| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) SG - Robert Smith (fresh) SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) SF - Steven McDowell (fresh) PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Buffalo | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | UCLA | Reuben Williams knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Drew Zambrana | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy is fouled on the floor by Steven McDowell - foul #1 on Steven McDowell, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Murphy | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kelty | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Buffalo | John Peters is hacked by Drew Zambrana - foul #1 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 18:06 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Buffalo | Robert Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | UCLA | John Boyes grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | UCLA | Dale Bateman loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Reuben Williams - foul #1 on Reuben Williams, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 16:56 | UCLA | John Boyes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:54 | UCLA | Steven McDowell grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:48 | UCLA | Steven McDowell misses the lay-in | 6-2 |
| 16:47 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:41 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:39 | Buffalo | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:23 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Peters | 8-2 |
| 16:11 | UCLA | John Boyes connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Drew Zambrana | 8-4 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | John Peters misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on John Boyes - foul #1 on John Boyes, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome McCoil (SG), James Adams (SF), Phillip Graves (PF), Andrew Wilson (C) Robert Smith, Keith Whitlock, Kenneth Kelty, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF) Steven McDowell, Dale Bateman | |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:04 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:40 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer lays it up and in on a great pass from John Boyes | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome McCoil (fresh) SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) C - Andrew Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) PF - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Buffalo | James Adams makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-6 |
| 15:11 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #1 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (SG) John Peters | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG), Herman Winter (C) Reuben Williams, Drew Zambrana | |
| 15:04 | UCLA | John Boyes is hacked by Jerome McCoil - foul #1 on Jerome McCoil, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| 14:51 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer lays it in on a nice dish by Herman Winter | 12-8 |
| 14:34 | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 12-8 |
| 14:33 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Roger Pierce | 12-8 |
| 14:10 | UCLA | Herman Winter connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by John Boyes | 12-10 |
| 13:54 | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 12-10 |
| 13:52 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Jose Orozco | 12-10 |
| 13:35 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jerome McCoil - foul #2 on Jerome McCoil, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Jerome McCoil, Herbert Burroughs, James Adams, Phillip Graves, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Steven McDowell (SF) John Boyes, Roger Pierce, Jose Orozco | |
| 13:35 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:35 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:19 | Buffalo | Reuben Williams steals the ball from Keith Whitlock | 12-12 |
| 13:15 | UCLA | Reuben Williams banks in the layup | 12-14 |
| 13:03 | Buffalo | Herman Winter blocks the short jumper by Keith Whitlock | 12-14 |
| 13:01 | UCLA | Steven McDowell snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:47 | UCLA | Reuben Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 12:45 | Buffalo | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:27 | Buffalo | Herman Winter is called for the reach on Edward Murphy - foul #1 on Herman Winter, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Dale Bateman (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) Thomas Cox, Russell Rhymer, Herman Winter | |
| 12:07 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-14 |
| 12:05 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:46 | UCLA | John Boyes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 11:44 | UCLA | Reuben Williams grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:35 | UCLA | John Boyes drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Drew Zambrana | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Kelty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven McDowell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Buffalo | John Peters is hacked by Dale Bateman - foul #1 on Dale Bateman, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF) Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (SF) Steven McDowell | |
| 11:09 | Buffalo | John Peters drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Whitlock | 15-17 |
| 10:49 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Reuben Williams | 15-19 |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | John Peters travels in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), James Adams (SF) John Peters, Keith Whitlock | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG) Reuben Williams | |
| 10:33 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is fouled on the floor by Herbert Burroughs - foul #1 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson (C) Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:22 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana loses the ball out of bounds | 15-19 |
| 09:57 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves is called for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Kenneth Kelty (PF) Robert Smith, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven McDowell (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) Jose Orozco, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| 09:37 | UCLA | Steven McDowell misses the dunk but the foul's on James Adams - foul #2 on James Adams, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock (SF) James Adams | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG) Roger Pierce | |
| 09:37 | UCLA | Steven McDowell makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:37 | UCLA | Steven McDowell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:37 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Rhymer - foul #1 on Russell Rhymer, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Edward Murphy (C) Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:23 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 09:23 | UCLA | Steven McDowell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:05 | UCLA | Keith Whitlock is called for the reach on Steven McDowell - foul #1 on Keith Whitlock, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| 08:51 | UCLA | Herman Winter hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Boyes | 16-22 |
| 08:28 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:26 | Buffalo | John Peters tips it in | 18-22 |
| 08:21 | UCLA | Edward Murphy blocks the jumper by John Boyes | 18-22 |
| 08:19 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | John Peters misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Boyes - foul #2 on John Boyes, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Phillip Graves (PF) Herbert Burroughs, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Jose Orozco (SF), Dale Bateman (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Steven McDowell, Russell Rhymer, Herman Winter | |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | John Peters misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:57 | Buffalo | John Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:28 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 19-22 |
| 07:27 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - John Peters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Whitlock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Thomas Cox (fresh) SG - Reuben Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Orozco (fresh) PF - Dale Bateman (fresh) C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Buffalo | John Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 07:04 | UCLA | Reuben Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:49 | UCLA | Dale Bateman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-22 |
| 06:47 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | The jumper by Robert Smith is denied by Dale Bateman | 19-22 |
| 06:27 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:13 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 19-22 |
| 06:12 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock is hacked by Jose Orozco - foul #1 on Jose Orozco, team foul #9 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Herbert Burroughs (PG), Kenneth Kelty (PF) John Peters, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG), Steven McDowell (SF) Reuben Williams, Jose Orozco | |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:05 | Buffalo | Keith Whitlock misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:05 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:41 | UCLA | Thomas Cox is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Fred Wuest (SF), Andrew Wilson (C) Keith Whitlock, Phillip Graves | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:20 | Buffalo | Roger Pierce steps in front of the Andrew Wilson pass | 20-22 |
| 05:17 | UCLA | Steven McDowell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Pierce | 20-24 |
| 05:01 | Buffalo | Fred Wuest misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 05:00 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:55 | UCLA | Thomas Cox misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:54 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Bateman | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | UCLA | Roger Pierce is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (SF), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) Steven McDowell, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| 04:45 | UCLA | Roger Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson is hacked by Roger Pierce - foul #1 on Roger Pierce, team foul #10 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Murphy (C) Fred Wuest, Kenneth Kelty | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:16 | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:16 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Herman Winter | 20-24 |
| 04:04 | UCLA | Jose Orozco is fouled on the floor by Herbert Burroughs - foul #2 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG), Fred Wuest (SF) Herbert Burroughs, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (PG) Thomas Cox | |
| 04:04 | UCLA | Jose Orozco makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:04 | UCLA | Jose Orozco misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:04 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:48 | Buffalo | Fred Wuest misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 03:47 | UCLA | Reuben Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | UCLA | Herman Winter blows the layup but he's fouled by Fred Wuest - foul #1 on Fred Wuest, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome McCoil (PG), Herbert Burroughs (SG), James Adams (SF) John Peters, Robert Smith, Fred Wuest | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Steven McDowell (SF) Roger Pierce, Jose Orozco | |
| 03:32 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:32 | UCLA | Herman Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:08 | Buffalo | Edward Murphy's pass is intercepted by John Boyes | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Jerome McCoil (fresh) SG - Herbert Burroughs (fresh) SF - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Graves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven McDowell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Herman Winter (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:54 | UCLA | Reuben Williams lays it in on a great pass from John Boyes | 20-28 |
| 02:40 | Buffalo | Phillip Graves misses short on a jumper in the lane | 20-28 |
| 02:38 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Russell Rhymer | 20-28 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Reuben Williams misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Herbert Burroughs - foul #3 on Herbert Burroughs, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Buffalo | John Peters (PG), Keith Whitlock (SF), Kenneth Kelty (PF), Andrew Wilson (C) Herbert Burroughs, James Adams, Phillip Graves, Edward Murphy | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dale Bateman (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) Russell Rhymer, Herman Winter | |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Reuben Williams makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Reuben Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:07 | Buffalo | John Peters misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 02:06 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Drew Zambrana | 20-30 |
| 01:43 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-30 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Robert Smith (SG) Jerome McCoil | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Pierce (SG), Jose Orozco (SF) Reuben Williams, Steven McDowell | |
| 01:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Wilson makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 22-30 |
| 01:06 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana slams it home on a great pass from John Boyes | 22-32 |
| 00:45 | Buffalo | Kenneth Kelty misses short on a floater from the left block | 22-32 |
| 00:43 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Roger Pierce | 22-32 |
| 00:22 | UCLA | John Boyes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #11 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerome McCoil (PG), Phillip Graves (PF), Edward Murphy (C) John Peters, Kenneth Kelty, Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Russell Rhymer (PF), Herman Winter (C) John Boyes, Roger Pierce, Dale Bateman, Drew Zambrana | |
| 00:04 | Buffalo | Robert Smith loses the dribble to Jose Orozco | 22-32 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Jose Orozco misses long on a halfcourt shot | 22-32 |