matthew O'Hearn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Jessie Matthews (C) Robert West, John Norton | |
| 08:41 | Buffalo | Harold Banks is called for the reach on Stanley Carter - foul #1 on Harold Banks, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Glidden (SG) George Huff | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG) Mike Kline | |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Harold Banks - foul #2 on Harold Banks, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Leroy Timmons (C) Harold Banks, Albert Huey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Carl Baker (PF) Jessie Matthews | |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 08:18 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Eric Glidden is hacked by Stanley Carter - foul #4 on Stanley Carter, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF) Brendan Milstein | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Robert West (SF) Glenn Fleury, William Lablanc | |
| 07:32 | UConn | James Hill misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-35 |
| 07:31 | UConn | Leif Preston snags the offensive board | 49-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) SG - Eric Glidden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Timmons (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert West (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UConn | James Hill buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Glidden | 52-35 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Leroy Timmons - foul #4 on Leroy Timmons, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), George Huff (SG), Brendan Milstein (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (PF) Mark Rhames, Eric Glidden, Leif Preston, James Hill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG) Stanley Carter | |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:04 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Jessie Ullery is called for the reach on Harold Banks - foul #1 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Huey (C) Leroy Timmons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (PF), Willis Terry (C) Carl Baker, Jessie Ullery | |
| 06:17 | UConn | Albert Huey misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Willis Terry - foul #2 on Willis Terry, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Albert Huey makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Albert Huey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:01 | Buffalo | Willis Terry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-37 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Brendan Milstein misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-37 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Willis Terry pulls down the rebound | 54-37 |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Robert West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 05:21 | UConn | George Huff snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Harold Banks connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Huey | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Buffalo | Willis Terry misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn gets the rebound | 56-37 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Brendan Milstein misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Willis Terry | 56-37 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses badly on a shot from the right block | 56-37 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn pulls down the rebound | 56-37 |
| 03:52 | UConn | George Huff loses the ball out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Eric Glidden (SG), Leif Preston (SF), James Hill (PF), Leroy Timmons (C) Harold Banks, George Huff, Brendan Milstein, Matthew O'Hearn, Albert Huey | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (PG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF) Ted Volpe, Robert West, Willis Terry | |
| 03:39 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-37 |
| 03:37 | UConn | James Hill grabs the board | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Mark Rhames throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) SG - Eric Glidden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Leroy Timmons (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | William Lablanc connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-39 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Eric Glidden can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jessie Matthews - foul #3 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #7 | 56-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (C) Jessie Matthews | |
| 02:40 | UConn | Eric Glidden makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Eric Glidden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | William Lablanc clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Timmons - foul #5 on Leroy Timmons, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Huey (C) Leroy Timmons | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 02:25 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 02:25 | UConn | James Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Eric Glidden misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-40 |
| 01:58 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the board | 58-40 |
| 01:53 | Buffalo | William Lablanc clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Albert Huey snags the defensive board | 58-40 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Eric Glidden misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 58-40 |
| 01:34 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 01:27 | Buffalo | Albert Huey picks off the pass by Jessie Ullery | 58-40 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Albert Huey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Glidden | 60-40 |
| 00:57 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-40 |
| 00:55 | UConn | James Hill grabs the board | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Leif Preston is fouled on the floor by Mike Kline - foul #2 on Mike Kline, team foul #8 | 60-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), George Huff (SG) Mark Rhames, Eric Glidden | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) Willis Terry | |
| 00:32 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 00:32 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 00:32 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews pulls down the rebound | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 61-40 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Jessie Ullery | 61-40 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the easy layup | 61-40 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Albert Huey grabs the defensive rebound | 61-40 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Harold Banks runs out the clock | 61-40 |