| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Dargan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rourke (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa inbounds the ball | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Texas Southern | George Rourke connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Lonnie Shellman | 52-53 |
| 19:17 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 19:03 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa is hacked by Charles Carty - foul #2 on Charles Carty, team foul #1 | 52-53 |
| 18:44 | Texas Southern | George Rourke is denied on a layup by Nicholas Dargan | 52-53 |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 18:27 | Texas Southern | Roger Jordan is called for the reach on David Strothers - foul #1 on Roger Jordan, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| 18:11 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa knocks in the floater from the left side set up by David Strothers | 52-55 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Charles Carty misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Rourke - foul #3 on George Rourke, team foul #1 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (C) Jason Fish, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas (C) Lonnie Shellman | |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 17:52 | Buffalo | Charles Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 17:38 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-55 |
| 17:37 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas tips it but misses | 54-55 |
| 17:35 | Texas Southern | George Rourke grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 17:22 | Texas Southern | David Strothers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 17:21 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Charles Carty | 54-55 |
| 16:58 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 16:56 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 16:35 | Buffalo | Charles Carty is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza (SG), Lonnie Shellman (C) David Strothers, Charles Thomas | |
| 16:16 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Lonnie Shellman | 54-58 |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Jason Fish hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 16:00 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Andrew Gloria (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) SF - Jason Fish (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gary Boe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Samuel Henry (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Valenza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rourke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa hits the finger roll set up by Samuel Henry | 54-60 |
| 15:45 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Nicholas Dargan (C) Malcolm Sykes, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:35 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-60 |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman can't tip it in | 54-60 |
| 15:31 | Buffalo | Gary Boe pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 15:25 | Buffalo | Gary Boe drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Andrew Gloria | 56-60 |
| 15:02 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 15:01 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 14:39 | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria is fouled on the floor by Norman Valenza - foul #3 on Norman Valenza, team foul #2 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), Malcolm Sykes (SF), Damon Foster (PF) Emanuel Pond, Jason Fish, Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), Charles Hepler (C) Norman Valenza, Marco Costa, George Rourke, Lonnie Shellman | |
| 14:22 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 56-60 |
| 14:20 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 14:01 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Strothers | 56-63 |
| 13:48 | Buffalo | Damon Foster travels with the ball | 56-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), David Johnson (C) Andrew Gloria, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | David Strothers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-63 |
| 13:26 | Buffalo | Charles Carty's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Ibanez | 56-63 |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler grabs the board | 56-63 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 13:06 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 13:00 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler is denied on a layup by Damon Foster | 56-63 |
| 12:59 | Buffalo | Charles Carty snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 12:42 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 56-63 |
| 12:41 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 12:35 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 56-63 |
| 12:33 | Buffalo | Charles Carty snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 12:14 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 12:12 | Buffalo | David Johnson grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 12:00 | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-63 |
| 11:58 | Buffalo | David Johnson can't tip it in | 56-63 |
| 11:56 | Buffalo | Damon Foster snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fairly fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Ibanez (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hepler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Buffalo | David Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Carty | 58-63 |
| 11:18 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas is whistled for traveling | 58-63 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (PF), Nicholas Dargan (C) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Malcolm Sykes, Damon Foster, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Brown (PG), Norman Valenza (SG), Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) David Strothers, Samuel Henry, Anthony Ibanez, Charles Thomas, Charles Hepler | |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-63 |
| 10:43 | Texas Southern | George Rourke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 60-65 |
| 10:18 | Buffalo | Lonnie Shellman is called for the reach on Nicholas Dargan - foul #1 on Lonnie Shellman, team foul #3 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG) Emanuel Pond | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Jason Fish comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Norman Valenza - foul #4 on Norman Valenza, team foul #4 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Samuel Henry (SG) Michael Brown, Norman Valenza | |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 10:04 | Buffalo | Jason Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | George Rourke scores on a shot from the left side set up by Lonnie Shellman | 62-67 |
| 09:33 | Buffalo | George Rourke takes the ball from Gary Boe | 62-67 |
| 09:26 | Texas Southern | George Rourke misses the lay-in | 62-67 |
| 09:25 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman can't tip it in | 62-67 |
| 09:24 | Buffalo | The rebound goes to Jason Fish | 62-67 |
| 09:11 | Buffalo | Jason Fish clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to George Rourke | 62-67 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gary Boe - foul #1 on Gary Boe, team foul #3 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Damon Foster (PF), David Johnson (C) Andrew Gloria, Jason Fish, Gary Boe, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas (C) Lonnie Shellman | |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 08:37 | Buffalo | David Strothers takes the ball from Terry Thomas | 62-69 |
| 08:32 | Texas Southern | David Strothers misses the lay-in | 62-69 |
| 08:31 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry tips it in | 62-71 |
| 08:08 | Buffalo | George Rourke picks off the pass by David Johnson | 62-71 |
| 07:55 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry's pass is intercepted by Charles Carty | 62-71 |
| 07:52 | Buffalo | Charles Carty lays it in | 64-71 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Thomas (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (tiring) 27 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rourke (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 07:37 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 07:17 | Buffalo | Damon Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Andrew Gloria (PG), Jason Fish (SF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Terry Thomas, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Brown (PG), Norman Valenza (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Lonnie Shellman (C) David Strothers, Samuel Henry, Marco Costa, George Rourke | |
| 06:59 | Texas Southern | Michael Brown is hacked by Gary Boe - foul #2 on Gary Boe, team foul #4 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan (C) Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 06:48 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Norman Valenza is blocked by Nicholas Dargan | 64-71 |
| 06:46 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:28 | Buffalo | Jason Fish misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-71 |
| 06:27 | Buffalo | Jason Fish can't tip it in | 64-71 |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 64-71 |
| 06:19 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman drills a shot from the right block | 64-73 |
| 06:04 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Michael Brown is hacked by Andrew Gloria - foul #2 on Andrew Gloria, team foul #5 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Malcolm Sykes (PF) Charles Carty, Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (PG), Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (PF) Michael Brown, Anthony Ibanez, Charles Thomas | |
| 05:46 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-73 |
| 05:44 | Buffalo | Nicholas Dargan grabs the board | 64-73 |
| 05:29 | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond clanks a 3 from the right wing | 64-73 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza pulls down the rebound | 64-73 |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | Malcolm Sykes is called for the reach on George Rourke - foul #1 on Malcolm Sykes, team foul #6 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Roger Jordan (PG), David Johnson (PF), Gary Boe (C) Andrew Gloria, Jason Fish, Nicholas Dargan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Charles Thomas (C) Norman Valenza, Lonnie Shellman | |
| 04:51 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Sykes - foul #2 on Malcolm Sykes, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Damon Foster (PF) Gary Boe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:51 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 04:51 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 04:41 | Buffalo | David Strothers picks off the pass by Emanuel Pond | 64-75 |
| 04:37 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Strothers | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on George Rourke - foul #4 on George Rourke, team foul #5 | 64-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez (SF) Marco Costa | |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 04:31 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry's pass is intercepted by Damon Foster | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:06 | Buffalo | George Rourke is called for the reach on David Johnson - foul #5 on George Rourke, team foul #6 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Charles Carty (SG) Emanuel Pond | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler (C) George Rourke | |
| 03:49 | Buffalo | Damon Foster misses the jumper from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| Lineup | Buffalo | PG - Roger Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Carty (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Sykes (fresh) PF - Damon Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Henry (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Ibanez (fresh) PF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Hepler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler clanks a shot from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 03:40 | Buffalo | Damon Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:26 | Buffalo | Roger Jordan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 03:25 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 66-77 |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | David Strothers connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Henry | 66-80 |
| 02:50 | Buffalo | David Strothers steals the ball from David Johnson | 66-80 |
| 02:47 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry throws it down set up by David Strothers | 66-82 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Damon Foster is fouled on the floor by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #7 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Emanuel Pond (PG), Andrew Gloria (SG), Terry Thomas (SF), Gary Boe (C) Roger Jordan, Charles Carty, Malcolm Sykes, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Brown (PG), Norman Valenza (SG) David Strothers, Samuel Henry | |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 02:31 | Buffalo | Damon Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Gary Boe is called for the reach on Charles Hepler - foul #3 on Gary Boe, team foul #8 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee (C) Damon Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler misses the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 02:11 | Buffalo | Terry Thomas snags the defensive board | 68-82 |
| 01:55 | Buffalo | Gary Boe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-82 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez grabs the defensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 01:32 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Valenza | 68-84 |
| 01:15 | Buffalo | Jerry Mozee blows the layup | 68-84 |
| 01:14 | Buffalo | Gary Boe misses the tip | 68-84 |
| 01:12 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez grabs the board | 68-84 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Norman Valenza, team foul #8 | 68-84 |
| Subs | Buffalo | Malcolm Sykes (SF), David Johnson (PF) Terry Thomas, Jerry Mozee | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson (SG) Norman Valenza | |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Buffalo | Anthony Ibanez picks off the pass by Malcolm Sykes | 68-84 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Michael Brown throws it down set up by Anthony Ibanez | 68-86 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Evan Nelson - foul #2 on Evan Nelson, team foul #9 | 68-86 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 68-86 |
| 00:44 | Buffalo | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Buffalo | Buffalo is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Southern | Evan Nelson scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Brown | 69-88 |
| 00:15 | Buffalo | Charles Thomas takes the ball from David Johnson | 69-88 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Michael Brown runs out the clock | 69-88 |