| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) SG - Richard Larosa (fresh) SF - Henry Broadhurst (fresh) PF - James Ball (fresh) C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Tim Wright (fresh) SG - Brian Pendelton (fresh) SF - Thomas Bourgeois (fresh) PF - Jason Guest (fresh) C - Jerry Warner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Buffalo | James Ball clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jerome Brumbelow - foul #1 on Jerome Brumbelow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Buffalo | James Ball misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Brian Pendelton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Buffalo | Richard Larosa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright hits a wide open fadeaway from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Buffalo | James Ball's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), James Campbell (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Joseph Heineman (C) Jerome Brumbelow, Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, James Ball, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 17:01 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 16:59 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest tips it in | 2-6 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Evert | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois misses the tip | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward Evert - foul #1 on Edward Evert, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Ronald Thornton (C) Andre Yazzie, Edward Evert, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 16:06 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:06 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:37 | Buffalo | David Mitchell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jerome Brumbelow | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Campbell (fresh) PF - Paul Kettle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Tim Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Pendelton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Bourgeois (fresh) PF - Jason Guest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Warner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Kettle - foul #1 on Paul Kettle, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG) Jerome Brumbelow | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 15:32 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:32 | Buffalo | James Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:17 | Buffalo | Jerry Warner is called for the reach on Andre Yazzie - foul #1 on Jerry Warner, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | James Campbell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 14:54 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Jerry Warner | 8-9 |
| 14:37 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:35 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:08 | Buffalo | James Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | David Mitchell misses the tip | 8-9 |
| 14:05 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:44 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Tim Wright and he's hacked by James Campbell - foul #1 on James Campbell, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), James Ball (PF) Andre Yazzie, David Mitchell, James Campbell, Paul Kettle | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Seybert (SG), Joshua Courtney (C) Brian Pendelton, Jerry Warner | |
| 13:44 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:32 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 8-12 |
| 13:31 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joshua Courtney | 8-12 |
| 13:13 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | James Campbell (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Paul Kettle (PF) Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, James Ball | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Hector Martin (PG), Raymond Bosch (SF), Gary Moyle (C) Tim Wright, Thomas Bourgeois, Jason Guest | |
| 12:44 | Buffalo | James Campbell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:42 | UNC Wilmington | Hector Martin gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Seybert clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Campbell - foul #2 on James Campbell, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), James Ball (PF), Joseph Heineman (C) James Campbell, Edward Evert, Paul Kettle, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright (PG), Brian Pendelton (SG), Jason Guest (PF), Jerry Warner (C) Hector Martin, Raymond Bosch, Joshua Courtney, Gary Moyle | |
| 12:20 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Seybert misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:20 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Seybert makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 11:51 | Buffalo | James Ball drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Broadhurst | 11-13 |
| 11:47 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Seybert is hacked by Richard Larosa - foul #1 on Richard Larosa, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Buffalo | David Mitchell (SG), Edward Evert (SF), Paul Kettle (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, James Ball, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois (SF) Anthony Seybert | |
| 11:30 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest connects on the floater from close range | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Evert (fresh) PF - Paul Kettle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Tim Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Pendelton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Bourgeois (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Guest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton's layup is rejected by Jason Guest | 11-15 |
| 11:14 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), James Ball (PF) David Mitchell, Edward Evert, Paul Kettle | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:42 | Buffalo | James Ball comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-15 |
| 10:41 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 10:17 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Ball - foul #1 on James Ball, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), David Mitchell (SG), Paul Kettle (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, Richard Larosa, James Ball | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:17 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:17 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:17 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:00 | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie loses the ball out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Edward Evert (SF), James Ball (PF) Andre Yazzie, Henry Broadhurst, Paul Kettle | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Seybert (PG) Tim Wright | |
| 09:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Evert - foul #2 on Edward Evert, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), Henry Broadhurst (SF), Paul Kettle (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, David Mitchell, Edward Evert, James Ball | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney (PF) Jason Guest | |
| 09:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:22 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), David Mitchell (SG), James Ball (PF), Joseph Heineman (C) Andre Yazzie, Richard Larosa, Paul Kettle, Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Gary Moyle (C) Jerry Warner | |
| 09:10 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Pendelton | 11-19 |
| 08:47 | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Ball | 13-19 |
| 08:28 | UNC Wilmington | Anthony Seybert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Henry Broadhurst | 13-19 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | James Ball can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Courtney - foul #1 on Joshua Courtney, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), Richard Larosa (SG), Paul Kettle (PF), Ronald Thornton (C) Jerome Brumbelow, David Mitchell, Henry Broadhurst, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright (PG), Raymond Bosch (SF), Jason Guest (PF), Jerry Warner (C) Brian Pendelton, Thomas Bourgeois, Joshua Courtney, Gary Moyle | |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:07 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:07 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 07:39 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Bosch | 14-21 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Anthony Seybert - foul #1 on Anthony Seybert, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), David Mitchell (SG) Andre Yazzie, Richard Larosa | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton (SG) Raymond Bosch | |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:16 | Buffalo | James Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome Brumbelow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ball (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Kettle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Tim Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Pendelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Seybert (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jason Guest (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Henry Broadhurst (SF) James Ball | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois (SF) Anthony Seybert | |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton hits a floater in the paint and the foul's on Jerry Warner - foul #2 on Jerry Warner, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Richard Larosa (SG), Joseph Heineman (PF) David Mitchell, Paul Kettle | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney (C) Jerry Warner | |
| 06:40 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton misses the free throw | 17-21 |
| 06:40 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joshua Courtney | 17-21 |
| 06:18 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Guest is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from close range | 17-21 |
| 06:16 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jerome Brumbelow | 17-21 |
| 05:57 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 05:55 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 05:46 | UNC Wilmington | Jerome Brumbelow steps in front of the Thomas Bourgeois pass | 17-21 |
| 05:21 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton misses long on a shot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 05:20 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 05:00 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Pendelton | 17-23 |
| 04:53 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-23 |
| 04:52 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Thomas Bourgeois | 17-23 |
| 04:35 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney lays it in | 17-25 |
| 04:12 | Buffalo | Joseph Heineman banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Larosa | 19-25 |
| 03:43 | UNC Wilmington | Brian Pendelton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Guest | 19-28 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Courtney - foul #2 on Joshua Courtney, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), James Campbell (SG), Edward Evert (SF), James Ball (PF) Jerome Brumbelow, Richard Larosa, Henry Broadhurst, Joseph Heineman | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Hector Martin (PG), Anthony Seybert (SG), Raymond Bosch (SF), Jerry Warner (C) Tim Wright, Brian Pendelton, Thomas Bourgeois, Jason Guest | |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 03:14 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andre Yazzie (fresh) SG - James Campbell (fresh) SF - Edward Evert (fresh) PF - James Ball (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ronald Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Hector Martin (fresh) SG - Anthony Seybert (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Bosch (fresh) PF - Joshua Courtney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 02:48 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Warner tips it but misses | 20-28 |
| 02:47 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to James Ball | 20-28 |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | James Ball is fouled on the floor by Raymond Bosch - foul #1 on Raymond Bosch, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Paul Kettle (C) Ronald Thornton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Gary Moyle (PF) Joshua Courtney | |
| 02:22 | Buffalo | James Ball misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 02:22 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Bosch gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:58 | UNC Wilmington | Paul Kettle picks off the pass by Jerry Warner | 20-28 |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle banks in the layup set up by Edward Evert and he's hacked by Jerry Warner - foul #3 on Jerry Warner, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome Brumbelow (PG), Ronald Thornton (C) Andre Yazzie, James Ball | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tim Wright (PG), Brian Pendelton (SG), Thomas Bourgeois (SF), Jason Guest (PF) Hector Martin, Anthony Seybert, Raymond Bosch, Jerry Warner | |
| 01:37 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle makes the free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:15 | UNC Wilmington | Gary Moyle is fouled on the floor by Ronald Thornton - foul #1 on Ronald Thornton, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| 01:15 | UNC Wilmington | Gary Moyle misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | James Campbell grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Campbell | 25-28 |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Paul Kettle is called for the reach on Thomas Bourgeois - foul #2 on Paul Kettle, team foul #10 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andre Yazzie (PG), David Mitchell (SG) Jerome Brumbelow, Edward Evert | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joshua Courtney (C) Gary Moyle | |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:41 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:12 | Buffalo | Ronald Thornton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Campbell | 27-29 |
| 00:02 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Bourgeois misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Buffalo | Paul Kettle gets the rebound | 27-29 |