| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. C - Franklin Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Colorado State | Paul Denny clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 19:38 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | James Bingham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 19:23 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 19:18 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Stephens and the foul's on George Kelly - foul #2 on George Kelly, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 19:18 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Bingham | 46-37 |
| 18:43 | Colorado State | Paul Denny double dribbles | 46-37 |
| 18:24 | Buffalo | Michael Harrill is called for the reach on George Kelly - foul #2 on Michael Harrill, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 18:15 | Buffalo | James Bingham makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cary Woolf | 46-40 |
| 17:59 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 17:58 | Colorado State | Paul Denny tips it but misses | 46-40 |
| 17:56 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 17:29 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 46-40 |
| 17:27 | Buffalo | George Kelly tips it home | 46-42 |
| 17:04 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 17:02 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is fouled on the floor by Franklin Harris - foul #1 on Franklin Harris, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Kevin Norris (SG), Wilbert Oliver (SF), Mark Fager (PF), Ronald Trull (C) Charles Stephens, Paul Denny, Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | John Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Wilbert Oliver - foul #2 on Wilbert Oliver, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | John Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:39 | Colorado State | Mark Fager snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 16:15 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver is fouled on the floor by Joseph Satterfield - foul #2 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 16:00 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by James Smoot | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Norris (fresh) SF - Wilbert Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Fager (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Trull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Satterfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 2 stl. C - John Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Buffalo | Blake Canada blows the layup | 48-42 |
| 15:51 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Blake Canada steals the ball from Kevin Norris | 48-42 |
| 15:20 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Satterfield | 48-44 |
| 14:59 | Colorado State | Ronald Trull hits a fadeaway from the left block | 50-44 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Wilbert Oliver - foul #3 on Wilbert Oliver, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Paul Denny (SG), Michael Harrill (SF), Aaron Crowe (PF), Franklin Harris (C) James Smoot, Kevin Norris, Wilbert Oliver, Mark Fager, Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), James Bingham (SG), George Kelly (SF), Kevin Howard (C) Anthony Schuster, Blake Canada, Joseph Satterfield, John Robinson | |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:38 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe can't finish the layup | 50-46 |
| 14:26 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 14:11 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-46 |
| 14:10 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 14:00 | Buffalo | James Bingham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 13:59 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 13:50 | Buffalo | George Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | James Bingham pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 13:34 | Buffalo | George Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:17 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 13:15 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits the follow up shot | 50-48 |
| 13:04 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe is fouled on the floor by Steven Wilks - foul #2 on Steven Wilks, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Mark Fager (C) Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Steven Wilks, Kevin Howard | |
| 12:54 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill knocks in the floater from the left side | 52-48 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Denny - foul #1 on Paul Denny, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (SG) Paul Denny | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SF) George Kelly | |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:37 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:37 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:28 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 12:26 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris tips it home | 54-48 |
| 12:15 | Buffalo | James Bingham lays it in | 54-50 |
| 12:01 | Colorado State | Mark Fager misses short on a floater in the paint | 54-50 |
| 11:59 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Bingham | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 stl. PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Fager (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Cary Woolf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bingham (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 11:42 | Buffalo | John Robinson tips it home | 54-52 |
| 11:25 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Crowe | 57-52 |
| 11:07 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 11:05 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Mark Fager denies the turnaround by James Bingham | 57-52 |
| 10:53 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Kevin Norris | 57-52 |
| 10:39 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 10:38 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:16 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses the easy layup | 57-52 |
| 10:14 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:10 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Norris | 60-52 |
| 09:48 | Buffalo | Blake Canada is fouled on the floor by Mark Fager - foul #2 on Mark Fager, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Paul Denny (SG), Wilbert Oliver (SF), Ronald Trull (PF), Franklin Harris (C) Charles Stephens, Kevin Norris, Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), George Kelly (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), Kevin Howard (C) Cary Woolf, Blake Canada, Edwin Coe, John Robinson | |
| 09:29 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster loses the dribble to Wilbert Oliver | 60-52 |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris misses the dunk attempt | 60-52 |
| 09:06 | Buffalo | James Bingham gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 08:43 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 08:42 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Franklin Harris | 60-52 |
| 08:37 | Colorado State | Paul Denny comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 08:35 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 08:29 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster is called for a charge - foul #3 on Anthony Schuster, team foul #4 | 60-52 |
| 08:09 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (PF) Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Blake Canada (SG) James Bingham | |
| 07:59 | Buffalo | George Kelly hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Schuster | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wilbert Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Anthony Schuster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Blake Canada (fresh) 2 reb. SF - George Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Wilks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Kevin Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:54 | Colorado State | James Smoot misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 07:53 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 07:38 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Blake Canada grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:22 | Buffalo | Blake Canada drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Schuster | 60-57 |
| 07:17 | Colorado State | James Smoot is whistled for a carry | 60-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Michael Harrill (SF), Aaron Crowe (PF), Ronald Trull (C) James Smoot, Paul Denny, Wilbert Oliver, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Anthony Schuster, George Kelly, Steven Wilks, Kevin Howard | |
| 07:02 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf misses the easy layup | 60-57 |
| 07:01 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:56 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Charles Stephens and the foul's on Joseph Satterfield - foul #3 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Denny (SG), Mark Fager (C) Kevin Norris, Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:56 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf is hacked by Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Charles Stephens, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Bingham (SG) Blake Canada | |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:34 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:27 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Satterfield - foul #4 on Joseph Satterfield, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (SG) Paul Denny | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 06:27 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:27 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Edwin Coe grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 06:09 | Buffalo | Joseph Satterfield double dribbles | 63-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (SG), George Kelly (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), Kevin Howard (C) James Bingham, Joseph Satterfield, Edwin Coe, John Robinson | |
| 05:54 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill's fadeaway is rejected by George Kelly | 63-59 |
| 05:53 | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:34 | Buffalo | George Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (SG), Franklin Harris (C) James Smoot, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris is fouled on the floor by Kevin Howard - foul #2 on Kevin Howard, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Denny (SG) Michael Harrill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 04:58 | Buffalo | Steven Wilks hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cary Woolf | 65-61 |
| 04:54 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Denny | 68-61 |
| 04:37 | Buffalo | George Kelly drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Cary Woolf | 68-64 |
| 04:31 | Colorado State | Steven Wilks is called for the reach on Paul Denny - foul #3 on Steven Wilks, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Michael Harrill (SF) Charles Stephens, Aaron Crowe | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles McDowell (PG), James Bingham (SG), Blake Canada (SF), Edwin Coe (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, Anthony Schuster, George Kelly, Steven Wilks, Kevin Howard | |
| 04:31 | Colorado State | Paul Denny makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 04:31 | Colorado State | Paul Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:10 | Buffalo | John Robinson buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Blake Canada | 70-66 |
| 03:52 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by James Smoot | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) 16 pts. 4 stl. PF - Kevin Norris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Franklin Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Charles McDowell (fresh) SG - James Bingham (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Blake Canada (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Coe (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Charles McDowell is hacked by Paul Denny - foul #2 on Paul Denny, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Mark Fager (PF), Ronald Trull (C) Paul Denny, Kevin Norris, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | George Kelly (SF) Blake Canada | |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | Charles McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:30 | Colorado State | Mark Fager gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 03:15 | Colorado State | Mark Fager hits the finger roll set up by Charles Stephens and the foul's on Edwin Coe - foul #2 on Edwin Coe, team foul #9 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe (PF) Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Kevin Howard (C) John Robinson | |
| 03:15 | Colorado State | Mark Fager misses the free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:15 | Buffalo | James Bingham pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:07 | Buffalo | James Bingham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 03:06 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Aaron Crowe | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens drills a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Charles McDowell - foul #1 on Charles McDowell, team foul #10 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver (SF) Michael Harrill | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Cary Woolf (PG) Charles McDowell | |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:45 | Buffalo | Cary Woolf hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Bingham | 77-69 |
| 02:45 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Denny (SG), Michael Harrill (SF), Franklin Harris (C) James Smoot, Wilbert Oliver, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 02:20 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 02:18 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens tips it home | 79-69 |
| 02:00 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-69 |
| 01:59 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill grabs the board | 79-69 |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens is hacked by George Kelly - foul #3 on George Kelly, team foul #11 | 79-69 |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:54 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:54 | Buffalo | Kevin Howard snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| 01:42 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-69 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 01:37 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens loses the dribble to Cary Woolf | 80-69 |
| 01:30 | Buffalo | James Bingham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-69 |
| 01:28 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris grabs the board | 80-69 |
| 00:59 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-69 |
| 00:58 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to George Kelly | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Buffalo | George Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-69 |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris pulls down the rebound | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Edwin Coe - foul #3 on Edwin Coe, team foul #12 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Kevin Norris (SG), Mark Fager (PF), Ronald Trull (C) Charles Stephens, Paul Denny, Aaron Crowe, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Anthony Schuster (PG), Blake Canada (SG), Joseph Satterfield (SF), Steven Wilks (PF), John Robinson (C) Cary Woolf, James Bingham, George Kelly, Edwin Coe, Kevin Howard | |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:46 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| 00:39 | Buffalo | Blake Canada misses the shot from the free throw line | 82-69 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Mark Fager grabs the defensive rebound | 82-69 |
| 00:32 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses long on a shot from the right side | 82-69 |
| 00:31 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Steven Wilks | 82-69 |
| 00:26 | Buffalo | Ronald Trull steps in front of the Steven Wilks pass | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | James Smoot runs out the clock | 82-69 |