| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Sippel (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Sacks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jason Fish inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel's pass is intercepted by Andrew Hadley | 23-33 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 23-35 |
| 19:19 | Buffalo | Jesse Maes steps in front of the Roger Jordan pass | 23-35 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | The short jumper by Lazaro Bruno is denied by Jason Sippel | 23-35 |
| 19:11 | Buffalo | Charles Carty snags the defensive board | 23-35 |
| 19:06 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-35 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 19:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lazaro Bruno | 23-38 |
| 18:41 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 18:40 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel tips it back up and in | 25-38 |
| 18:17 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy is called for a backcourt violation | 25-38 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Dikembe Adi takes the ball from Jason Fish | 25-38 |
| 17:41 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 25-40 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Damon Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #1 | 25-40 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (C) Charles Carty, Jason Fish, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:12 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Lazaro Bruno | 26-40 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy can't connect on a runner from close range | 26-40 |
| 16:49 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Ronald Soucy steals it from David Johnson | 26-40 |
| 16:12 | St. John's | Damon Foster swats the shot by Dario Gostowski | 26-40 |
| 16:10 | Buffalo | Damon Foster gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:57 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 15:56 | St. John's | Jesse Maes grabs the board | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Bachus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Maes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Malcolm Sykes blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Adi | 26-40 |
| 15:35 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy tips it back up and in | 26-42 |
| 15:27 | Buffalo | Lazaro Bruno picks off the pass by David Bachus | 26-42 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno misses the fadeaway from the right block | 26-42 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi tips it home | 26-44 |
| 14:52 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes is fouled on the floor by Jesse Maes - foul #1 on Jesse Maes, team foul #2 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), Jason Sippel (C) Roger Jordan, Malcolm Sykes, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Andrew Hadley (SG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Ronald Soucy, Dario Gostowski, Dikembe Adi, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Gary Boe drills a jump hook from the left block | 28-44 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:04 | Buffalo | David Bachus scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Boe | 31-47 |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Jesse Maes connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Alfredo Gomez and the foul's on Jason Sippel - foul #3 on Jason Sippel, team foul #1 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG) David Bachus | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Dikembe Adi (C) Alfredo Gomez, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 13:40 | St. John's | Jesse Maes makes the free throw | 31-50 |
| 13:27 | Buffalo | Jason Fish comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 13:26 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Jesse Maes comes up short on the floater in the lane | 31-50 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Charles Carty snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 13:02 | Buffalo | Charles Carty double dribbles | 31-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), David Johnson (PF) Andrew Gloria, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Hart (SF) Jesse Maes | |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Terry Sacks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 31-52 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Charles Carty comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Hadley - foul #1 on Andrew Hadley, team foul #3 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF) Jason Fish, David Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Maes (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi | |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 32-52 |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 12:17 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-52 |
| 12:05 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | Terry Sacks snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 11:50 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Charles Carty grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Carty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Sippel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Hadley (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Terry Sacks gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Carty - foul #2 on Charles Carty, team foul #2 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG), David Johnson (C) Charles Carty, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Dikembe Adi (C) Andrew Hadley, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 11:24 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 11:08 | Buffalo | David Bachus hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Jordan | 36-54 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Damon Foster - foul #3 on Damon Foster, team foul #3 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Malcolm Sykes, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Dario Gostowski, Jesse Maes, Dikembe Adi | |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Terry Sacks makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Terry Sacks misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Terry Sacks hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Soucy | 36-57 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Jason Fish comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-57 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Joseph Hart gets the rebound | 36-57 |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Hadley and he's hacked by Jason Fish - foul #3 on Jason Fish, team foul #4 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Joseph Hart, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 10:12 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy makes the free throw | 36-60 |
| 09:59 | Buffalo | Lincoln Bettencourt is called for the reach on Gary Boe - foul #1 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Jason Sippel (C) Andrew Gloria, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno (C) Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 09:45 | Buffalo | David Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right side | 38-60 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Soucy | 38-62 |
| 09:26 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-62 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi gets the rebound | 38-62 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF) David Bachus, Jason Fish, David Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Andrew Hadley (SG), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Ronald Soucy, Dario Gostowski, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Carty | 41-62 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | Jesse Maes knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Alfredo Gomez | 41-64 |
| 08:39 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel travels with the ball | 41-64 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (SG) Charles Carty | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Alfredo Gomez, Andrew Hadley, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Terry Sacks and he's fouled by Jason Sippel - foul #4 on Jason Sippel, team foul #5 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Boe (C) Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG) Dario Gostowski | |
| 08:16 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the free throw | 41-67 |
| 08:06 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is whistled for traveling | 41-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jason Fish (SF) Malcolm Sykes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Hadley | 41-69 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bachus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Soucy (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Hadley (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Jesse Maes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terry Sacks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Lazaro Bruno (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | David Bachus loses the ball out of bounds | 41-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), David Johnson (C) David Bachus, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy loses the dribble to Charles Carty | 41-69 |
| 07:19 | Buffalo | Charles Carty hits the finger roll | 43-69 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-69 |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | Damon Foster gets the rebound | 43-69 |
| 06:56 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan is fouled on the floor by Lincoln Bettencourt - foul #2 on Lincoln Bettencourt, team foul #5 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF), Jason Sippel (C) Jason Fish, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Jesse Maes (SF), Terry Sacks (PF), Lazaro Bruno (C) Dario Gostowski, Joseph Hart, Dikembe Adi, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 06:43 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Carty | 45-69 |
| 06:20 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Maes | 45-71 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-71 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Lazaro Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:38 | St. John's | Terry Sacks can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 45-71 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:22 | Buffalo | Charles Carty hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Malcolm Sykes | 47-71 |
| 04:53 | St. John's | Terry Sacks jams it on a great pass from Lazaro Bruno | 47-73 |
| 04:39 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-73 |
| 04:13 | St. John's | Malcolm Sykes denies the turnaround by Andrew Hadley | 49-73 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Jason Sippel pulls down the rebound | 49-73 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes travels with the ball | 49-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Bachus (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Gary Boe (PF) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Malcolm Sykes, Jason Sippel | |
| Subs | St. John's | Alfredo Gomez (PG), Dario Gostowski (SG), Joseph Hart (SF), Dikembe Adi (PF), Lincoln Bettencourt (C) Ronald Soucy, Andrew Hadley, Jesse Maes, Terry Sacks, Lazaro Bruno | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski's fadeaway is rejected by David Johnson | 49-73 |
| 03:27 | St. John's | Dikembe Adi snags the offensive board | 49-73 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - David Bachus (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) PF - Gary Boe (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Alfredo Gomez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dario Gostowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Lincoln Bettencourt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | St. John's | Dario Gostowski loses the dribble to Andrew Gloria | 49-73 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-73 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Gary Boe grabs the offensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 02:28 | Buffalo | David Johnson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Soucy (PG), Jesse Maes (SF), Terry Sacks (PF) Alfredo Gomez, Joseph Hart, Lincoln Bettencourt | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy knocks in the floater in the lane | 49-75 |
| 01:50 | Buffalo | David Bachus misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-75 |
| 01:48 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria tips it in | 51-75 |
| 01:24 | St. John's | Terry Sacks is denied on a layup by Terry Thomas | 51-75 |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas grabs the board | 51-75 |
| 01:08 | Buffalo | Jesse Maes picks off the pass by Andrew Gloria | 51-75 |
| 00:46 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is fouled on the floor by Terry Thomas - foul #1 on Terry Thomas, team foul #6 | 51-75 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF) Terry Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Hadley (SG), Lazaro Bruno (C) Dario Gostowski, Dikembe Adi | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Jesse Maes is called for traveling | 51-75 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | David Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Lazaro Bruno | 51-75 |
| 00:09 | St. John's | Terry Sacks grabs the board | 51-75 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Ronald Soucy runs out the clock | 51-75 |