| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Nick Morton (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Mangus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradley Lee (fresh) C - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Arizona State | Nick Morton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Cary Woolf - foul #1 on Cary Woolf, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| 19:38 | Arizona State | Nick Morton misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 19:38 | Arizona State | Nick Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 19:22 | Buffalo | George Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| 19:03 | Arizona State | Nick Morton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 21-31 |
| 19:02 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Edwin Coe | 21-31 |
| 18:42 | Buffalo | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-31 |
| 18:40 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| 18:13 | Arizona State | Lewis Mangus is fouled on the floor by James Bingham - foul #2 on James Bingham, team foul #2 | 21-31 |
| 18:00 | Arizona State | Nick Morton drills a floater from the baseline | 21-33 |
| 17:40 | Buffalo | George Kelly buries a shot from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 17:11 | Arizona State | Bradley Lee hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Nick Morton and he's hacked by Kevin Howard - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Steven Wilks (PF) Edwin Coe | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 17:11 | Arizona State | Bradley Lee makes the free throw | 23-36 |
| 16:51 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-36 |
| 16:50 | Buffalo | George Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-36 |
| 16:34 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 16:10 | Arizona State | Nick Morton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-36 |
| 16:09 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas misses the tip | 23-36 |
| 16:08 | Buffalo | James Bingham grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Bradley Lee steals the ball from Cary Woolf | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Kelly (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Nick Morton (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Mangus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bradley Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Arizona State | Nick Morton can't connect on a floater from the left side | 23-36 |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steven Wilks | 23-36 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | James Bingham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 26-36 |
| 15:12 | Arizona State | Nick Morton is hacked by Cary Woolf - foul #2 on Cary Woolf, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo (SG), Calvin Marques (PF), Nelson Smith (C) Lewis Mangus, Bradley Lee, Michael Thomas | |
| 14:51 | Arizona State | Nick Morton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 14:50 | Arizona State | The offensive rebound goes to Nelson Smith | 26-36 |
| 14:36 | Arizona State | Nick Morton loses the dribble to Steven Wilks | 26-36 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Blake Canada hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Sullivan - foul #3 on Larry Sullivan, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Blake Canada makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 14:16 | Buffalo | Blake Canada makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:52 | Arizona State | Blake Canada steps in front of the Calvin Marques pass | 28-36 |
| 13:39 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG) Anthony Schuster, Steven Wilks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Bradley Lee (PF) Nelson Smith | |
| 13:27 | Arizona State | Nick Morton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-36 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan tips it in | 28-38 |
| 13:10 | Buffalo | Bradley Lee swats the layup by James Bingham | 28-38 |
| 13:09 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 12:56 | Buffalo | John Robinson hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Blake Canada | 30-38 |
| 12:33 | Arizona State | Nick Morton makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Calvin Marques | 30-41 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 12:13 | Arizona State | The rebound goes to Calvin Marques | 30-41 |
| 11:45 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Nick Morton and he's hacked by John Robinson - foul #1 on John Robinson, team foul #5 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Blake Canada, Edwin Coe, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Lewis Mangus (SG), Dwayne Luz (SF), Michael Thomas (C) Milan Rizzo, Larry Sullivan, Bradley Lee | |
| 11:45 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Nick Morton (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lewis Mangus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dwayne Luz (fresh) PF - Calvin Marques (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thomas (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 11:33 | Arizona State | Nick Morton grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 11:06 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-46 |
| 10:48 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-46 |
| 10:46 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 10:29 | Arizona State | Nick Morton knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Dwayne Luz steals it from James Bingham | 30-48 |
| 09:54 | Arizona State | James Bingham steps in front of the Michael Thomas pass | 30-48 |
| 09:41 | Buffalo | George Kelly buries a jump hook in the lane | 32-48 |
| 09:18 | Arizona State | Nick Morton is hacked by James Bingham - foul #3 on James Bingham, team foul #6 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Edwin Coe (PF) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, Steven Wilks | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo (PG), Larry Sullivan (SF), Bradley Lee (PF) Nick Morton, Dwayne Luz, Calvin Marques | |
| 08:50 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Kelly - foul #1 on George Kelly, team foul #7 | 32-48 |
| 08:50 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 08:50 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-50 |
| 08:36 | Buffalo | George Kelly tips it but misses | 32-50 |
| 08:35 | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 08:30 | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo misses long on a jumper in the lane | 32-50 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 08:11 | Buffalo | Blake Canada's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG), John Robinson (C) George Kelly, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Lawrence Fisher (SG), Nelson Smith (C) Lewis Mangus, Michael Thomas | |
| 07:49 | Arizona State | Larry Sullivan makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Milan Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) SF - Larry Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bradley Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-53 |
| 07:31 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe tips it home | 34-53 |
| 07:05 | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo loses the dribble to Edwin Coe | 34-53 |
| 06:51 | Buffalo | James Bingham connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Schuster | 37-53 |
| 06:32 | Arizona State | Bradley Lee can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 37-53 |
| 06:31 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster is fouled on the floor by Bradley Lee - foul #3 on Bradley Lee, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), George Kelly (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Anthony Schuster, Blake Canada, Edwin Coe, John Robinson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Nick Morton (PG), Lewis Mangus (SG), Michael Thomas (C) Milan Rizzo, Lawrence Fisher, Nelson Smith | |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Nick Morton - foul #1 on Nick Morton, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:18 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 05:55 | Arizona State | Nick Morton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 05:54 | Buffalo | George Kelly snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Sullivan - foul #4 on Larry Sullivan, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG) James Bingham | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz (SF), Calvin Marques (PF) Larry Sullivan, Bradley Lee | |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 05:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 05:37 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 05:08 | Arizona State | Nick Morton buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lewis Mangus | 40-55 |
| 04:51 | Buffalo | Blake Canada can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 04:49 | Arizona State | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 04:24 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Nick Morton | 40-57 |
| 04:14 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks is hacked by Calvin Marques - foul #2 on Calvin Marques, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, George Kelly, Kevin Howard | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo (PG), Lawrence Fisher (SG), Nelson Smith (C) Nick Morton, Lewis Mangus, Michael Thomas | |
| 04:01 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Smith | 40-57 |
| 04:00 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster tips it home | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:40 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques lays it up and in on a nice dish by Milan Rizzo | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Milan Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) SF - Dwayne Luz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Marques (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 03:31 | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz is fouled on the floor by Anthony Schuster - foul #3 on Anthony Schuster, team foul #8 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles McDowell (PG) Blake Canada | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 03:14 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 02:51 | Buffalo | Lawrence Fisher picks off the pass by John Robinson | 42-61 |
| 02:26 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz blows the layup | 42-61 |
| 02:24 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield gets the rebound | 42-61 |
| 02:03 | Buffalo | Lawrence Fisher takes the ball from Anthony Schuster | 42-61 |
| 01:44 | Arizona State | Dwayne Luz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Milan Rizzo | 42-63 |
| 01:19 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks is whistled for traveling | 42-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG) Charles McDowell | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 00:54 | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-63 |
| 00:53 | Arizona State | Nelson Smith can't tip it in | 42-63 |
| 00:52 | Arizona State | Nelson Smith tips it home | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-65 |
| 00:45 | Arizona State | Calvin Marques pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-65 |
| 00:13 | Buffalo | Milan Rizzo is called for the reach on Anthony Schuster - foul #1 on Milan Rizzo, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| 00:11 | Buffalo | Calvin Marques picks off the pass by Anthony Schuster | 42-65 |
| 00:00 | Arizona State | Milan Rizzo runs out the clock | 42-65 |