| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert West (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Baber (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Carlton Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart inbounds the ball | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shannon Baber | 20-44 |
| 19:37 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Carter | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses long on a shot from the right side | 22-44 |
| 19:25 | Buffalo | Robert West snags the defensive board | 22-44 |
| 19:13 | Buffalo | Robert West knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ted Volpe | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Robert West steals it from Carlton Anderson | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:48 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter loses the dribble to Carlton Anderson | 24-44 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 24-44 |
| 18:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal hits the follow up shot | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Robert West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-46 |
| 17:54 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe pulls down the rebound | 24-46 |
| 17:36 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-46 |
| 17:35 | Buffalo | Robert West gets the offensive rebound | 24-46 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Volpe | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-46 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 16:36 | Buffalo | Carl Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Carl Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Carl Baker, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (PG), William Lablanc (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Ted Volpe, Stanley Carter, Robert West, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) Brandon Gentry, Steve Stewart, Carlton Anderson, Thomas Beal | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Johnson | 26-49 |
| 16:02 | Buffalo | Shannon Baber steals the ball from Jessie Matthews | 26-49 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) SG - William Lablanc (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-49 |
| 15:38 | Buffalo | William Lablanc grabs the board | 26-49 |
| 15:33 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery is fouled on the floor by Alexander Clancy - foul #1 on Alexander Clancy, team foul #1 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert West (SF) Mike Kline | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:21 | Buffalo | Shannon Baber steps in front of the Jessie Ullery pass | 26-49 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell lays it up and in | 26-51 |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses the jumper from the baseline | 26-51 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell snags the defensive board | 26-51 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | James Johnson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-51 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the defensive board | 26-51 |
| 14:18 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews is fouled on the floor by Alexander Clancy - foul #2 on Alexander Clancy, team foul #2 | 26-51 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Carl Baker (PF), Willis Terry (C) Glenn Fleury, William Lablanc, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Carlton Anderson (SF), Thomas Beal (C) James Johnson, Shannon Baber, Alexander Clancy | |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | Thomas Beal steps in front of the Ted Volpe pass | 26-51 |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-53 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Robert West loses the ball out of bounds | 26-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Norton (C) Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SG), Steve Stewart (SF) Scottie Southwell, Juan Ramirez | |
| 13:13 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-53 |
| 13:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal tips it back up and in | 26-55 |
| 13:04 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Carter | 29-55 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-55 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Brandon Gentry is called for the reach on Ted Volpe - foul #3 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #3 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), William Lablanc (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF) Stanley Carter, Robert West, Carl Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | John Norton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | John Norton takes the ball from Shannon Baber | 29-55 |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | John Norton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal gets the rebound | 29-55 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Fleury (fresh) SF - William Lablanc (fresh) PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carlton Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Beal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-55 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-55 |
| 11:08 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-55 |
| 11:06 | Buffalo | John Norton pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | William Lablanc misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-55 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry pulls down the rebound | 29-55 |
| 10:42 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-55 |
| 10:41 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Ted Volpe makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Glenn Fleury | 32-55 |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-55 |
| 10:06 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | John Norton hits a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Thomas Beal - foul #2 on Thomas Beal, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Stanley Carter (SG), Robert West (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Ted Volpe, Glenn Fleury, Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Juan Ramirez (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) Brandon Gentry, Shannon Baber, Carlton Anderson, Thomas Beal | |
| 09:56 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart is fouled on the floor by John Norton - foul #2 on John Norton, team foul #2 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (PG), Jessie Matthews (C) William Lablanc, John Norton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | James Johnson buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Clancy | 35-57 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Robert West misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SG) Steve Stewart | |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Robert West makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 08:59 | Buffalo | Robert West makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 08:40 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy buries a shot from the baseline set up by James Johnson | 37-59 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-59 |
| 08:27 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-59 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Carl Baker is called for traveling | 37-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ted Volpe (PG) Mike Kline | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG) James Johnson | |
| 07:46 | Minnesota | Carl Baker takes the ball from Juan Ramirez | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Ted Volpe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert West (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Clancy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Buffalo | Carl Baker misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-59 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Alexander Clancy gets the rebound | 37-59 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-61 |
| 07:09 | Buffalo | Robert West is hacked by Alexander Clancy - foul #3 on Alexander Clancy, team foul #6 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury (SG), Jessie Ullery (PF), Willis Terry (C) Stanley Carter, Carl Baker, Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF), Carlton Anderson (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Scottie Southwell, Juan Ramirez, Alexander Clancy | |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Willis Terry knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Glenn Fleury and he's hacked by Thomas Beal - foul #3 on Thomas Beal, team foul #7 | 39-61 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Willis Terry makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:35 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart misses the lay-in | 40-61 |
| 06:33 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry can't tip it in | 40-61 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal grabs the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber is fouled on the floor by Ted Volpe - foul #3 on Ted Volpe, team foul #3 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Lablanc (SF) Robert West | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | William Lablanc is called for the reach on Shannon Baber - foul #1 on William Lablanc, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Matthews (C) Ted Volpe, Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Juan Ramirez (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) Brandon Gentry, Shannon Baber, Steve Stewart, Thomas Beal | |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carlton Anderson | 40-64 |
| 05:24 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-64 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson pulls down the rebound | 40-64 |
| 05:17 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell is fouled on the floor by Jessie Ullery - foul #1 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (C) Jessie Ullery | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF) Carlton Anderson | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | James Johnson scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Juan Ramirez and the foul's on Willis Terry - foul #1 on Willis Terry, team foul #6 | 40-66 |
| 05:00 | Minnesota | James Johnson makes the free throw | 40-67 |
| 04:47 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury travels with the ball | 40-67 |
| 04:19 | Minnesota | William Lablanc takes the ball from James Johnson | 40-67 |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-67 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews tips it back up and in | 42-67 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | James Johnson blows the layup | 42-67 |
| 03:40 | Minnesota | James Johnson tips it back up and in | 42-69 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - William Lablanc (fresh) SG - Glenn Fleury (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fairly fresh) PF - Jessie Matthews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Willis Terry (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scottie Southwell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steve Stewart (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Juan Ramirez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Alexander Clancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | William Lablanc is hacked by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery (PF) Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson (SF), Arnold Jackson (PF), Terrance Campbell (C) Steve Stewart, Juan Ramirez, Alexander Clancy | |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 03:24 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Arnold Jackson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Mike Kline - foul #1 on Mike Kline, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF) Carlton Anderson | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Arnold Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Arnold Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 02:55 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-71 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Jessie Matthews is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #8 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson (SF) Juan Ramirez | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 02:46 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery grabs the board | 46-71 |
| 02:35 | Buffalo | William Lablanc is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-71 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Lablanc - foul #2 on William Lablanc, team foul #9 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (C) Jessie Matthews | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Carlton Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Terrance Campbell - foul #1 on Terrance Campbell, team foul #9 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) Willis Terry | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Alexander Clancy (C) Carlton Anderson, Arnold Jackson, Terrance Campbell | |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 01:49 | Buffalo | Glenn Fleury makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-73 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Clancy | 51-73 |
| 01:04 | Minnesota | James Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Juan Ramirez | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | Scottie Southwell is called for the reach on William Lablanc - foul #2 on Scottie Southwell, team foul #10 | 51-75 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:56 | Buffalo | William Lablanc makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell is hacked by Mike Kline - foul #2 on Mike Kline, team foul #10 | 53-75 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Ullery | 53-76 |
| 00:24 | Buffalo | William Lablanc is whistled for traveling | 53-76 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Johnson runs out the clock | 53-76 |