| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo inbounds the ball | 26-26 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses the shot from the right block | 26-26 |
| 19:35 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:14 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown drills a fadeaway from the right side | 28-26 |
| 18:30 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-29 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Stewart | 31-29 |
| 17:42 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty is hacked by Wendell Hecht - foul #2 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 17:17 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Kurt Shue is denied by Wendell Hecht | 31-29 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Wendell Hecht | 31-29 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 16:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball loses the dribble to Stefan Russo | 31-29 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Kurt Shue - foul #3 on Kurt Shue, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (PG), Reynaldo Serrano (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Colin Carnevale, Arnulfo Russo, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Gurney (SG), Joseph Keller (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Paul Tarrance, Kurt Shue, Thomas Ball | |
| 16:07 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:07 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette jams it on a great pass from Joseph Keller | 33-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ivan Stepchinski (fresh) SG - Leonard Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Castiglione (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Gurney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) PF - Joseph Keller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Bennette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Harry Haggerty (SF) Robert Bazile, Lester Luter | |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 15:03 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 15:02 | Buffalo | Sean Bennette grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:57 | Buffalo | Ross Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 14:55 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller tips it home | 33-33 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Stepchinski | 36-33 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Ross Miller is hacked by Leonard Stewart - foul #2 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG), Arnulfo Russo (SG), Reginald Brown (C) Ivan Stepchinski, Leonard Stewart, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Joseph Keller, Sean Bennette | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Wendell Hecht - foul #3 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Lester Luter (SF) Harry Haggerty | |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 13:23 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 36-36 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is fouled on the floor by Lester Luter - foul #2 on Lester Luter, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Arnulfo Russo | 38-36 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile scores on a jumper from the left block | 38-38 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Reynaldo Serrano, Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Lester Luter | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 38-40 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| 10:59 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball blows the layup | 38-40 |
| 10:57 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale banks in the layup and he's hacked by Thomas Ball - foul #1 on Thomas Ball, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Stepchinski (SF), Christopher Castiglione (C) Arnulfo Russo, Reginald Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Joseph Keller (PF), Sean Bennette (C) Kurt Shue, Thomas Ball | |
| 10:35 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:07 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 10:05 | Buffalo | Joseph Keller gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:54 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Bazile | 41-42 |
| 09:52 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Colin Carnevale, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano (SF) Colin Carnevale | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Ross Miller (PG), Richard Gurney (SG) Robert Bazile, Paul Tarrance | |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ross Miller | 41-45 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico | Christopher Castiglione snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano tips it home | 43-45 |
| 08:31 | Buffalo | Richard Gurney double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo (SG), Stefan Russo (PF), Reginald Brown (C) Leonard Stewart, Wendell Hecht, Christopher Castiglione | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Bazile (PG), Paul Tarrance (SG), Lester Luter (SF), Kurt Shue (PF), Thomas Ball (C) Ross Miller, Richard Gurney, Harry Haggerty, Joseph Keller, Sean Bennette | |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-45 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:42 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale (PG) Ivan Stepchinski | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reynaldo Serrano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stefan Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Luter (fresh) PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Stefan Russo gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico | Robert Bazile is called for the reach on Stefan Russo - foul #1 on Robert Bazile, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Colin Carnevale | 45-45 |
| 06:37 | Buffalo | Robert Bazile connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Luter | 45-47 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 06:08 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Paul Tarrance | 47-49 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 05:36 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico | Reynaldo Serrano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Stewart (SG), Wendell Hecht (PF) Reynaldo Serrano, Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty (SF) Lester Luter | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 05:19 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Stewart - foul #3 on Leonard Stewart, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:56 | Buffalo | Harry Haggerty misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Colin Carnevale - foul #2 on Colin Carnevale, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 04:07 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Thomas Ball | 53-52 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Colin Carnevale (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arnulfo Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Wendell Hecht (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Reginald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Bazile (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Paul Tarrance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Haggerty (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kurt Shue (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Ball (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 03:21 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 02:52 | Buffalo | Colin Carnevale steps in front of the Paul Tarrance pass | 53-52 |
| 02:30 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 02:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:01 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball blows the layup | 53-52 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Stewart | 56-52 |
| 01:33 | Buffalo | Thomas Ball lays it in | 56-54 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance is fouled on the floor by Wendell Hecht - foul #4 on Wendell Hecht, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Colin Carnevale and he's fouled by Thomas Ball - foul #2 on Thomas Ball, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stefan Russo (PF) Wendell Hecht | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | Arnulfo Russo makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-55 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Haggerty | 59-55 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Paul Tarrance connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Bazile | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Bazile - foul #2 on Robert Bazile, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wendell Hecht (PF) Stefan Russo | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Robert Bazile is called for the reach on Reginald Brown - foul #3 on Robert Bazile, team foul #7 | 59-58 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico | Reginald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 00:07 | Buffalo | Buffalo calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Buffalo | Kurt Shue makes the jumper from the right block | 59-60 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Colin Carnevale can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-60 |