| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Holloway (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Yawn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Norton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Mike Kline inbounds the ball | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is whistled for a carry | 46-32 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Schoenberger - foul #1 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Travis King makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Travis King makes the 3rd free throw | 48-32 |
| 19:01 | Buffalo | Carl Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-32 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Schoenberger - foul #2 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Buchanan | 48-32 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-32 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Chad Holloway is called for the reach on Carl Baker - foul #2 on Chad Holloway, team foul #1 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF) Mike Kline | |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | John Norton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Holloway - foul #3 on Chad Holloway, team foul #2 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG) Jack Schoenberger | |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | John Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:36 | Wisconsin | Travis King makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-34 |
| 17:19 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-34 |
| 17:18 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Travis King knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Chad Holloway | 56-34 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:04 | Buffalo | Merle Buchanan steps in front of the John Spinner pass | 56-34 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn clanks a shot from the right side | 56-34 |
| 16:46 | Buffalo | John Norton gets the rebound | 56-34 |
| 16:38 | Buffalo | Larry Plummer is fouled on the floor by Travis King - foul #1 on Travis King, team foul #3 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rick Williams (SF) Merle Buchanan | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF), Jessie Matthews (C) Larry Plummer, Stanley Carter, John Spinner, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rick Williams - foul #1 on Rick Williams, team foul #4 | 56-34 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 16:30 | Buffalo | Mike Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Schoenberger - foul #3 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #3 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG) Jack Schoenberger | |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 2nd free throw | 56-36 |
| 16:15 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery gets the rebound | 56-36 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Chad Holloway - foul #4 on Chad Holloway, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wells (PF) Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG) Larry Plummer | |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery makes the 1st free throw | 56-37 |
| 15:47 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rick Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Yawn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jack Schoenberger (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Berry (fresh) SF - Mike Kline (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jessie Ullery (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jessie Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | John Wells banks in the layup on a great pass from George Hawkins and he's hacked by Jessie Ullery - foul #1 on Jessie Ullery, team foul #4 | 58-38 |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | John Wells makes the free throw | 59-38 |
| 15:12 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Travis King grabs the board | 59-38 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Jack Schoenberger is called for the reach on Travis King - foul #4 on Jack Schoenberger, team foul #5 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ben Zieman (C) Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), John Spinner (SF), Carl Baker (PF) Jack Schoenberger, Melvin Berry, Mike Kline, Jessie Matthews | |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Travis King | 62-38 |
| 14:24 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 62-38 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | John Wells grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 14:07 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Wells | 64-38 |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter lays it in set up by Carl Baker and he's hacked by George Hawkins - foul #4 on George Hawkins, team foul #6 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Scott Yawn (C) George Hawkins, Rick Williams, John Wells | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Norton (C) Jessie Ullery | |
| 14:01 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the free throw | 64-41 |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan jams it and he's hacked by John Spinner - foul #3 on John Spinner, team foul #6 | 66-41 |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan misses the free throw | 66-41 |
| 13:43 | Buffalo | John Norton snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 13:25 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-41 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn pulls down the rebound | 66-41 |
| 13:08 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan's floater is tipped away by Carl Baker | 66-41 |
| 13:06 | Buffalo | Carl Baker snags the defensive board | 66-41 |
| 12:52 | Buffalo | John Norton hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Carter | 66-43 |
| 12:30 | Wisconsin | John Norton swats the layup by Merle Buchanan | 66-43 |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 12:19 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-43 |
| 12:17 | Wisconsin | Travis King hits the follow up shot | 68-43 |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Carl Baker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-43 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Ben Zieman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-43 |
| 11:38 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-43 |
| 11:37 | Buffalo | John Norton grabs the board | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (tiring) 22 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Merle Buchanan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Zieman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Yawn (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Plummer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Spinner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | John Spinner misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Merle Buchanan - foul #1 on Merle Buchanan, team foul #7 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (PG), Derrick Morgan (SG), Rick Williams (SF), Chad Holloway (PF), John Wells (C) Travis King, Edwin Oliver, Merle Buchanan, Ben Zieman, Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), Melvin Berry (SG), Mike Kline (SF), Jessie Ullery (C) Larry Plummer, Stanley Carter, Carl Baker, John Norton | |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 11:18 | Buffalo | John Spinner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-45 |
| 10:55 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry grabs the board | 68-45 |
| 10:36 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery drills a fadeaway in the paint | 68-47 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-47 |
| 10:12 | Buffalo | Willis Terry grabs the defensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 10:01 | Buffalo | George Hawkins steals the ball from Jessie Ullery | 68-47 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Melvin Berry steals it from Rick Williams | 68-47 |
| 09:39 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry lays it up and in | 68-49 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | Willis Terry is called for the reach on George Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willis Terry, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF) Derrick Morgan, Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews (C) John Spinner | |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 09:18 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery lays it in on a great pass from Melvin Berry | 70-51 |
| 09:14 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-51 |
| 09:13 | Buffalo | Mike Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 09:09 | Buffalo | Mike Kline misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-51 |
| 09:07 | Buffalo | Mike Kline gets the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 08:57 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 70-51 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway pulls down the rebound | 70-51 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Matthews | 70-51 |
| 08:30 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), Ben Zieman (C) Edwin Oliver, John Wells | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG), Stanley Carter (SG), Carl Baker (PF), John Norton (C) Willis Terry, Melvin Berry, Jessie Ullery, Jessie Matthews | |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Ben Zieman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Travis King | 72-51 |
| 08:04 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter hits a 3 from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Travis King buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Chad Holloway | 74-54 |
| 07:38 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the shot from the left side set up by Larry Plummer | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hawkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Merle Buchanan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ben Zieman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Plummer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stanley Carter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Kline (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-56 |
| 07:14 | Buffalo | Larry Plummer gets the rebound | 74-56 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter is hacked by George Hawkins - foul #5 on George Hawkins, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG), Rick Williams (SF), Scott Yawn (C) George Hawkins, Merle Buchanan, Ben Zieman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jack Schoenberger (PG), Jessie Matthews (C) Larry Plummer, John Norton | |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:01 | Buffalo | Stanley Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:01 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway snags the defensive board | 74-57 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Travis King | 77-57 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Carl Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Yawn | 77-57 |
| 06:26 | Buffalo | Carl Baker tips it back up and in | 77-59 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn is fouled on the floor by Jessie Matthews - foul #1 on Jessie Matthews, team foul #8 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SF), Jessie Ullery (PF) Mike Kline, Carl Baker | |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 78-59 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn makes the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 05:51 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 79-59 |
| 05:49 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery tips it back up and in | 79-61 |
| 05:20 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn is whistled for a carry | 79-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (SG), John Wells (PF) Travis King, Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Spinner (SF), John Norton (C) Stanley Carter, Jessie Matthews | |
| 05:04 | Buffalo | John Spinner is called for traveling | 79-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ben Zieman (C) Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Ben Zieman drills a runner from the baseline set up by Rick Williams | 81-61 |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery is hacked by Ben Zieman - foul #2 on Ben Zieman, team foul #9 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Chad Holloway (PF) Edwin Oliver, Rick Williams, Ben Zieman | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (PG) Jack Schoenberger | |
| 04:30 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery misses the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 81-61 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | John Spinner steals the ball from Derrick Morgan | 81-61 |
| 03:50 | Buffalo | John Spinner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jessie Ullery | 81-63 |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-63 |
| 03:30 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to John Spinner | 81-63 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - John Wells (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Larry Plummer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Melvin Berry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Spinner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Ullery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - John Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry is called for traveling | 81-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG), Rick Williams (SF), Ben Zieman (PF) Travis King, Merle Buchanan, Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Willis Terry (PG), Jessie Matthews (C) Melvin Berry, John Norton | |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 83-63 |
| 02:57 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Melvin Berry (SG) Larry Plummer | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | John Wells is fouled on the floor by John Spinner - foul #4 on John Spinner, team foul #9 | 83-63 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | John Wells misses the 1st free throw | 83-63 |
| 02:38 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Ullery | 83-63 |
| 02:23 | Buffalo | The jump hook by John Spinner is blocked by John Wells | 83-63 |
| 02:21 | Buffalo | John Spinner snags the offensive board | 83-63 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Willis Terry misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edwin Oliver - foul #1 on Edwin Oliver, team foul #10 | 83-63 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Willis Terry makes the 1st free throw | 83-64 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Willis Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 83-65 |
| 01:46 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-65 |
| 01:44 | Buffalo | John Spinner grabs the defensive rebound | 83-65 |
| 01:40 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 83-65 |
| 01:39 | Buffalo | Jessie Ullery tips it in | 83-67 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver is hacked by John Spinner - foul #5 on John Spinner, team foul #10 | 83-67 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Buffalo | Larry Plummer (SG) John Spinner | |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 01:10 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jessie Ullery | 84-67 |
| 00:59 | Buffalo | Melvin Berry connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Willis Terry | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Jessie Matthews blocks the short jumper by Derrick Morgan | 84-69 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to John Wells | 84-69 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver is fouled on the floor by Willis Terry - foul #2 on Willis Terry, team foul #11 | 84-69 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:10 | Buffalo | Jessie Matthews grabs the board | 84-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Buffalo | Edwin Oliver steals it from Jessie Matthews | 84-69 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver banks in the layup | 86-69 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Willis Terry hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 86-69 |