| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Cupples (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Tindal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Braman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michel Gradowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Richard Tindal inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Long Island | John Cupples misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 19:42 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 19:21 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the lay-in | 32-39 |
| 19:20 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 19:16 | Long Island | John Cupples comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Russell Donmoyer | 32-39 |
| 18:59 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 18:43 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski is hacked by William Britten - foul #2 on William Britten, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:28 | Long Island | Larry Knowles drills a turnaround from the left block | 34-39 |
| 18:16 | Buffalo | William Britten is fouled on the floor by Michel Gradowski - foul #1 on Michel Gradowski, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Britten | 34-42 |
| 17:50 | Long Island | Russell Donmoyer steps in front of the Alfred Braman pass | 34-42 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 17:32 | Long Island | The rebound goes to John Cupples | 34-42 |
| 17:10 | Long Island | Richard Tindal connects on the 3 from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | William Britten misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | William Britten tips it home | 37-44 |
| 16:32 | Long Island | Larry Knowles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 16:10 | Long Island | John Cupples snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 15:55 | Long Island | Alfred Braman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Daniels (PG), James Radtke (SG), Joseph Washburn (SF), Byron Dinkins (PF), Charles Lee (C) John Cupples, Larry Knowles, Richard Tindal, Alfred Braman, Michel Gradowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Andrew Steven (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Gregory Whitehair (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, William Britten | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - David Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Radtke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Washburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Byron Dinkins (fresh) C - Charles Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Steven (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 15:24 | Long Island | Charles Lee grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 15:12 | Long Island | Joseph Washburn knocks in the shot from the right block set up by James Radtke | 39-44 |
| 14:53 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 14:52 | Long Island | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:31 | Long Island | Joseph Washburn loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Cupples (PG) David Daniels | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 14:09 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Adam Culpepper, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG) Kenneth Scott | |
| 13:55 | Long Island | Charles Lee drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Cupples | 41-44 |
| 13:41 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-44 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven tips it back up and in | 41-46 |
| 13:25 | Long Island | John Cupples hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 13:07 | Long Island | John Cupples snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 12:46 | Long Island | John Cupples is fouled on the floor by Andrew Schwenk - foul #2 on Andrew Schwenk, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Long Island | Larry Knowles (SG), Richard Tindal (SF), Alfred Braman (PF), Michel Gradowski (C) James Radtke, Joseph Washburn, Byron Dinkins, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Francis Szaflarski, Adam Culpepper, Andrew Steven, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 12:38 | Long Island | William Britten blocks the short jumper by Richard Tindal | 41-46 |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to William Britten | 41-46 |
| 12:16 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-46 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | Claude Myers tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry double dribbles | 41-46 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harley Kelly (PG) Andrew Schwenk | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Cupples (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Tindal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Braman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michel Gradowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Harley Kelly (fresh) SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Long Island | Joseph Washburn (SF) Richard Tindal | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG) Harley Kelly | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski and he's fouled by Larry Knowles - foul #1 on Larry Knowles, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (PF) Claude Myers | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:15 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:52 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Britten - foul #3 on William Britten, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Daniels (PG) John Cupples | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Gregory Whitehair (C) Francis Szaflarski, William Britten | |
| 10:52 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:52 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:50 | Buffalo | David Daniels picks off the pass by Andrew Schwenk in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 10:39 | Long Island | David Daniels misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Russell Donmoyer | 43-48 |
| 10:11 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 10:09 | Long Island | David Daniels snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 10:04 | Long Island | Larry Knowles is denied on a layup by Andrew Steven | 43-48 |
| 10:02 | Long Island | Alfred Braman pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:52 | Long Island | Larry Knowles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Cupples (PG), Richard Tindal (SG), James Radtke (SF), Byron Dinkins (PF), Charles Lee (C) David Daniels, Larry Knowles, Joseph Washburn, Alfred Braman, Michel Gradowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (SF), Claude Myers (PF) Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer | |
| 09:40 | Buffalo | Claude Myers misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 43-48 |
| 09:38 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 09:16 | Long Island | Byron Dinkins snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 08:56 | Long Island | Richard Tindal scores on a 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 08:38 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven scores on a 3 from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 08:20 | Long Island | Richard Tindal scores on a floater from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 08:05 | Long Island | Charles Lee gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 07:50 | Long Island | Richard Tindal dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Lee | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - John Cupples (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Tindal (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Radtke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Byron Dinkins (fresh) C - Charles Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Steven (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Whitehair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Buffalo | John Cupples steps in front of the Claude Myers pass | 50-51 |
| 07:20 | Long Island | Richard Tindal misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Whitehair - foul #1 on Gregory Whitehair, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Long Island | Joseph Washburn (SF), Alfred Braman (PF), Michel Gradowski (C) James Radtke, Byron Dinkins, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Kenneth Scott (PF), William Britten (C) Andrew Schwenk, Andrew Steven, Adam Culpepper, Claude Myers, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 07:20 | Long Island | Richard Tindal makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:20 | Long Island | Richard Tindal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Michel Gradowski is called for the reach on Martin McClaughry - foul #2 on Michel Gradowski, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Long Island | Larry Knowles (SG) Richard Tindal | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:54 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 06:52 | Buffalo | William Britten misses the tip | 52-51 |
| 06:51 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Larry Knowles | 52-51 |
| 06:26 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-51 |
| 06:25 | Buffalo | William Britten gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 06:10 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Szaflarski | 52-54 |
| 06:06 | Long Island | John Cupples's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Francis Szaflarski | 52-54 |
| 06:05 | Long Island | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Braman | 52-54 |
| 05:44 | Long Island | Michel Gradowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Knowles | 54-54 |
| 05:23 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | William Britten snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 05:05 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the jumper near the basket | 54-54 |
| 05:03 | Long Island | Joseph Washburn grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:56 | Long Island | Alfred Braman is fouled on the floor by Martin McClaughry - foul #1 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | David Daniels (PG), Charles Lee (C) John Cupples, Michel Gradowski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Claude Myers (PF) Martin McClaughry, Kenneth Scott | |
| 04:42 | Long Island | Larry Knowles comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Britten - foul #4 on William Britten, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | Richard Tindal (C) Alfred Braman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Steven (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF) Francis Szaflarski, Russell Donmoyer | |
| 04:42 | Long Island | Larry Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:42 | Long Island | Larry Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:27 | Buffalo | William Britten is fouled on the floor by Richard Tindal - foul #1 on Richard Tindal, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Long Island | James Radtke (SF), Byron Dinkins (PF) Larry Knowles, Joseph Washburn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:09 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | Claude Myers hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 03:47 | Long Island | Charles Lee misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Culpepper - foul #2 on Adam Culpepper, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Andrew Steven, Adam Culpepper, William Britten | |
| 03:47 | Long Island | Charles Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 03:47 | Long Island | Charles Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - David Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Tindal (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Radtke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Byron Dinkins (fresh) C - Charles Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Whitehair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Buffalo | David Daniels picks off the pass by Andrew Schwenk | 57-56 |
| 03:12 | Long Island | David Daniels hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Tindal | 60-56 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin McClaughry | 60-58 |
| 02:51 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Long Island | John Cupples (PG), Larry Knowles (SG), Joseph Washburn (SF), Alfred Braman (PF), Michel Gradowski (C) David Daniels, Richard Tindal, James Radtke, Byron Dinkins, Charles Lee | |
| Subs | Buffalo | William Britten (C) Gregory Whitehair | |
| 02:28 | Long Island | Alfred Braman misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Claude Myers - foul #1 on Claude Myers, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 02:28 | Long Island | Alfred Braman makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:28 | Long Island | Alfred Braman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 02:10 | Long Island | Alfred Braman gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:55 | Long Island | Alfred Braman's floater is tipped away by William Britten | 62-58 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Claude Myers | 62-58 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Claude Myers buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Schwenk and he's fouled by Michel Gradowski - foul #3 on Michel Gradowski, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Claude Myers makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:11 | Long Island | Larry Knowles's floater is tipped away by Russell Donmoyer | 62-61 |
| 01:10 | Long Island | Alfred Braman misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Claude Myers | 62-61 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Martin McClaughry | 62-63 |
| 00:30 | Long Island | Larry Knowles hits a floater from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 00:14 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer is called for traveling | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Long Island | Joseph Washburn is hacked by Martin McClaughry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:13 | Long Island | Joseph Washburn misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:13 | Long Island | Joseph Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | John Cupples grabs the board | 65-63 |