| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson loses the dribble to Lee Guy | 25-26 |
| 19:39 | Alabama | Lee Guy lays it in | 27-26 |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson makes the floater in the lane | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Mark Mason banks in the layup on a great pass from Lee Guy | 29-28 |
| 18:47 | Buffalo | Samuel Walker steps in front of the Jeffery Schenck pass | 29-28 |
| 18:18 | Alabama | Samuel Walker is denied on a dunk by Arthur Patterson | 29-28 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:04 | Buffalo | Samuel Walker denies the turnaround by Robert Wolfe | 29-28 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Mark Mason banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Rao | 31-28 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses the jumper in the paint | 31-28 |
| 17:33 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | Lee Guy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Walker | 34-30 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Rao - foul #2 on Robert Rao, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), David Weber (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Samuel Walker, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Earnest Cain, Robert Wolfe, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:48 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:24 | Alabama | Mark Mason hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Martz | 36-32 |
| 16:19 | Buffalo | David Weber steals the ball from George Holden | 36-32 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | Roderick Hicks is called for the reach on Lee Guy - foul #2 on Roderick Hicks, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF) Lee Guy, Mark Mason | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), David Cook (C) George Holden, Jeffery Schenck | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) PF - David Weber (fresh) 2 blk. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Core (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | Todd Moscato is fouled on the floor by Harry Core - foul #1 on Harry Core, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG) Michael Martz | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) Roderick Hicks, Johnny Aker, David Cook | |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Stephen Dean misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Harry Core is denied by Todd Moscato | 36-32 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Todd Moscato | 36-32 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Tony Streeter - foul #2 on Tony Streeter, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (SG), Mark Mason (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Stephen Dean, Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck (SF) Harry Core | |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:41 | Alabama | Mark Mason grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Mark Mason can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Patterson - foul #1 on Arthur Patterson, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Tavares (C) Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Mark Mason makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:25 | Alabama | Mark Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Tavares - foul #2 on Anthony Tavares, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG) Earnest Cain | |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:13 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:48 | Alabama | Lee Guy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Walker | 42-34 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe is hacked by Robert Rao - foul #3 on Robert Rao, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG) Robert Rao | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks (SG), Johnny Aker (PF), Harry Core (C) Robert Wolfe, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 13:12 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG) George Holden | |
| 12:51 | Alabama | Lee Guy travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren (C) Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Earnest Cain, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG) Lee Guy | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson (PF) Harry Core | |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Core (SF), Tony Streeter (C) Jeffery Schenck, Johnny Aker | |
| 11:49 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Wolfe (SG) Roderick Hicks | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) SF - Mark Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Weber (fresh) 2 blk. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Earnest Cain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Core (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Streeter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren jams it | 44-34 |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Mason | 44-34 |
| 11:08 | Alabama | David Weber pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:43 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren clanks a shot in the paint | 44-34 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Stephen Dean snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Stephen Dean knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 09:58 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 09:49 | Buffalo | Arthur Patterson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Harry Core tips it back up and in | 47-36 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Arthur Patterson - foul #2 on Arthur Patterson, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Robert Rao, Stephen Dean, Mark Mason, David Weber | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Jeffery Schenck (SF), Johnny Aker (PF) Earnest Cain, Robert Wolfe, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Harry Core makes the floater from the baseline set up by Johnny Aker | 48-38 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Lee Guy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 08:50 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:33 | Buffalo | George Holden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-38 |
| 08:32 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | Michael Martz clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 07:46 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck grabs the board | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Schenck (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harry Core (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Buffalo | George Holden comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 07:28 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Michael Martz connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Walker | 50-38 |
| 06:44 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 50-38 |
| 06:42 | Buffalo | Harry Core tips it home | 50-40 |
| 06:31 | Alabama | Lee Guy hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Walker | 53-40 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Jeffery Schenck buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Roderick Hicks | 53-42 |
| 05:46 | Alabama | Samuel Walker buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Todd Moscato | 55-42 |
| 05:46 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Mark Mason (SF), Anthony Tavares (C) Michael Martz, Todd Moscato, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Earnest Cain (PG), Robert Wolfe (SG), Arthur Patterson (PF), Tony Streeter (C) George Holden, Roderick Hicks, Johnny Aker, Harry Core | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Mark Mason snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | Mark Mason buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lee Guy | 57-42 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Earnest Cain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 04:56 | Alabama | Samuel Walker snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Mark Mason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Arthur Patterson - foul #3 on Arthur Patterson, team foul #7 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Weber (PF) Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Mark Mason misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:45 | Alabama | Mark Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Tony Streeter loses the dribble to David Weber | 58-42 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Robert Rao double dribbles | 58-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), Scott Upshaw (C) Robert Rao, Lee Guy, Mark Mason, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Holden (PG), Roderick Hicks (SG), Harry Core (SF), Johnny Aker (PF), David Cook (C) Earnest Cain, Robert Wolfe, Jeffery Schenck, Arthur Patterson, Tony Streeter | |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 03:58 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker grabs the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Harry Core clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by David Weber - foul #2 on David Weber, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Harry Core makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:44 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Scott Upshaw | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) PF - David Weber (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Scott Upshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - George Holden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roderick Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harry Core (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cook (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 03:20 | Alabama | Johnny Aker steals the ball from Michael Martz | 58-43 |
| 03:16 | Buffalo | Stephen Dean is called for the reach on George Holden - foul #1 on Stephen Dean, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks is whistled for traveling | 58-43 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Michael Martz clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Holden - foul #2 on George Holden, team foul #8 | 58-43 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 02:41 | Alabama | Michael Martz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | Harry Core misses short on a jump hook from close range | 59-43 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Harry Core pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | Roderick Hicks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Harry Core tips it home | 59-45 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Dean | 61-45 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Scott Upshaw - foul #1 on Scott Upshaw, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren (C) Scott Upshaw | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:02 | Buffalo | Johnny Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren lays it in on a nice dish by Stephen Dean | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Harry Core travels with the ball | 63-47 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Michael Martz runs out the clock | 63-47 |