| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Dykes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Henry Bean (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Claude Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Britten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Ira Dykes connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Todd Reed | 45-34 |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Bean | 45-34 |
| 19:42 | UConn | Ira Dykes pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Todd Reed is hacked by William Britten - foul #3 on William Britten, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott (C) William Britten | |
| 19:16 | UConn | Todd Reed misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:09 | Buffalo | Jonathan Stanley steals it from Martin McClaughry out of a doubleteam | 45-34 |
| 18:54 | UConn | Sammy Everett's pass is intercepted by Andrew Schwenk | 45-34 |
| 18:39 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 18:27 | UConn | Claude Myers steps in front of the Ira Dykes pass | 45-36 |
| 18:03 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Henry Bean snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:42 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses the jump hook from the right block | 45-36 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:34 | Buffalo | Henry Bean picks off the pass by Andrew Schwenk | 45-36 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Todd Reed connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathan Stanley | 47-36 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Todd Reed - foul #3 on Todd Reed, team foul #1 | 47-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Robert Barrick (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Sammy Everett, Todd Reed, Jonathan Stanley, Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG), Adam Culpepper (SF), Andrew Steven (PF) Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers | |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:57 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:40 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-38 |
| 16:38 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:28 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Barrick | 50-38 |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-38 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Robert Barrick grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Barrick (fresh) SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UConn | Nathan McEuen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 50-38 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Nathan McEuen pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:27 | UConn | The jumper by Ricky Matuseski is denied by Kenneth Scott | 50-38 |
| 15:26 | UConn | Robert Barrick grabs the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Steven - foul #2 on Andrew Steven, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SF), Ira Dykes (C) Ricky Matuseski, Nathan McEuen, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry (SG), Russell Donmoyer (SF), Claude Myers (PF), William Britten (C) Andrew Schwenk, Adam Culpepper, Andrew Steven, Kenneth Scott | |
| 15:15 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-38 |
| 15:00 | UConn | Sammy Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 14:40 | UConn | Francis Szaflarski steals it from Curtis Hamblin | 51-38 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | William Britten is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-40 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 51-40 |
| 13:58 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:40 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-40 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | William Britten snags the offensive board | 51-40 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Stanley - foul #2 on Jonathan Stanley, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Henry Bean (C) Robert Barrick, Jonathan Stanley, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Andrew Steven (PF) Francis Szaflarski, Claude Myers | |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 13:21 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Todd Reed is hacked by Martin McClaughry - foul #1 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair (PF) Martin McClaughry | |
| 13:01 | UConn | Ira Dykes connects on the runner near the basket set up by Todd Reed and the foul's on Gregory Whitehair - foul #4 on Gregory Whitehair, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (SG) Gregory Whitehair | |
| 13:01 | UConn | Ira Dykes makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 12:41 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Todd Reed pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Todd Reed clanks a shot in the paint | 54-41 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Andrew Steven | 54-41 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | William Britten hits a runner from the baseline set up by Andrew Schwenk | 54-43 |
| 12:07 | UConn | Sammy Everett connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ira Dykes | 56-43 |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer is open and scores on a runner in the lane | 56-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ira Dykes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adam Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Britten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Todd Reed is fouled on the floor by Russell Donmoyer - foul #2 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Jonathan Stanley (SF), Curtis Hamblin (C) Sammy Everett, Ira Dykes, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG), Claude Myers (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Adam Culpepper, Russell Donmoyer, William Britten | |
| 10:59 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 10:58 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:52 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Steven | 56-48 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Reed | 58-48 |
| 10:14 | Buffalo | Claude Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-48 |
| 10:13 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 09:53 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Todd Reed and the foul's on Andrew Steven - foul #3 on Andrew Steven, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SG), Henry Bean (C) Todd Reed, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG), Adam Culpepper (SF) Francis Szaflarski, Andrew Steven | |
| 09:53 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:36 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG) Ricky Matuseski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF) Adam Culpepper | |
| 09:25 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 61-50 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Kenneth Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Hamblin | 61-50 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Sammy Everett snags the defensive board | 61-50 |
| 08:48 | UConn | Henry Bean's layup is rejected by Claude Myers | 61-50 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Robert Barrick tips it back up and in | 63-50 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Henry Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Sammy Everett is hacked by Andrew Schwenk - foul #1 on Andrew Schwenk, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Ira Dykes (PF) Jonathan Stanley, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (SG), Andrew Steven (PF), William Britten (C) Martin McClaughry, Claude Myers, Kenneth Scott | |
| 08:03 | UConn | Sammy Everett makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Sammy Everett misses the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 08:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:51 | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk makes the jumper from the left side | 64-52 |
| 07:28 | UConn | Ira Dykes can't connect on a floater in the lane | 64-52 |
| 07:27 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Ira Dykes | 64-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ira Dykes (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Szaflarski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Steven (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Britten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Russell Donmoyer is called for the reach on Robert Barrick - foul #3 on Russell Donmoyer, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Nathan McEuen (PF) Sammy Everett, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper (SF), Gregory Whitehair (PF) Francis Szaflarski, Russell Donmoyer | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:14 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:00 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 06:59 | UConn | The rebound goes to Ira Dykes | 66-52 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Todd Reed drills a jumper from close range | 68-52 |
| 06:24 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair clanks a runner near the basket | 68-52 |
| 06:23 | UConn | Robert Barrick snags the defensive board | 68-52 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Robert Barrick double dribbles | 68-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Jonathan Stanley (SF), Curtis Hamblin (C) Robert Barrick, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Martin McClaughry (SG) Andrew Schwenk, Adam Culpepper | |
| 05:56 | Buffalo | Martin McClaughry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 05:55 | Buffalo | William Britten grabs the offensive board | 68-52 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair is hacked by Ira Dykes - foul #2 on Ira Dykes, team foul #3 | 68-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Sammy Everett (PG) Ricky Matuseski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Russell Donmoyer (SF) Gregory Whitehair | |
| 05:27 | Buffalo | William Britten is called for traveling | 68-52 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Claude Myers (PF), Gregory Whitehair (C) Andrew Steven, William Britten | |
| 05:09 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Reed | 70-52 |
| 04:59 | Buffalo | Curtis Hamblin swats the short shot by Francis Szaflarski | 70-52 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley gets the rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Ira Dykes can't throw it down | 70-52 |
| 04:36 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:26 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair can't finish the layup | 70-52 |
| 04:24 | Buffalo | Claude Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Curtis Hamblin - foul #1 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #4 | 70-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Nathan McEuen (PF), Henry Bean (C) Todd Reed, Ira Dykes, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Schwenk (PG) Francis Szaflarski | |
| 04:11 | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Jonathan Stanley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski grabs the offensive board | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | UConn | Sammy Everett buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jonathan Stanley | 72-55 |
| 03:25 | Buffalo | Claude Myers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-55 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Henry Bean gets the rebound | 72-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sammy Everett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Stanley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Bean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Schwenk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin McClaughry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Donmoyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Claude Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Whitehair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Martin McClaughry is called for the reach on Ricky Matuseski - foul #2 on Martin McClaughry, team foul #9 | 72-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Barrick (SG), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Sammy Everett, Jonathan Stanley | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski (PG), Adam Culpepper (SG), Jeffrey Bingman (SF), Andrew Steven (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Andrew Schwenk, Martin McClaughry, Russell Donmoyer, Claude Myers, Gregory Whitehair | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 02:53 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski travels with the ball | 74-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Ira Dykes (C) Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:15 | Buffalo | Jeffrey Bingman is called for traveling | 74-55 |
| 01:51 | UConn | Ira Dykes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Bean (C) Ira Dykes | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gregory Whitehair (PF) Jeffrey Bingman | |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 74-55 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Robert Barrick snags the defensive board | 74-55 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 74-55 |
| 01:13 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Bean - foul #2 on Henry Bean, team foul #5 | 74-55 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:09 | Buffalo | Francis Szaflarski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Buffalo | Adam Culpepper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-57 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Robert Barrick misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 77-57 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Henry Bean tips it in | 79-57 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Henry Bean - foul #3 on Henry Bean, team foul #6 | 79-57 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Andrew Steven misses the 2nd free throw | 79-57 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Henry Bean pulls down the rebound | 79-57 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski runs out the clock | 79-57 |