| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Wooten (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford inbounds the ball | 20-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Edward Herrington - foul #1 on Edward Herrington, team foul #1 | 20-35 |
| 19:53 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 19:53 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | David Wooten double dribbles | 22-35 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeremy Greaney - foul #3 on Jeremy Greaney, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SG) Jeremy Greaney | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the easy layup | 22-36 |
| 18:34 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 18:19 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy is fouled on the floor by Jim Crawford - foul #3 on Jim Crawford, team foul #2 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SG) Jim Crawford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 18:05 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Smith | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | David Wooten loses the dribble to Gary Laplant | 22-38 |
| 17:23 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant loses the dribble to Jeremy Greaney | 22-38 |
| 17:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette blows the layup | 22-38 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 16:53 | Buffalo | The short jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Jonathan Gillette | 22-38 |
| 16:52 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman tips it home | 22-40 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-40 |
| 16:28 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the rebound | 22-40 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy drills a 3 from the right corner | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 24-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ernest Dexter (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Gillette (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Wooten (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jack Penniman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Herrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-43 |
| 15:44 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Gillette - foul #3 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #3 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jim Crawford (SF) James Foster, Ernest Dexter | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Edward Herrington | |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-44 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | James Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Arthur Brown - foul #4 on Arthur Brown, team foul #4 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (PG) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF) Jack Penniman | |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | James Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 14:54 | Buffalo | James Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Keith Whitlock - foul #2 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #2 | 27-46 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 14:21 | Buffalo | James Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | David Wooten gets the rebound | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Crawford | 32-46 |
| 13:46 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is hacked by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (C) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Keith Whitlock | |
| 13:24 | Buffalo | James Thomas scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Roseberry | 32-49 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | James Thomas steals it from James Foster in the backcourt | 32-49 |
| 13:00 | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry drills a 3 from the left wing | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette lays it in | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:19 | Buffalo | Jonathan Gillette swats the layup by Glen Tweedy | 34-52 |
| 12:17 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves grabs the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Paul Roseberry and the foul's on Jonathan Gillette - foul #4 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #6 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wooten (C) Jonathan Gillette | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Gary Laplant (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Edward Herrington (C) James Thomas, Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Edward Murphy | |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses the free throw | 34-54 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | David Wooten grabs the board | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Frederick (fresh) C - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | James Foster is called for traveling | 34-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Penniman (PF) Phillip Graves | |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Frederick - foul #2 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #7 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SF) Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 11:11 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-56 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney snags the offensive board | 34-56 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter knocks in the runner in the paint | 36-56 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington is hacked by Jeremy Greaney - foul #4 on Jeremy Greaney, team foul #8 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (PF) Jeremy Greaney | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy (SF) Keith Whitlock | |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:29 | Buffalo | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Tweedy | 36-57 |
| 10:09 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-57 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Jack Penniman is called for the reach on Jim Crawford - foul #2 on Jack Penniman, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy is fouled on the floor by Jim Crawford - foul #4 on Jim Crawford, team foul #9 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG) Jim Crawford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Edward Herrington | |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 09:30 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter loses the dribble to Edward Murphy | 39-59 |
| 09:02 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Thomas | 39-61 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | James Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Laplant - foul #1 on Gary Laplant, team foul #4 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SG) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Roseberry (SG), Phillip Graves (PF) Gary Laplant, Jack Penniman | |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Thomas | 41-63 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Phillip Graves - foul #1 on Phillip Graves, team foul #5 | 41-63 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 07:58 | Buffalo | James Thomas travels with the ball | 42-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jim Crawford (SF), Jonathan Gillette (PF) James Foster, Ernest Dexter, Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Edward Herrington (C) James Thomas, Edward Murphy | |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jim Crawford | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - David Wooten (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Roseberry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Herrington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington knocks in the floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Jim Crawford - foul #5 on Jim Crawford, team foul #10 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SF) Jim Crawford | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Jack Penniman (PF) Paul Roseberry, Glen Tweedy, Phillip Graves | |
| 07:20 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington makes the free throw | 44-66 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown buries a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Jack Penniman - foul #3 on Jack Penniman, team foul #6 | 46-66 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown makes the free throw | 47-66 |
| 06:36 | Buffalo | Robert Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 47-66 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-66 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Robert Smith grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman travels with the ball | 47-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (SG), Douglas Frederick (C) Jeremy Greaney, David Wooten | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Thomas (PG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Edward Murphy (C) Robert Smith, Keith Whitlock, Edward Herrington | |
| 05:33 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette can't finish the layup | 47-66 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette tips it in | 49-66 |
| 05:12 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the floater in the paint | 49-66 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | James Foster drills a 3 from straight away | 52-66 |
| 04:40 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Thomas | 52-69 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Edward Murphy steps in front of the Ernest Dexter pass | 52-69 |
| 03:57 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Dexter | 52-69 |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | James Foster comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 03:38 | Buffalo | Glen Tweedy grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Dexter (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Douglas Frederick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - James Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - Gary Laplant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glen Tweedy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Penniman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Buffalo | Gary Laplant buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Glen Tweedy | 52-72 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses short on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jack Penniman - foul #4 on Jack Penniman, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SG) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (PG), Paul Roseberry (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Herrington (C) James Thomas, Gary Laplant, Glen Tweedy, Jack Penniman, Edward Murphy | |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 02:43 | Buffalo | Robert Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Edward Herrington | 53-74 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette buries a shot from the right side | 55-74 |
| 02:12 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Paul Roseberry | 55-76 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Phillip Graves steals it from Ernest Dexter | 55-76 |
| 01:32 | Buffalo | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 55-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wooten (C) Jonathan Gillette | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Gary Laplant (SG), Glen Tweedy (SF), Jack Penniman (PF) Paul Roseberry, Keith Whitlock, Phillip Graves | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | James Foster is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 55-76 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-76 |
| 00:55 | Buffalo | Robert Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #9 | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-76 |
| 00:47 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses badly on a floater from the right side | 57-76 |
| 00:25 | Buffalo | Jack Penniman misses the tip | 57-76 |
| 00:23 | Buffalo | Edward Herrington misses the tip | 57-76 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Wooten | 57-76 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 60-76 |